Series
Institutions and Decisions
Practical notes on institutions, strategy, skills and decisions. Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma is the responsible principal.
07guides, in reading order
The series, guide by guide
- 01 Competency frameworks versus job descriptions: buying the right output
- 02 Turn a strategic plan into an accountable implementation scorecard
- 03 Is the performance gap a training problem or a process problem?
- 04 Prepare a decision memo that makes expert time more useful
- 05 Commission a keynote around an audience outcome
- 06 How to choose independent PMP preparation and plan your study
- 07 What ethical thesis coaching includes, and what the student must do
- Related practices
- Management & institutional strengtheningTraining & capacity buildingExecutive advisory
Issues in this series.
GuideCompetency frameworks versus job descriptions: buying the right outputOrganisations often ask for job descriptions when they need a competency framework, or the other way round. The difference decides what you can do with the result.
GuideTurn a strategic plan into an accountable implementation scorecardStrategic plans fail in implementation, not in drafting. An accountable scorecard turns objectives into measures, owners and review dates the board can follow.
GuideIs the performance gap a training problem or a process problem?Before paying for training, check whether the performance gap is about skills at all. Many are about processes, tools or incentives, and training will not fix them.
GuidePrepare a decision memo that makes expert time more usefulAn hour with an adviser is worth far more when the decision, the options and the evidence are on one page before the conversation starts.
GuideCommission a keynote around an audience outcomeThe best talks are commissioned backwards: from what the audience should do differently afterwards, to the format and length that can get them there.
GuideHow to choose independent PMP preparation and plan your studyIndependent PMP preparation can be excellent, but know what you are buying: who is an authorised training partner, what counts towards eligibility, and what no one can promise.
GuideWhat ethical thesis coaching includes, and what the student must doGood thesis coaching makes the student a better researcher. It never produces work the student then submits as their own.
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