In March, earlier this year, as COVID-19 and its reality was becoming evident, I was at Kev Ryan‘s The Future Advisor conference in Noosa. Almost surreally, as I recall now, we were discussing what and how Accountants need to change to ensure we survive and thrive in the coming storm. And then chaos hit. Within[…]
“You should track your time even if it’s just for yourself. If you do, you will certainly be surprised.” – Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Unless you are in a time-billing profession most of us don’t think tracking our time necessary. The concept of being accountable for our time to[…]
“You cut my budget, again.” “My project won’t deliver benefits until next year, why is it expected this year?” Or a personal favourite: “We’re agile, we don’t need to track finances.” Can project managers and product owners be blamed for this attitude or perception towards their accounting or finance colleagues? In simple terms, no. The[…]