Red Toad Solutions

Crisis: Project Turnaround Part 1

Your project is overdue, there have been cost overruns, and the final destination is still out of reach.  In this series of posts I will be covering the process of turning a crisis project around. This probably sounds all too familiar to many project managers, development managers, business owners, and even company board members. It’s so [...]

Tags: Failed Projects, IT consultancy, It Project, Management, Project Management

Discovery – Just Do it.

Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, and Verify. Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. While Red Toad Solutions does not rigorously follow Lean Six Sigma, the underlying focus of the business is the last two of each of the above. However, the first three common aspects of Lean Six Sigma are critical as well. Any business can Define, Measure, Analyze, [...]

Tags: Design, Discovery, IT Projects, Measurable Results, Quality Assurance

The Promise

Over the years, it’s become apparent that the perception of IT consultants is pretty much as bad as car salesmen, lawyers and the Inland Revenue Service. IT consultants go in, they talk the talk, walk the walk, then ninety percent of the time , fail to deliver. When was the last time you heard of a lawyer [...]

Tags: Consultant, Contract, Marketing, Michael E. Gerber, Quality