Microsoft Online Services
on Nov 19 in Blog, Strategy tagged Microsoft, Streamlining by KeithCritical Action has today qualified to sell Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Services.
The award of this accreditation is part of a project we have to develop a new product for our SME customers, aimed at streamlining the management of lots of the basic, fundamental information that our businesses rely upon. Read More
Future History
on Sep 25 in Blog, Strategy tagged Strategy, Workshops by KeithSetting your strategy for the future is always tricky, as of course, none of us really knows what’s going to happen.
Just look back 5, 10 or 20 years to see how far we’ve come. Who hasn’t said to themselves “if you’d told me 10 years ago that I’d be [insert amazing thing we take for granted now], I’d have laughed at you!” Read More
Microsoft Business Value Planning
on Aug 19 in Planning tagged Action, Analysis, Microsoft, Planning by Keith
Critical Action Limited has become one of 20 UK companies accredited to provide Microsoft’s Business Value Planning packaged services to eligible Microsoft users with Software Assurance as part of their licensing.
New Intro to Critical Action
on Aug 13 in Taking Action, Understanding tagged Action, Analysis by Keith
Allow Us To Introduce…
The new intro "in action"
We have recently created a “quick intro” to Critical Action Limited, as a PDF for you and your clients to download.
It explains a bit about what we stand for, and introduces our new campaign message - “On a mission to simplify consulting“. Read More
Envisioning the Future
on Jul 21 in Strategy, Understanding tagged Future by KeithThe latest round of Microsoft Labs “envisioning” videos have been getting quite a bit of press lately (sadly I didn’t get to this year’s Worldwide Partner Conference to catch the latest “live”).
Click here to see them (in a new window). Some are quite thought provoking, which is, I suppose, the intention. Read More
Perfectionism - Enemy of Priority?
on Jul 14 in Priority, Understanding tagged Analysis, Prioritisation by KeithBusiness improvement thoughts come to me in the strangest places…
We’ve just had a period of sunshine and rain that has been great for the grass in our horses’ field, but it has also caused the ragwort to sprout. Ragwort is poisonous to horses and needs to be thoroughly eradicated from fields (I think it may even be an offence to knowingly let it grow).
This means going out with a special fork to remove the plants including the deep roots. My wife asked me to concentrate first on the plants that had grown enough in the week to flower, to prevent them going to seed and exacerbating the problem.
Being my usual self, I set out with the wheelbarrow and fork, determined to clear every last vestige of ragwort from a 3 acre field. Read More
Nine Principles for Taking Critical Action
on Jul 03 in Understanding tagged Action, Analysis by KeithRecently, we’ve been crystallising our approach to solving problems and seizing opportunities, to build a repeatable, consistent model that can be rapidly applied to save time and money, and create value for our customers - and their customers too. In tough economic times, action needs to be decisive yes, but incisive also - not much point making the wrong decision quickly! Anything that helps in the quest to get it right will help immensely at the moment (and when recovery comes).