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As we cruise through our career path, we often fall into comfortable patterns, coasting from project to project on autopilot. But as the world changes and projects become more complex, we must remain in the driver’s seat to ensure that we remove the barriers that make our project teams falter. Follow the below tips to ensure that you and your project team are moving along at Cheetah Speed.  

Ewen Anderson at Centralis explains how organisations can manage IT consumerisation in an efficient and secure manner, boosting productivity and employee satisfaction while delivering on longer-term strategic objectives.

Michel Maalouf, managing director of Astera Engineering, talks to Jayne Alverca about the company’s exponential success within Africa’s fastest growing telecoms market.

The chief executives of AT&T and T-Mobile USA appeared before a Senate antitrust subcommittee this week to defend their proposed $39 billion merger.

AT&T (the second largest wireless provider in the United States) announced in March its intention to acquire T-Mobile USA (the fourth largest) from Deutsche Telekom to overtake the current market leader Verizon Wireless.

On a trip to China and Vietnam recently, I got a chance to think about how things once were and how they are now, and that brought some insights about how the future is created. 

On a hot, humid day in December in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, we were driving slowly along a narrow road through rice paddies, banana groves and patches of jungle. Saying this now makes the back of my neck tingle. I can almost hear the sound of helicopters.

Logistics companies have had to rethink their business models over the last few years, as customer trends have moved away from the traditional long haul service to a one-stop solution. Abdool Tayob, chief executive of Bakers Transport, talks to Andrew Pelis about how the changes have benefited this family-run success story.

A new survey from Deloitte predicts a rejuvenation of the automotive industry, thanks to the purchasing power of Generation Y.

By 2012, Gen Y will account for approximately 40 percent of the car-buying population and represent a new breed of confident consumers who are independent, tech-savvy, engaged, demanding and, according to Deloitte's survey, just the group to help rejuvenate the automotive industry.

The past decade has been revolutionary for much of our society, but few sectors have seen as much change since 2000 as the auto industry.

Ten years ago, automakers were touting the number of cupholders in the cabin and the increased off-road capabilities of family haulers. Today, these same companies are racing to offer increasingly hands-free mobile communication, eye-popping fuel economy and technologies aimed at helping drivers avoid accidents.

Effective and dedicated sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a crucial aspect of any successful business. Andrew Kinder of Infor examines how the right S&OP system can deliver healthier financial results and help de-risk the supply chain.

World air cargo traffic will expand at a 5.9 percent annual rate over the next two decades, with worldwide air freight traffic expected to triple through 2029, according to the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast 2010/2011.

Boeing released the biennial forecast, which is widely cited by airlines and industry groups, at the International Air Cargo Forum and Exhibition 2010 in Amsterdam.

Despite the lack of global agreement on climate change, carbon management is becoming a strategic business priority and competitive driver for the largest global companies, according to a new report.

The 2010 Global 500 Report was released yesterday by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), produced by PwC and sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.