by Paul Hendler | 25 Jun 2017 | Finance, Grassroots struggle, Housing, Land processes, Political economy, Urban processes
Recently Helen Zille caused a storm. This was because she tweeted that colonialism wasn’t all that bad. In doing this she implied that it brought development to the backward parts. For this the ANC attacked her. Also her party, the DA, is having a disciplinary...
by Paul Hendler | 30 Apr 2017 | Free Debate, Grassroots struggle, Insights
Almost every commentator agrees that the levels of South African anger are too high. Anger exists between ethnic (black/white) groups, men and women, and men and children. South African anger is a manifestation of splits in the “rainbow nation”. A critical...
by Paul Hendler | 28 Apr 2017 | Business Strategy, e-Commerce, Insights, Political economy, SMME support, Tenders
To be or to question ? Should we question what we do? Or should we just get on with the job? And be grateful that we have work? I faced this question many times. Answering influenced how we branded INSITE. Our response was not either to be critical or to be practical....
by Paul Hendler | 25 Jan 2017 | Operational development
You completed the Detailed Product Flow (DPF) (see immediately previous post). You are clear about the products you will deliver to the client. Now you have to plan how you are going to do this. You need to identify specific activities necessary for completing each...
by Paul Hendler | 24 Jan 2017 | Operational development
When you decide to do a project be sure you stay in control. One of the first things you must clarify is what does the client want. In other words what products must you produce? You need to be clear about the products. The same is important when you are putting...
by Paul Hendler | 22 Jan 2017 | Operational development, Standard Operating Procedures
A project plan is about crammed delivered deadlines. You have a project to manage. Where do you start? How do you know what to prioritise? Should you even be doing the project in the first place? INSITE offers a Project Planning and Management Course. This is a...