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November 7, 2018

Change Management | 5 Essentials of Change Leadership

“Only one-quarter of employers are sustaining gains from change management initiatives.” – Willis Towers Watson: Survey of Mid-size Organizations Sustainable cultural or technological change is uniquely […]
October 25, 2018

Culture is Critical | How to make work culture a part of leadership decisions.

“67% of U.S. workers are disengaged. Worldwide that number rises to 85%.” – The Employee App: State of the American Workplace Report – Gallup: State of […]
September 19, 2018

FarWell Celebrates ‘Best Places to Work,’ Inc. 5000 2018 Awards

Just six years ago, FarWell started as a team of two operating out of a small co-working space above Sardine restaurant. Today, with over 40 employees, […]
August 21, 2018
Project Portfolio Management Backlog

Project Governance | How to Monitor Performance Throughout a Project’s Lifecycle

“When projects aren’t governed well, poor project performance leads to organizations wasting an average of $122 million for every $1 billion spent.” – Pulse of the […]
August 15, 2018
Word Cloud Change Readiness Exercise

How to use a Word Cloud to present employee change readiness to stakeholders.

Use a Word Cloud to synthesize employee change readiness survey results. Preparing for a Successful Change FarWell Change Advisors use Word Clouds to report one collective […]
August 7, 2018

Tackling a Backlog with Agile for the First Time

The Challenge A Very Large Backlog and a Team New to Agile Projects A large regional health insurance company had deployed a new provider portal. As […]
August 7, 2018

Gaining Visibility and Predictability into a High-Profile Program

The Challenge High Profile Program Implementation was a Mystery A manufacturer of high-end appliances in North America wanted to implement a new initiative that established a […]
August 7, 2018

Putting a Global ERP Implementation Back on Course

The Challenge Global System Solution Not Going Well A global retail e-commerce provider known for its product quality and outstanding customer service was in the midst […]
June 25, 2018

7 Practices of Effective Leaders

Being a leader requires making a daily choice to learn, grow, self-reflect, admitting when wrong, but most importantly, effective leaders put others before themselves. It may […]
January 23, 2018

PLD Meetup – “Exploring Projects, Programs and Project Management in a Digital World”

Digital is changing the way we govern, organize teams and execute programs and projects. Farwell’s Professional Leadership Development (PLD) Meetup for area project management leaders convened […]
October 26, 2017

Ruthless Prioritization in Project Environments

In resource-constrained project environments where everything is a priority, nothing can truly be a priority. A key responsibility of senior leadership is to provide ruthless prioritization […]
October 2, 2017

PLD Meetup – “Use Your PMO to Improve Risk Management”

Farwell’s Professional Leadership Development (PLD) Meetup for area project management leaders convened on Friday, September 29th, 2017, and featured a presentation from Shawn Belling. Shawn’s presentation […]
September 20, 2017

Assess Your Business Architecture to Increase Strategy Success

You’ve defined your strategy, engaged your executive team and communicated your strategy with employees. Somehow, the results aren’t coming in as expected. What went wrong? It […]
August 15, 2017

FarWell Earns Inc. Top 5000 Fastest Growing Companies 2017

FARWELL EARNS INC. TOP 5000 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES, RANKS 184th NATIONWIDE Madison-based Firm Places 2nd in WI for Rapid Growth, Flexible Change Advisory Services Madison, Wisconsin […]
May 10, 2017

FarWell Continues Rapid Growth

Transformative and disruptive business climate catapults Madison-based consulting firm, Farwell. Madison, WI – May 10, 2017 – Four years ago, Farwell started with two team members […]
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