Blog

Welcome to Verarius blog, the little black smith shop of all things change management!
Posted by Verarius | 15.03.2024
Terms such as approach, methodology, method, and tool are the key concepts in project management. Sometimes they are treated as interchangeable and used as synonyms, which might save time but is not always a good idea as in some cases it brings confusion and thus impedes communication and understanding. At the same time, the clarity of communication remains one of the most essential elements for the successful realization of a project, so it makes even more sense to revisit the lingo....
Read more
Posted by Verarius | 01.03.2024
Is your project two days before the launch and you seem to be the only one aware let alone excited about it? Are you one step from a major system migration, yet you keep hearing “but we didn’t know it’s happening this century”… Lack of communication is probably the most frequent issue one runs into. But is it really the general lack of it or is there something else to it? Let us talk today about the role communication plays in your stakeholder management and engagement in the context of a change project....
Read more
Posted by Verarius | 16.02.2024
Did you hope to bring more stability in your operation, but ended up in total chaos? Or was the goal to bring about a technological breakthrough, but you caught yourself enslaved to sunk costs and the whole thing became a nightmare? It is a good practice to take a step back every now and then and look at the tools for what they are – not only to admire their sheer beauty, but also to adjust your approach. As this is one of those things that are so much more fun when done in a pleasant company, let’s get to it together today!...
Read more
Posted by Verarius | 02.02.2024
In recent weeks, I heard quite a few top IT professionals saying the same phrase: “It’s not an IT issue!”. Sometimes uttered with amusement, sometimes with astonishment and indignation, sometimes in despair and sometimes in sheer disbelief that it is 2024 and yet this confusion persists. I decided to gather the most common IT-Issue-wannabies, look at the why behind the confusion and discuss what we can do about it....
Read more
Posted by Verarius | 19.01.2024
Do you also have a sneaking suspicion that not all the months of the year were created equal? Instead, they evolve and develop at a very different pace. This pattern seems to repeat itself year in and year out as if it were an old play. So, without further ado, let me introduce the characters of this what-could-be play “The Clockwork Paradox, or The Hourglass Avalanche”....
Read more
Posted by Verarius | 05.01.2024
A couple of years ago, I spent a whole year on an assignment in Mexico. This was a great chance not only to learn a new culture, but also to juxtapose it with my own and recalibrate some of my beliefs. Spending the past few weeks in this place so dear to my heart helped me to crystalize those experiences. So, I decided to share the glimpses of México Mágico with you as a little gift to celebrate the beginning of the new year....
Read more