Why cancelling failing IT projects early benefits business

According to the 2018 PMI Pulse of the Profession Report, 9.9% of every dollar is wasted due to poor project performance. This wastage mainly occurs due to project inefficiencies and failures. These projects fail in varying levels of severity, but the common thread among them is that they fail to meet the goals, objectives or

Saratoga signs on as a sponsor for the 2018 BA Summit

As a leader in Business Analysis, Saratoga is proud to be a sponsor of the 2018 BA Summit taking place in October. The theme of this year’s summit. ‘Transforming Business to Realise Value’ promises to deliver great insights and talks from leaders in the Business Analysis community. “The pace of organisational change is constantly accelerating,

Creating meaningful career growth for IT professionals

In an industry that seems to have endless new developments, work opportunities and exciting tech starts ups, how do IT companies attract and retain IT professionals in this fast-paced job market? In a new study, job site Glassdoor looked at a sample of over 5 000 job transitions from thousands of CVs shared by job

Lessons learned from building a high-volume public facing website

Saratoga has been developing and managing the public-facing news website for a large South African media house for the past four and a half years. The site currently ranks as the 2nd largest news site in South Africa, with 5.5 million unique browsers visiting each month, producing more than 24 000 000 page views, when

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Partnering with your outsourcing development services provider

For companies looking to develop, maintain or improve the technology platforms within their organisation this can seem like a truly daunting task. These projects require expertise in project management, analysis, software development and testing to ensure the project is successfully managed and completed. These vast resources are not always available within an organisation, and to

Anti-money Laundering: The importance of process automation

Following the high profile court case between previous Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, and Gupta-owned companies in 2017, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) received widespread media attention. In his court application, Gordhan included a list of numerous suspicious transaction reports from the FIC which were linked to Gupta-owned companies. The reason the FIC was able to

Making the shift from corporate to consulting

Big corporates are typically stereotyped by their slow rate of change and limited opportunities for staff to grow, leaving staff discouraged as their hard work goes unrecognised. In contrast, consulting offers individuals the opportunity to truly unlock their potential. By its very nature, consulting exposes professionals to various clients and projects, giving rise to numerous

Artificial Intelligence and the future of the business consultant.

An interview with the Head of Solution Delivery at Saratoga, Agnieszka Ceitil by Consultant, Inga Davids. Artificial intelligence has gained traction across various industries and as a result it’s likely to disrupt and change many professions in the near future. McKinsey & Company estimates that as much as 45% of the tasks currently performed by

Saratoga, Alacrity merger creates leading solution delivery partner

In the highly competitive industry of technology solution delivery, Saratoga Software and Alacrity Technologies recently merged to provide an improved offering to clients and to position the new combined business as the solution delivery partner of choice. “After spending the past 18 months exploring the market for partnership opportunities, I am very excited that we

Investing in the Business Analysis profession at the 2017 BA Summit

International and local business analysis thought leaders will come together at the 2017 BA Summit to discuss the 4th Industrial Revolution – and how the business analysis profession can thrive during this time. The Summit takes place on 5 th and 6 th September in Somerset West and the range of talks will focus on