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Insights & Resources for Programme, Project and Transformation Management Consultancy


Five KPIs Every Transformation Programme Should Track
Transformation tends to fill the space with activity, but activity isn’t the same as progress. You can fill rooms with workshops, produce forests’ worth of reports, and still feel that nagging sense that something isn’t quite landing. Most leaders know this feeling. It’s the moment you realise activity isn’t the same as progress, and progress isn’t the same as value. That’s why the most effective transformation programmes don’t obsess over volume. They focus on a handful of m
Oct 31, 20255 min read


Principles and Theories of JIT - Just In Time Production
At its core, Just In Time (JIT) production is a management philosophy and not a technique
Nov 29, 20246 min read


Digital Transformation for Manufacturing: What You Need to Know
Walk through any factory long enough and you’ll notice something interesting. The machines hum with a kind of steady confidence, the operators move with practiced rhythm and the whiteboards still carry the scars of yesterday’s production battles. Yet somewhere in the background there’s always a conversation about digital transformation. It’s become the phrase everyone uses and almost no one feels entirely comfortable with. There’s a truth we don’t always acknowledge. That dis
May 28, 20245 min read


Quality Assurance vs Quality Control: What's the Difference?
Quality assurance and quality control are two terms that may sound very similar, but the two concepts are not exactly the same. Understanding the difference between the two is important to harness the full benefit of both. Although they are similar, and sometimes used interchangeably, they are two different ways of ensuring consistent levels of quality are delivered in products and services. There are multiple factors that distinguish each practice from the other, and it's us
Jan 15, 20247 min read


Technical Insight Meets Strategy: Redefining the Management of Engineering Projects
There’s a moment in every complex engineering project when the plan stops behaving. It might be a supplier delay, a tolerance stack-up, a test failure or a design decision that suddenly reveals a dozen hidden dependencies. Whatever the trigger, you feel the heat. The project that looked stable on paper starts to wobble in your hands. I’ve lived through enough of these moments to know they’re not anomalies. They’re signals. They tell you whether the project is being managed by
Dec 19, 20237 min read


PPAP Explained | The Backbone of Quality in Manufacturing
In the realm of manufacturing, ensuring quality is absolutely essential. It's not just about producing a product; it's about ensuring...
Nov 23, 20234 min read


Navigating Change: Valuable Lessons from Research on Effective Change Management
Change has a strange way of arriving uninvited. Sometimes it creeps in silently, almost politely. Other times it barges through the door with the subtlety of a jet engine spool‑up. Senior leaders in heavy-industries know this better than most. Regulations change, supply chains wobble, technologies mature or stall and entire programmes hinge on decisions made under pressure. Yet for all the noise around change, the fundamentals of how people respond to it haven’t evolved as qu
Sep 25, 20235 min read


Introducing PMO as a Service: Streamline Your Project Management Today
Are you tired of juggling multiple projects and struggling to stay organized? Are you yearning for more time to dedicate to your core...
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Alphacron: Optimizing Gas Turbine Engine Projects
At Alphacron®, we specialize in providing exceptional project and programme management consultancy services specifically tailored for...
Jun 17, 20231 min read


Project Management vs Programme Management: Understanding the Difference and Why It Matters
I’ve spent much of my career moving between projects, programmes and the grey space in between, especially in sectors where the stakes are high and the margins for error are slim (for instance in aerospace or manufacturing). Over the years I’ve noticed something curious: even seasoned leaders sometimes use “project” and “programme” as if they’re interchangeable. They’re not. And the difference isn’t academic. It shapes how organisations deliver change, how they allocate resou
May 28, 20235 min read


Alphacron Ltd Announces Partnership with Siemens Energy
Alphacron® is proud to announce a new agreement with Siemens Energy to provide consultancy services in 2023. This partnership will allow...
Jan 20, 20231 min read


10 Years of Excellence - Alphacron Ltd Celebrates a Decade of Success
Alphacron® has reached an incredible milestone! The top-notch management consultancy firm is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Founded in December 2012, in the past decade, Alphacron® has grown from a small start-up to a highly regarded provider of management consultancy services. The company has grown to become one of the most renowned and prosperous consultancy firms in the aerospace, engineering, manufacturing and energy industries. Alphacron® specializes in providing proj
Dec 20, 20221 min read


5 Tips to Manage Projects in the Manufacturing Industry Effectively
A few proven ideas on how to manage projects in the manufacturing sector the right way.
Nov 16, 20223 min read


9 Reasons To Consider Hiring External Project Managers Over Permanent Employees
Modern engineering projects can benefit greatly from adopting flexible methodologies. By opening your project up to multiple different...
Oct 30, 20224 min read


An Agile Approach and Engineering Projects: Do They Go Together?
The agile working model has its roots in IT, but its effectiveness means that it can be beneficial to many other projects, including...
Sep 21, 20223 min read
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