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Business Model Canvas Explanation for Strategic PM’s

The Strategic Project Manager

It was originally proposed in 2005 by Alexander Osterwalder, who has earlier worked on an ontology for Business Models. Retail sellers. Distribution network, for both retail and business to business. This post examines the Business Model Canvas, a simple tool that provides a template for building an effective Business Model.

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Invested in Sustainability as a PM? You should be!

EarthPM

Within this commercial sample, 579 survey respondents self-identified as investors: Most were strategic (39%), institutional (24%), or retail (11%) investors. In 2005, the company respondedto Costa Rica’s looming water access crisis by investing in water-saving measures.