Green Project Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

When I was doing my undergrad in the early 90’s, it was widely understood that when you graduate and find an entry-level job, the employer would provide you with the training and development to ensure your success in your role. This approach to new hires was the practice at Anderson Consulting (now Accenture) when I […]. The post The Importance of Mentorship appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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TimeCamp

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Running a company nowadays is like a dash through a minefield, namely, it can kill you. Metaphorically of course. There is a bewildering number of issues that need to be taken a good care of. From budget planning to recruitment of new staff. And the person who is obliged to deal with all those time-consuming matters is the business owner. Fortunately, he or she is not alone since the modern world offers them help in the form of outsourcing.

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Troubled and Failing Project

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The statistics on strategy execution are dismal: 59% of middle managers fail at resolving conflicts in corporate strategy. 45% of middle managers cannot name one of the top five corporate goals. 64% of cross department/functional issues are poorly resolved. And maybe as you could expect from this: 53% of companies cannot react timely to new opportunities.

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TimeCamp

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Time is precious. Especially in today’s world, where everything is fast and time-consuming. The problem of managing time is particularly evident when it comes to working. Many employees find it difficult to track hours spent on work and project managers are often too busy to regulate timetables of their subordinates. However, with the technological progress that offers many solutions, it is possible to automize the processes of measuring how we spend our time.

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Brightwork

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

A common conversation that we frequently have with executives and management at companies of all sizes and industries involves the decision to “in-house” develop project management systems or buy out-of-the-box. As a matter of fact, I heard one today where a colleague was on the phone with an IT Director today discussing where they have been, where they are and ultimately where they want and need to be in terms of managing their projects.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Facts strung together don't necessarily result in the truth - Carl Bernstein.

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