Paid Time Off policies – What works best for your organization?
Summer is coming and this means many of your employees are planning their family vacations. It’s also allergy season here in the Virginia area which has knocked quite a few…
Read MoreDoes the ‘man month’ metric still work in today’s world?
Early on in my project management life I read a book that described what a ‘man-month’ or ‘man-day’ is, which is paraphrased as the amount of productive time you can…
Read MoreUtilization – common term, uncommon definition
When I was going through school, I remember getting critiqued on my papers by using the word ‘use’ too much. So I would work around it by substituting ‘utilize’; tricky…
Read MoreCultivating a Project Manager
In general a project manager must have the 3 ‘tions’ to be successful: Communication, coordination, and organization.
Read MoreThe Importance of Community and Communication
What is the most effective way to communicate with your team and your organization? Take the time to determine if you need to inform people, if you need responses from people, or if you are looking to encourage feedback/discussions among your group. Not all of your communication needs to be handled with a single approach.
Read MoreCatch 22’s with Technology vs. Business Processes
Are you looking for a tool to introduce business efficiency and perhaps automation? Tool selection involves evaluating products against defined requirements and making a best fit selection. The result of marrying business process with tool usage should be efficient business operations including data tracking and reporting. Not a test of how many tool features you can use.
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