Project Management and more..
1. One way vs two way conversations Even on such a large scale, there is a conversation happening, it takes a long time for multinational marketers to pick up on trends and comment on them, and the success rate is by no means 100%. This is irregardless of how much money they spend on an […]
Depending on the size of your organization, you may treat project management as a casual practice or you may have an involved PMO. In either case, you probably go through the typical inception, elaboration, and construction phases of a project. But when it comes to the end of a project, many project managers come up […]
“Being on par in terms of price and quality only gets you into the game, client service wins the game.” Lately, I have been thinking about aspects that differentiate one vendor from another. While expertise, experience, affordability, and ease of communication featured high on the list, client servicing made a distinct appearance. Effective client servicing […]
― What is your typical day like? A: In order of appearance: – Waking up (oh, really?)– Having coffee– Going for a walk with my four dogs– Having coffee– Walking to the office (with at least 3 dogs)– Starting the computers and thinking about buying a mac– Having some more coffee– Checking emails– Checking twitter– […]
If you recently interviewed for a management position, you were probably asked the question: What kind of a leader are you? I am not entirely sure what kind of an answer is desired; perhaps, something along the lines of: “I practice consultative leadership, but I make my own decisions, so the buck always stops with […]
What is the significance of 62nd Independence Day for these kids?
I’m absentminded by nature. It’s not that my brain is deteriorating — it’s just always thinking about something else. I’m not alone — this tendency is so prevalent among us geeks that the character of the absentminded professor has become almost archetypal. Absentmindedness affects us geeks more than the general population for at least two […]
Though Twitter is currently a media darling, only 8% of advertisers and consumers think it is a “very effective” promotion tool, according to June 2009 data from LinkedIn Research Network and Harris Interactive. The research, which included surveys of US advertisers and Internet users, found that while 83% of advertisers were familiar with Twitter, only […]
The right mix of planning, monitoring, and controlling can make the difference in completing a project on time, on budget, and with high quality results. These guidelines will help all project managers to plan the work and work the plan. Given the high rate of project failures, you might think that companies would be happy […]