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		<title><![CDATA[Applying Earned Value Management To Software Intensive Programmes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1137853]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many information technology projects have been declared too costly, too late and often don't work right. Applying appropriate technical and management techniques can significantly improve the current situation. The principal causes of growth on these large-scale programmes can be traced to several causes related to overzealous advocacy, immature technology, lack...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Are The Root Causes Of Procrastination?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=351302]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Procrastination can have many causes. Generally these causes are broken down into 2 types. Psychological reasons are related to mental issues while Physiological problems are related to physical problems. If you suffer from procrastination on a regular basis there are several things you can do. A visit to a doctor...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Define Procrastination And Its Causes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=347381]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Procrastination, defined simply, is when an individual delays completing their tasks intentionally. Overtime, this turns into a habit as it is always easier to take the path with on resistance. It is very easy to fall into the trap of procrastinating, and the root causes of people doing so varies...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Getting to the Root of a Problem]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organizations often respond to financial and market imperatives by resolving problems with short-term solutions. Often, there are procedures in place to guide people's actions so that they spend minimal time on original thinking and then focus on the immediate requirements of the job. However, constantly relying on quick fixes requires...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:35:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11 Causes And Cures For Procrastination]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=348335]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There's nothing wrong with taking time to read a book, watch television, or chill in your favorite chair while the sun sets outside your beautiful picture window. Just be aware that the feel-good benefits of procrastination can quickly erode into panic. You're looking for the sweet spot between procrastination and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Conflict at Work: The Root Causes of Workplace Conflict Are Often ...]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=266554]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Conflict research reveals that the roots of unhealthy workplace conflict and increased organizational costs come most often from the systemic causes that are outlined in this paper. Even with email, newsletters, reports, and staff and company meetings, conflict arises from lack of information or knowledge in how to use it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Establishing Public Policy as a Primary Cause of Engineering Failure: Did Market Deregulation Lead to the North American 'Blackout', August 14th 2003?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=178949]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 14th August 2003, a complex combination of latent problems and catalytic events led to a domino-effect in which 50 million people suffered some interruption to their power supplies. Losses have been estimated between $5-10 billion. It is, therefore, one of the most wide reaching and serious 'blackouts' in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Factors Associated With Reporting Multiple Causes of Death]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=121893]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This white paper examines relationships of multiple causes of death as a function of factors available on the death certificate (demographics of decedent, place of death, type of certifier, disposal method, whether an autopsy was performed, and year of death).It concludes that multiple cause of death data provide a potentially...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are You Prepared For The Changing Landscape Of Industrial Marketing?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=94937]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The playing field for industrial manufacturing is undergoing tremendous change. Unless companies understand and plan for these changes, they forfeit market share. This article reveals the four major causes of the changing marketplace. Discover what these causes are and gain the knowledge to respond with a winning strategy.  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Align Your Brand With a Social Cause]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=52307]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about the brand management that specificy the a product should be branded with a social cause.  In other words, Enhancing a brand in the name of a social cause can be tricky, but the reward goes beyond the bottom line. The main emphasise is for the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Multiple Steam Processes I]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=57013]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A multiple stream process MSP consists of several identical process streams. At a sample time, measurements are obtained from each stream or a subset of the streams. The measurements are in the same units and often they have the same target value and variance. With control charts for a MSP,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Promoting Good Causes Can Be Good For Business]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=62343]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The trend seems to be in that direction, following the terrorist attacks, dot-com demise and economic upheaval. Many companies today are reevaluating their time, money and mission. A startling increase has been seen in the number of people applying for jobs as teachers, particularly from applicants seeking to switch careers....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diagnoses: Leadership Skills]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=65594]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most vexing challenges a leader faces: Doing everything right, and having unacceptable, even terrible, results anyway. When one know the need to dig deeper to understand the "root causes" underlying the organization's troubles, how do he do that? Article explains taxonomy of cause that when one try...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spam Law Cases: Ferguson V. Friendfinders, Inc.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=77617]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark Ferguson Ferguson sued respondents for violating California law by sending him unsolicited e-mail advertisements that were allegedly deceptive and misleading. The superior court sustained a demurrer without leave to amend with respect to each of Ferguson's causes of action. In reaching its decision, the lower court found that section...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can Branding Save The World?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=93533]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Researches indicate that a company's commitment to causes that appeal to both consumers and employees can increase the number of consumers and improve the employee's performance. The strategy of ‘cause related marketing' can be applied for increasing the profitability of organizations. The paper elucidates that a company should be committed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Floor Squeaks: Causes, Solutions and Prevention]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=126861]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With proper materials and careful installation, wood floors are comfortable and trouble-free. Several key steps in construction help prevent the most common problems - including squeaks. There are many causes for those nagging creaks which can originate between subfloor and underlayment, subfloor and joists, joists and bridging, nail and panel,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spotlight on process management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56777]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Managing processes is a central issue in modern improvement theory. The writers of this article tries to explain why they believe that in order to manage processes effectively it is essential to create good process control and an effective information system. The 7M approach for classifying different causes for process...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Do Only One Third Of UK Companies Realize Significant Strategic Success?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=138334]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[2GC Active Management has observed that its approach to Strategic Balanced Scorecard design successfully improves the 'strategic management' capabilities of a management team. In trying to understand the causes of these improvements, it was noticed that 2GC's six-step development process has strong similarities to two of the causes of strategic...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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