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- Online Project Diagnostics: A Tool For Management Of Project Complexities
- Current project management approaches are based on the normative models that do not work well in an environment of change and uncertainty. All projects evolve as they go through their definition, planning and implementation phases. Much like humans, projects need careful nurturing and artful development till they are ready to...
- White papers 2007-06-01
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- Leadership And Project Management: Time For A Shift From Fayol To Flores
- Henri Fayol's definition of management establishes the "Common sense" of current project management practice. That common sense is challenged by a new definition of work and management put forward by Fernando Flores. This paper explores both definitions of management and their implications for leadership. When management of work in a...
- White papers 2004-06-24
- How Healthy is Your Project?
- Even the most meticulously planned and managed project can get into difficulty because it is an amalgamation of people, processes and plans in an ever-changing environment. In most situations it would be very valuable to have a method to assess a project's current state and continued viability. This paper offers...
- White papers 2000-09-16
- The Phased Approach To Project Management Implementation
- Throughout the initiation phase, project management consultants use pilot projects to build process momentum, overcome natural resistance to change, and gain first-hand knowledge of your organisation. The goal of this phase is to successfully mobilise your organisation, remediate any current at-risk projects, and set the stage for the next two...
- White papers 2008-09-23
- Keeping On Top of Project Management
- A project can be an awkward beast to manage. Because the purpose of a project is to bring about change, the context is often unsettled and uncertain. As a result, unexpected issues tend to crop up—changes occur and mistakes are made. An effective project manager must accept that the unexpected...
- Articles 2007-10-08
- Project Management From The Top: An Approach For Managing Multiple Complex Projects
- As more and more work in organizations is performed within the context of special projects, leaders need a systematic and comprehensive approach for launching, managing, and assessing projects to increase the chances for project success. By establishing a solid governance infrastructure and process, and by following a systematic means for...
- White papers 2003-08-01
- How Three Project Managers Stayed on Track
- Managing near-disasters is part of the job. Here?s how three determined team leaders saved projects that had gone off the rails. Colorado State Patrol The goal: Coordinate law enforcement services with the Denver Police Department, the...
- Articles 2009-10-27
- A Hierarchical Approach to Multi-Project Planning Under Uncertainty
- One survey several viewpoints on the management of the planning complexity of multi-project organisations under uncertainty. A positioning framework is proposed to distinguish between different types of project-driven organisations, which is meant to aid project management in the choice between the various existing planning approaches. One discusses the current state...
- White papers 2003-10-01
- Building Flexible Marketing Teams with Resourcing
- Sometimes marketing managers need skills and resources not available from their own teams. Resourcing—hiring people for a fixed period of time—can provide a flexible alternative to recruiting new staff or retraining your current employees. It's ideal for providing diverse or specialist skills on a short or mid-term basis for projects...
- Articles 2007-10-30
- Setting Clear Objectives
- When you set a clear objective, you or your direct reports are able to focus attention and energy on a concrete aspiration—anything from a small task to a career ambition. In fact, it's not really important how small or large the objective is, so long as the decisions you make...
- Articles 2007-12-13
- How to Get Started with Getting Things Done
- How to Get Started with Getting Things DoneThe GTD Method is very practical.I love this guy's POV and real world ideas. First time management approach I've read since Franklin. The hardest part is getting your head out of your inbox. Back to my task list. DUsing OutlookYou have to buy...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-01
- How to Use Web 2.0 Inside Your Company
- Today the business world is undergoing a significant transformation thanks to a set of technologies collectively known as "Web 2.0." Although it's tempting to dismiss Web 2.0 as Silicon Valley hype, that would be a mistake. Start Small and Simply Goal: Identify a Web...
- Articles 2007-05-15
- How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations
- In order to get the best out of your far-flung employees, you need to establish a clear communication routine, take extra steps to build trust, and review processes often to make sure they're working for everyone. Build a Strong Team, Starting with You ...
- Articles 2007-09-24
- A New Approach to Assessing Benchmarking Progress
- "Once an organization sets a benchmarking initiative in motion, it likely will focus activities and energy on the task at hand: to identify improvement opportunities and actualize change. However, an emphasis on benchmarking project work can over shadow the need for periodic reviews of the initiative. To understand...
- White papers 2001-05-01
- Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Q3 FY07 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from James Abbott with FBR Capital Markets. James Abbott - Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. The auto portfolio; could you tell us, where the reserve to loan ratio stands on that particular piece of the portfolio? And then...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-18
- Deciding Whether You're in the Right Job
- Regardless of what you do for a living, it's human nature to wonder at times if you are in the right job. Most people spend at least some of their working life questioning themselves and their careers—and speculating about whether other occupations or work situations might be more fulfilling and...
- Articles 2007-04-20
- WLTM: Romantic Managers
- Say "romantic economist" and you're likely to elicit the same reaction as you would if you said "creative accountant". While we may need both economists and accountants, we hardly associate either with the fluffy side of life. Richard Bronk in his book, The Romantic Economist: Imagination in Economics,...
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Turning Ideas Into Action
- Strategic breakthroughs occur when an organisation exploits a change in the market. The current economic turbulence is creating market changes for most businesses. Consequently, despite the difficulties in immediate trading, your organisation also faces great opportunities if you know how to spot and exploit them. Trying to...
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- Columbia's Rita Gunther McGrath: In Tough Times, Ax Isn't Tool of Choice
- Last week, Columbia Business School associate professor and "MarketBusters" co-author, Rita Gunther McGrath, talked about the importance of customer care during a downturn. This week she discusses new strategic approaches that students and executives alike need to be armed with in order to make decisions in markets more turbulent...
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Benefiting from the Balanced Scorecard
- Harvard professors Robert Kaplan and David Norton developed the balanced scorecard to help translate vision and strategy into action. This technique can make strategic planning a core part of any business. They showed that financial analysis, which is largely a look backward over past performance, isn't enough to guide long-term...
- Articles 2007-10-03
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