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Ten Enterprise Performance Management Best Practices - Executing Phase -
 - Victor Holman (264)   
This article continues where we left off discussing the 11 performance management best practices in the planning phase of the Lifecycle Performance Management Model. The Lifecycle Performance Management Model is an enterprise framework that is centered on 35 best practices. These best practices... ( added 15 days 17 hours ago.) |
11 Enterprise Performance Management Best Practices - Planning Phase -
- Victor Holman (264)
This article continues where we left off discussing the eight performance management best practices in the defining phase of the Lifecycle Performance Management Model. The Lifecycle Performance Management Model is an enterprise framework that is centered on 35 best practices. These best... ( added 15 days 17 hours ago.) |
Eight Enterprise Performance Management Best Practices - Defining Phase -
- Victor Holman (264)
Have you ever tried looking up performance management best practices? If so, then you probably discovered the same things I did, that there is very little documentation or standard best practices dealing with performance management. You may find human resources best practices or IT best practices... ( added 15 days 17 hours ago.) |
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How to Develop a Performance Metrics Repository That Drives Organizational Success -
- Victor Holman (264)
So, you've documented your organizational objectives and you've identified performance metrics. Now, where do you store these metrics? You store them in a performance metrics repository. A performance metrics repository is more than a list of metrics, it is a documented resource that explains to... ( added 15 days 17 hours ago.) |
Secrets of Developing Simple, Powerful Performance Measures That Drive Organizational Success -
- Victor Holman (264)
In this economic, fiscal crisis it is critical that organizations understand what drives their success and how to measure it. Performance metrics tell us how good we are at doing what we do and help us reach goals on time and on budget. But in order for them to be truly effective; they must be... ( added 15 days 18 hours ago.) |
PRINCE2 Training Myths and Misconceptions -
Steve Twine (31)
As more and more people undertake PRINCE2 training so the myths and misconceptions around it seem to grow. This article looks at five aspects of PRINCE2 to give you the clear, concise information you need if you're considering investing in this valuable training.
Myth 1: PRINCE is an acronym... ( added 18 days 13 hours ago.) |
Project Managers, What's Your Competitive Advantage? -
John Reiling (4) 
Jack Welch, former Chairman of General Electric, said "If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete."
The question is, "How can we as professional Project Managers achieve competitive advantage in the marketplace?"
We all owe it to ourselves to periodically assess and... ( added 19 days 8 hours ago.) |
Common Commercial Building Maintenance Questions -
Randy Crocker (401)
1. How can Energy Efficient Bulbs save us money? If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, the country could save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases... ( added 2 years 41 days ago.) |
Statistical Quality Control and Quality Control Charts -
Joseph E. Murray Jr. (363) 
Introduction
Statistical Quality Control is a method by which companies gather and analyze data on the variations which occur during production in order to determine if adjustments are needed (Ebert & Griffin, 2005, p. 214). One of the most common methods used in order to achieve this goal is... ( added 2 years 66 days ago.) |
Project Management For the Beginner -
Pete G (19)
First of all, what is a project?
A project is a temporary organisation that has been set-up to deliver one or more products. That is, it has a finite life span.
A project can be set-up to produce any product of any size within any organisation. The primary objective is to ensure product... ( added 4 years 263 days ago.) |
Make Your Project Management Meetings Sucessful -
- Ron Rosenhead (48)
Everyone was in the room waiting for the project manager to chair the project meeting. Five minutes went by, then ten minutes. Eventually he rushed in, covered in sweat, with papers under his arm.
He settled into his chair, fussed over his papers and then said: "Look, we do not have much time... ( added 157 days 2 hours ago.) |
Make Your Next Meeting Green -
- Walter Rhett (3,078)   
Is your group meeting or convention using green techniques? It's estimated that a 5 day meeting for 2,500 people will use 87,500 napkins and 75,000 cups. Marriott estimates a 3 day meeting for a 1,000 will use 200,000 kilowatts of electricity, 100,000 gallons of water and generate 12 tons of... ( added 252 days 17 hours ago.) |
Three P's of Project Management - Project Scoping & Planning, Process and People -
Andrew Cheah (77)
Project Management has becoming more and more important as the life cycle of the product become shorter and shorter. If you just take a good look at the mobile phone industry, how many colors do we have on our phone way back 10 - 15 years ago? I believe, it has only one colors and there are not... ( added 1 year 164 days ago.) |
Manage Your Meetings - Teleconference Etiquette -
- Daiv Russell (3,641)  
Daiv Russell
Have you ever attended a teleconference call where there was background noise which made it difficult to enjoy the call? Have you been on a call where participants are talking over each other or someone is speaking and you have no idea what their name is? Maybe you could never contribute because... ( added 1 year 285 days ago.) |
Team Building Idea - Covered Wagon Off Site -
- Daiv Russell (3,641)
Daiv Russell
The business world has changed dramatically since the advent of the Industrial Revolution. The nature of work for modern workers has become increasingly specialized, isolating, and impersonal. Although technology has made it possible to increase human productivity, effective human collaboration... ( added 1 year 293 days ago.) |
I Simply Do Not Get On With the Project Team Member -
- Ron Rosenhead (48)
That was how the conversation started!
The project manager said felt really uncomfortable managing James (not his real name) especially as he was not a member of his day to day management team. It was someone from another part of the business.
He asked me what he should do. I asked him... ( added 131 days ago.) |
How to Apply Prince2 - The Organisation Component -
David Hinde (123) 
David Hinde
Introduction Having trouble getting upper level decisions made on your project? Feeling that senior management are not bought in to the project's vision. Are senior executives simply not willing to get involved when you need them? Research shows that a lack of engagement with senior stakeholders... ( added 143 days 3 hours ago.) |
Project Financial Management - 10 Key Steps to Streamline Your Business -
Colin McNally (24)
Over the past decade or so we have been constantly
bombarded with news about private and public projects that have either
delivered scope at well over the expected budget or had to reduce scope
to even come near to the original budget. Current thinking within
project management... ( added 144 days 1 hour ago.) |
Project Management - Who Is It For? -
- Ron Rosenhead (48)
I was planning for a workshop with a group of doctors and was reflecting about the connection between project management and professional staff. I guess I have worked with all types of professionals from doctors to librarians from engineers to social workers from actuaries to surveyors. The list... ( added 171 days 2 hours ago.) |
Project Management Kick Off Meetings - What Is the Point? -
- Ron Rosenhead (48)
I was asked during a meeting with a client what is the point of a project kick off meeting? Apparently, the sponsor (who I was meeting with) was being pressurised by a project manager to hold such a workshop.
I suggested that the project manager should be congratulated for the suggestion.
... ( added 172 days 2 hours ago.) |
I Love It When a (project) Plan Comes Together -
- Ron Rosenhead (48)
I went out with my wife for dinner at a local restaurant. We went with some long standing friends for a quiet and relaxed evening.
The service was really poor. My meal arrived first and our friends arrived around 3 minutes after mine and despite many requests from us all, my wifes meal... ( added 179 days 1 hour ago.) |
Financial Managers To Financially Manage Projects Who Needs Them! -
- Colin McNally (24)
As more and more businesses seek to reduce costs one area that is a likely candidate is that of the financial staff supporting projects of work.
As centralisation and outsourcing continues to be a key driver in cost reduction in many large firms, what is often cut is what is seen as the... ( added 182 days 2 hours ago.) |
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Project Monitoring - More Time Spent On Business As Usual Activities Than Projects? -
Ron Rosenhead (48)
I spent some time recently with one of my colleagues. He was running a 3 day project management event for a client based on their in-house project management system.
We came to governance (monitoring and control) of projects. My colleague mentioned something which stayed with me. He said... ( added 233 days 23 hours ago.) |
How to Implement a Project Management Best Practice -
- David Hinde (123)
David Hinde
I shivered in the cold air as I watched Tiger Woods
swing back the golf club, pause for an instant, then uncoil his body to
whip the club round and hit the bright white ball, which flew off into
the grey morning mist. He had been repeating exactly the same shot for
the last twenty minutes... ( added 268 days 1 hour ago.) |
Root Cause Analysis: Fishbone Diagram and Analysis -
Daiv Russell (3,641)
Daiv Russell
In root cause analysis , the Fishbone diagram can be used to facilitate root cause analysis for a specific problem. The fishbone diagram provides a structured method for identifying and documenting potential root causes during the brainstorming process, encouraging teams to think about a problem... ( added 315 days 1 hour ago.) |
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