Yearly Archives: 2010

In project managenet, feature creep is that vile creature that causes many projects to fail. Find out how to stop it before its too late!

Even though I’m pretty happy with how 2005 turned out, there are still some things I wish I had done differently. Here are 5 things I aim to change for 2006.

The team charter is a document that serves as both guidance and a roadmap for any team’s success. When used most effectively, this tool clarifies the purpose for the team's existence and documents the agreements amongst the team members.

Don’t worry about making mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. Why should you be different? The person who never made a mistake, never made anything. Mistakes can be costly. They can also be educational. Look upon your mistakes as assets. Life is a learning process. Learn from your mistakes. Profit from them and you will not only make more money, you will also become a better person. You must face the fact that from time to time you will make the odd mist...

If you are one of those people who have ever accidentally lost or spent far too much time rifling through drawers for that particular file, you may be interested to know that modern technology can change your unorganized drawers full of paperwork into digital format, with many added benefits. 1. The Benefits of Digital Format: - Files are easily distributable - Files are indexed perfectly and are incapable of going out of order - Files are searchable - Can be easil...

In our last article on Project Management, we discussed what the Project Manager would need to do during the bid period, in order to ensure a winning bid for the company. In this article, we move on in the life of the project.

People who take meetings for granted risk being a victim of a trap. Here they are and how to avoid them.

There is first of all the issue of space which is typically at a premium in most organizations. Filing archives take up an ever increasing, and non-productive, share of the workspace.

Putting the customer right at the centre of the organization is the be-all and end-all of successful Customer Relationship Management (CRM). To do that you have to know what your customers really want and really think about your business and then use that to deliver better products and services, improve customer service and increase sales opportunities – yes CRM has a purpose it is not just a concept! Companies that invest in CRM systems can learn even more about their cus...