Project Management

• Project management is Profit management by Bob McCord, PMP
  During my project management program last week, I could tell by the managers' questions that the company's profits were in trouble.  What's the connection?  Problems at the front line show up in the bottom line.  Manage the first, and you can count on the second to fall within range.  If not, then you can see trouble coming. The first question sounded like a "different cultures" issue.  Vend
• Post Recession Fundraising - A Shift in Giving, A Shift in Getting by Darcy Lee
  We all know what the last two years have been like in fundraising. It's been tough out there. But it hasn't just been tough for us nonprofit professionals. It's been tough for our donors, too.
• United Were Not, Devided We Are by Donnie Bolena
  Do you remember the reaction on 9/11/2001 from "Our Country tis of thee, Sweet Land of Liberty? I do, I remember owning a small delivery company in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. Do you know what the number one item I was delivering each and every day? It was the American Flag, it was Flag poles, I had more work then I could keep up with. This was only a second job for me to make some extra
• Great Leaders Know How to Say 'No' by Donnie Bolena
  Believe it or not, at one time I Donnie Bolena was a teenager, and I was also a college student. One of the hardest things that I had to deal with when I was younger was telling my friends and family "NO". Well, the truth is that by learning to say no, although you might feel that others will feel hurt or offended. (and it is possible), You are also sending a strong message that you value your
• Win/Win Negotiation Strategies by Omid Ghamami
  The key to reaching a true win/win negotiation outcome is to understand what each party wants and have a supporting process in place to achieve those goals without sacrificing total-cost objectives. Doing this requires a methodology for gathering the necessary information, as well as a corresponding framework for analyzing the results and making decisions.
• Clarity is Key to Business Survival by Yolanda Tucker
  How to survive in a bad economy with the looming questions that both small and large businesses face daily. Key factors are being clear about who you are, who you help, what you offer and where you are going in business.
• New Real Estate Agent Grows Her Business and Generates a Steady Flow of Leads Through Consistent Personal Marketing. by Greg Herder
  Despite being a brand new agent in a slow San Antonio real estate market, Michele McCurdy has been able to grow her business throughout her first year as a result of her personal marketing campaign. She has applied personal branding strategies, expired listing follow-up systems and proven business-planning strategies to generate leads and reach--and exceed--her sales goals month after month.
• Women as Planners in Management by Dr. Larry Losoncy
  Make a Plan: the First Order of Business in Management A good plan includes 4 dimensions: goals and objectives: what are we trying to do? teamwork: how will we do it and who will do what? time management: when will we do it? evaluation: what happened and how will we know? Women in management may find their authority questioned. In hard times they may find themselves blamed fo
• Meet Mr. Simplicity by Carl Young, MBA, Mr. Simplicity
  I have re branded myself Mr. Simplicity to capture the essence of my simple approach to finance & accounting, business and leadership training.
• Purge and Prepare by Carl Young, MBA, Mr. Simplicity
  Many businness people wonder waht they should be dong in this crisis. One thing everyone should be dong is to purge old habits and processes and prepare for better days ahead.
• Preparing for a Better & Brighter Future by Carl Young, MBA, Mr. Simplicity
  It is not enough to look to survive in these chaotic times you must prepare for a better & brighter future that will surely come.
• When was the last time you backed up by Kathy Jacobs
  I've noticed that when I ask clients that question, the answer usually is "I don't know..." or worse "What's a backup?" I generally know the answer off the top of my head. For example, right now the answer is "In progress" for my tablet, and "I'm due" for my desktop. Backups are important things. Think about it. If you lose your computer, you can always replace the hardware and the programs. Bu
• 2 Quick Steps to Improve Microsoft Office Productivity by Kathy Jacobs
  o you use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel? If so, there are two quick changes you can make to your Office settings that will save you time and disk space! Fast Saves The first change you need to make is to turn off Fast Saves. Fast Saves is a feature that (at first glance) looks like a good idea. After all, who doesn't want to save thier documents faster? Unfortunately, when you have Fas
• The most important piece of information you need. by Terry Canfield
  At last writing I mentioned my program called "R.I.S.K. To The Power Of Two!" The eight categories being: Riches......................Resources Image.......................Integrity Safety......................Security Kindred.....................Kingdom These pairs of similar qualities represent the priorities in out lives. They are fairly self explanatory but what may not
• R.I.S.K. To The Power Of Two! by Terry Canfield
  Hi, As a professional "Risk Taker" I will be focusing my blog entries on that topic. Think about it, everything we do involves risk... and unfortunately we receive very little schooling on the nature of the subject! That's why I have been developing "R.I.S.K. To The Power Of Two!" This is a framework of looking at the eight most common areas where we take risks in our lives. The eigh
• Isolation is Not a Strategy by Malcolm Munro
  A few weeks ago, I was doing some work near Yogi Bear's Jellystone Camp Resort in Ashland, New Hampshire. On my way back to the airport in Manchester, my friend and colleague Cheryl Smith who manages the resort took me past an interesting site on Lake Winnipesaukee. There, on the middle of the lake was a tiny (and I mean TINY) island, maybe 50 yards wide, that had a small house right in the middl
• Take Back Your Life #1 -- Creating the Time to be Effective by Allison Adams Blankenship
  Have you ever stared at your email, inbox or desk in despair? The reality of our work day is that we all have more work than is physically, humanly possible. What about those wonderful electronics that are supposed to create a paperless, streamlined environment? Instead, they create a mountain of work, follow-up and anxiety attacks. NY Times best-selling author and organizational expert Julie
• Top 11 Tips for Facilitators by Larry Lipman
  1. Ask these 2 important questions to the boss before you meet. When a facilitator has these answers, he can create the perfect day. * I. What are your team's biggest issues at work? * II. What specific outcomes would you love to see happen at the end of the day? 2. Have more activities than you will need. A good facilitator always plans ahead by bringing and planning more acti
• Storyboarding + OneNote = A Grand Idea by Kathy Jacobs
  I spent Friday and Saturday at the 21st Annual Storyboarding Conference hosted by Jim Norman here in Phoenix. Great conference. Active group discussions, good people, variety of interests... My kind of thing. This conference wasn't on the kind of storyboarding where you draw boxes and draft pictures of a presentation or movie. This is the storyboarding that Walt Disney invented years ago to all
• The Secret to PM Success by Lee R. Lambert,PMP
  Project Management is a process. Project Management Professionals know how to use the process to have a positive impact on project outcomes and organizational profitability. The utilization of the tools and techinques must be thoroghly understood and implemented if the benefits and return on investment are to be realized. The secret to success is sound, pragmatic education and dedicated attenti

• Project management is Profit management Bob McCord, PMP         posted in: Project Management
  During my project management program last week, I could tell by the managers' questions that the company's profits were in trouble.  What's the connection?  Problems at the front line show up in the bottom line.  Manage the first, and you can count on the second to fall within range.  If not, then you can see trouble coming. The first question sounded like a "different c...
• Post Recession Fundraising – A Shift in Giving, A Shift in Getting Darcy Lee         posted in: Project Management
  We all know what the last two years have been like in fundraising.  It's been tough out there.  But it hasn't just been tough for us nonprofit professionals.  It's been tough for...
• United Were Not, Devided We Are Donnie Bolena         posted in: Business Grammar and Writing
  Do you remember the reaction on 9/11/2001 from "Our Country tis of thee, Sweet Land of Liberty? I do, I remember owning a small delivery company in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. Do you know what the number one item I was delivering each and every day? It was the American Flag, it was Flag poles, I had more work then I could keep up with. This was only a second job for me to make some e...
• Great Leaders Know How to Say ‘No’ Donnie Bolena         posted in: Business Grammar and Writing
  Believe it or not, at one time I Donnie Bolena was a teenager, and I was also a college student. One of the hardest things that I had to deal with when I was younger was telling my friends and family "NO". Well, the truth is that by learning to say no, although you might feel that others will feel hurt or offended. (and it is possible),
• Win/Win Negotiation Strategies Omid Ghamami         posted in: Leadership
  Win/Win Negotiation Strategies Author: Omid Ghamami January/February 2010, eSide Supply Management Vol. 3, No. 1 How to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome using strategic concession management. The notion of "splitting the pie down the middle" is, in fact, a lose/lose proposition during a negotiation. Why? Becaus...
• Clarity is Key to Business Survival Yolanda Tucker         posted in: Management and Supervision
  Clarity is Key to Business Survival Can I make payroll? How will healthcare reform affect my business? If the dollar continues to weaken what will happen to my business and our economy as a whole? Will I ...
• New Real Estate Agent Grows Her Business and Generates a Steady Flow of Leads Through Consistent Personal Marketing. Greg Herder         posted in: Project Management
  Michele McCurdy is no stranger to the concept of building a business from scratch. One of her most successful ventures was a baked goods business she started out of her home in San Antonio, Texas. What began as a few goodie baskets for friends and family became a $2 million business, culminating...
• Women as Planners in Management Dr. Larry Losoncy         posted in: Project Management
  Make a Plan: the First Order of Business in Management ...
• Meet Mr. Simplicity Carl Young, MBA, Mr. Simplicity         posted in: Project Management
  As an expert leader with over 25 years of experience and expertise, I  refer to myself as Mr. Simplicity based on my simple approach to training, business management and coaching. As Mr. Simplicity, i guarantee to provide non financial managers and entrepreneurs with the foundation and fundamentals of finance & accounting in simple to understand and apply tools & techniques.  My appro...
• Purge and Prepare Carl Young, MBA, Mr. Simplicity         posted in: Project Management
  It is easy during  bad economic times to cut back on dicretionary expenditures to save cost.  Most  say cutting cost is necessary to survive these economic times.  Be careful! Sometimes investments are needed to prepare for better days. I strongly support purging organizations of old habits, processes, procedures and  even peo...

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