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The debt limit nonsense in Washington seems to be over, at least for now. While there are many arguments and much confused information about the national debt, we know that $200 billion of the TARP...
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As we continue our journey through the second decade of the 21st Century, we continue to bump up against of outdated definitions and old limits to how the world works. Even how we work. A few days ago...
View ArticleAre Cloud Services Really Outsourcing?
Technology is a tricky thing. It’s very, well, technical. Technology is not just complex, it also changes very rapidly. And of course, the names change as well. Today you see a lot of talk about “Cloud...
View ArticleMyth & Merger Part 2: Communication Makes A Difference
Your firm has decided to acquire or merge with another firm. The merger allows you to achieve a key business goal (dominate a market, expand to a new size, move into new territories, etc.) faster or...
View Article10 Steps To Design A Project Management Office!
Every PMO Director has a different view on how to start up a new PMO. Most Directors will agree on the plan at 50,000 feet, but each will have different ideas about the importance of each element and...
View ArticlePMO Genius: 8 People Projects For 2012!
Will 2012 be the year of people projects? Over the past few years, changes in the economy have driven changes in business models. However, this has largely been a reactive change, without a clear plan...
View ArticlePMO Genius: Increase Happiness AND Productivity… Look At Secretaries (PART 1)
Secretaries… do you still use that term? Years ago, when “secretary” became synonymous with, “We’re paying you less because you’re a woman”, the title became an insult. Corporations changed the title...
View ArticlePMO Genius: 8 Lessons Learned About Outsourcing
In our last “PMO Basics,” we covered the reasons and methods for building a lessons learned file. Today, we’re going to apply lessons learned to Outsourcing. Why single out outsourcing? There are...
View ArticlePMO Basics: Six Secrets For Efficient Shared Services
Every big corporation manages multiple shared services. Shared services are often a bit mysterious to a PMO, and improvement projects are sometimes overly complex. It is difficult enough to provide a...
View ArticleWhich Location Has the Best Outsourcing Deal?
Not too long ago, the outsourcing of corporate office jobs was synonymous with India. Big news stories showed example after example of work successfully outsourced to India, yielding enormous savings....
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