It’s Monday morning. You have a fresh to-do list and you’re ready to tackle it – that’s great! Finding a way to keep track of what needs to get done is a good start but many people stop their planning and organizing. There’s more to consider. We’ve all been there – a mountain of work …
CRM may be an acronym you’ve heard floating around before – but what is it? CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management, basically it’s how you can keep track of data on past, present, and potential future customers and log interactions with them whether it’s through, emails, phone calls, mailings and so on. Why would you …
In my previous blog, Project Management: Frequently Avoided Questions Part 1, I discussed the challenges one may face when attempting to ask their clients the right questions so that every project may run smoothly. Part 2 will focus on the right questions to ask either your employees or your co-workers so that your team is …
We’ve all been there, down in the dumps, confused about our client’s or boss’s wants and needs. We’ve all paced around struggling with questions that we couldn’t possibly begin to answer. So ask those questions, get the right information, and produce the best results for your team! This blog will be part of a two …
Great! You’ve signed the contract, dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s! You’ve gained a new client and your excitement level is through the roof! You’ve been allocated a budget, and should plan accordingly. Let’s take an inside look into how to use your budget wisely. Develop a Plan Once you’ve been in your business …
Successful project management can be defined in many ways. Leadership, initiative, organization, all of which are quality characteristics. A quality I find to be of great value is of management being tireless. I believe project management is a continual effort that should be updated quite frequently. Here are some tips I’ve learned along the way …
Come to Me with Solutions, Not Problems I know, I know, I’ve mentioned proactively planning before. So why bother project problem planning when you can just tag an “I’ll deal with that if it happens,” or a “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it” onto your risk assessments? While the answer might seem …
So You’re Moving to the Cloud–Now What? You put in the time to research the idea of cloud-based project management solutions—you know they are secure, provide amazing accessibility, and give you the ability to work from home on snow days—so now what? As impatient as you may be to dive in head first, remember your …
We’ve all had at least one poor team meeting experience…you know the ones I mean—you leave the conference room and have no idea what just happened or why you were forced to experience it. Though it might seem far-fetched, it is possible to have a great meeting experience! The recipe for better team meetings is …
