Pros and Cons of the Rational Decision Making Approach
A review of the pros and cons of the rational decision making approach raises the question of whether such a model is actually a …
Continue ReadingWhat Harry Potter Can Teach Us About Project Management: Lessons from the Movies
It’s possible the Boy Who Lived might have lost his mission: His project management skills weren’t exactly up to snuff! For Harry Potter, scope creep …
Continue ReadingCorporate Sustainability: Implementing Changes to Meet Global Standards
Corporate sustainability could have been a tradition and our environment wouldn’t be the way it is now, had society paid heed to the early warnings …
Continue ReadingHow Can Project Managers Learn to Adapt by Following Rod Stewart’s Example?
As a project manager, you need to adapt to new things each time you start a new project or work with a new team and different stakeholders. A look at …
Continue ReadingA Look at the SCAMPER Problem Solving Technique: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Other Use, Eliminate, Rearrange
The SCAMPER technique is a helpful approach to problem-solving. It is a structured process where the decision maker uses a set questions to analyze …
Continue ReadingPredictive Failure Analysis: The Proactive Approach in Analyzing Risks
“I should have seen this coming!” For some this is just a mere expression of regret for failing to see the signs of an imminent problem. In project …
Continue ReadingA Look at 5S vs. 6S Methodology: Do American Workers Need 6S?
Somewhere along the line a few United States manufacturers have decided the 5S Methodology needs another element—safety. Proponents of the 5S method …
Continue ReadingTypical Duties of a Construction Project Manager
If you have interest in becoming a construction project manager, you should take a closer look at what the job entails–it is a hard but …
Continue ReadingCross-Cultural Business Relationships
Effective cross-cultural communication enables business professionals to build relationships and avoid offending or insulting one another. When …
Continue ReadingBuilding Effective Teamwork Strategies to Bring about Successful Projects
Complex projects require the expertise of specially trained personnel to achieve results. Without coordinated teamwork, projects fail. It’s up …
Continue ReadingDeveloping a Project Tracking System Robust Enough for All Your Projects
Project management, especially the oversight of multiple projects, can get very complicated very fast if proper methods have not been decided on for …
Continue ReadingGuidelines on Retention of Original Documents
Scanning and shredding paper documents improves efficiency and lowers cost. The law, however, requires retaining some documents in the original. An …
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