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  • Big or Small - There is Work For Us All

    When you work in a small consulting company, a big challenge is how you differentiate your company enough to stand out among all the others vying for the same business.

  • Cultivating a Project Manager

    In general a project manager must have the 3 ‘tions’ to be successful: Communication, coordination, and organization.

  • The Importance of Community and Communication

    What is the most effective way to communicate with your team and your organization? Take the time to determine if you need to inform people, if you need responses from people, or if you are looking to encourage feedback/discussions among your group. Not all of your communication needs to be handled with a single approach.

  • Integration is More Than Just Connecting the Dots

    Are you considering connecting your systems to remove that double data entry overhead? Where do you start?

  • Catch 22's with Technology vs. Business Processes

    Are you looking for a tool to introduce business efficiency and perhaps automation? Tool selection involves evaluating products against defined requirements and making a best fit selection. The result of marrying business process with tool usage should be efficient business operations including data tracking and reporting. Not a test of how many tool features you can use.

  • Professional Services and Sales

    In a pure consulting organization, the sales team has a keen focus on closing the deal - this is the bread and butter of the company. In a product company with services, it isn’t this clear. You may be surprised by this statement but consider this - what is the driver of the company?

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