Project Management

Easing the Pain of the Year End Project

The Year End process can be a complicated, highly visible one. LBi has created guidelines to smoothly manage this daunting process.

In a company’s Human Resources and Payroll area, there are a number of particularly time consuming processes that occur at the end of each year.  These Year End processes are critical and can include:

Knowledge Management In Projects

Knowledge Management In Projects – An Overview - by Eric D. Brown

I’m continuing my research into Knowledge Management practices and principles within the project world.   Currently still in literature review mode and hope to have the majority of this review done by mid-year. I put together a presentation on what I’ve learned so far…hope you enjoy it.

13 ways to avoid ERP disaster

RT @jasonaverbook 13 ways to avoid ERP disaster - http://bit.ly/9lS1Gu - Great read for any HR technology deployment!

Manage a Data Cleansing Project

Managing a Data Cleansing (cleaning) or Cataloging Project By Peter R. Benson, Executive Director of ECCMA (Electronic Commerce Code Management Association)

I hate consultants

'I hate consultants' by Eric D. Brown - Information Technology, Leadership, The New CIO

When I heard those words spill out of my lunch companion’s mouth as soon as we sat down, I knew it would be a long lunch meeting.

Some background When I was an independent consultant I spent a lot of time in business development mode.  Lots of time going to networking events and meeting new people.  I enjoyed that (and should be doing it now even too)…but some of the people you meet while out and about can be very surprising.

Take “John” (name changed) as an example.

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A Pig In Lipstick? Let’s Focus On The Right Things

Have you heard the quote “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.”  That was said by Barack Obama during his Presidential campaign.  I thought of that today when I read a story on MSNBC.

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