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Common Mistakes in Projects

Whether inside your company or outsourced to a strategic partner, these mistakes are pretty universal to all projects:

  • Wrong priorities (getting the Tools in front of the Goals, for instance)
  • Stale Information
  • Wrong, overly complex, or lack of processes
  • Unusable tools or tools that do not support the natural process
  
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Time Well Spent - Hiring Vs Contracting - Sunday, May 04, 2008
We treat our employees like family, if we care about them. That's not saying much if the corporate leadership does not care well for their family, but that's another story. But we often treat our contractors like indentured servants - or at least hired servants - and thus evaluate their work by a different standard. This can cost more in the long run... we need to be careful to understand our own mindset!  This article addresses common issues related to contractor and employee time managment.
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How to Achieve Operational Effectiveness - Friday, April 18, 2008
Operational Effectiveness is a critical factor in undertaking a project of any sort.  Why bother with the project if the result does not improve something?  Check out this article series regarding how to focus on actually improving your real effectiveness in a project - and what to watch out for!
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The Difference Between Strategies and Tactics - Friday, March 21, 2008
Ever heard someone say "Strategic Thinking" or "we have to get Tactical"?  These terms are really important to our daily work and often left to "someone else" - strategy is the job of the CEO and tactics the job of the line worker, right?  Not quite.  Check out this article on really understanding the difference between Strategies and Tactics and why everyone (at all levels) needs to understand both.
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