In a large global project, about 7 months in, as a listener of an exchange between 2 divisions within the company, I was taken aback when someone uttered “we were not brought into this at the beginning.” I realize there are some people that don’t need to participate until much later in the process however
I suspect the phrase Acts of God is most amusing to the One with whom it attempts to label which activities are especially His. Insurance companies fall on this when referring to severe weather causing catastrophes, an uncontrollable force where the outcome is unknown. While I think we have a Bible that helps us know,
It is simple math: your job requires 8 hours of work (really 6.5 with breaks, relationship building, non-work tasks at work) and you don’t have extra time in the day. Since you started or since your company came up to capacity you have never had the occasion, say around 3:30pm, to say, “I have nothing
Decisions made before you arrived that exclude certain staff members preferences become a sticking point for participation from that person throughout the project
Besides politics, inability to increase funding or resources, and incomplete planning, speediness is one of the top reasons why projects fail. In addition to a lack of patience within the project arena, external support is also a factor: Key staff with critical project knowledge are laid off to hasten the payroll savings their departure brings,
For most of us, work and accomplishment can be an enjoyable part of life. At certain times, the environment that we find ourselves in ceases to be enjoyable and we must review the situation and determine if action is required. Do Nothing -rarely does this approach bring results by the very nature of the in
We have safe medicine and medical devices the US largely due to the Food and Drug Administration oversight for all process involving producing such items. IT process are included in this oversight which cover • Installation of software • Installation of hardware • Performance of SW and HW against manufacturer’s benchmarks • Expected performance regarding
For 6 months at a bio firm, I used a tool the relied on to manage projects and for portfolio management called Microsoft Project Center. It is not the pure web based version of Project Online and the company I am consulting for only licensed PM’s to use the software. So for collaboration and viewing
Ever try shipping a computer to Thailand? Luckily, your vendor mostly like has and thus import/export certificates, VAR taxes, and other foreign requirements can be handled by those who do so routinely. Oddly enough, you cannot just FedEx or DHL any item non-illegal item to another country nor put it in your carry-on or checked
In our ability to see work environments similar to ours, with cubicles and rush hour similar scenes in almost any part of the world, it is understandable to think you can carry out tasks in a similar manner as well. Shipping items for instance across the country or to another county, companies like FedEx and