Monthly Archives: April 2012

Business Process Analysis

Posted in: Business, Process, Project | April 29, 2012

Through our diagnostic tools and consulting services, Value Management Partners help our clients determine the degree to which they are ready to implement a strategy. We help you uncover issues that could delay or derail the strategy. Working together, we Continue Reading...

10 Reasons You’re Not Ready

Posted in: Business, Project | April 23, 2012

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Wondering whether you have what it takes to be a project manager? Here are ten signs that you’re never going to make it to the top of the project hill. I see it everyday — talented programmers, system technicians and Continue Reading...

IT Audit and Assessment

Posted in: Business, Project, Technology | April 19, 2012

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How is it that IT departments become so annoying to managers, executives and end-users, and so misaligned with corporate goals and objectives? Many companies are taking time to assess their IT departments to determine whether their IT infrastructure supports today’s Continue Reading...

So What’s the ROI?

Posted in: Accounting, Business, Project | April 16, 2012

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We spend a lot of time at Value Management Partners thinking about the business case — the often-sensible requirement that project and process initiatives must be demonstrable winners, paying for themselves by returning more cash than they consume. These sorts Continue Reading...

Slow Down and Read

Posted in: Hints/Tips, News | April 14, 2012

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….or is that smell the roses….whatever. It’s raining, so I thought I’d curl up with a good blog or three and catch up on some reading. Tablets taking over the world. 4 Sectors Ready To Be Disrupted In The Post-PC Continue Reading...

Do you CYA?

Posted in: Accounting, Business, Technology | April 12, 2012

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In today’s world, technology is a key aspect to all parts of your business. From accounting and management to day-to-day communication, more and more parts of your business are preformed solely on computers. Companies must take advantage of today’s technology Continue Reading...

Business is Music to my Ears

Posted in: Business, Project | April 9, 2012

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About a decade ago I wrote a post about Playing the Live Jazz of Project Management a PDF paper discussing the similarities between project management and the playing of improvisational jazz. At that time there was a website named projectjazz.com Continue Reading...

That’s why it’s called “organized!”

Posted in: Business, Hints/Tips | April 5, 2012

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They don’t call it ‘organized’ for nothing. I came across an article at FastCompany about leadership that pertains to all types of organizations: An Offer You Can’t Refuse: Leadership Lessons From “The Godfather” The Godfather offers valuable lessons in community Continue Reading...