Project Management

Information, thoughts, ideas, news trends and educational insights on project management and the tools that help you get better results from the projects in your organization’s marketing supply chain.

Seeking the Secret Sauce of Print Projects

By: Rich On: January 22, 2015 , , , Comments Disabled
Seeking the Secret Sauce of Print Projects

Seeking the Secret Sauce of Print Projects

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Research. Creative. Distribution. When it comes to marketing material projects they’re the three heavy hitters, the big guns, the meat and potatoes. In fact, if you were to think of a marketing material project as a hamburger, research, creative and distribution would be like the two halves of the roll and the patty. Skip just […]
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Software Choices: Purpose-Built or General Use

By: Rich On: December 19, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
Software Choices: Purpose-Built or General Use

Software Choices: Purpose-Built or General Use

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Providing your organization with the right kind of resources is important to its long-term growth. When it comes to resources, especially technology and software, the number of options and approaches can – and should – lead to many questions. One of the most important questions is whether to invest aggressively in specialized initiatives with higher […]
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Risky Business – The Use of Spreadsheets Beyond Intent

By: Rich On: December 12, 2014 , , Comments Disabled
Risky Business – The Use of Spreadsheets Beyond Intent

Risky Business – The Use of Spreadsheets Beyond Intent

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Spreadsheets are a great tool for accounting and financial tasks. But they have limitations that make them inappropriate and sometimes destructive for other business functions. Those who are experts in efficiency will tell you that when choosing a tool to complete a task, the better choice is always to use the tool that is most […]
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Top 4 Reasons Why Spreadsheets are the Wrong Tool for Managing Projects

By: Rich On: December 05, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
There was a time when only finance and accounting professionals used spreadsheets. That’s because they were designed for recording numbers and performing calculations. Walk into an office today and ask team members in any department, including those as far from finance as you can think of, if they use spreadsheets and it’s likely you’ll hear […]
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Going Green in Print Marketing – What to Look For

By: Rich On: September 12, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
Going Green in Print Marketing – What to Look For

Going Green in Print Marketing – What to Look For

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In a time when the world is struggling to save its natural resources, many organizations have adopted green business practices as part of their policies. There is rightful pride to be had in choosing to follow green policies which leads many organizations to publically proclaim their stance on doing their part for a better environment. […]
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Maintaining Control vs. Brokers and BPOs: What’s Right for You?

By: Rich On: September 03, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
Maintaining Control vs. Brokers and BPOs: What’s Right for You?

Maintaining Control vs. Brokers and BPOs: What’s Right for You?

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Printed materials in some form or another are integral to the branding and marketing of most organizations. When it comes to the organization, acquisition, production management, implementation and distribution of these materials; there is a decision to make. Organizations usually choose to either manage the entire process on their own, keeping control of the process […]
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Change Management – Knocking Down Barriers to Benefit

By: Rich On: August 12, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
Change Management – Knocking Down Barriers to Benefit

Change Management – Knocking Down Barriers to Benefit

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A company is very much like a complex organism. The workers serve as different organs, each with a specialized function, and the organism as a whole thrives and exudes energy if each organ is healthy. Like every other organism, an organization is part of a great race, competing and fighting to survive and be the […]
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Happy 180th Birthday – and Thank You – to John Venn!

By: Rich On: August 04, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
Happy 180th Birthday – and Thank You – to John Venn!

Happy 180th Birthday – and Thank You – to John Venn!

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If you’ve been out to Google today you might have noticed an interesting, if not slightly obscure, interactive commemorative Google Doodle gracing the page. It is commemorating the 180th birthday of John Venn. Unless you are the kind of person who gets at least somewhat nerdy over philosophy, math or statistics; you might be asking […]
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