Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2025

Support and training providing tools, templates, and training to project teams to enhance their productivity and adherence to standards. Improved Resource Allocation Efficient resource allocation is crucial for optimizing productivity and avoiding burnout. Document sharing for easy access to project data.

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Clarity Consultants

APRIL 18, 2025

Yet many organizations still struggle to develop these skills at scale, especially in remote or hybrid environments. Time Management and Accountability When employees know how to prioritize, manage deadlines, and stay focused, productivity increases. Soft skills separate a competent employee from a great one.

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2020

According to BCG’s analysis , productivity at companies that have shifted to remote work has increased between 15% and 40%. Elaborately defined, documented, and monitored processes and procedures? As they put it, “the lockdown has unlocked real work” by reducing or eliminating the complicatedness of the traditional work environment.

Boston Consulting Group 259

Boston Consulting Group Meeting Travel Productivity 259

Effective Managers

JULY 26, 2024

Agile methodology, originally conceived for software development, has transcended its IT roots to become a vital approach in various business sectors. This iterative process ensures that the final product or service is aligned with customer needs and market dynamics. Agile also promotes higher product quality.

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Methodologies Agile Productivity Training 235

Epicflow

MAY 4, 2023

Research and development projects involve the process of discovering new ideas, technologies, and solutions to create new products (or services) or improve existing ones. In addition, changing requirements are commonplace for research and development projects. Read the next section to find out some useful recommendations.

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David A Fields

JULY 1, 2014

There’s a choice consultants make every day, and I am convinced that consultants who choose correctly will experience huge gains in their productivity and business-development efforts. Agreements Closing Consultants Context Discussion Creating Value Fees Positioning Proposals adding value agreements Context Document positioning.

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 6, 2011

Here are some: Clients and consultants should develop a mutual understanding of how the relationship will eventually end in terms of time of transition. Support the transition process with documentation, project closeout meetings, and the like. A twist on this may be identifying the strategic roadmap, blue sky, whiteboard areas, etc.

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David A Fields

JULY 1, 2014

There’s a choice consultants make every day, and I am convinced that consultants who choose correctly will experience huge gains in their productivity and business-development efforts. Agreements Closing Consultants Context Discussion Creating Value Fees Positioning Proposals adding value agreements Context Document positioning.

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Consulting Productivity Development 186

Tom Spencer

APRIL 12, 2024

Meetings can either be a powerful catalyst for collaboration and decision-making or a drain on time and productivity. Whether you are in consulting, strategy, operations, or product management, the ability to manage meetings effectively is a crucial skill that can significantly impact the success of your endeavors.

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Meeting Productivity Management How To 143

Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 26, 2010

It is atypical for me to write a book review for this blog, but Nilofer Merchant’s “ The New How: Creating Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy ” is very respectable contribution to both audiences of this blog and the process of strategy development in general. through customized, experiential learning sessions.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 27, 2019

A colleague asked me about the kinds of documentation the team might need for their stories. How little could they do for requirements documentation? I start with the pattern of Card, Conversation, Confirmation when I think about requirements and how much documentation. How available is the product owner? See Manage It!

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Steve Shu Consulting

JUNE 20, 2012

Often these techniques for addressing obstacles are passed down through mentorship or peer exchanges, and as such, these techniques are less documented. For example, suppose a manager wants to adapt a software product for an adjacent customer market. What are some techniques that you’ve learned in the field?

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 2, 2010

Business plans can often take the form of workshop sessions and Powerpoint documents as opposed to a traditional textual Word document. Key goals of the document are to establish trust with prospects, enable the investment idea to be shared via networks, and persuade people of the merits of an investment opportunity.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

These traditional approaches develop employees’ skills and enrich their work experience. But we discovered a surprisingly simple way to increase productivity, one that was low-cost and had immediate impact: better office seating arrangements. Worker performance data broken down into three metrics: Productivity. and Europe.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It enhances collaboration and communication Modern PPM software fosters collaboration across teams by centralizing communication channels, documents, and updates. It prevents overloading or underutilizing team members, increasing productivity and employee satisfaction. Key Features of Aha!

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Two elements of it have caught some attention: Snap’s statement that it is a “camera company,” and its intention to reinvest its revenues in developing new products that will take significant time and expense, but which it believes it can develop faster than competitors. a platform)? a platform)?

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Their branding helps drive sales by keeping their products or services fresh in the consumer’s mind. Develop a “tagline” or one-sentence summary. Everyone in business recognizes strong brands and understands their importance. These brands represent certain values. Independent consultants need to think the same way.

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Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2016

In an era of high-stakes innovation, there is no clearer illustration of how to develop new products the right way (and the wrong way) than a tale of two car companies. How Porsche got the product right. That was heartening to the company’s executives and product designers. How Fiat Chrysler got the product wrong.

Productivity 70

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

One of the big problems I see with a product orientation (as opposed to a project) is in preparing for ongoing work. You might not start the next project for this product after you complete this project. However, if you want to develop a product orientation, you’ll need to consider the future. .”

Productivity 78

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Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2022

developing a poor project plan), Executing (e.g., Issues with the supply chain lead to poor quality of products and delays in their releases. AS9100 is an international standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry, which aims to improve safety and reliability of aerospace products. Customer satisfaction. .

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Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 11, 2010

Established products and sales & marketing channels. Mature and complex business and product approval processes. Sales and product development processes often need to be understood at more than the surface-level. Start to articulate what the business opportunity looks like and document it.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It enhances collaboration and communication Modern PPM software fosters collaboration across teams by centralizing communication channels, documents, and updates. It prevents overloading or underutilizing team members, increasing productivity and employee satisfaction. Key Features of Aha!

Tools 130

Tools Management Software Resources 130

Effective Managers

JULY 26, 2024

Agile methodology, originally conceived for software development, has transcended its IT roots to become a vital approach in various business sectors. This iterative process ensures that the final product or service is aligned with customer needs and market dynamics. Agile also promotes higher product quality.

Methodologies 146

Methodologies Agile Productivity Training 146

Kraft Kennedy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Balancing Document Security and AI Functionality Copilot, Microsofts AI-driven assistant, is gaining traction across the legal industry, where a powerful tool to streamline document creation and management is a competitive advantage. The benefit to this method is that the sensitivity label does not need to encrypt the document.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

We hear a lot these days about project-based organizations vs. product-based organizations. Much of what we do in software is in service of products. Products tend to evolve over time. Here are some examples of projects where we learn, but the product doesn’t change: Events, such as weddings or conferences.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 27, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 6 of 6) – “Can People Really Change? This is the sixth blog post in a six-part series about the history of Organization Development, “On the Shoulders of Giants.”). Translate This. This Blogs Home.

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Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

This is when a business case document is required. According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge [1], a business case is a document that allows decision-makers to determine whether the project is worth the investment. The basic purpose of this document is to justify the initiation of a project. . Executive summary.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In the context of project management, a roadmap can span across multiple timelines for continuous product development. Why do you need a product roadmap? A roadmap is crucial for visualizing a product’s strategy that is aligned with your business goals, while incorporating customer insights for future developments.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 19, 2022

Develop a project charter. A project charter is a document that establishes an agreement between performing and requesting organizations, and formally validates the existence of a project. Once this document is created and approved, a project manager can start work on project planning and implementation.

Management 130

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Develop your narrative Start identifying the key themes and stories you want to highlight in your application. Write and revise essays and other key documents Start writing the first draft of your essays. Begin early, prioritising key tasks such as identifying application deadlines, developing your narrative, and outlining your essays.

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PM Alliance

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Before committing to a new location, developing the move schedule, and finalizing the project plan , you should conduct a site assessment to identify any changes that need to be made to meet your needs and be ready for move-in. Mobilize internal subject matter experts, from production line supervisors to maintenance personnel and engineers.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Maintaining strong, productive relationships with clients and co-workers can be challenging when you never see the person you’re working with. At a large consumer-products firm where we’ve been conducting research, an HR director recounted the changes she witnessed in employees located in two buildings a few miles apart.

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Survey Research Meeting Productivity 132

Successful Independent Consulting

JUNE 19, 2017

By presenting a sample change readiness assessment, stakeholder analysis, change strategy document, or an engagement plan, I enabled the client to literally see what they were buying in hiring me. Potential clients will understand and respect you if your document says “XYZ Corp” where the real client name and logo used to be.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

This isn’t surprising given that this is the primary focus of educational institutions, training programs, and leadership development courses. In the process, they develop new knowledge about what works and what doesn’t work in specific situations. The obvious focus here: efficiency at scale. Learning versus unlearning.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Aron Vellekoop Len/Getty Images. Core Competencies.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

This helps discern where to focus your time, money and efforts and keeps you from being busy but not productive. Document ideas in the document we use for Directional Agreement. Offer your document as a “straw person” and starting point.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 27, 2023

In addition, a product leader might approve the feature. Finally, the team, a product leader, or the customer(!) But if you are similar to one of my long-ago clients, they could plan on too many defect escapes every time they released another version of the product. But the development teams? might demo the feature.

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