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Now Is The Time To Plan For 2020.

Rich Gee Group

Answer these questions (I will break out each section for business owners and corporate executives to make your planning a better fit for your profession): 1. Use a GANTT chart if needed. First, I'd like you to revisit 2019 to better understand where you are and where you need to go. WHAT WENT RIGHT IN 2019? Do it today.

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075: Conquer the Entrepreneur’s Kryptonite: Simple Strategic Planning | with James Woosley

Engaging Leader

Others get bogged down in an overly-detailed planning process, and the plan never gets executed. Rather than the traditional approach of a business plan or a detailed GANTT chart, James Woosley provides a streamlined approach that is more practical and action-oriented.

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Management Tools For Leaders: The FADE Cycle

Rich Gee Group

Benefits: In many instances, quick, off-the-cuff 'executive' decisions are made to solve endemic problems (upper management is notorious for doing this — they know better than you). The Fade Cycle is a powerful tool to help you stand back, analyze the issues with data, develop a solid solution, and execute with confidence.

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Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder

QAspire

But did you keep that in perspective constantly while executing? Track value delivered, when you tracked through the Gantt Chart? Set expectations of your team on what “value” means to you and to the customer? Glad you did that. Critically evaluate “earned value” for the stakeholders? This was a nice post to share on weekend!Thanks

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Project Management – What is Critical Chain?

Strategy Driven

However, is a good Gantt chart that is predicated on simply coordinating activities (steps) with the proper float and interdependencies adequate to ensure the successful execution phase of the project? Relate Articles: Project Management Best Practice 11 – Project Performance Executive Dashboards.

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How Consulting Will Likely Change Because of the Pandemic

Innovation Excellence

How do you digitize a robust, collaborative business strategy process for an executive team, for example? Or create a way to help an executive team build their key performance indicator dashboard? Traditional consulting frameworks, tools, and templates will continue to be commoditized through free resources found on the net.

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Managing a Remote Team: 12 Best Practices for Better Productivity

Strategy Driven

One cloud-based tool that is especially useful for project planning and execution is Comindware Project. Cloud-based tools provide convenience of access, regardless of location and device used. In fact, they are one of the key reasons virtual collaboration is even possible. And for designers, there’s Mural.Ly