Time and Process

The key to getting anything done within budget is effective time management. In order to master time management, the savvy project manager must understand these crucial aspects of the project: What tasks must be completed to deliver the project. Who will perform each...

No Process, No Business

Process. The very word makes people’s eyes glaze over in boredom. Micromanagers salivate and staff members cringe when they hear it. Most people misunderstand it. The mundane nature of process is what makes it critical to business, integral to behind-the-scenes...

Process of Alienation

Your company has a job to be filled and you really want to find that professional whose skills and personality complement the business. Many companies, however, forget that the hiring process goes both ways: the candidate evaluates the organization as much as the...

From Adversary to Advocate

As a business process re-engineering consultant, I often find that the very word “process” engenders negative attitudes from those who are supposed to benefit from it. Such resistance to the establishment of new processes comes from employees who have been forced to...