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Project Managers Spotlight on Change Management

Project Manager’s Spotlight on Change Management

Many times the theory of change management makes sense when you’re reading about it, but when it’s time to implement you’re left scratching your head wondering exactly how to go about it. This book will help you put project processes and methodologies into place without any guess work. Claudia Baca

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What Is a Work Breakdown Structure

What Is a Work Breakdown Structure?

A work breakdown structure serves many critical purposes, the most important of which is defining the work to be performed and breaking it into manageable components. For systems integrators, a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) provides the building blocks for successful Project Management. In the 1950s, the U.S. Department of Defense

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The Effective Executive

The Effective Executive

What makes an effective executive? The measure of the executive is the ability to “get the right things done.” This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked, as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired

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forming a PMO

What Are the Benefits of Forming a PMO?

Project Management should not be about firefighting. On this episode of the Navigator, Brad Malone is joined by Tofiq Indawala, Director of Product Management at Solutions360 to continue our series of discussions on project management. Too often, we see integrators that believe the role of the Project Manager is to

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The Importance of Serving Internal Customers

The Importance of Serving Internal Customers

When was the last time you rolled out the red carpet for your internal customers?   On this episode of The AV Profession, Tim Albright and Brad Malone take a look at serving internal customers, and ways to do that better. “When I look at serving internal customers, that doesn’t

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Ask the right interview questions

Are You Asking the Right Interview Questions?

On today’s episode of The AV Profession, Brad Malone joins Tim Albright to discuss hiring practices and the interview questions you should be asking. Finding and retaining talent is a top priority for integrators, and as we return to the workplace, Navigate is working with many integrators that are in

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The Dollarization Discipline

The Dollarization Discipline

The Dollarization Discipline shows organizations and marketers how to effectively communicate the economic value created by their products and services. Every day, good integration companies suffer because they create value for customers, yet they are unable to fully explain the value customers get from their solutions. Then the decision falls

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Are Your Project Managers Asking the Right Questions?

Are Your Project Managers Asking the Right Questions?

Most integrators are not asking the right questions. Often, when inquiring after the status of a project, people ask one or two questions: “How much is done?” and/or “Are we on schedule and on budget?” To which the replies are invariably: “Almost done, don’t worry” and/or “On time and on

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Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management for Integrators

On this episode of the AV Profession, Brad Malone joins Tim Albright to discuss human resource management.   How can integrators make sure that their human resources are where they’re supposed to be, when they’re supposed to be there? It can be a real juggling act when integrators are sharing

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real-time project numbers

Time is Money

  On this episode of The AV Profession, Brad Malone joins Tim Albright to discuss real-time project numbers – financials, hours, payroll – what are some of the key numbers that integrators need to get right?   Financials are always important, but they are also a lag measure.   “In

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