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Project Resource Management 2009: Tools, Processes, and Challenges

Nineteen-page report summarizing the findings produced by the 2009 Project Resource Management survey.
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Using Collaborative Processes to Improve Business Performance (and Relationships)

In this paper we document the importance of business processes as a foundation for effective work, discuss the role that collaboration can play in developing business processes and improving the buy-in of cross-functional business processes, and suggest a 10-step process to develop them.
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Project Time Management: The Foundation for Effective Resource Management

Presents a definition and general steps for implementing project time management, tips for implementation, and benefits of a time management solution.
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Building the Bridge Between Strategic Planning and Project Management

Provides rationale for why strategic plans become dust catchers and a solution to the major problems in strategic planning.
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Why Do You Need a PMO

Highlights why executives need PMOs to improve business results of complex projects.
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How to Construct an Effective Project Schedule Using Microsoft Office Project

Presents suggestions for constructing effective schedules in Microsoft® Project and tips for avoiding common schedule construction pitfalls.
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Picking the Good Ones: Project Selection for Executives

Suggests a set of key guidelines for decision makers to use as they select projects that will have greatest likelihood for success.
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Staffing Projects for Success: Back to The Basics

Presents 4 key qualities for staffing successful project teams.
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What Project DNA Are You Replicating?

Extends the concept of organizational DNA to large projects and illustrates how you can optimize your project DNA to improve your changes of project success.
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10 Questions Executives Should Ask About Content Management

Presents a list of ten key questions executive teams need to address to help them define their strategy and determine initial content management projects.
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Competence, Performance, and Competency Models

Presents an overview of how competencies can be used to drive performance, criteria for good competency models, and an approach to competency modeling that avoids typical problems.
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Guidelines for Successful Competency Modeling Initiatives

Recommends research-based principles for successful competency modeling.
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Managing Competencies to Produce Business Results

Outlines a competency management strategy that ties learning to business results.
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How to Develop a Comprehensive e-Learning Strategy

Suggests a comprehensive architecture you can use to guide your e-Learning strategy.
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The Top 5 Reasons to Have a Comprehensive Change Management Plan

A short, humorous look at why firms should carefully manage change resulting from a new project.
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The Performance-Centered Design & Development Methodology

Presents an approach to improve software usability through performance-centered design and development activities.
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A Difference in Perspectives: Subject Matter vs. Performance-based Training

Presents a comparison of subject matter training with performance-based training design and development.
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Cost-Benefit Considerations for Performance Support Systems

Presents "performance support" as a viable solution when implementing complex systems that will have a large number of users. First, some background on performance support is presented. Next, a method for estimating and comparing overall costs and benefits is detailed. The paper concludes with a summary that proposes a cost-benefit approach analyzing performance support efficacy.
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Make "Knowledge Nuggets" A Part of Your e-Learning Solution

Introduces critical concepts for and presents information to assist in incorporating knowledge into e-Learning solutions.
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