Author Archives: Chris Niccolls

Which Location Has the Best Outsourcing Deal?

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Chris Niccolls

Not too long ago, the outsourcing of corporate office jobs was synonymous with India. Big news stories showed example after example of work successfully outsourced to India, yielding enormous savings.  Years ago, when IBM was the biggest and most recognizable name in computers, … Continue reading →

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Will The Republican Party Change By 2016?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Chris Niccolls

The 2012 election could have been about immigration reform, or putting a budget in place, or world peace. But, as we know, it wasn’t. Instead, the agenda was largely for each candidate to attack the accomplishments and highlight the failures … Continue reading →

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The Republican Party: Three Problems In 2013

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

The Republican party has a big problem, a really big problem. The 2012 Presidential elections dealt the Republicans a crushing blow. The loss in the popular vote was greater than expected, but the loss in the electoral college was devastating. … Continue reading →

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Holiday Spooktacular: Are Evil Forces Holding Back Your Projects?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Do evil spirits control your workplace? Have your projects been cursed? Is your PMO hunted by failed and stalled projects? If that’s the case, then today’s Halloween special edition will show you how to cleanse your environment of dark influences, … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: Rule The Bizarro World!

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

When you manage projects, a big part of your effectiveness is derived from common knowledge and a database, not necessarily a formal database, of what works and what doesn’t. In the last decade, everyone in a corporation “knows” certain basic … Continue reading →

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Barclays Scandal Shows Need for Better Executive Management Reporting

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Bob Diamond, the former head of Barclays Bank, stepped down from heading the bank because of the LIBOR scandal. Essentially, LIBOR is a calculation that set the borrowing rate in the UK for different markets; for each of these markets … Continue reading →

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Jamie Dimon Needs A Good Project Manager!

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

A few blogs ago we talked about how undisclosed risk in any operation or project can completely change the game. What used to be the right choice may now the wrong one, when you don’t know the whole story. The … Continue reading →

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PowerSearch: A New Way To Pay For Ediscovery

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

I don’t know about you, but I’m still sifting through all the information I collected during Legal Tech in February. Changes in ediscovery, Google’s release of their new Vault product, and Amazon’s ongoing reduction in the cost of storage and … Continue reading →

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Money Laundering… The Vatican Connection

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

A lot of people were very confused when the Pope’s butler was arrested, and told it had to do the growing scandal at the Vatican Bank. Some said, “How does a butler have anything to do with Banking?”; others said, … Continue reading →

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Stop Burning Money: Learning From JPMC’s Financial Mistakes

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

If you’re a long time reader of this blog, you know that for some time we’ve been discussing project management in the largest possible sense. For many, project management is all about managing the schedule and budget of a project. … Continue reading →

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