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Category Archives: Project Management Office
Project Manager: The Best New Career For Operation Managers?
I recently read an article by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, “Re-Humanising Work and Organizations Through Projects“. Antonio raises an interesting point. Typical positions in operation have changed. Automation and management systems have taken over. Operations managers once had great latitude and followed their instincts, … Continue reading
Outsourcing In the Age Of Disruption
President Elect, Donald John Trump. That’s going to take some getting used to. For everyone. His campaign told us that he would make America Grate again, and it does indeed Grate on the world’s collective nerves. The Japanese stock market … Continue reading
Posted in Common Sense Contracting, Decision Making, Project Management Office, Robots, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Election, election, Robot, technology, Trump
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Volkswagen: Why Corporations Choose To Lie
By now everyone has heard the story of how Volkswagen created software to cheat Federal Air pollution standards. The software was aware when the car was hooked into analysis equipment that measured pollution. When it was tested, the software would … Continue reading
Posted in Improvement, Project Management Office
Tagged Analysis, corporations, Crime
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Law Firms Get a Failing Grade In Document Review
Outsourcing is big business! Today, just about every firm today outsources something. Big firms, little firms, manufacturers, accountants, lawyers and technology firms. All big corporations perform certain common functions: payroll, accounting, PC support, and so on. When you’re ready to … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, Delivering Services, Project Management Office
Tagged Document Review, Improve, law
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Change Management… Under the Gun (Part I of III)
We live in a time of unprecedented change. The balance of world power has changed, shifting from a singular superpower to a group of rising economies, with China in the lead. Domestic demographics are changing, with political power rapidly abandoning … Continue reading
Will New York City Kill Linear Document Review?
The Bloomberg administration has announced that the City of New York will now fight Civil Rights lawsuits, instead of offering small settlements. Deciding to fight more cases as a cost-control mechanism creates a tipping point for lawsuits, and document reviews. … Continue reading
The Republican Party: Three Problems In 2013
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
PMO Genius: Rule The Bizarro World!
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
Jamie Dimon Needs A Good Project Manager!
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
Posted in Decision Making, Improvement, Continuous or Not, Project Management Office
Tagged Congress, Jamie Dimon, JPMC, PMO, Project Management, Quality, Risk
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