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A Game Of Money Laundering, Part 1

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Wherever illegal money exists, there is a need to “launder” that money so that it can be used in the legitimate economy. In the earlier part of the 20th century, most “money laundering” schemes came from criminal activities. American and … Continue reading →

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Google Changes The Ediscovery Landscape

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

The big new app for 2012 just might be Google’s Apps Vault. Just released in the last days of Q1, this tool sits on top of Google Apps and simplify management of your firm’s documents. This tool will be enormously … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: Massive Savings Hidden In Documents

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Today’s best solution often cause tomorrow’s biggest problem. Consider the baby diaper, the humble nappy. Pampers, the first practical disposable diaper, was introduced in 1961. Like any new product it was a less than perfect solution. They used wood pulp … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: Developing A TAR Pilot Project

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Project managers are taught that the most expensive method of resolving a dispute is litigation. Yet the number of corporate lawsuits keeps rising, as does the number of documents in each lawsuit. If you’ve never worked with a legal review … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: Time To Open The “Office of Email”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Not too long ago we looked at Atos, an $11 Billion IT firm that decided to kill email. They did considerable internal research and concluded that rather than contributing to profitability, email is a massive drain on profitability and needs … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: How To Negotiate like a PAWN Star

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Project management is all around us. We see it all the time, but it doesn’t necessarily register as project management. One of the most common elements of project management…. Or just plain old management… is negotiation. Very few of us have been … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: Quantifying The Benefits of Happiness – A Focus On SECRETARIES (PART 2)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

In our last blog we looked at how secretaries evolved into administrative assistants. This transition was driven by changes in technology (word processing, email, voice mail, etc.) and changes in the labor market (women with college degrees didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: Increase Happiness AND Productivity… Look At Secretaries (PART 1)

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Secretaries… do you still use that term? Years ago, when “secretary” became synonymous with, “We’re paying you less because you’re a woman”, the title became an insult. Corporations changed the title to “administrative assistant,” but not much else changed. This … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: 8 People Projects For 2012!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Will 2012 be the year of people projects? Over the past few years, changes in the economy have driven changes in business models. However, this has largely been a reactive change, without a clear plan for changing staffing in the … Continue reading →

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Genius PMO: Plan Projects for the New Post Office

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

One of the big changes we can expect in 2012 is the restructuring of the US Post Office. The post office is one of those things that you expect to always be there. You drop off a letter in the mail … Continue reading →

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