Tag Archives: Improve

Flatline… Subscriptions Will Be The Death Of Tech Jobs

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Chris Niccolls

When does a buzzword become a technology? It’s hard exactly, but “Subscription” is a great example. It started as a simple idea. Software sales groups spend a lot of time and money chasing after customers. They want customers to buy … Continue reading →

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Law Firms Get a Failing Grade In Document Review

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Chris Niccolls

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 →

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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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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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The General Electric Turnaround: Why We Can’t All Be Jack Welch!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Jack Welch is perhaps the world’s best known improvement guru. His transformation of GE not only took genius, it took guts and determination to convince a company that was doing pretty darn well that it had to do better. Not … 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 Basics: Six Secrets For Efficient Shared Services

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Every big corporation manages multiple shared services. Shared services are often a bit mysterious to a PMO, and improvement projects are sometimes overly complex. It is difficult enough to provide a service that can keep a single client happy, a … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: 8 Lessons Learned About Outsourcing

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

In our last “PMO Basics,” we covered the reasons and methods for building a lessons learned file. Today, we’re going to apply lessons learned to Outsourcing. Why single out outsourcing? There are several good reasons. First, the recent wave of  … 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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