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Networking has always been an important activity for everyone – especially professionals on the move. The fact is, no matter where you want to go, you can probably get there faster, and more efficiently, if you have a good network. Networking can also be a great deal of fun.

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If you conduct effective market research what are the things you can learn?

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In today’s economy, managers of all kinds are under pressure to right-size their businesses or business units. With the contraction of the economy, sales decreases trigger the need for rethinking, resizing, and reshaping throughout any organization. Projects and programs are no different. Let’s take a look.

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Two methods of capital budgeting often used on project and in project portfolio management are internal rate of return(IRR) and net present value(NPV). They are close cousins but take a little bit of a different look at the value of a project. They are both time based and bothrelayed to cash flows over time on a project.

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Microsoft Project has grown and expanded well past the basic scheduling and planning tool represented by the desktop version of MS Project.  Regardless of the version you use, the basic MS Project desktop version is still a great and widely used tool.  However, online project management, with collaborative features, has also been integrated with MS [...]

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Project reporting is very important because it enables us to keep our stake holders informed as to the project progress, decisions, achievements, and issues. However, often reporting is done around a certain specific format that you as a project manager, or your stakeholders, may find to fall short of the information needed – or worse, provide a lot of extraneous information that does not add value. It is important to capture the essence of project objectives and map them to the reporting routine.

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Certification is worthwhile, and individuals must make the choice on what subjects to spend their time. While many situations do not require it, ‘mobile’ employees and contractors that move from position to position, as well as internal employees who want to advance, will be benefit the most from certification. If nothing else, it gives confidence and indicates a high level of motivation – not bad things to have!

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