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The Difference Between Typical Project Management And Six Sigma
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) became an
accepted standard (as established by the Project Management
Institute) that is still widely used in many industries around
the world. At a basic level, many of the methodologies advocated
by PMBoK and Six Sigma have a great deal in common. Both seek to
establish a sound plan; identify and communicate with
stakeholders; conduct regular reviews; and manage schedule,
cost, and resources.
Six Sigma is not just another project management ...Read the rest of this entry »
Customer Relationship Management
Changing consumer attitudes are driving Customer Relationship
Management. Fuelled by Internet induced expectations and an even
increasing mood of self reliance among customers, companies have
to compete in an environment where communication, buying
processes, data management, delivery and service are
all-important in the battle for longterm, profitable
relationships.
Customers now require:
- Control over the buying process (information, comparison,
selection, easy to find, use and respond to)
- ...Read the rest of this entry »
Los Angeles County's Tough Telecom Expense Management Standards
Call accounting and tracking system helps County with cost
allocation
Los Angeles County's two-month search for a turnkey call
accounting and tracking system to control telecom expenses in
over 125 County locations ended in a contract with Telsoft
Solutions to install MegaCall, a robust enterprise-level
call-tracking system ideal for corporate telecom expense
management. "The county of Los Angeles was seeking an in-house
call accounting program to track and allocation costs for calls
placed ...Read the rest of this entry »
Basic Management Skills
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are
working at less than 60 % of their potential. Basic management
skills training is guaranteed to change all this and at such
little cost
Manager in context
Most of my adult life has been spent working as a supervisor or
manager on industrial projects throughout the world. As the
years passed I have become more and more convinced that the
supervisor is the most critical of all roles in industry. The
supervisor controls the key ...Read the rest of this entry »