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Tailoring the ISO 20700 Checklist to Your Consulting Projects

Effective Managers

This checklist, developed by ICMCI, provides an easy to implement guide that covers various aspects of a consulting project, from contracting, through delivery to the project’s closing. In addition, the standard provides twelve policies that are a resource for the consultant to use as a template for the development of clarifying documents.

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The Pursuit of a PhD Resembles an Apprenticeship Model, So I’ll Share Some Thoughts Along the Way

Steve Shu Consulting

I’ve started a journey to pursue a PhD in the area of behavioral finance. When pursuing a PhD, one has to synthesize a lot of tacit knowledge from many sources in order to develop facility and expertise. When pursuing a PhD, one has to synthesize a lot of tacit knowledge from many sources in order to develop facility and expertise.

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How and When to Use Timeboxes, Iterations, and Sprints to be Most Effective

Johanna Rothman

” and pointed to a phase-gate approach with documentation deliverables after each phase. That's because a finance person drew the lifecycle.). ” He said, “We'll deliver documents after each phase.” ” I said, “No, documents are not real deliverables. It's not a long document.

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Navigating the Crossroads: Project Management vs. Project Accounting Software

Progressus

Streamlining Communication and Collaboration in Remote Teams Problem: A software development company with a globally distributed team faced challenges in communication and collaboration. Budget Control: Helps avoid cost overruns and manage project finances proactively.

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Government Contracts Pricing Strategy – Ten Dynamic and Synergistic Pricing Practices

Granite Leadership Strategies

As part of a well-functioning business development system and a well-respected pricing strategy practice, keep your pricing team apprised of upcoming bids. Document, assess, and streamline your pricing processes and pricing artifacts as you go along. Ten of the most dynamic and synergistic pricing practices are right here.

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A Peek At The Difficulties of Incubating New Initiatives Within Large Companies

Steve Shu Consulting

Finance cycle of start-up opportunities (opportunity timing) does not align well with the long, finance planning cycles of large companies (sometimes can be 14+ month delays!). Sales and product development processes often need to be understood at more than the surface-level. Rinse, refine, increase committment, and repeat.

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Project Management Maturity Models: A Basis for Reaching Your Organization’s Business Success

Epicflow

OPM3 was developed by the experts of the Project Management Institute, so it’s considered as a standard for achieving organizational PM maturity. The Project Management Maturity Model developed by PM Solutions Consulting Company is a two-dimensional framework. Let’s examine some of them. . Let’s take a look at these levels. .