February, 2010

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Using a “Frontier Chart” to Evaluate and Plan Project Portfolio Strategy

Steve Shu Consulting

'The introduction of new product or service lines into an existing customer base is a challenge that companies often face with new business development. Sometimes the opportunities can be readily quantified using traditional financial analysis (e.g., using net present value, scenario, and waterfall buildup methods). At other times, there may be hazards of trying to quantify an opportunity too early in the process before conceptual alignment of the stakeholders.

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Consultant Ninja: Future Demand Borrowing, Revisited and.

Consultant Ninja

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Friday, February 26, 2010. Future Demand Borrowing, Revisited and Forecasted. This kind of closes my case on future demand borrowing , 2 months later.

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Don't Blame Haiti

The Nonprofit Consultant

I was reading an article a few days ago about an issue campaign that had been canceled and was struck by the sentence, "They blamed the tough economy and people focusing charitable efforts on Haiti for the lack of donations to their effort." Everybody knows the economy is tough, and that many donors have had to reduce their giving. It is also true that some donors have had to chose whether to give their recent gifts to "their usual causes" or to the emergency in Haiti.

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In London This Week

Chad Barr

Got on the Continental Saturday morning early flight from Cleveland to Newark and then continuing to London. The comfortable Business First accommodation allowed me to relax, listen to my favorite iPhone music (about 8000 selections to choose from), catch up on my reading and continue my preparation for the New Product Experience I am conducting with Alan Weiss next week in Rhode Island.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants: Office Annoyances and Jargon.

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, February 15, 2010. Office Annoyances and Jargon - Top 10. The top 10 lists are in, and here they are! LONDON (Reuters) - Grumpy colleagues, slow computers and office jargon are the things that annoy workers most, according to a survey on Wednesday. Office Annoyances: Grumpy or moody colleagues (37 percent). Slow computers (36).

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Latest Projects & More on Mergers

The Nonprofit Consultant

It's hard to believe that I've not posted here since December! In that time I've been hard at work in yet another Interim Executive Director (IED) position, as well as working with a local educational foundation on their strategic planning process, and teaching a grant writing workshop at a community foundation. It's been a busy several months, to say the least.

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Leveraging Social Media in Your Busines – Should You?

Chad Barr

I have recently received the catalog from Johnston & Murphy which does have some nice selections I must admit. What also caught my attention was actually the back cover which I scanned below. Notice how they promote their page on facebook with the enticement of finding exclusive offers and news. Are you leveraging the various aspects of social media such as facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others to communicate with your clients?

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