Missy Pitcher, MPA, PMP, CSM

What is a Project Pulse Check and Does Your Project Need One?

Understanding the Project Pulse Check  In the realm of project management, ensuring the health and vitality of your projects is paramount to success. Just as individuals need regular check-ups to monitor their well-being, projects also require periodic assessments to gauge their progress, identify potential issues, and recalibrate strategies if necessary. We like to refer to […]

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How to Choose a PM Vendor for Software Updates

Our desktop computers, tablets and smartphones have spoiled us with automatic software upgrades. The typical smartphone can update and restart in less than 5 minutes. Desktop computers often update overnight, and we don’t even know it took place. Business-critical software systems require painstaking planning and effort to manage updates for the benefit of the organization.

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Five Tips for Preparing for a New Software Release Project

Mission-critical software will always be updated by the vendor; generally, updates are released every other year. The first decision an organization must make is whether to invest in the new release. Often, software vendors will allow customers to skip a release or two, due to the burdens an update can put on internal resources. If

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Has Your Organization Embraced the Project Economy?

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, a thought leader in project management and strategy implementation, believes “The Project Economy” has arrived and is poised to replace operations as the engine of growth throughout the global marketplace. He suggests that projects are displacing operations as the primary economic force and the Project Management Institute (PMI) seems to be in full

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Software End-of-Life Support Can Trigger Need for BPM

In our experience, many organizations miss out on the benefits of repeatable processes for a multitude of reasons. However, we know that eventually, a situation will arise that will force an organization to support a major initiative to embrace business process management (BPM) and business process improvement.  The most common catalyst is the billing software

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