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    PSOs: How to prevent customers uttering the scariest statement of all

    LinkedIn0Share0Tweet0Pin0Email0 As professional services organizations (PSOs) know all-too-well, there are several worrisome statements that customers can utter, and quite a few alarming ones as well. However, there’s one announcement in particular that’s enough to send chills up and down the spine of even the hardiest, most battle-tested executive or project manager: “We don’t understand this […]

    The best tools for managing project resources

    LinkedIn0Share0Tweet0Pin0Email0 It’s no secret that the world of project management has changed dramatically in the last decade. Global trends toward decentralized teams, mobile workforces and cloud-based computing have fundamentally altered the way work gets done. While virtual meetings and teams with multiple offshore members were once the exception, they are now commonplace, especially at the […]

    Top 5 tools for the modern-day IT team

    LinkedIn0Share0Tweet0Pin0Email0 What does an IT team do? If you were to ask 100 IT professionals that question, you’d probably get 100 different answers. But you’d also find a common thread, because there’s one characteristic that’s common to all IT teams: they’re in charge of the technology and tools that allow the business to function. In […]

    What has to change about change management

    LinkedIn0Share0Tweet0Pin0Email0 Philosophers believe that the question “what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?” is hypothetical, and therefore destined for the realm of speculation instead of analysis. However, if these same philosophers trade in their chair at the neighborhood café for a seat in the enterprise boardroom, they’ll quickly realize that this paradox […]

    WHERE_TO_PUT.CONSTANTS | Tasktop

    When writing software, some conversations happen over and over again. Over the years, I’ve seen different solutions to the same problem that I’d like to share with you. One of those conversations go something like this, even though the answer might differ depending on the team or component. Bob: Hey, I have some string literals...

    How visibility fulfills the promise of the transparent enterprise

    LinkedIn0Share0Tweet0Pin0Email0 In recent years, many organizations have made significant investments in training and technology to evolve into a transparent enterprise. And while it is hard to imagine any organization concluding that their attempt was a total failure or a misguided effort, many are nevertheless asking themselves the same thing: “what are we doing wrong?” The […]

    5 questions to help professional services organizations improve their bid-to-win ratio

    LinkedIn0Share0Tweet0Pin0Email0 Over the last several years, professional service organizations (PSOs) have experienced an unprecedented level of disruption and change – and employees hoping that the journey ahead will (finally!) offer a nice stretch of peaceful, easy sailing need to reset their expectations: because it is all hands on deck as both competition and customer expectations […]