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Category Archives: Project Management
This is New (To You)!
In a previous post, I discussed the reality that on average only 40% of a company’s ERP solution has been deployed. I bring this up again because of an innocent question posed by a client during a follow-up conversation related to a reference call he had received.
A DIY System
In my position at Spitfire Management, I spend a lot of time at my desk working on a computer, so I relish the opportunities to do other things away from the office. I consider myself somewhat handy. I take pride in doing a good job and doing it myself. I don’t mind getting my hands dirty and learning new skills.
TweetNo Need to Reinvent
In my role at Spitfire Management, I have the opportunity to speak to many people who are in need of a project management system for their company. Since we deal mainly with construction companies such as contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, design/build companies and owner/developers, we understand the needs of these various constituencies. We’ve found that each one has a specific workflow or a particular way to handle various tasks within the company. There is never a one-size-fits-all approach to dealing with these companies.
TweetDon’t Talk Yourself Out of It
Have you ever had an idea or inkling to do something, or even a plan or a contract, that then fizzled because you talked yourself out of it?
Recently, I had the desire to reach out to someone I had known in high school. We had been best friends then, so I thought it would be interesting to see if there was any connection still between us despite more than 25 years of non-contact. But then I started to talk myself out of it: “It is best to leave the past in the past; people change; this will be pointless; too much time has passed; we’re strangers now, why bother?”
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