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How To Source A Professional Commerical Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Contractor By : Suzy Powell Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning or HVAC as its known is a costly investment. There are plenty of contractors to choose from so what tangibles can you seek to ensure that the contractor is reputable, accredited and ethical. This article highlights how to identify the professional and reputable contractor. How To Become The Masterful Project Management By : Rich Talbot If you were mingling in a business meeting and someone introduced themselves as a Project Manager, would you really know what they did? It's a prized professional skill if you can master it properly, and it's easier than you think. Becoming An Expert In Project Time Estimating By : Rich Talbot Project planning requires good project estimating to produce an achievable project schedule and a greater chance of on-time delivery. An essential skill to good project management is accurate time estimation. Software That Benefits Homeowners Association By : Graham McKenzie You can rule out 50 percentage of the property management software on the market if you focus first on what you 'really' are looking for. The two major mistakes lots of people make is (1) buying software that is overkill for their needs or (2) going for the cheapest alternative and getting software that has defects and doesn't fit their need. Absolving Investment Property Managerial Woes By : Graham McKenzie Investors know that managing an investment property is a difficult task. It involves dealing with upkeep, keeping tenants and collecting rent payments. This can turn into more than a full-time job. Property Management And Accounting Software By : Graham McKenzie The real estate backer has often been seduced by recent-night infomercials which word great wealth with no struggle and little investment. Telecom Disaster Planning - What You Need to Know to Get Started By : Nermine Shaker What if your company couldn't use its computers for a day? How about your phones? Any phone system outage, even if it's a short one, could result in financial losses and inconvenience for your business. Can you afford this disruption? Most businesses can't. Many adverse effects of interruption of service could be minimized or even eliminated with some advanced planning. Getting To Grips With Gantt Charts By : Rich Talbot Most users of MS Project will agree that the Gantt chart is the most important and useful scheduling feature of this project management application. Many of whom will use the Gantt chart and not much else. They may use the Resource Sheet for resources and possibly the Network Diagram view, but for the most part the Gantt chart will be the most often employed. Planning A Career Shift To Project Management? By : Rich Talbot So you have a burning ambition to make a career shift, with the intention of becoming a Project Manager. Perhaps your current employment role is unsatisfactory, perhaps you are looking for a new challenge, or perhaps you are looking for a complete change in your vocation. Rental Properties with Accounting Software By : Graham McKenzie When it comes to managing rental properties, nothing is more helpful than reliable accounting software. Undoubtedly, this software makes your various tasks much easier, helping you get them done faster and more efficiently. Is Your Work Meaningless? Here's How To Accomplish What's Important Every Day By : Anne Sedler If you're allowing every interruption to consistently derail your agenda then you may be sending the signal to others that your own work is meaningless. Here are some ways to make sure you achieve your goals each day and accomplish your important tasks without interruptions. How To Perfect Your Telecom Audit Process By : Nermine Shaker Telecom audit is an important process for any organization. Human error, failure to pay close attention to details, constraint of time in checking long telecom bills, and insufficient knowledge of new technology and regulations - these mistakes can take a toll on the revenue of a company. Project Management Course Choices Abound By : John Reiling The topic of Project Management is very popular among professionals today, as PM skills can really help to advance your career. Choosing the right PMC becomes the next challenge many professionals who want to build their project management skills. Team Building is a Waste of Money By : Rune Aresvik External team building events do not lead to successful teams. Save money and ensure success by starting your project the right way. So What Exactly Are Infrastructure Funds Anyway? By : Anna Stenning Infrastructure funds offer a great long term investment opportunity, and this article explains exactly what they are. Getting The Project Team Together By : Rich Talbot The most imperative part of any project is the team. Whether they are chosen and appointed by you or are imposed on you by the project brief - be they directly employed, freelance, contractors, suppliers, consultants or other partners - gaining their commitment to the project is of cardinal importance to its success. What Project Team Size is Best? By : Art Pennington Books, articles, papers and studies have been published for decades, all coming to the same conclusion. More people applied to projects bring a greater decline in productivity and quality. It does seem logical that, for large projects, a large team is required but that is absolutely not the case. How To Avoide Project Failures By : Rich Talbot Every Project Manager, at the outset of his or her project, is confident of its success. However, not all projects are destined for successful completion; but knowing what causes the failure of projects in general will go a long way to assisting you to avoid the failure of your own. The Best Way To Improve Productivity Using Microsoft Project By : Rich Talbot Project Management software can dramatically improve the productivity of any project: large and lengthy or small and brief. Benefits of a Document Management System for Version Control By : Jim Kemp When creating documents using a version control system, the author has the capability of recording snapshots of their document at any point in the document life cycle. This permits the author to lock in a version of the document for historical purposes that can be referenced later in the development cycle. The Three Stages Of Geotechnical Engineering By : Dominic Donaldson An article explaining the process of checking a site for a potential engineering project. How Railway And Harbor Design Is Looking To The Future By : Dominic Donaldson An article about some of the considerations that engineers have to take on board when dealing with large scale projects that involve transport. A Tale of Two Projects By : Robert Howard A short story about how a single project can take on two distinctly different personalities. PMP Practice for Project Management Professional Certification By : Jacquelyn Donner Candidates become accustomed to the official pmp practice exam through taking as many tests as possible, with timers, review options and everything included. How To Hire A Professional Commercial Painting Contractor By : Tim Evans This article details how to hire a commercial painting contractor. The article offer advice including insurance requirements, references and various application techniques. Improve Maturity with Capabilities By : Robert Howard In today's fast-paced business environment, businesses need a performance framework that can grow over time, be benchmarked against the competition, and stretch the imagination of employees and stakeholders. Capabilities and maturity models can better position your business for future competition and unforeseen threats and opportunities. Understanding Commonly Used Six Sigma Methodologies By : Tony Jacowski A simple definition of Six Sigma would be that it is a quality management system with three main objectives (i.e., reducing costs, improving quality and achieving highly efficient business processes) wherein the defect rate never exceeds 3.4 per million opportunities that might exist for such defects to occur. So, how exactly does Six Sigma manage to achieve such seemingly loftier goals and objectives? 6 Common Reasons IT Projects Fail By : Alice Khosravy A project can fail for a combination of reasons. By understanding why projects fail, outsourcers can plan ahead to avoid potential problems. Hoshin Planning: Making the Strategic Plan Work By : Tony Jacowski In the current business scenario, organizations strive towards exceeding the customer's expectations and achieving a competitive edge over rivals. This comes as an outcome of the long term planning, an achievable vision towards the goal and continuous improvement in the processes. Lean And Creative Six Sigma To Solve Real-Life Issues By : Tony Jacowski Lean Six Sigma is a very systematic and comprehensive approach towards solving real-life problems. Lean is popular for the accuracy in analysis, logic backed by data, easy improvement metrics and quantifiable benefits and cost savings. Lean: Six Steps With Review Points By : Tony Jacowski Lean Six Sigma is a philosophy that aims at the improvement in value provision to the customer, improvement in process flows and elimination of waste. Lean deals with waste by shortening the time gap between the order and the shipment. The organization is based on six steps for continuous improvement. These steps are value, value stream, flow, pull, perfection and replication. A Practical Approach To The Successful Practice Of 5S By : Tony Jacowski Most of us would like to work in clean and tidy workplaces. Often the productivity of employees will be affected by how the workplace is arranged. A cluttered, untidy place will put off employees and there will be large amount of waste in such cases. Cutting-Edge Methods Help Target Call Center Waste By : Tony Jacowski There are different activities undertaken in call centers; planning, call routing, after-call operations, research operations on unresolved calls, reporting and staff scheduling. The most important function is the handling of calls, inbound as well as outbound. This function is repeated a number of times throughout the day and needs lots of improvement. Six Sigma Project Reviews By : Tony Jacowski Communication is an integral part of Six Sigma projects. It starts from the project charter and moves ahead with the project reviews, also called milestones or tollgate reviews. The project charter defines all major issues related to the project, right from the start to the planned "last date", process problems, relevance of the processes, process goals, measurements and so on. Lean Management Tools and Six Sigma Integration By : Tony Jacowski An overview of lean management tools and how they relate to six sigma integration. Six Sigma Training vs. Total Quality Management By : Tony Jacowski Many are of the view that the Six Sigma Training and Total Quality management is the same; in other words it (TQM) is an old wine in a new bottle (Six Sigma). However, Six Sigma and TQM are two different things, with Six Sigma being relatively newer than TQM. The Kaizen Philosophy By : Tony Jacowski Simply put, Kaizen is a philosophy of continuous improvement. The more popular way of applying Kaizen is by undertaking blitz or focused bursts for the improvement in business. In the Japanese context, it is applied to every aspect of life, but the major utility you will find in America is mostly for work processes. Using Lean Six Sigma Training To Reduce Excess And Obsolete Inventory By : Tony Jacowski Lean Six Sigma is a preferred solution to sort out the problem of excess inventory. Lean Six Sigma solutions have proved to be extremely useful in tackling the problem over the years. There are various high level and low-level root causes for this problem. Managing The Change To A Continuously Improving Culture By : Tony Jacowski Six Sigma is a methodology for solving complex situations, as well as for continuous sustained improvements. Continuous improvement is about small improvements undertaken in the organization at various levels at the micro level of process and practices. It is about bringing about small changes that can improve the quality of the processes and the output as well. Role of Facilitators, Mediators and Arbitrators in Six Sigma Projects By : Tony Jacowski In any organization, the most important resource is the human resource. And with human nature comes the situations of disputes. In Six Sigma projects, we will find situations where there is a need for dispute resolution. The reasons for disputes vary; it maybe distrust among individuals or rivalries. How To Project Manage Like A Professional, Even If You're Not By : john mce As the old saying goes if you fail to plan, you plan to fail and this is an excellent ethos for any new project manager. Careful preparation rather than jumping straight in at the deep end can save you and your team, time, money and effort. The Concept Of Zero Defects In Six Sigma By : Tony Jacowski We have often heard the concept of zero defects in relation to Six Sigma. Six Sigma is defined as 3.4 defects per million opportunities, allowing for a process shift up to 1.5 sigma. Road Map For Six Sigma Trained Green Belts By : Tony Jacowski In the Six Sigma organizational structures, the Six Sigma trained Black Belts play the critical role of analysis and problem solving. They are assisted in their activities and other Six Sigma project functions by the Green Belts. Six Sigma Training - Employee Assessments By : Tony Jacowski An important consideration of Six Sigma is the fact that the productivity of employees is dependent upon their level of satisfaction. For the success of the business, the assessment of employee contributions is useful. An assessment of all business processes at their top performance levels is vital to meet the challenges in this competitive world. What Is DFSS And How Does It Compare To DMAIC? By : Tony Jacowski When an organization decides to bring about improvements or changes into the organizational process, a good solution is to use Six Sigma methodology. There are methodologies such as DMAIC and DFSS, which are useful to bring about improvement in the existing processes and products, and even the development of new products and processes. Theory Of Constraints And Six Sigma By : Tony Jacowski Six-Sigma is a methodology that aims at high performance using a data driven approach. It aims at reducing defects in the work processes and delivers valuable products according to the requirements of customers. The objective is to eliminate defects that have a negative impact on customer satisfaction levels. Various Levels Of Six Sigma Training and Certification By : Tony Jacowski The objective of the Six Sigma methodology is to reduce defects by improving processes and products and services. It involves identification of problem areas and rectification by formulating various techniques. The entire process involves lots of data collection and data analysis to be done using the various tools that Six Sigma provides. The attempt is to cut costs and reduce wastage of resources. The Five W's and One H Approach to Six Sigma By : Tony Jacowski A Six Sigma project is generally undertaken to bring about changes in the process and products for improved productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction. Its aim is the reduction of defects and reaching a quality standard of 6 sigma. The Five W's and One H approach can be effective in understanding a process or product taken up for improvement. Evaluating Six Sigma Certified Team Performance By : Tony Jacowski Six Sigma projects are not dependent on the best tools and data and the improvement methods as much as they are on the effective teams. All team members contribute to the success of the project. Evaluating team performance follows the same principle as evaluating any performance. Geographically Scattered Six Sigma Certified Project Teams By : Tony Jacowski Six Sigma projects are, more often than not, based on the assumptions that the units under consideration will be in close geographical vicinity, mainly in the same physical plant. Leading a Six Sigma team is itself a challenge - and when it comes to managing teams at different locations scattered over vast geographical areas, it becomes even tougher.
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