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Jan. 4, 2012

Mike Wittenstein and 1 other person answered this question

What New Year's resolutions will help you get more done in 2012?

If you're considering which projects to take one, consider this: If you can't finish it in 30 days, don't start. Better to have several small things finished than several large things that never make it to the finish line. more

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Dec. 20, 2011

Sonya Williams asked a question

What do you do to closeout the year & set your goals for next year?

Dec. 5, 2011

Brent Craine asked a question

What is the best direction to steer school districts when planning for the next 5 years?

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Oct. 28, 2011

Eric Brandenburg and 3 other people answered this question

To Start-Ups: what are the main challenges you faced with when planning and starting your business?

Currently during this economic climate gaining good finance deals can be extremely difficult for startup businesses. It is vital new enterprises carry out an adequate amount of market research and have realistic financial projections before trying to gain any investment. A strong business plan should ... more

Oct. 12, 2011

John Burch asked a question

What are the key components to successful strategic product planning?

Sept. 4, 2011

Maria Marsala asked a question

Established business owners don't create business plans. What do you call this business development?

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Aug. 31, 2011

Charlie Judy asked a question

Could O.K.R.'s adequately replace the traditional competency framework for measuring performance?

July 3, 2011

Rajni Mehra and 1 other person commented on a brief

Lessons from Project Management: 101 ways to organize your life

Very well documented, detailed article. It really brings in the essence of application of project management even in personal lives. Good work!Keep it up more

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June 2, 2011

Mark Gandy answered this question

Does anyone have a definition for "Driver-Based Planning"?

Hard to respond without using the word 'driver' in the definition. In short, I'd suggest driver-based planning starts with finding the root cause for revenues and expenses which are then called drivers. Building a plan around drivers focuses on the heart and core of what ... more

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April 15, 2011

Michael Krigsman commented on this post

Lessons from Failure

I'm thrilled to see HBR focusing on this issue. When it comes to IT projects, the topic of failure has been taboo and off the radar for too long. It's time to acknowledge that no enterprise vendor and no enterprise customer is immune to project ... more

March 18, 2011

Vivek Mannige and 1 other person answered this question

What are some things that companies fail to plan for when implementing mobility?

Companies often fail to distinguish between enterprise-grade mobile solutions and mobile apps built on-the-fly. Enterprise-grade solutions are built considering a rugged architecture that can stand up to load as well as be easy to modify (requirements are ever-changing!). Mobile apps built on the fly work ... more

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Feb. 15, 2011

Charles Freeland and 1 other person answered this question

Under what economic conditions should a business invest in growth vs build its reserves?

In my opinion, a business should invest in growth when the market is down, in preparation for when the market is on the upswing. more

Feb. 13, 2011

Bob Light and 3 other people answered this question

How do you hold employees accountable to their budgets?

Decapititate the first one to go over, and the rest will quickly move to comply... Ok, a bit extreme, but the previous answers are all good so I had to come up with something different.
Actually, your question is a bit vague. Are you interested ... more

Feb. 8, 2011

Bob Dawson and 1 other person answered this question

How do you build a business plan?

The key to building a business plan, no matter what book or other template you use to get it started (and by started I mean successfully completed) is to treat it as a plan and not a book that sits on your shelf. A business ... more

Feb. 5, 2011

Fazny Zavahir and 1 other person answered this question

Is there such a thing as good debt?

Or....why not invest in debt securities as opposed to having negative balance!!!

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