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Posted in Process Mapping, Project Management on Dec 2nd, 2011
This was a short week on blog postings, will get back into the routine again next week after the Thanksgiving holiday. Any feedback on the tutorials will be most welcome. The Tutorials are coming … the tutorials are coming Posted in Process Mapping on Dec 1st, 2011 We are finalizing the tutorials for TaskMap 4 [...]
Posted in Change Management, Project Management on Nov 18th, 2011
Thinking Things Through with Mike Cunningham This week, we are introducing a new feature, a video blog of one of the posts from the week. Please let me know if you like this feature. Podcast Thinking Things Through mpg3 audio file Project and Processes (responses to the questions) Posted in Change Management, Process Mapping, Project [...]
Posted in Process Mapping, Project Management on Oct 21st, 2011
Thoughts matter: How thoughts affect our actions in everyday life Posted in Change Management, Project Management on Oct 20th, 2011 I recently was at a meeting where someone outlined how we sometimes get off track and react negatively to situations. The presenter was talking about was Dorothy Day and a book called Tools Matter; [...]
Posted in Legal processes, Process Discovery, Project Management on Sep 30th, 2011
Towards Perfection Posted in Project Management on Sep 29th, 2011 On occasions, I get to do some volunteer work in Prison. I visit a facility weekly in Massachusetts and have recently been running a Setting Goals program. There are always nuggets of wisdom that I come to expect come from these sessions; and this week [...]
Posted in Change Management, Compliance, Process Analysis, Process Discovery, Process Improvement, Process Mapping, Project Management on Sep 27th, 2011
We have just added a great new resource to the BPM Blog, with over 250 topics and posts out there we thought it would be helpful for you to find topics of interest and not just use the search engine. Here is the link http://taskmap.com/wordpress/bpm-blog-sitemap/ The BPM Blog site Map will help you find topical [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Analysis, Process Mapping, Project Management on Aug 15th, 2011
Last week’s blog had a number of interesting topics, from web publishing with Office 2010 to the use of SWOT analysis techniques in your BPM project. Hope you had a great weekend. Mike Cunningham Using the SWOT technique in your BPM project Posted in Change Management, Process Analysis, Project Management on Aug 12th, 2011 To [...]
Posted in Change Management, Compliance, Process Mapping on Jul 29th, 2011
This week’s blog sees Dan Anderton guest blogging for us on the SOX Compliance front again. His detailed articles will be a help to anyone looking for help with their SOX project. Have a great weekend. Mike Cunningham The problems with setting goals Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Process Mapping, Project Management on [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Process Mapping, Project Management on Jul 15th, 2011
Interesting set of posts this week with a general theme of starting up new projects. Hope you are all enjoying your summer. Mike Cunningham We cannot automate everything Posted in Change Management, Process Analysis on Jul 14th, 2011 In every BPM project, it seems we look continuously for those things that can be automated. [...]
Posted in Project Management, Uncategorized on Jul 1st, 2011
For those of you in the US, a very Happy 4th of July celebration, for everyone else in the world, enjoy your weekend. A reflective week of blog posts for your reading. Sincerely, Mike Cunningham On being undefeatable Posted in Change Management, Project Management, Uncategorized on Jun 30th, 2011 Someone recently [...]
Posted in Change Management, Project Management on Jun 21st, 2011
Obama technology Czar leaves government for Harvard fellowship Posted in Project Management, Uncategorized on Jun 20th, 2011 Article first published as Obama IT Czar leaves D.C. for Harvard on Technorati. Will his successor follow his ambitious 25 point plan? After two and half years on the job, Vivek Kundra has resigned as Chief Information [...]
Posted in Project Management, Uncategorized on Jun 14th, 2011
See recent posts including our new SOX Expert TaskMap Edition announcement. Project Management by delegation Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 13th, 2011 One way to ensure buy-in for the project is to transfer goals and responsibilities during the kick-off meeting. Make it clear who is responsible for each task and gain acceptance during the [...]
Posted in Process Discovery, Process Mapping on May 27th, 2011
This weeks summary covers all of the Creating a Task Library, plus more details on TaskMap 4. Thanks for all the comments and traffic on this topic. I will be considering making a webinar on this topic for the coming weeks. Have a great Memorial Day weekend if you are in the USA, and if [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Process Mapping on May 23rd, 2011
This week has five articles to learn how to justify and build a task library. Hope you enjoy the summary posts. Mike Cunningham Building a Task Library: Part Three continued: Selecting tools to capture, publish and maintain the library Posted in Process Discovery, Process Mapping on May 20th, 2011 If you have been following [...]
Posted in Change Management, Project Management on May 13th, 2011
Some very interesting posts this week, including a “direction setting for life” one from Christina J. Valenzuela on Wednesday. Have a great weekend … Mike Cunningham Summary Dealing with deviousness and dishonesty in projects Posted in Change Management, Project Management on May 12th, 2011 Sooner or later, and it’s usually sooner, we all have [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Project Management on May 6th, 2011
Here is a summary of posts for this week. Version and Revision Control defined Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Project Management on May 5th, 2011 Seems like an obvious question but which version should I use? There has been few areas since the introduction of record and document management systems, where so many mistakes [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Improvement, Project Management on Apr 29th, 2011
This weeks summary of posts for your enjoyment. There is no smoke without fire. Is that true in Project Management? Posted in Change Management, Project Management on Apr 28th, 2011 As I write this blog entry, it’s the early hours of the morning in New England, USA. Awakened by the CO2 detector at our [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Apr 21st, 2011
The big picture Processes are such a big topic it’s often difficult to know where to start. People have a different view of processes depending on where they are coming from. For example, if you ask a manufacturing engineer about their view of processes, it is likely focused on what it takes to make something. [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Analysis, Process Discovery, Process Improvement, Process Mapping, Project Management on Apr 15th, 2011
BPM made simpler Licensing alternatives for TaskMap Process Mapping software Posted in Process Mapping on Apr 14th, 2011 If you are considering TaskMap for your organization for process mapping applications you will have to consider licensing options to make the most effective use of the software for your organization. There are three considerations that will [...]
Posted in Change Management, Project Management on Apr 13th, 2011
Patience may be a virtue, but it’s not always in a BPM project. A typical BPM project has a lot of moving parts, decisions, deliverables and reviews. Usually project managers are operating as change agents for the project. This involves a combination of cajoling, communications, nudging, pushing and pulling for the team and those affected [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Analysis, Process Discovery, Process Improvement, Process Mapping, Project Management on Apr 8th, 2011
Staying flexible in your BPM project Posted in Change Management, Process Improvement, Project Management on Apr 7th, 2011 It’s important to keep a flexible position when managing any project, but particularly a BPM one. Why, because things change. Just when you thought everything was going perfectly your project sponsor has left the company for [...]
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