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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 Uncategorized on Nov 23rd, 2011
Thanksgiving is a holiday I have come to cherish since moving to the USA in 1984. A time to renew and enjoy family time together, regardless of religion, race or location. We hope that all families savor this time, and perhaps even take that extra step to forgive someone in your family that needs to [...]
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 Change Management, Process Analysis, Process Mapping, Project Management on Nov 11th, 2011
A friend of mine gave me a heads up that today would be the last day that the date would have a nice digital ring to for the rest of my lifetime. Here is the blog summary for the month so far. Monthly Archive for November, 2011 TaskMap Automated tutorial: TaskMap Capture for Excel [...]
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 Process Mapping on Oct 18th, 2011
BPM Blog A summary of new tutorials direct from the TaskMap Menu. Automated tutorial—Save as process folder Posted in Process Mapping, Project Management on Oct 17th, 2011 Read Full Post » Automated tutorial—Task Links and how to use them Posted in Process Mapping on Oct 14th, 2011 Read Full Post » Automated tutorial for Task [...]
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 Process Mapping, Project Management, Uncategorized on Sep 16th, 2011
This weeks post focused mainly on the use of TaskMap in legal applications. Process Mapping in the Legal Profession: Part 3 Posted in Process Mapping on Sep 15th, 2011 Connecting the dots Process maps can help with connecting the elements of your tasks in the process, and provide even more value as they are [...]
Posted in Process Discovery, Project Management on Sep 2nd, 2011
This week’s summary includes all of the 4 part series on creating org charts in Visio 2010. Have a great Labor Day weekend for those of you in the USA. Creating Organization Charts in Visio-Part 4 Posted in Process Discovery, Project Management, Uncategorized on Aug 31st, 2011 This represents the final post in this [...]
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 Process Mapping, Project Management on Aug 4th, 2011
Grab your process partner by the hand … Posted in Process Mapping on Aug 3rd, 2011 A customer yesterday likened their first experiences with TaskMap and process mapping to that of a dance partner. What a great analogy for process based projects in general. When we embark on a new project we have tools, [...]
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 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 Project Management on Jun 24th, 2011
Using process maps as a replacement for electronic documentation Posted in Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Jun 23rd, 2011 Producing process maps in electronic format can save a lot of time and money. The example below, “How to Buy and Sell on eBay” shows some of those benefits. How to buy and sell on eBay: [...]
Posted in Project Management on Jun 15th, 2011
Facilitation is one of the more complex, soft skills essential for project managers. It is not easy to document what makes a good facilitator, as there are many varied aspects to this skill. The definition of the word describes it as “the ability to make something easier to do or understand” in fact to simplify. [...]
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 Change Management, Project Management on Jun 3rd, 2011
This weeks summary includes a number of interesting topics from time management to active listening. I hope you enjoy the tips and topics for the week. Free free to comment. In addition, I have recently been signed up as a writer for Technorati. Check out my first article there on Connecting the connections: Social Networking [...]
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 [...]
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