5 Reasons Why Universities Need A Social Media Plan

Consumer Driven Professionals in the field define social media as “…a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content.” In terms of business, this means that the consumer generates much of the content on the Internet through blogs, social networking, and other …

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Critical Success Factors For Project Managers (Part 2)

In Part 1 of the Critical Success Factors for Project Managers (PMs), I covered the first three critical success factor categories (CSFCs) of Global Factors, External Influences, and Internal Influences. Communication served as the dominating theme of the first three CSFCs. Below are activities/factors that relate to the categories of Risk Reduction, Performance, and Cultural Influences. As a reminder, I …

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Critical Success Factors For Project Managers (Part 1)

Recently, I introduced a research exercise to my Project Management Implementation class called critical success factor category (CSFC) analysis. We used the basic tenets of this technique as a method for brainstorming activities that lead to the success of a project from the perspective of the project manager. While there are other categories typically associated with …

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