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Project Requirements Documents – Why Bother?
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Project Requirements Documents – Why Bother?

In The News, Project & Program Management

Project Requirements Documents – Why Bother?

In today’s new “normal” business environment characterized by lackluster sales and strained liquidity with elevated customer expectations, there is no room for project failure.

Lisa Anderson2026-06-25T00:31:03-07:00June 8, 2011|Categories: In The News, Project & Program Management|Tags: ERP, Project Times|

How Do You Know if Your Project is On Track?
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How Do You Know if Your Project is On Track?

In The News, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent

How Do You Know if Your Project is On Track?

Too many projects fail to deliver the intended results.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-04T15:28:46-07:00May 4, 2011|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: Data & Analytics, Leadership, Project management, Project Times|

Are you Buried in Unrealistic Project Demands?
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Are you Buried in Unrealistic Project Demands?

In The News, Project & Program Management

Are you Buried in Unrealistic Project Demands?

In my experience in working with project teams globally across multiple industries, I’ve found the following three strategies provide the optimal route to achieve success

Lisa Anderson2025-02-22T18:51:15-08:00April 27, 2011|Categories: In The News, Project & Program Management|Tags: ERP, Leadership, Project management, Project Times|

Case Study of a Project Failure
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Case Study of a Project Failure

In The News, Project & Program Management

Case Study of a Project Failure

Those companies who invested during the last three recessions have passed by their competition who didn’t invest! If you survived through the recession and are working to leverage the recovery with a few key projects, there’s no time to waste with miss-managed projects – or you’ll see your competition [...]

Lisa Anderson2026-06-16T18:15:08-07:00March 29, 2011|Categories: In The News, Project & Program Management|Tags: Innovation, Leadership, Project management, Project Times|

Keys to Program Management Success
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Keys to Program Management Success

In The News, Project & Program Management

Keys to Program Management Success

After stagnating during the recession, executives are anxious to find ways to take advantage of the recovery to drive bottom line results and surpass the competition.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-05T22:58:35-07:00March 1, 2011|Categories: In The News, Project & Program Management|Tags: Collaborative Planning, Data & Analytics, Leadership, Project management, Project Times|

Lessons Learned from Awful Project Managers
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Lessons Learned from Awful Project Managers

In The News, Project & Program Management

Lessons Learned from Awful Project Managers

I’ve found that there is as much if not more to learn by observing awful project managers than exceptional project managers.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-05T23:50:37-07:00February 15, 2011|Categories: In The News, Project & Program Management|Tags: Leadership, Project management, Project Times|

Leverage the Recovery
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Leverage the Recovery

In The News, Project & Program Management

Leverage the Recovery

The recovery is here; there’s no more time for analysis and inaction.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-06T00:05:05-07:00February 2, 2011|Categories: In The News, Project & Program Management|Tags: Collaborative Planning, Customer service, Project management, Project Times, Working capital|

Jump Start Your Project in the New Year
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Jump Start Your Project in the New Year

In The News, Project & Program Management

Jump Start Your Project in the New Year

Instead of being one-of-the-crowd and slowly getting back into the swing of things following the holidays, use this time frame as an opportunity to hit a grand slam while the opposing team is groggy.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-05T23:33:46-07:00January 5, 2011|Categories: In The News, Project & Program Management|Tags: Leadership, Organizational alignment, Project management, Project Times|

ERP Implementation: Secrets of Success
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ERP Implementation: Secrets of Success

ERP Systems, In The News, Supply Chain Technology & Enablement, Project & Program Management

ERP Implementation: Secrets of Success

In the last 20 years, I’ve implemented countless systems, ranging from full ERP implementations to specialist software implementations such as transportation management.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-06T18:18:33-07:00December 8, 2010|Categories: ERP Systems, In The News, Supply Chain Technology & Enablement, Project & Program Management|Tags: ERP, Project management, Project Times|

Project Success: It Begins & Ends in Leadership
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Project Success: It Begins & Ends in Leadership

In The News, Project & Program Management

Project Success: It Begins & Ends in Leadership

As businesses struggle to stand out in the crowd in the “new normal” business environment, there’s no doubt project success is vital to maintaining and improving profitability.