When you think of implementing a new process or procedure, you may not immediately think of examples of processes in your everyday life—but processes are a huge part of day-to-day life, whether you realize it or not. Processes (in both the professional world and in your personal life) can have a few different purposes: [...]
Process in everyday life can be quite challenging for some and critical for others. Some people are okay waking up and moving through their day without an “agenda,” however, others are not. Having and following processes can be considered a skill, while others view processes as a nuisance. Even at a high level, processes [...]
Project management, at its core, requires at least two roles to work as a team to ensure that everything possible is done to keep the project team on track. The project manager (PM) plans and leads the project while the project coordinator (PCr) handles the details, such as setting up all the meetings, taking [...]
netlogx as an organization, and myself, personally, believe that project coordinators (PCr) always make a large impact on project management. It doesn’t take long for our clients to figure out how much weight a PCr can carry and the value they bring to any project. Think of a project manager (PM) in terms of [...]
I recently started reading the book Atomic Habits by James Clear, and one of the chapters talks about the process and systems you need to put into place in order to achieve the things you want to achieve. He talks about how goals are not what you want to strive for—it’s the process and [...]
With most things we do in life, and especially in business, there are established processes to follow to get things right. If not, there would be chaos. Business process chaos occurs when a company operates in a manner that is unstructured, siloed, or disorganized. The result of this is suboptimal performance. Assumptions regarding problems’ root [...]
William Shakespeare said, ‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.’ The same can be said for change—sometimes we choose to change and other times it is ‘thrust’ upon us. This has never been more relevant than in this past year with the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has [...]
Sometimes it can be difficult to understand if processes are working when quickly implementing change on a fast-moving project. As soon as one task is complete, it is natural to move quickly onto the next. After all, there are important deadlines to hit! If deadlines are being met and things are on track, [...]
Periodically, during the life span of an organization, business processes should be reviewed and updated for numerous reasons. As a business grows and workloads increase, processes may need to grow with them. Systems are updated or implemented and they result in changed or new processes. Current processes could change due to turnover or a [...]
Business has changed, perhaps forever, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The actions business leaders are taking today are going to affect their organization and employees during these unprecedented times and beyond. Now, more than ever is a time to become an innovative problem-solver to address these new unexpected challenges. Here are some steps you can [...]
