If you’re a Project Manager, I would bet you have found that, at times, you are required to lead in all directions, up, down and across. Doing so makes you a 360 Degree Project Manager. Even when you aren’t a project manager, I suspect that all consultants are 360-degree leaders. I’m an avid John C. [...]
Having worked for the government in some capacity, either as an employee or a consultant, for most of my career I always say that I am not political. During my years working in social services, I quickly learned that when people are hungry, need access to affordable housing, or cannot afford to buy lifesaving medicine, [...]
As a college student, I took a course that introduced us to project management and taught us some of the basic project management methodology, as defined by the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). And like any good, curious student, I said to myself, “Welp. I’ll never be using this after the exam”. These days, [...]
Certifying a Medicaid Management Information System is a lot like building a house. The desired outcome is obvious, but unless you’ve built a house before, it’s hard to know where to begin. As any engineer or building contractor understands, even the best designs and plans can be interrupted through external factors, such as weather delays, [...]
The most valuable resource for any organization is the people that are employed and the knowledge and attitude of caring that they bring every day. Every executive, director, department manager, and employee can point you to the people that keep an organization running whether it is through their knowledge, dedication to long hours (that never [...]
False Alarm!! Did I get your attention? Good because we are about to travel in time and you probably were a victim of this incident. In case you’re wondering, there was no breach at netlogx. Your information is completely secure! Is it? Imagine a time where an important company that has confidential information from every [...]
After observing different vendors perform State Self-Assessments (SS-A) in multiple States, I had lots of thoughts about how to improve the process. During these projects, I listened to my State colleagues’ concerns about the amount of time, staff resources, and money an SS-A incurs. I started to notice in the States that I worked with [...]
