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Are you satisfied with your organization’s results defining, planning, and managing projects?
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Are your business goals well defined? Does your organizational structure support attaining those goals?
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Public Speaking
Catalysis Group consultants are popular authors and speakers on topics of project management, risk management, problem solving, and systems engineering.
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Need alternative solutions to a current business problem? Want to improve your staff’s problem solving skills? Sometimes daily operations can consume all of your available time and creative energy.
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When clients have immediate needs for specialized skills, coaching, or staffing for special projects – Catalysis Group consultants are available to meet those needs expertly and economically.
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Clients seeking to improve staff project management and problem solving skills have turned to Catalysis Group for years to obtain lively, practical, real-world training from experienced practitioners in the field.
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Assisting our clients one step at a time
Charter Template
Here is a sample charter template for a small to medium business project. The first five sections can typically be developed after a meeting with the project sponsor. The remaining...
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Changing the Hand You’re Dealt
This article, from December 2006 Better Software, talks about the tactic of redefining a problem to facilitate a solution. It has a software example inside, but a background in software...
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The Negative Side of Positive Thinking
Positive thinking has its limits… in fact, it can work against open communication and risk management on a project when taken to extremes. NegativeSide...
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Risk- A Calculated Gamble (1 of 2)
This is the first part of a 2-part article on risk management that appeared in Software Testing & Quality Engineering in 2003. This article talks about overcoming organization’s natural resistance...
read moreRisk- Knowing the Odds (2 of 2)
This is the second part of a 2-part article on risk management that appeared in Software Testing & Quality Engineering in 2003. This article offers a practical approach to identifying,...
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How to Avoid Project Failures
Many of the problems faced by projects can be avoided, or at least contained, by effective project management practices. Using a “Top Ten” list as a framework, this article highlights...
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Escaping the Clutches of Zombie Projects
Why is senior management so often suprised by large scale project disasters? What can be done to change cultural attitudes to encourage timely and accurate status reporting? This article, originally...
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CIO Agenda – Improve Sponsorship
Despite promises of the past, C-level executives (CEO, CIO, CFO) are still waiting for better project information to support their decision-making. This sponsorship prescription for CIOs originally appeared in a...
read moreA Losing Gamble with Public Funds
Explores organizational and structural issues with large public sector IT projects. Why are they so likely to fail & so difficult to cancel? This article appeared in the Cutter IT...
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Naomi Karten
Naomi Karten is a wonderful author, speaker and consultant for organizations trying to improve their customer service. Among her specialties are creation of effective service level agreements. www.nkarten.com...
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