Sustainable workplace specialist Lara Conaway will be offering advice on the ‘green office’ to fellow professionals at a major facilities management event. (…)

In the eBook The Property Management Start-Up Guide How to Start a Property Management Business and Still Keep Your Life we have identified several systems that once implemented, will drastically reduce the time and headaches of property management.   Here are a couple systems that will help you keep your life while owning a property management company. (…)

Companies today increasingly recognize that, with respect to Project Management, they must advance beyond the ability to create occasional success stories by exerting heroic effort on particular projects.  They know that a core element of their overall success is driven by the ability to consistently bring their entire portfolio of projects to successful completion: on-time, within budget, and per specification.  In addition, they know that if they can cost-effectively accelerate the delivery of their new products and services (without sacrificing quality in the process), they can create a strategic advantage over their competitors. 
To that end, the purpose of a Project Office is to enable companies to be consistently successful with respect to project management and to create a foundation for achieving a competitive advantage.  This is accomplished this by filling two essential roles within the organization: A provider of enterprise-level project management services  A project management center of excellence
Enterprise-Level Project Management Services
There are certain project management functions that can only occur at the enterprise level.  Organizations require answers to key management questions such as:  Are we adequately staffed to meet our current project workload?  Are we on track for meeting our current customer commitments?  What will be the impact to our existing projects if we take on a new endeavor?  The answer to these questions cannot be provided by any individual project plan.  Instead, resource, cost, and schedule information must be “rolled-up” across an organization’s entire portfolio of projects in order to produce the type of data necessary to address these issues.  Because of the amount of effort and the specialized skills required, many companies have come to realize that they will not receive this type of information (on a regular basis, anyway) simply by asking for it.  The work to collect and analyze this information must be made a formal function within the organization and assigned to individuals that are appropriately qualified to perform the work.  In an increasing number of organizations, this function is performed by the Project Office. (…)

As a small business owner, it can be very challenging to grow your business, remain profitable, and maintain a balance in life with your family. (…)

As the need for project management courses is becoming more and more prevalent, quite a number of courses with more up-to-date training are being offered. (…)

 
The role of the compliance officer is a scary job with difficult and growing pressures.  It is nonetheless an exciting and challenging role for someone who desires to be in the middle of what is making things happen and keeping things rolling.  Before taking a position, it is advisable to meet the CEO and the CFO and understand the business.  Do not just walk into a can of worms where you would be required to do the clean up. (…)

Why Back Office Administration?

In the international development sector, back office administration and social networks are fundamental to how practices are improved. (…)

You’ve got the office space you need and you’ve purchased all the furniture and electronic equipment required. (…)

We’ve all heard that old saying, “time is money.” When it comes to time spent at work, it couldn’t be more true. (…)

If a twenty-something wrote these tips for managing paper in the home office the first suggestion would more than likely be to do away with paper. I can see my son saying, “Paper? Why Paper? (…)