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Avoiding a Project Break Up
Read our Bizco comic, the Project Manager's ValentineA typical Valentine might include some sweet smelling flowers, a colorful box of candies and a card. Which are all very nice, but won't help a...
View ArticleTechnology Marches On
Driverless cars. Factory robots that can be programmed to work in half an hour. The future is a bright and exciting place for technology.For the rest of us, it’s a bit of a mix. Advances in technology...
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Are You a Spreadsheet Commando?
Read "The Spreadsheet Commando" Bizco comicWhile the paperless office may finally be here, you wouldn’t know it by looking at the trees. Paper demand hasn’t slackened, a 2012 study by The Economist...
View ArticleAn Organization's #1 Investment
An organizations #1 investment is its people, their relationships and their ability to work together effectively towards the success of the organization. That perspective gets lost sometimes,...
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What Color is Your Project?
For those of you getting ready to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day this weekend, read our Bizco comic to see how Bizco breaks out the green. While Automation Centre can't offer you a magic shamrock to...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning for Business
Welcome to spring (well, for the Northern hemisphere, anyway), and more importantly, spring cleaning. Time to break out your broom. A few organizations have already gotten started.Panasonic is...
View ArticleThe Importance of Project Communication
Communication issues can lead to some pretty ugly situations, just ask New Jersey. A little miscommunication about tax requirements cost them a not-so-little $200 million dollars in revenue back in...
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Building a Better Project Status Report
Successful project execution requires the generation and proper distribution of quality project status reports. These reports don't simply serve to provide sponsors and stakeholders an update on the...
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To the Internet and Beyond
Earlier this week, Google CEO Eric Schmidt made waves with his announcement that the entire world would be online by 2020. Considering that the Internet user base grew about 400% between 2002 and 2012,...
View ArticleKeeping the Project Exciting
Article provided by guest blogger, Brad Egeland.I can’t believe that I’m really saying this, but it’s true that risks breeds excitement. Some would say risk also causes heart attacks and high blood...
View ArticleAssemble Your Project "A Team"
The success of a project lies largely in the hands of the team executing it, so why not make sure those hands are exceptionally capable? Taking an “A Team” approach to building your project teams can...
View ArticleWho Are You Trying to Please?
Article provided by guest blogger, Brad Egeland.I know we have to please the senior management of our company – unless we’re working as independent contractors or consultants. They pay our paychecks,...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Your Project Goes Off Course
There are many reasons for a projects going astray, and if your initiative has lost its way, you certainly aren’t alone. In a commissioned study for IBM in 2011, Forrester Consulting discovered that in...
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Disruptive Technologies Forecast
History has shown the impact of disruptive technologies is nothing the sniff at. Last week the McKinsey Global Institute released a report forecasting the financial effects of disruptive technologies...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Project More Visible
Article provided by guest blogger, Brad Egeland.You may think this is a crazy idea. Why would anyone want to make their project more visible? Knowing that the failure rate on projects is over 50%, why...
View ArticleCreating a Workplace Nirvana
Are your employees working as effectively as they could be? While a few idle minutes could be expected, according to a survey from Salary.com of 1000 employees, nearly 35% of them spent anywhere from a...
View ArticleFinishing the Project Engagement – Part 1
Article provided by guest blogger, Brad Egeland.You’re approaching the finish line on a long project engagement. You’ve come this far so everything must be done and you’re ready to deploy the solution,...
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Happy Independence Day
“Where liberty is, there is my country.”- Benjamin FranklinAutomation Centre hopes you enjoy the celebration of our nation's founding on July 4th, with your family and friends.With warm regards,The...
View ArticleFinishing the Project Engagement - Part 2
Article provided by guest blogger, Brad EgelandIn Part 1 of this three part series, we considered the following topics or questions that need to be discussed with the team and customer as we approach...
View Article10 Signs You Are a Born Project Manager
While the following list is neither mandatory nor all inclusive, if you find that four or five of these traits apply to you, then a career in leading projects may be waiting for you.You’re organized....
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