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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional by Jim on April 24, 2011 in Project Management/Project Delivery When we think of the concept of “success,” it often seems relatively straightforward.

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The Renewed Importance of EHR Training – Meaningful Use Incentives.

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Simply put, in most cases failed EHRs suffer from the same symptoms that are seen in countless other IT implementations: insufficient staff buy-in, insufficient training, and an ROI that is often slow to make itself apparent. Up until now the effects of these failed implementations have amounted to little more than lost opportunities.

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Five Project Management Maxims We All Know (But Often Forget)

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Check in frequently for updates, but don’t make it an event your team members fear. You need to know that deadlines are being met and budgets not exceeded, and your team needs to be able to air concerns and get help. You’re the face of the team – represent. Everyone screws up. And don’t gloss over your own mistakes.

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Five Project Management Maxims We All Know (But Often Forget.

Dashe & Thomson

Check in frequently for updates, but don’t make it an event your team members fear. You need to know that deadlines are being met and budgets not exceeded, and your team needs to be able to air concerns and get help. You’re the face of the team – represent. Everyone screws up. And don’t gloss over your own mistakes.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

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Business networking not only brings new business and new talent, but it supports collaboration – whether it’s collaborating with internal team members or making connections outside of the organization. From the business perspective, however, networking isn’t only helpful, it is mandatory. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

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My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. I am a member of the Dashe & Thomson running and biking teams, and captain of its small but emerging chess team. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. It is amazing ho.

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Organizational Change Management Cited – Again – as Key.

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Without a robust communication and training plan, employees are left wondering how their jobs will look in the future. To avoid this problem, companies must build significant financial and human resources into ERP project plans for communications, training, and other organizational change management activities. More about me here.