Joe Taylor Jr.

Part two in my series on the history of project management: While Frederick Taylor battled over productivity issues with foremen and with labor unions, Henry Gantt prepared to revolutionize business for the next hundred years—and beyond.

Part one in my series on the history of project management: Most of us use benchmarking, re-engineering, and process redesign in our project management roles every week. All three of these ideas emerged from the consulting and writing work of 19th Century Philadelphian Frederick Taylor.

Five Ways VoIP Can Save Business Travelers MoneyStretching budgets to accommodate rising airfares often requires companies to look at other ways to save money. Fortunately, the latest innovations from voice over Internet protocol telephone services offer five clever ways for businesses to offset the cost of travel. All five of these VoIP advantages allow end…

CRM Comparison: How to Evaluate Competing Customer Relationship Management SoftwareThough making CRM comparisons can seem like a tough assignment, industry experts suggest that project managers can make the task much easier than it looks. By evaluating the ten most important CRM differences, purchasers can quickly narrow down a large list of vendors to three or…

How to Prepare Your Office for CRMBusiness surveys show that more than half of CRM solutions actually fail because of poor implementation. Business experts recommend ten steps that project managers can take to ensure the successful adoption of new CRM solutions.

A Manager’s Guide to Implementing CRM Software SolutionsAccording to industry analysts, managers must actively partner with employees throughout the implementation process in order to reach the potential of today’s CRM software. Five specific steps make the biggest impact on CRM success, while improving the overall customer service experience.

Downloadable Project Planning Forms – Free Project Planning Downloads For organizations that deal launch new projects on a recurring basis, project planning forms can eliminate frustration while improving communication.

Desktop Publishing Careers According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, just over one third of desktop publishing professionals work in the publishing field. Established DTP professionals in any of these three fields can earn annual salaries of $45,000 or more.

VendorGuru White Paper – Multi-Location Phone Services Generate Business SavingsChoosing the right multi-location phone service requires understanding an organization’s plans in three key areas

VendorGuru White Paper – How CRM Helps Companies Market to BuyersHow CRM Helps You Market to Your Buyers documents five specific ways that smart marketing professionals leverage CRM applications to generate better leads while closing more sales. With case studies from two growing sales teams, the white paper illustrates how innovations in database technology lead…

From Childhood Fantasy to Real Live Career: Theme Park Jobs — Yahoo!Twitter followers may recognize this as the “Imagineering” piece I was working on — it morphed into something more…