I’m taking a break from providing helpful hints and how-to’s to ask Project Managers to look at reality for a moment and challenge themselves.
As Project Managers we all love to do lists! Sometimes we make lists just to check off what we did for the day! A great tool for managing lists is SmartSheet.com. This cloud based tool has become an invaluable tool for me to organize my project task lists, milestones, assignees, task related documents, due dates, and most importantly, task dependencies.
I met up with two other Sundoggers at the airport anxious and excited to attend the Salesforce Customer Tour on April 18th. We were welcomed by the downpour of rain, which was a better sight than the snowfall in Minneapolis. When we arrived at McCormick Place, the event had volunteers every 10 feet willing to help and execute with ease. I was very impressed with the event; however did find some volunteers was unaware of the event hashtag. After asking three volunteers, I waited until the keynote to hear the announcement for the Twitter hashtag. Millions of Salesforce branded banners lead us to the Cloud Expo first and then we made our way to the Customer Story keynote, which was the highlight of my experience at the event.
Survey says: Thumbs up! J.D. Power and Associates recently released its 8th annual U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study, and the results show significant improvements in customer satisfaction. That has to be welcome news for banks, which last year got hammered on satisfaction scores, particularly over the rollout of monthly maintenance fees. The new study also provides insights into other attitude shifts.
What can technology companies learn from the seemingly low-tech, sometimes-unorganized world of minor league sports?
April 10, 2013 | Danielle Naboulsi: MARKETO SUMMIT 2013: How to Optimize Social for Lead Generation
Renee Cook shares the expert advice Jason Miller and Koka Sexton offered in their Marketo Summit session “How to Optimize Social for Lead Generation”
March 31, 2013 | Suzy Rokke: Where were the Project Managers in the Cyprus bank shut down?
I typically refrain from talking about politics, but in the light of project management I’m hoping this will be safe. Hopefully we will all take a different …More...
March 28, 2013 | John Schneider: The Danger Of Going “Full Google”
I don’t see Google ever deciding to get rid of Gmail or its cloud-based office programs; they provide a wealth of user search and demographic information that …More...
March 28, 2013 | Ron Lee: Advice to Banks: Don’t “Park” your LinkedIn Page
In its annual survey of financial marketers, the team at The Financial Brand found this disparity: While close to half of banks and credit unions claim they …More...
March 25, 2013 | Craig Isakson: Mobile March TC 2013
Last week a group of Sundoggers, including myself, made our way down the the Twin Cities to attend Mobile March TC 2013.
February 28, 2013 | Ron Lee: Banks Warming to Google Apps for Business
Citing cost savings and productivity gains, bank IT execs finally appear to be warming up to cloud-based productivity suites such as Google Apps for Business. Find out …More...
February 22, 2013 | John Schneider: Three Products That Prove The Time Is Right For A Google Retail Store
You’ve heard the reports that Google plans to open a series of brick and mortar stores, right? Good. Have you also thought, “They must be crazy, a …More...
February 10, 2013 | Suzy Rokke: Duh Karen, Project Management!
Welcome to my first blog! What you can expect to see in the upcoming months: tidbits from the day in the life of a Project Manager, tips …More...
