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Wed, 2006-12-13 23:46 Funky Job Title Mania

Job titles are important for people - even for SEO people

Wed, 2006-12-13 23:52 Triple Constraints of Projects: Quality, Cost & Schedule

The challenge of every project is to make it work and be successful within the Triple Constraint; the Triple Constraint being quality (scope), cost (resources) and schedule (time). These three elements of a project are known to work in tandem with one another. Where one of these elements is restricted or extended, the other two elements will then also need to be either extended/increased in some way or restricted/reduced in some way. There is a balancing of the three elements that only when fully understood by the Project Manager, allows for the successful planning, resourcing and execution of a project. At the end of the day, these are the key elements of a successful project and these are the things that will determine whether or not you have successfully managed a project.

Wed, 2006-12-13 23:55 Finding Good Staff

Finding good staff poses a challenge for all organizations. It does not matter whether a company is large or small, there are always challenges to finding staff that are qualified, prepared and of a positive mindset. In many ways, you could say that finding staff in itself is not a problem - that is quite easy. Finding good staff is a different matter.
Whenever you are looking for manpower, you have the choice of hiring new staff or outsourcing the work. Looking into the future of staff recruitment more challenges are projected.
Now, depending on whether you are operating a small company or you work in the human resources department of a large corporation, your staff recruitment strategies may vary a little. The three best ways to recruit staff is in-house through cross training existing staff, through specialized recruitment agencies, directly from colleges and universities and by word of mouth.