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How to Avoid Perfectionism Paralysis in Capital Campaigns

NXUnite

If your capital campaign is going to be successful, you will need generous contributions from your very top projects. So how you approach those 20 donors matters a great deal. Mark planning documents as drafts. And it is well-documented that engaged donors give more and give more generously. from fewer than 20 donors.

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7 Reasons Why IT Projects Fail – Part 2

Delcor

Technology projects fail for a number of avoidable reasons. In part 1 of this series, I described four common causes of technology project failure. Why IT Projects Fail Lack of Leadership When projects run into trouble, the project team and stakeholders lose confidence in the project manager and the project’s ultimate success.

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7 Reasons Why IT Projects Fail – Part 1

Delcor

On the first night of every Requirements Analysis course I teach at Georgetown University, I ask my students to discuss why technology projects sometimes fail. Over time, we’ve identified seven common causes of project failure. Communication is the most important soft skill required for project management. Talk about ugly!

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How to Maintain Relevance and Revenue in Today’s Economy

Association Analytics

For some, it might feel like a continuation of the past three years – learning how to adapt, shift priorities, and engage with members in different ways. Learn more about how to leverage your virtual community conversations with this on-demand webinar. How can you set up better collaboration and document sharing?

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How to Make Analytics a Priority – Finally!

Association Analytics

We can help you move analytics to the top of the list by giving you tips to build a business case and how to articulate it to others. In addition to keeping it safe and secure, think of how you can leverage it to gain insights to help run your association more effectively. The post How to Make Analytics a Priority – Finally!

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Unpacking an Association’s Project Management Bag

Delcor

Project managers head into a new project with that same sense of excitement and caution. And, like backpackers, they only achieve success if everything they need is in their metaphorical association project management backpack. Let’s see what association project managers carry in their backpacks.

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How to Create a Winning SME Team

ReviewMyAMS

Guest post by 501Works The SME Team Your Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are essential members of your implementation team who will be involved in key elements of the project such as system selection, communicating to their departments, in-depth training, testing, and documentation. Because this is such an important role, Read more.

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