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7 Steps to Building a Successful Technology Project Team

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While there is no recipe for a secret sauce, a successful technology project team has some mandatory ingredients. Here are seven steps to take the next time you’re building a technology project team. Step 1: Get the technology project team’s buy-in.

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Understanding Technology Project Foundations

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Guest post by 501works Technology projects are notoriously fickle. Unfortunately, the success or failure of projects is not just dependent on the technology being selected. How can you better position your team for success? How can you better position your team for success? technology. Go beyond the.

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7 Reasons Why IT Projects Fail – Part 1

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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.

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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. At times like this, you need an executive sponsor who has the project manager’s back and allocates the necessary resources to get the project back on track.

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. Technology today is Darwinism on a timelapse of 30 frames per second.

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6 Tips for Making Better Technology Decisions for your Association

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As organizational leaders, some of the most critical decisions you make involves the technology that your association or nonprofit uses. Yes, technology helps your employees accomplish more, in less time. But the right technology does so much more. No major technology decision should ever be made by one person.

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5 simple steps to build executive buy-in for new technology

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If you’re like most enterprise level associations, you likely have an in-depth process to get executive approval for any technology investments. Follow best practices Lay the groundwork for new technology by applying change management best practices. Detail how new technology can alleviate these pain points.