I was delighted to be interviewed by David Ledge of the popular, Leaders of B2B Podcast. David and I discussed some of the business challenges that my own firm, HMS has been able to overcome and how flexibility of our TimeControl timesheet system has been critical to not only survive but excel over more than 30 years of business. You can enjoy the podcast in its entirety from: iTunes SpotifyDirectly on the Leaders of B2B Blog
Many years ago, I was in New York City presenting our TimeControl timesheet product to the IT department of a large multi-national bank. There were easily 20 attendees if not more all sitting around a very long cherry-wood conference table that stretched to my left and right. I was in the middle and across from me were the CIO and the VP of Finance. That they were in this meeting was a measure of how…
The Thanksgiving Day holiday is coming up this week in the United States. In other countries, holidays are coming over the coming weeks when families have traditionally gathered. When people describe the expectations for a holiday gathering, the Norman Rockwell Painting “Freedom from Want” is the most common expression. We have some standard that this painting calls from us. The painting was done in 1942 in the US during the height of the Second World…
It’s not new. Ever since I’ve been in the IT industry, there has been a hunger from management to see all the information they need at a glance. This used to be a request for the elusive “one-page-report” which was asked of us over and over to show executives all about projects that were underway. In that day and age, data moved slower. It was common for people in the project management business to deliver…
For those who attended my session on September 29, 2020 at the Minnesota PMI Professional Development Days (PDD), you’ll find the slides and the Excel example below:
