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B2B Ebusiness Strategy – Defining a Full Spectrum of B2B Ebusiness Solutions (Part 2 of 3)

There is a broad range of solution options that a business might invest in and some may be more or less appropriate for your industry and specific business.  Understanding these options and how they might apply to your business is an important step in defining your B2B ebusiness strategy.

B2B Ebusiness Solution OptionsThe following list of ebusiness solutions will hopefully give you a good starting point in understanding what’s possible and appropriate for your business.  Generally, this list is arranged from low to high complexity, but this is more of a guideline as there are many variables that would contribute to the complexity of any of these for your business.

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B2B Ebusiness Strategy – A Call to Action (part 1 of 3)

Leveraging B2B ebusiness solutions in your business is a requirement, not an option, for most businesses today.  Trends in buyer behavior and expectations along with the opportunity for value creation through ebusiness initiatives combine to create a compelling case for businesses to redefine their B2B ebusiness strategy and increase their investment in ebusiness solutions.

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A Strawman Project Plan – What is it and why should you use one?

As a project manager you’re supposed to have all of the answers when it comes to creating the perfect project plan, right? You know, just create a project charter, then define the scope, put together a work breakdown structure and you have the perfect plan! Reveal it to the project team in a kickoff meeting and everyone is happy.

Of course we all understand that there is no such thing as the perfect plan and trying to create the plan in a vacuum is a recipe for disaster. Don’t we?

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A Practical Approach to Achieving Project Success

Projects fail or fall short of meeting expectations at a startling rate. According to a 2017 survey by the Project Management Institute fewer than 60% of projects met time and cost objectives and nearly 50% of projects experienced scope creep. So what is it about managing a project that’s so challenging and what can you do to improve your chances of delivering your next project successfully?

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