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To Get Noticed Online You Need to Make a Good Impression Rachel Maguire Social media has become part of nearly everyone’s daily lives and has also became a key part of business marketing strategies due to its major reach, influence and profile raising capabilities. As time goes on and the importance of social media to […]

Why Make Project Management Harder Than It Has To Be? Brad Egeland Creator and Author of Top Project Management Blog: Bradegeland.com What is project management? The definition of project management is “the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at

10 Hacks to Beat Exam Fear Laura Cunningham Exam Time, it’s the most stressful time of the year for students across the globe. To help all the students out there we have put together some top tips to beat exam 1. Elevate Your Mood with the Right Tunes You may be studying rather than having

Managing Your First Strategic Initiative Ashley Marron CEO, MindGenius 21/03/2018 Strategic initiatives aren’t the same as typical projects—they tend to be considerably more complex and at times have hands on involvement from the top level of management in the business. Dependent on the type of project being tackled the involvement and engagement of executive stakeholders

An Effective Project Kick-Off Meeting Needs Preparation MindGenius 20/3/2018 The initial project kick-off meeting is a key stage in helping to deliver a successful project outcome and provides an opportunity to share the plan with the team and stakeholders. However, as with the remainder of your project the meeting will only be a success if

Recipe for Disaster – Unrealistic Deadlines Ashley Marron CEO, MindGenius14/03/2018 Some project managers like to please and simply try and do the best they can regardless of how unrealistic the challenge they have been asked to manage is. Whilst this is not necessarily a bad trait in itself, it can lead to a project manager

When 2+2=1/2 Ashley Marron CEO, MindGenius 05/03/2018 When a project takes twice the time, costs twice the budget and you get only half of what you expect then it’s hardly surprising that the project close out meeting becomes feisty and confrontational. So, what is key to preventing the unwelcome project outcome and that awkward final

GDPR – Are You Ready? Ashley Marron CEO, MindGenius 21/02/2018 As May 2018 approaches, there will probably be a huge over-reaction to the impact of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the current rules regarding Privacy and Electronics Communications Regulations (PECR). Coverage will focus on the negative impact of these new regulations, with

6 Benefits & Uses for Mind Mapping Within Project Management MindGenius 07/02/2018 Whatever your pre-conceptions, or even misconceptions, of MindMapping, it is now becoming truly embedded as a real value-adding approach in many aspects of project management and here are 6 potential benefits of the technique:  Capture and visualise ideas, knowledge and information easier and

When A Communication Breakdown Nearly Kills A Project Brad Egeland Creator and Author of Top Project Management Blog: Bradegeland.com Communication is Job One for the project manager.  Everything else they do is usually pretty essential also, but no task they perform on a regular basis is going to be as crucial to project success as

Think With Mind Mapping MindGenius 31/01/2018 There are many skills a person requires to be successful in their business life. It is hard to decide which skills are more important than others, but one could argue that it depends on each individual, their job role, aims, goals and other personal and situational factors. However, I

How to Create a Scope for a Successful Project MindGenius 26/01/2018 It stands to reason when you’re planning a project that the most crucial stage is understanding what you should deliver. So it shouldn’t be a big surprise to learn that one of the main reasons that projects fail is due to the fact that

Building a Lesson Plan In MindGenius MindGenius 24/01/2018 Creating a lesson plan can seem both time consuming and tedious, however, planning is necessary for creating structure around your lessons. Like most boring or tedious tasks, creating a lesson plan doesn’t receive the amount of attention and concentration it should. But there are ways to create

Mind Mapping for Project Management MindGenius 22/01/2018 Not the most obvious scenario for project managers or project workers – using mind mapping software for planning project requirements, creating work breakdown structures (WBS), then going on to use the same mind mapping software to schedule and ongoing monitor, control and close – what on earth could

Meetings… Meetings… Meetings… MindGenius 19/01/2018 Meetings – they’re everywhere! How often do we joke or pass comment about “yet another meeting…”Have you ever wondered how many workplace meetings take place throughout the world in just one day? Here are some interesting facts from internet research on meetings:Over 11 million formal meetings take place each day in

Think Strategy; Think MindGenius MindGenius 17/01/2018 Countless books and articles have been written on Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Planning and other associated topics on Strategy.  This short article provides a synopsis of the important area of Strategic Planning. Its aim is to act as a useful step-by-step guide to help with the sometimes-complex aspect of

Tasks… Stay On Track MindGenius 15/01/2018 It’s what we all do… regardless of our title, job role or where we’re placed in our business or organisation, the productivity and efficiency of the day-to-day business depends on everyone taking responsibility to ensure that everything they are tasked to do is done to the best of their

Leading SaaS reviews site awards MindGenius two major recognitions for 2017 MindGenius 23/11/2017 MindGenius is essentially a business productivity software tool that offers enhanced personal productivity, communication, brainstorming, and project management capabilities. In addition, the latest version provides added project resourcing tools, customized Gantt chart, and cost and quantity calculations. CompareCamp gave our product back-to-back

Engaging the right people in the right way in a project can make a massive difference between success and failure.  Other factors do play a role, such as aligning project deliverables and objective, holding productive meetings and delegating workload. The management of all of these factors combined lead to success. However, the stand out success