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- Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey—Twelfth Edition (2021)by Shaun DickerThe Project Management Institute (PMI) has released its 2021 Project Management Salary Survey. I always find these reports fascinating to read, especially when comparing salaries with other countries. Grab your copy of the report here: Project Management Salary Survey—Twelfth Edition | Project Management Institute (pmi.org) As disruptive as COVID-19 has been, project management skills and… Continue reading Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey—Twelfth Edition (2021)
- Quantifying the value of collaboration with Microsoft Teamsby Shaun DickerIn today’s global work environment, organizations and their employees must effectively communicate across different locations, time zones, and languages to drive their businesses forward. Microsoft Teams puts everything organizations need—chats, meetings, calling, and Office 365 apps—to make faster, more informed decisions in a single, intelligent hub. With Teams, every type of worker—from the Firstline Worker to the C-suite—is empowered to contribute… Continue reading Quantifying the value of collaboration with Microsoft Teams
- 10 of the latest Microsoft Teams integrations to help you work smarter, not harderby Shaun DickerMicrosoft built Microsoft Teams as a platform to bring together all of your workplace tools, apps, and services—whether or not Microsoft built them—to allow you to deliver better workday flow for you and your employees. A lot of you recognize the power of Teams, and you’ve been asking how to use Teams to its full… Continue reading 10 of the latest Microsoft Teams integrations to help you work smarter, not harder
- New tools to enable teamwork and enhance security in the workplaceby Shaun DickerThis month, Microsoft released new features in Microsoft 365 to help you boost teamwork, save time, and streamline your IT management. Here’s a look at what’s new in March 2019. Collaborate more easily New features and services give you more ways to collaborate with colleagues and LinkedIn connections across platforms. Boost meeting productivity and meet… Continue reading New tools to enable teamwork and enhance security in the workplace
- Beyond email: Microsoft time management exec and Satya Nadella mentee on the future of Outlookby Shaun DickerOutlook is one of Microsoft’s oldest products — at nearly 22 years old, it is the same age as some of the fresh-faced interns that arrive on the company’s Redmond campus every summer. But it just keeps humming along, outlasting many programs and initiatives that have been conceived, released and discarded during its lifetime. Microsoft… Continue reading Beyond email: Microsoft time management exec and Satya Nadella mentee on the future of Outlook
- Infographic: Microsoft Teams, the hub for teamwork in Office 365by Shaun DickerToday’s workplace runs on teamwork. With the right tools, teams are more productive, more profitable, and more engaged.
- The power of Office 365 – a key part of a business’ digital transformation journeyby Shaun DickerOffice 365 energises the traditional office suite with AI and Modern Workstream Collaboration New, powerful applications are available to users, elevating the nature of work A more dynamic, fluid, and virtual workplace becomes a reality The shift from on-device installations of Microsoft software – the likes of Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other familiar tools… Continue reading The power of Office 365 – a key part of a business’ digital transformation journey
- Did the app kill email?by Shaun DickerAlthough email is not as productive as some other tools available, it does seem it may be here to stay, in conjunction with new solutions such as Microsoft Teams.
- Smart Process Apps improve customer engagementby Shaun DickerSmart Process Apps (SPAs) are becoming essential for businesses to meet growing customer expectations. This is according to Shaun Dicker, Head of Operations at Intervate, a T-Systems company, who notes competitive pressure is driving organisations to look at process improvements. Forrester Research coined the term Smart Process Applications, calling them a “new category of application… Continue reading Smart Process Apps improve customer engagement
- Smart Process Apps – the key to unlocking operational efficiencies and enhancing the customer experienceby Shaun DickerIn an increasingly competitive and globalised marketplace, attracting new customers and retaining existing ones has become one of businesses’ biggest challenges. Since the majority of products have become highly commoditised, the only real point of differentiation available for organisations to leverage is the service and customer experience they deliver. Delivering excellent customer service and an… Continue reading Smart Process Apps – the key to unlocking operational efficiencies and enhancing the customer experience
- Elevating the Finance Function with Automated Accounts Payable solutionsby Shaun DickerWith automated Accounts Payable solutions, organisations can expect to see a return on their investment within the first six to twelve months. From that point onwards, the solution starts generating increasing returns for the business. In fact, there are many benefits when automating the processes of receiving invoices, automated reconciliation of invoices against associated statements,… Continue reading Elevating the Finance Function with Automated Accounts Payable solutions
- Don’t Hold Back Your Emojis – It’s a text worldby Shaun DickerWe lose so much emotion in our text messages and emails—the tone of voice, gestures, facial expressions, body language, that quiver of excitement. This poem called Indirect by BABYRUTHBEER caught my attention today: To sigh after a long story,or to gasp when you hear something silly;Two of the wonders you can’t doif online chat is… Continue reading Don’t Hold Back Your Emojis – It’s a text world
- Cheeky Microsoft Windows & Surface vs iPad Advertsby Shaun DickerIt’s great to see Microsoft being bold with their Windows and Surface adverts/commercials! Check out the cheeky comparison below, this is long overdue!
- One Experience. On every device. For everything in your life.by Shaun DickerThere are considerable benefits in investing in one platform for all your devices – the same mobile phone platform, the same platform for your tablet, your work notebook, and your gaming console. I have chosen Microsoft as my platform, and I will tell you why. In a previous life, I had an Android smartphone, an… Continue reading One Experience. On every device. For everything in your life.
- Facebook Unfriendby Shaun DickerI have been looking at the word “Friend” for so long that the spelling is starting to look strange. F.R.I.E.N.D. Weird. I have been doing a clean-up of friends on Facebook – unfriending people that I actually don’t know… and even a few that I don’t want to know anymore too! It’s not to be… Continue reading Facebook Unfriend
- How to create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)by Shaun DickerA well-crafted Work Breakdown Structure can be invaluable on a project. Follow this short step-by-step guide on how to create a basic Work Breakdown Structure for your next project. I create a WBS as soon as possible, preferably while the sales team is still busy proposing the solution to a client. Using the approach I… Continue reading How to create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- What is the difference between duration, work, effort, hours, and man-days?by Shaun DickerI come from the Microsoft Project world, where schedules are built using duration and work. However, team members often refer to effort, hours, or my pet peeve “man-days”. What are all of these, and how do they compare? My nonprofessional definitions are summarized as follows, with examples below: Duration – the amount of time it… Continue reading What is the difference between duration, work, effort, hours, and man-days?
- Intervate develops change management methodologyby Shaun DickerIntervate, a software developer and solution provider that focuses on the delivery of intranet, portal and business process automation solutions for the enterprise market, has developed a change management methodology for customers undertaking intranet and portal implementations. “In the past, intranets were touted as the next best thing for enhancing organisational efficiencies and driving staff… Continue reading Intervate develops change management methodology
- Automated Software Quality simplifies Intervate’s dev & test processby Shaun DickerIntervate, a local software development company, has seen a significant improvement in its development, testing and time to market since implementing Compuware`s solutions for Automated Software Quality (ASQ). The tight integration between Compuware`s DevPartner Studio and QACenter, which provide industry-leading automated software quality capabilities, made it possible for Intervate to start product testing earlier in… Continue reading Automated Software Quality simplifies Intervate’s dev & test process