What is Yammer?

What is Yammer?

Yammer is an internal social network owned by Microsoft. Designed for businesses (85% of Fortune 500 companies use this social tool!), it is used to share news, ads, and photos within a community of employees.   Facebook for businesses This social network is often compared to Facebook for businesses where interactions between colleagues are encouraged.…

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What kind of person are you at work?

What type of person are you at work? 

Did you know that there are four types of dominant personalities in the world of business? Each type has its strengths and weaknesses. Consequently, it is up to the project manager to take charge and ensure that the members of his team work together to see the project through to completion. We will come back…

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Project Interdependence, a crucial factor

Project interdependence

Project management has been alive and well for the past decade, but some aspects of this profession remain misunderstood. That is the case when project interdependence could substantially hike implementation cost and time—if you don’t watch out.   Imagine you’re piloting an airliner. You and your crew’s job is getting the plane and passengers to…

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Strategic Planning : 5 Steps to a Successful Project Cutover Plan

Strategic Planning : 5 Steps to a Successful Project Cutover Plan

The deployment plan, release, or implementation (cutover plan) is an essential part of project management. Implementation is the culmination of an information technology project. How to ensure a positive outcome? With strategic, rigorous and detailed planning. Here are the five key milestones.   1 – Strategic planning deployment as early as possible The stake of…

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Post-Implementation Support : Three Keys to be Successful

post-implementation support

The post-implementation support phase concludes all IT projects. It ensures a smooth, effective transition from the consulting firm overseeing the project to the client’s teams.   Support is provided for one to three months, depending on the type of project and the amount of change caused by the new solution.   What is post-implantation support?…

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Change management : much more than a communication plan

La gestion de changement - beaucoup plus qu'un plan de communication

Change management, in the context of software implementation, can be divided into three parts. To optimize the results, change management needs good communication, training and organizational development.   It is vitally important to draw attention to major changes that impact an organization during a transformational project. Effective change management will, at the project close, bring…

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