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The Flevy Blog covers Business Strategies, Business Theories, & Business Stories.
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Process documents are a necessary part of employee training. They help your entry-level employees learn how to get from A to B in your workflow system, and introduce them to your task and software basics.… 10 Errors That Ruin Process Documents
“Impossible.” That was management’s view when the Chair of a major Corporation said they wanted board papers to be one page long with a maximum of 10 supporting “PowerPoint charts.” But it has happened. This… The Impossible Dream: One-Page Board Papers
Indezine has done an in-depth review on Flevy Tools, our free PowerPoint plugin. Indezine is one of the largest, most reputable online communities for PowerPoint users. Here is the introduction from the review: Most PowerPoint… Flevy Tools Featured on Indezine
The speed and efficiency with which your supply chain moves can make or break your company. Inefficiencies add up, costing money unnecessarily. In today’s cutthroat business environment, with consumers focused on value and speed, only… 3PL: The Benefits of Third Party Logistics
We just released the second version of Flevy Tools, our FREE PowerPoint plugin for creating common business diagrams and slides. The latest version expands the number of diagram types from 4 to 10. You can… Flevy Tools 2.0 Released, Our Free PowerPoint Plugin for Business Diagrams
Business Continuity Planning (BCP), sometimes also called Business Continuity and Resiliency Planning (BCRP), helps a company continue operations under adverse conditions, such as a disaster striking and shutting down the company’s headquarters. It does this… Business Continuity Planning
Think of a Paradigm Shift as a change from one way of thinking to another. It’s a revolution, a transformation, a sort of metamorphosis. It just does not happen, but rather it is driven by… 10 Principles of Change Management
The Business Relationship Management (BRM) process was introduced into the Service Strategy element of the ITIL Service Lifecycle in 2011, but you’d be forgiven for not being aware of this. BRM is perhaps a little… ITIL Business Relationship Management, the “Hidden” Process
The CIO and the IT Department need to position themselves as a premium provider of IT services and focus on value to cost. Nowadays, IT’s significance is often challenged: “Do we really need a CIO… When Did You Last Have a Critical Look at Your IT (Service) Strategy?
The first two decades of the 21st century has brought upon all of us an array of very perplexed issues and problems which are, by their own nature, very difficult to manage and resolve to… How to Best Manage the Effects of Technology on Our Lives
So many of our clients and friends who work in consulting firms tell us that they are unhappy with the clarity of the thinking that their team members deliver in their internal recommendations and client… Getting People to Use Structured Thinking Disciplines Is Easier Than You Think
In the broadest sense, context is the sandwich board you wear around telling people how you are feeling before you ever open your mouth. Have you ever had a friend ask you “what’s wrong” just… Context Is Everything