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Connected Government: What Can Governments Learn from the Private Sector?

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Yes, but it requires careful long-term strategic planning, impeccable due diligence, deep experience and expertise, and meticulous change management (for starters). Smart city initiatives aim to enhance public services, reduce traffic congestion, and lower energy consumption. Short answer?

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How CIOs align with CFOs to build RevOps

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Brkovich, who also teaches a financial management class for CIOs at Carnegie Mellon University, says, in his experience, the relationship between the CIO and the CFO is the most important relationship a CIO has. The most successful CIOs are those who spend time and energy on financial management,” he says.

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The Big Picture of Business – Ethics… Good for Business

Strategy Driven

Change is 90% beneficial. We must learn to benefit from change management, not to become victims of it. It is during the downturns that strong, committed and ethical businesses renew their energies to move forward. It helps to manage relations with stakeholders.

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Employee Productivity Improvement Project ROI Calculation.

Strategy Driven

There is no financial statement line item, no general ledger entry, and no budget explicitly set aside for this expense that can cost an evenly modestly sized company hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.

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The 5 Goals of a Project Manager | StrategyDriven

Strategy Driven

Jason Westland introduces us to a Method123 Project Management Methodology (MPMM TM ), which defines the best practice phases, activities and tasks required to complete a project on time and within budget. Always keep your plan up to date, recording actual vs. planned progress.

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11 Ideas for Economic Recovery

Strategy Driven

If you budget and reward employees based on the long-term value of customers, you will protect your organization today and well into the future. When setting expectations, always under-commit and over-deliver. Focus on return on customer. One Canadian bank applied this thinking to bounced checks.

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Lessons from the Best Global Brands 2010: Building trust and.

Strategy Driven

At the same time, the stops and starts of the recession have created savvier, more budget-conscious consumers who are just as likely to cut spending by choosing private label toothpaste, as they are to match a Zara skirt with a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes.

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