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No matter what business you are in there are always going to be requirements, responsibilities, resources, workflows and timelines. Whether your end products are items or services, lots of things have to happen in order for them to get to your customers. What is the best way to ensure each part of the process is completed and done well? Project Management.
Let’s face it, we all get busy. There are things we know we need to do, steps we need to take in order to get things moving. Sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Sometimes it’s difficult to get organized. Even if you have a very clear workflow, changes in staffing, resources and client needs can easily throw a wrench into the works. This is where good project management comes in. While your business may not support a full-time project manager, applying good PM techniques can save you time, headaches and money.
While there is entirely too much information on PM best practices to cover in one blog post, I would like to share a story that demonstrates why Project Management is important at its most basic level.
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