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How CIOs Can Use Soft Skills to Align Effort with Business Strategy

5 min read24th of June 2016

We’re all used to having virtually unlimited technology in our lives – both at home and at work. With all of this access, companies have the opportunity to leverage technology as a competitive differentiator. All this demand leads to...

Managing Project Issues

8 min read13th of June 2016

In a perfect world every project is completed on time and under budget. As any project manager knows, that’s easier said than done. Here at Cloud Coach, we believe that consistent execution should be more than aspirational. Utilizing Salesforce’s...

Defining Project Scope

6 min read9th of June 2016

Defining project scope is a critical step in project planning. How will you measure success if you don’t have a clear definition of what you need to deliver? Project scope: The work performed to deliver a product, service or...

May Project Management Round-Up

3 min read3rd of June 2016

In our May project management round-up, you’ll get tips to take your project management success measurement beyond “on-time and on-budget” as well as take your career farther. 6 tips to ensure you meet project deliverables dates (CIO): Deliverables are...

Best Practices in Project Execution

6 min read24th of May 2016

Successful project execution involves coordinating people and resources, as well as integrating and performing the activities of the project in accordance with the project plan. The Project Execution Plan is the ‘road map’ used by the project team to deliver the agreed project outputs....

Managing Globally Diverse Teams

4 min read18th of May 2016

In today’s evolving marketplace, managing globally diverse teams of employees or contractors is becoming a common challenge. As a project manager, you’re not only faced with the ongoing challenge of resource allocation, but you also have to consider how...

Measure Level of Effort with Time Tracking

4 min read4th of May 2016

Effectively managing your IT team includes setting benchmark performance indicators, and measuring performance. This goes beyond managing hard costs and service level agreements, but also tracking how your team is spending their time effort. In order to get accurate...

April Project Management Round-Up

3 min read2nd of May 2016

In our April project management roundup,  you can gain tips on how to manage change, key metrics to track, and best practices for your PMO. 4 Change Management Tips for Project Managers (ProjectManagement.com): For project managers, change is constant—inseparable from day-to-day...

Improve Execution with Efficient Resource Management

3 min read27th of April 2016

As an IT leader responsible for delivering projects and services that drive your business forward, efficient resource management is a key component for sucess. In order to adequately manage your limited team time, you need easy-to-use systems that allow...

Managing Your IT Project Funnel

3 min read21st of April 2016

Managing an IT department is managing an economy – balancing the demands from the company with the supply of budget and time to meet those demands. Traditional IT project management focuses on managing supply – but Cloud Coach takes...