Strategy Driven

AUGUST 4, 2013

Emerging Trends in Project Management. Implementing project management soft skills into your projects will become increasingly important over the next several years; opening your mind to these emerging trends will open your door to new opportunities. by Global Knowledge. Consider leaving a comment!

Trends 56

Trends Project Resources Management 56

Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Many businesses view marketing as a cost center without recognizing how it contributes to the bottom line. Many CMOs come from a project management or creative background, but the key is for marketers to understand and speak the quantitative and financial language of business. CMOs in particular.

Metrics 110

Metrics Bottom-up Budgeting Marketing 110

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Slowly but surely, as the little database grew bigger and bigger, the manager would wedge the cost into her operating budget.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

The ABU was set up as a centralized profit center with ambitious targets and with direct reporting to the chief operations officer; most often, similar units are organized as cost centers with no specific targets. This setup fosters focus on high-yield projects, actionable analytics, and speed of execution.

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Incentives Project 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

There are clear signs of a potential shift in energy sourcing and consumption—and managers of IT and services operating in the cloud should start paying attention to how they can contribute. Here’s why now is the time right to invest in renewable energy sources for the internet: Renewable energy can help reduce a cost center.

Energy 8

Energy Globalization Hedge Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. Some of the first business functionaries were railroad telegraph operators who managed schedules.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

The original IT department was formed to centralize a unique expertise that could purchase, implement, and manage technology in the enterprise. Rather than serving as an adjunct to the core business, or merely a cost center, IT is becoming intrinsic to the very products and services that every company offers. Why is this?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8