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Titles Talking About Teamwork
In keeping with this month’s theme of teamwork, one of our Consultants, Kathleen, and one of our Engagement Managers, Emily, teamed up to see what some experts say about any so-called “X-factors” that make team players the rockstars they are. Emily turned to Patrick Lencioni, best-selling author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and…
Tips and Tricks to Improve Teleworking Teams…Just in Time for Tip-off!
Brackets, bubble teams, and all things basketball. It’s that time of the year – bring on March Madness!!! With Selection Sunday right around the corner, we thought it would be fun to explore a quote from the ultimate baller himself, the greatest of all time, the one and only Number 23…Michael Jordan! (Sorry, LeBron fans….
“A” is for “Appian” – Introducing FMP’s Newest IT Partner
Continuing our investigation of the truism “Don’t Fear the Robots,” FMP is really excited to talk about our newly formed strategic partnership with Appian Corporation. This week, Paul Bresnan, Tracy Compton, and Scott Waymouth – three members of FMP’s Center of Excellence (COE) for Technology and Tools – talk about how we’re planning to use…
Don’t Fear the Robots – or should we?
As we head into February, we wanted to explore the truism ‘don’t fear the robots,’ wondering if technological advances really have reached the point at which we should be paying more attention- if not have already reached the stage of active concern. Fortunately, we have two well-positioned experts to battle it out (sort of) for…
CMMI ML3 SVC – More than Just Alphabet Soup
Last year, FMP embarked on an ambitious initiative to pursue a CMMI Level 3 assessment, and on October 1st, we received an email officially stating that our CMMI for Services (SVC) Maturity Level 3 (ML-3) Appraisal has been completed and that we have been rated at ML-3 using SCAMPI Methodology Definition Document, Version 1.3a. Beyond understanding that…
The Agile Approach to Planning
This month we’ve been talking about project planning, exploring the truism ‘an idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan’ and it’s hard to have a conversation about planning without hearing the word ‘agile’ lately. So, what is it? Let’s get a short and sweet overview of what it is and how…
Business Hacks: FMP’s FREE Excel-based Project Planning Tool
If you’re keeping up with our blog, you saw in our last post that this month’s truism is ‘an idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan’. Which I’m inclined to believe, but it begs the question: how is our idio–okay, that feels harsh–our fool ever to create such a plan? Project planning can often…
Employee Spotlight – Barry Culman, CFO
We’ve been hiding FMP’s best kept secret, and we decided it was finally time we introduced him on our blog! Barry Culman joined FMP in August of 2017. He serves our part-time Chief Financial Officer (CFO), helping us refine our financial reporting and processes, as well as assisting the Executive team with key business priorities….
“An Idiot with a Plan Can Beat a Genius Without a Plan”
As we shared in last week’s blog post Examining the Truth Behind Truisms, this year, we are going to do just that. We’re kicking off 2019 by examining the truism ‘an idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan’ and see if that’s true. As a seasoned project manager and working mom, planning…