The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Jeff Zircher Jeff Zircher , MBA, is currently a servant leader at Caterpillar Inc, with over 30 years of leadership experience in IT, Logistics & Distribution, Marketing & Product Support, Product Development, and Project Management. View IILs courses on Leadership and Interpersonal Skills here!

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

The process is designed to increase project efficiency and minimize scope creep by controlling every change and ensuring that changes are made according to set requirements for approving change. Change management The method for managing project change requests and application of the change control process as defined above.

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Inloox

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Process orientation Kaizen breaks with traditional results-oriented management. This applies to core processes such as production or logistics, but also to supporting processes such as human resources. Process Optimization in Project Management (3): Lean Project Management. This philosophy focuses on processes.

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International Institute for Learning

JULY 27, 2022

Finalizing your meeting logistics. Finalize Your Meeting Logistics. Planning your kick-off meeting well enough in advance provides you with flexibility when designing your meeting logistics. These can include seven key elements: Defining your meeting purpose. Setting clear objectives and expected outcomes.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 30, 2022

Kurt Lewin’s Change Management Model is known for its simplicity. It breaks an organizational change process down into three basic steps. What Is the Kurt Lewin Change Management Model? Lewin was considered to be a pioneer in the field of change management.

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nTask

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Logistics/Operations. Event logistics and operations involve various aspects including venue logistics, warehouse, and distribution, traffic management or asset tracking, etc. Logistic management is crucial for streamlining your planning processes. Implementation.

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Workzone

APRIL 18, 2019

Over 70% of organizational change initiatives fail, but change itself isn’t the stumbling block. Change is common and natural, even inevitable. Seasons change, people change, mountain ranges change — yet successful change management remains a lofty, even insurmountable challenge for many organizations.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2025

Procurement Plan: Defines processes for acquiring external resources, including vendor selection, contract management and procurement timelines. Change Management Plan: Provides a structured approach for handling modifications to project scope, schedule, or budget, ensuring controlled adjustments.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 8, 2018

Chatbots , for example, are being used to remind team members to update and share progress on projects, while other AI tools are being leveraged for mundane tasks like data merging, logistics, etc. Brilliant Project Management. Agile Change Management: A Practical Framework for Successful Change Planning and Implementation.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When you have those skills and experience, youre better able to break the project into phases that suit the different stakeholders youre managing and keep those stakeholders engaged and enthusiastic throughout a long project. The managers at Virscio needed to engage the team without becoming bogged down in endless staff meetings.

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Planview

MAY 26, 2023

In this post, you’ll jump back into the story of a large biotech company undergoing transformation the intelligent way – by leveraging the principles of organizational change management. Put another way, it means they attended, with clear intention, to “the people side of change.”

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Embracing servant leadership isn’t just a management approach; it’s a journey toward excellence in project management. His Global Program Management team provides Project-Program-Portfolio Management, Change Management, Agile support, and Business Analytics support for nearly 2,000 projects enterprise-wide.

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Planview

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The need for more seamless change management integration. The push toward true value realization and goal-based decision-making  When it comes to PPM effectiveness, Pappas believes that more frequently, success will be measured by a PMO’s ability to provide more value and deliver logistically.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

As to have a good conversion rate you should align your content, marketing, sales, finance, planning, supply chain, logistics and project management teams. The conversion rate is dependent upon your overall business efforts and combining all the department’s work.

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Susanne Madsen

JUNE 2, 2017

They have a high level of technical complexity and many moving parts that make them challenging to manage, not least logistically. To reduce structural complexity we can use traditional project management tools such as breakdown structures, critical path analysis and risk management.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Overseeing delivery management. Delivery and shipping logistics vary worldwide. Operations managers are responsible for finding the best delivery methods, and maintaining relationships with shipping companies. As you probably can tell, operations management is a very busy and rewarding job. Plan and control changes.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MAY 24, 2024

Change Management – Vulnerability and adaptability of the organization to inevitable change. Are the logistics compatible with other aspects of the organization’s operations? How much will it cost to do so? Are the various competences required compatible with each other?

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Scoro

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Ideally, the training should be conducted by an external contractor who knows the software inside out and can answer any practical and logistical questions about using it to its full potential. Read on: Change Management Tips to Get Your Team on Board With New Software. Everything about your business, one click away.

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Planview

OCTOBER 7, 2020

    Creating a communication and change management plan is important because you want to highlight how the system is going to positively impact your team — not turn their world upside down.

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Traxidy

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Hardware has been delayed because of new logistics and storage procedures. Project Managers know they need to immediately asses these types of situations. The PM uses their judgement, knowing that if the latest actions in support of eliminating these project issues, are unsuccessful, the project schedule or budget may need to change.

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Planio

JANUARY 29, 2024

She also invites a Change Manager to offer insight into other areas of the business, as well as an external Recruitment Consultant to provide an outside perspective. When to use value stream maps: For average complexity projects that contribute to making products Most used in sectors such as engineering, manufacturing, and logistics 4.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

For instance, a logistics company may realize that their current inventory management system is causing delays and errors in their supply chain. The new system can effectively track sales, manage inventory, and provide real-time data for decision-making.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

For example, if a change comes up that slightly alters the course of your project, you’d probably return to the planning stage to account for those adjustments but not go all the way back to project initiation. What’s the importance of the project life cycle? Metrics for success. Potential risks and bottleneck.

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ExamsPM

JANUARY 21, 2019

I wanted to earn PMP certification to formalize and frame my years of managing projects in enterprise transformations, OpEx, and PMOs.The PMP standard blends well with my other professional methodologies in organization development, change management, training curriculum design/development, Lean, and 6Sigma/SPC. Take control.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

By providing training on process mapping, problem-solving, and change management, organizations can build a capable workforce that can drive meaningful and sustainable process improvements. Clear communication and change management strategies are crucial for a smooth transition and minimal resistance to change.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

A logistics company may identify that its order fulfillment process is experiencing delays due to inefficient routing. Resistance to Change: Employees may resist adopting new processes, especially if they are accustomed to their own ways of working.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Managing change and resistance: Integrating different aspects of the supply chain requires changes in processes, systems, and even organizational culture. Resistance to change from stakeholders within the organization can hinder the integration process.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

The event will be of interest to project controls engineers, project leaders/managers, resource managers, change management experts, risk managers, business consultants, and more.

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Epicflow Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

It will be interesting for a wide range of specialists from various areas like project management, automation, manufacturing, IT, logistics, and more. February 27-28, Munich — Manufacturing Excellence & Process Innovation Summit suggests you joining an international meetup dedicated to innovations in the field of manufacturing.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Moreover, system integration can enhance supply chain management processes. Integrating the ERP system with the logistics management software can achieve end-to-end visibility and control over a business’ supply chain.

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Epicflow Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

It will be interesting for a wide range of specialists from various areas like project management, automation, manufacturing, IT, logistics, and more. February 27-28, Munich — Manufacturing Excellence & Process Innovation Summit suggests you joining an international meetup dedicated to innovations in the field of manufacturing.

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Workzone

AUGUST 21, 2018

You might engage a team member with experience designing and facilitating workshops to develop the strategy and agenda for all 10 workshops and task a less experienced team member with organizing workshop logistics like scheduling and attendees to maximize efficiency.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Supply chain management module: Focuses on managing the flow of goods and services, from procurement to delivery. It includes features such as purchase orders, inventory management, and logistics planning.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

As to have a good conversion rate you should align your content, marketing, sales, finance, planning, supply chain, logistics and project management teams. The conversion rate is dependent upon your overall business efforts and combining all the department’s work.

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PM Basics

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Project Charter sets the change management foundation. Be that software, logistics or marketing one. As you will see below the contents of a Project Charter will help you to avoid poor decision-making and the waste of resources and time. As I said before, Project Charter states the project objective.

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Appfluence

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The 2018 Global Automation and Manufacturing Summit will update manufacturing leaders on where the industry is at in the journey to operational IIoT systems and will explore issues such as cybersecurity and operational change management. AME Conferences. A Lean Transformation That Never Stops Improving: The O.C. Tanner Way.

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MPUG

AUGUST 8, 2019

You’re working with decisions that can change on a daily basis. If you’re building science through or rockets through science and logistics, some hardcore calculations, algorithms, macros and so on those won’t change on you. It’s part of program of culture change management and it’s being created.

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