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Best Practices in Managing Project Expectations
Project managers hold a unique position in product, supply and service development. Not only are they responsible to the client in...
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Mar 4, 20214 min read
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Organizing the Digital Office
The modern desktop is not one of wood or metal but lives inside the computer that the physical desk supports. Documents are increasingly...
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Jan 29, 20214 min read
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Why You Need a Great Data Management Plan for Your Grant Proposal—and Beyond
Data management plans are an important piece of grant proposals. Most federal grants, in particular, require such a plan, as do some...
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Jan 18, 20213 min read
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First Improve your Business Processes, then Automate
Automation may be key for improving productivity, efficiency and reducing or eliminating mistakes, thus lowering costs across your company’s
Boost Midwest
Dec 21, 20204 min read
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6 Standards of Evaluating Project Success and Why They Matter
One of the more valuable internal tools for mapping projects is the evaluation of those projects brought to completion. Boost Midwest has...
Boost Midwest
Dec 11, 20203 min read
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The Power of the Stand-up Meeting
Grant management can take a leaf from software developers’ playbook by implementing a Stand-up Meeting. These are short meetings lasting...
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Nov 30, 20202 min read
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Boost Midwest Coffee Corner - November 2020
Conversations on Data Management Welcome to the Boost Coffee Corner! Every month we’ll highlight a member of our team to share with you...
Boost Midwest
Nov 23, 202010 min read
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Grants Management: 7 Reasons You Need a Team of Experts
You’ve put in the hard work in applying for a grant and it’s paid off: your organization has been awarded the grant. Now you’re ready to...
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Nov 4, 20204 min read
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3 Big Ways Technology Can Move Your Business Forward
There’s no question that technology and its tools are integral to business and business operations. But knowing how to choose and ....
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Oct 23, 20202 min read
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How to Lead a Successful Project: 9 Best Practices
Excellence in project management is like the glue that binds the pages of a book. Utilizing proven best practices to ...
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Oct 23, 20204 min read
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Top Time Management Tips for Grants
For managing grant projects in particular, time is a valuable resource that can make or break the success of your grant. And while time ...
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Sep 30, 20203 min read
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Open for Business: 5 Keys to a Successful Business Plan
Every new business venture starts with an idea. But how do you get from a solid business idea to opening day? The steps to success lie in...
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Sep 29, 20204 min read
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5 Tips to Understanding Grant Requirements
Grant management can be an overlooked and underappreciated task—until a problem arises. At Boost Midwest, our team knows that...
Boost Midwest
Sep 28, 20202 min read
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14 Reasons to Hire a Project Manager
Project management—the planning, organizing and managing the effort to accomplish a successful project—calls for a special set of skills...
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Sep 25, 20204 min read
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Successful Project Management: Begin with the End
To plan with the end in mind is to know where you are now in a project, identify what is going to be accomplished & from there, determine...
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Sep 24, 20204 min read
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Channel the Power of Key Performance Indicators for Business Operations
There’s more to measuring business success than the bottom line. Using KPIs to analyze business operations lets you ...
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Sep 22, 20203 min read
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5 Tips for Holding Effective Meetings (That Get Results)
A successful meeting ends with concrete results, while a poorly managed one equals wandering minds, and off-topic tangents. Avoid that by...
Boost Midwest
Sep 19, 20204 min read
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Grant Management: Building Stakeholder Engagement
To have buy-in from the local community for a grant project means bringing in individuals and organizations to engage in the project’s goals
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Sep 16, 20203 min read
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Make it Count - How to Host a Productive Meeting
We’ve all been there. Sitting in a cold meeting room, staring at the clock, wondering “Why was this not just an email?” So how do we ...
Boost Midwest
Sep 7, 20203 min read
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Business as a Midfielder
Just a small reminder for yourself today as you lead your business: the highlight reels are what people love to share but ...
Boost Midwest
Aug 31, 20203 min read
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