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Establishing Project Resource Communications

Attention fellow project warriors! Here is a quick salvo on a recurring project requirement: resource communication. We've all encountered it – technical wizards and subject matter gurus who turn into communication phantoms when project planning rolls around. Their lack of basic information throws a wrench in the machine, causing frustration and jeopardizing project success. But fear not, comrades! Today, we'll dissect the essential four questions every PM needs to answer: 1. Who's on board? It's simple: we can't manage resources (time, scope,...
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Unleashing the Power of Total Technical Solutions: A Trusted Partner for Project Management and SDVOSB Certification

Unleashing the Power of Total Technical Solutions: A Trusted Partner for Project Management and SDVOSB Certification Introduction: In the competitive landscape of project management and government contracting, finding the perfect partner can be a challenging task. Businesses often seek a reliable and experienced partner that not only offers top-notch project management services but also aligns with their commitment to social responsibility. In this regard, "Total Technical Solutions" emerges as a leading choice for organizations seeking excellence, efficiency, and a strong commitment to...
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Why work with Total Technical Solutions as a SDVOSB?

Total Technical Solutions is an SDVOSB (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business) set-aside company. What does this mean for our Alliance Partners? Well, it offers the opportunity to go after the SDVOSB business and also to build relationships with contracting officers during the Pre-RFP/RFQ phase to align agreements and relationships ahead of the actual RFP/RFQ release. TTS works off of the FAR (Federal Acquisitions regulation) and DFAR (Defense Federal Acquisitions regulation), and the following materials are pulled directly from the FAR...
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Project Manager Value to Company

When hiring a Project Manager sometimes the value adds that an experienced PM brings to the organization can be overlooked. Often titles that state that a Project Manager is required was meant to have a more relevant technical resource. For hiring managers to understand the basic capture of what an experienced Project Manager should be offering, the below is a snapshot of some additional capabilities that come along with best practices and experience. Remember with this experience and add value there...
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Proper Resource Alignment to Roles

Often, I hear "The definition of insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again and expecting different results," but this is not true and why someone would say something that is not true escapes me.  On the other hand, "perseveration" is "the repetition or continuation of a response in the absence of an ongoing occasion or rationale for that behavior or emotion", basically not a well thought out plan and one that continues even after it is recognized as not...
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