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Change Management for the Future

Successful organizations do not react to change: they anticipate it and manage it. Change management does not mean controlling change, nobody can do that. Change management means being prepared for change so you can survive and succeed, in spite of it.

Designing a Successful Change Management Process

Designing and implementing a successful change management process is actually easier than you might think. All you have to do is sit down, list the changes you expect then start devising strategies for dealing with them.

The best way to do this is to get representatives of every department in organization together. Then have each of them list the changes he or she expects in the near future. Once that is done you can start devising a change management strategy to deal with the changes that are most likely.

The IT manager might note that the software you are using will soon be obsolete or that the computers will soon need to be replaced. The team could devise a strategy for purchasing and deploying the new software and equipment. It could devise a budget for purchasing it, a strategy for coping with the change over and for educating the team in the use of the new equipment and software.

Part of change management is listing all the problems a change might entail. For example bringing in new software will require you to successfully put all the data in the old system into the new. Is that possible and if so what will it take.

You can also anticipate disruptions to business and potential customer service problems. For example will the organization have to shut down while the changeover is in progress? Will that cut business and how can it be done without driving customers away. Will sales people be able to fill orders while the computers are unavailable?

Brainstorming to address these problems is the essence of change management. Once you have mastered that your organization can survive and thrive. For example you can create smart goals to convey the change management strategy to the team.

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Making Leadership Training Effective

The cornerstone of every effective leadership development effort must be realistic and effective leadership training. No large organization can survive or succeed in today’s world without effective leadership training programs.

Simply hoping that leaders develop within your team or that you can hire really good candidates for leadership is not enough. To succeed you must learn how to develop leaders in house. Developing your own cadre of leaders will always be cheaper and more effective than hiring outsiders.

Some Indications of Effective Leadership Training Programs

1. Employee engagement: people want to participate in the program because they feel they will actually learn something from it.
2. Faith in the program: management feels confident when promoting graduates of the program.
3. Increased morale: people feel good after completing the program and when participating in it.
4. Involved: the leadership training program is in line with the company’s goals. For example it is training people in the skills needed for expansion.
5. Long term: employees participating in the program feel that they will be involved in it for years. They develop a long term commitment to the company by participating in the program.
6. Strategic: the program imparts the organization’s strategy to the employees so they understand it and know how to implement it.

If your leadership training program does not fit these descriptions it is probably a waste of time and money. A good place to begin a leadership development program is with a list of Smart Goals. Sit down create goals for the company then start thinking about the kind of leaders you will need to achieve them.

Once you’ve done that ask yourself: how can I transform the leaders I have today into the people who will achieve those goals? When you have answered that question you will know how to set up an effective leadership training program.

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Management Training in Today’s World

Management training has proved to be the most efficient and most effective tool in boosting productivity and increasing employee morale.

The biggest complaint that employees have about management today is that managers do not know what is going on. Too often workers complain that the manager really does not understand the company or what we do here. He or she knows nothing about the technology, the customers, the services we provide and everything else.

Management training programs can address this need by creating leaders and managers that understand the organization and what it does. Instead of hiring people just out of college and hoping they can learn the process; an organization can give its most knowledgeable and effective employees management training.

That way it can develop a cadre of leaders that really understand the industry. Many of the most effective organizations including UPS , Wal-Mart and the United States Marines Corps have intensive management training and leadership development programs. These organizations are successful because they spend time and effort on leadership development.

More importantly their leadership teams can rely upon their managers because the managers know the organization and its goals. They know that the manager on the floor can be trusted on to make the right decisions because she knows what is going on there.

Management training can increase employee morale because employees will be much more likely to listen to, respond to and pay attention somebody who rises from the ranks. No employee will ever respect or listen to a manager who does not know what he is talking about.

Yet, many organizations are full of such managers. In some situations, employees end up training the manager. That destroys the chain of command and makes both discipline and employee morale impossible.

Setting up a management training program as a part of a leadership development effort will pay off. In particular it will pay off in the form of managers that know the business and how to succeed in it.

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Leadership Development in a Bad Economy

Quite a few organizations make the mistake of eliminating or cutting back on leadership development efforts when the economy gets bad. Leadership training programs are often the first thing to be eliminated and the last thing to be restored when the budget cuts start.

Cutting back on leadership development efforts during a bad economy is a terrible mistake. Organizations and companies need visionary leadership in a bad economy. Yet they refuse to pay for the tools needed to develop such leadership.

The challenges are greater than ever but the leaders needed to guide companies and agencies through the economic challenges may not be there. To make matters worse there could be little or no money to use to lure effective leaders in from the outside.

That means organizations will need to make due with their existing employee bases. It makes sense to give those employees the training and tools they need to become effective leaders. It also makes sense to have a cadre of trained leaders that are willing to step up and take command when the going gets tough.

Leadership development and leadership training are not luxuries. No company or organization can survive without leaders and leadership. So it makes sense for an organization to increase its investment in leadership development during a bad economy.

Such efforts will show employees that they are valued, and give the most creative and successful workers a reason to stay even if salary increases are not available. Workers who know that their loyalty and hard work could be rewarded with a leadership position are more likely to stay. Workers who think that leadership roles are reserved for outsiders will start sending out resumes.

Leadership development is vital to the survival of any organization and cannot be ignored even in today’s poor economy. Those organizations that spend money and resources developing new leaders will thrive and succeed in the years ahead. Those that do not will perish.

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Majestic MRSS Augments Greater China Presence

After Commencing full service operations in China 2008, Majestic MRSS today announced the expansion of its greater China presence. The company has opened full service offices in Taiwan, Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, in addition to its existing Regional Head Office in Shanghai.

Majestic MRSS Augments Greater China Presence

Commenting on the development, Mr. Thomas Baudin – Executive Director (China Operations), said, “with Clients increasingly looking at delving deeper into China; having a larger footprint was essential.”

The Company has also opened qualitative research facilities in all locations and enabled the Taiwan, Beijing and Shanghai Facilities with Focus Vision and AVG video streaming services. The one way mirror studios are state of the art and offer usability testing services including eye tracking as well.

Mr. Raj Sharma, Co-Founder & President, said, “We are delighted, primarily because Our Clients are happy with our ability to offer then extended and deeper coverage of the region. Once again this development is wholly Client driven.”

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MajesticMRSS Announces Three Senior Level Appointments

To support the increased demand experienced in its India operations, MajesticMRSS has announced three senior level appointments. This is another milestone in its endeavour in establishing new global structure designed to better support its worldwide clients through timely, consistent, and integrated Business Intelligence Solutions. According to Mr. Raj Sharma, the President/Co-Founder of MajesticMRSS, “The expansion of the MajesticMRSS team with these professionals intends to deliver further value to our clients. Their Industrial proficiencies & synergies, synchronised with our capabilities, should help our global client’s derive much more from MMRSS.”

Bhoorender Panwar (Regional Vice President, Delhi) previously worked with Market Xcel & Springboard Research; Bhoorender has over 12 years of experience in International business development of Business Intelligence Solutions. Commenting on this move, Bhoorender said, “It is very exciting to be a part of MajesticMRSS, which has been rapidly expanding its geographic footprint”.

Deepak Dasila (Regional Director, APAC) a seasoned Market Research Professional, has managed end-to-end deliveries of research studies for global clients across industry sectors. Deepak says, “I hope to significantly grow the Global Accounts we are currently serving & add further Strategic Accounts as well”. Deepak previously worked with IMRB International & Synovate.

Praveen Surana (Director Healthcare) with more than 16 years of accumulated experience on the client side practice, including Brands like J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Praveen will lead the MMRSS Healthcare Practice.

Commenting on this development Praveen said, “My key mandate is to increase the Pharmaceutical & HealthCare Revenues of the practice to the $10 million mark by 2014.”

Raj Sharma further adds, “These moves are a result of our extremely rapid growth in India & Oversees geographies & we expect to announce other key appointments across the region in the near future.

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Majestic MRSS Appoints Ma Foi Randstad

To support its fast growing business intelligence operations in the Indian market, Majestic MRSS, one of Asia’s largest full service Independent Market Research firms has appointed Ma Foi Randstad Management Consultants. Ma Foi Randstad is one of India’s largest staffing and HR service provider.

Commenting on the development, Raj Sharma, the Co-Founder & President of Majestic MRSS said, “Given the phenomenal (60-70% CAGR) value-volume growth in our India Operations, we felt a strong need to scale up our Human Resources to support this growth. We could not be more delighted to partner with a firm of the calibre of Ma Foi in order to meet our requirement of Quality Market Research professionals. We anticipate that will be making some very senior level position announcements within the next fortnight “

Majestic MRSS currently operating in 14 countries and is growing. Majestic MRSS currently operates with around 160 employees in India alone & approximately 200 employees overseas. Majestic MRSS foresees more of such alliances being forged to meet the requirement of its growing business intelligence operations globally.

Shabnam Qureshi, the HR spokesperson for Majestic MRSS added “Our requirements are primarily for senior positions across various business divisions as well as for specific industry verticals.”

About Majestic MRSS
Majestic MRSS, more than a decade old full service market research has been working with clients in the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, FMCG/CPG, Automotive, ICT (Information, Communications and Technology), Hospitality & Retail, Media sectors. For more details visit http://www.majesticmrss.com.

About Ma Foi
Ma Foi Randstad’s mission is to shape the world of work and we achieve this through our vision of finding jobs for people and candidates for clients.

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Poll: 60 Percent of Israelis: ‘President Barack Obama’s Best Quality is His Power of Persuasion and Public Speaking Skills’. 50 Percent: ‘Obama is the Best Speaker among Western Countries’ Leaders’

Poll: 60 percent of Israelis view “power of persuasion and public speaking skills” as President Obama’s strongest personal characteristic. 10 percent consider that his strongest quality is “daring”. A further 10 percent consider that “the striving for excellence” is his most prominent quality. 7 percent think that “authenticity” is the President’s prime quality.

Poll: 60 Percent of Israelis: 'President Barack Obama's Best Quality is His Power of Persuasion and Public Speaking Skills'. 50 Percent: 'Obama is the Best Speaker among Western Countries' Leaders'

Poll’s additional disclosure: fifty percent of Israelis view President Obama as the best speaker among the leaders of the western countries.

These findings were revealed by the first survey of its kind undertaken in Israel by Market Watch, a research and public opinion poll company. The telephone poll was carried out on a national sample of the mature Jewish population in Israel, (aged 18 +), in celebration of the publication in Israel of the new book “Barack Obama’s Secrets of Influence and Persuasion”, by Gil and Nili Peretz.

According to the survey results:
Almost half of Israelis rank President Obama as the best speaker among leaders of the western world.

Poll results:
1. President of the United States, Barack Obama – 47 percent.
2. Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel – 12 percent.
3. President Sarkozy of France – 10 percent.
4. Prime Minister of Italy Berlusconi – 7 percent
5. New Prime Minister of Britain, David Cameron – 2 percent.

Analysis of the survey’s findings reveals additional results:
A: Gender comparison: 66 percent of men in Israel think that President Obama’s most prominent quality is his power of persuasion and rhetoric. A little more than half the women chose this quality (53 percent). The percentage of women, who chose “daring” as the President’s dominant quality, is almost double the number of men (12.9 percent of women versus 6.8 percent of men).

Comparison among the leaders, more than half the men (54 percent) chose President Obama as the best speaker, compared to 41 percent of the women.

President Sarkozy received the support of 11.5 percent of women’s votes, in comparison to 7 percent of men’s votes.

B. Comparison by age: young people at the ages 18 – 24 chose the “daring” quality twice as much as the rest of the population age groups, as President Obama’s strongest quality: 19.8 percent of young Israelis chose this quality. 50.1 percent of them chose his rhetoric ability facing an audience.

The book “Barack Obama’s Secrets of Influence and Persuasion” was written in Hebrew by an Israelis couple who are experts in their fields: the international speaker Gil Peretz, together with the excellence researcher, Nili Peretz, and was published in Israel by “Matar” Publishers, who publish Hebrew translations to works by Jack Weltch, Tom Peters, Spencer Johnson, Ken Blanchard, Lee Iacocca, Harvey Mackay, Robert Kiyosaki, Dan Arieli and Rudolph Giuliani.

Gil Peretz lectures across the globe on Obama’s effective secrets of communication, and the manner they can be utilized in speeches, presentations, sales meetings, and appearances in the media. Over the last two decades, Peretz has been advising and coaching company directors, international corporation chairmen and politicians in various countries, in preparation for important appearances in the media, and toward significant speeches in their career. Among others he has in the past coached and advised two Israeli Chiefs-of-Staff, ministers and ambassadors. Gil Peretz has worked with directors of international organizations such as: Microsoft, Allergan, Merck/MSD, Teva, HP, Hilton, British American Tobacco, Manpower, M-systems, SAP, and more.

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EXDYSIVITY – New Management Concept Helps Businesses Self-Reform

The new economy needs a new philosophy. Readers can find that in EXDYSIVITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO A NEW MANAGEMENT CONCEPT. “Old” business practices are becoming obsolete, yet companies and employees are still shackled to them, sticking to a black and white numbers mentality and ignoring the implications of the non-financial. This non-flexibility is a real threat to the survival of businesses everywhere.

But Yanyong Thammatucharee, in EXDYSIVITY, explains how to transform a business into a highly adaptive member of the world. This management plan not only helps a business today, but outlines how to ensure long-term survival. This revolutionary guide explains how adherence to key performance indicators can adversely affect team performance, how archaic back-office functions keep a business from thriving in the twenty-first century and what role corporate responsibility plays in the success of a business. It even explains how to look at standard accounting practices differently. If productivity is required for better cost position, EXDYSIVITY is necessary for systemic reform of businesses in the 21st century.

Author Thammatucharee has 20-plus years experience in finance and accounting for a number of major firms, and currently is senior vice president of accounting and finance for a Thai group of retail and marketing firms. His experience brings the unique perspective that created EXDYSIVITY. His philosophy is not only a business management plan, but a life management plan. It starts in the mind and is an organic process. He explains it best in this excerpt from the book: “Understanding the exdysivity process can give an organization a chance to exist. It’s not a long process, but it is a continuous one that requires being alert and facing up to any new challenges we have to face every day.”

EXDYSIVITY is available only at Amazon.com. To contact Mr. Thammatucharee, please e-mail him at yanyong.thammatucharee@gmail.com

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Web Content Management Solutions Are Critical for Modern Day Business

Many organizations have hundreds to tens of thousands of pages of web content, which are becoming increasingly more critical to market competitiveness. Web content management solutions provide an efficient and effective means to make the problem of managing all of an organizations web material far more tractable.

Drupal content management systems (CMS) are open source solutions for addressing the problem of managing web content. Among the many reasons for Drupal’s success, its ability to alleviate technical staff members through the powerful and easy to use platform and its ability to integrate with pre-existing content management systems has made it a popular choice.

May, 2010 – databasepublish.com – When it comes to web content management solutions there is no silver bullet. Just as each organization has its own strategic goals and objectives, the various web content management systems on the market provide a broad spectrum of functionality and usability. As a result, it can be challenging to ensure that you are making the right selection for your organization.

For some organizations, a proprietary, out-of-the-box solution, or an out-of-the-box open source solution can work just fine. Other organizations may require varying degrees of tailoring. In either case, a web content management solutions consultant is highly recommended. Since an experienced consultant has worked with a variety of platforms and performed many implementations, that resource can help you reduce costly mistakes, f r o m product selection all the way through implementation.

The Drupal content management systems are exceptionally flexible and provide a solid long term investment opportunity. The drupal cms can be integrated with current systems in order to reduce error and streamline business processes. By reducing manual steps for web publishing, the Drupal CMS improves overall efficiency while reducing burden on technical personnel.

Non-technical personnel can easily manage web content while leveraging the powerful functionality of the Drupal CMS platform. This essentially places the domain of web content into the hands of the content experts. With technical IT personnel liberated to focus on more technical organizational needs the content experts can directly manage blog posts, photo galleries, press releases, video, tagging, e-commerce and searching functionality. With all of these benefits, Drupal content management systems are a compelling choice.

The selection, migration, and implementation of the various web content management solutions is far less risky with the help of a qualified content management consultant. They can help to ensure that the goals of a stronger web-presence, improved website effectiveness, increased workflow efficiency, and organizational consistency are met and/ or exceeded.

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Web Content Management System Implementations by the Experts

The increasing diversity of types of content that can be published to the Web, along with the impact that rich content can make to help organizations present their brands to potential customers, has driven thousands of organizations to improve the way staff can create, manage, and publish content through the implementation of a web content management system. The benefits of Web content management systems include increased overall organizational efficiency, more rapid dissemination of information than previously possible, freeing up technical personnel, and placing content experts into direct control of the organization’s Web presence.

Web Content Management System Implementations by the Experts

Oftentimes, organizations look for consulting expertise to aid in the selection and implement a Web content management system. Professional consultants can assist organizations in selecting the best-fit Web content management system, determining what customizations will need to be done, aid in the proper architecture and implementation of the system, integrate it with other business systems in the organization’s environment, and connect it to 3rd party systems that the organization already uses. Additionally, with expert support, organizations can more easily migrate content to the newer, more appropriate web content management tool f r o m an organization’s pre-existing Web content management system that perhaps didn’t meet the company’s needs. In summary, using Web content management system experts is the best way for an organization to reduce risk and ensure an accurate and timely project conclusion.

May, 2010 – databasepublish.com – The effective use of technical personnel is highly desirable for many organizations. Consequently, many organizations choose to employ a competent web content management consultant in order to maximize the impact of a chosen web content management tool.

While the justification for this is different for every organization, there are a number of reasons for arriving at such a decision. A web content management system expert can most effectively reduce the learning curve for technical personnel. Through their experience in the domain, they can also improve the overall vision of the final deployment of the web content management tool.

Among the many different web content management systems available on the market, Drupal has gained popularity among other choices in the market. Drupal implementations provide value f r o m the powerful functionality that is also easy to use by non-technical staff members. This allows the content experts to gain more effectiveness f r o m the website domain while providing technical staff members more time to focus on more technical projects.

Due to the open-source nature of Drupal implementations, organizations are able to migrate their web content management systems f r o m pre-existing content management systems. The result is increased efficiency and a much smoother transition f r o m the prior Web content management tool. An experienced web content management system consultant can also tailor Drupal to meet specific needs. Out of the box, Drupal implementations provide organizations more control over press releases, blog posts, photo galleries, video, tagging, search functions and e-commerce applications.

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Web Content Management System Boosts Productivity

Numerous businesses and organizations have chosen to implement a web content management system rather than use a more manual approach to managing their web content. Much of the value in these types of systems is the ability to transfer responsibility from technical to non-technical personnel. As a result, Web content management systems have improved productivity and helped organizations gain better control over the web domain.

Web Content Management System Boosts Productivity

While there are several different web content management systems available on the market, Drupal is one of the more popular and flexible solutions. The open source platform of Drupal makes it easily tailored to integrate with other business systems and third party applications that an organization uses.

May, 2010 – databasepublish.com – There is increased demand for decision makers and executives to make organizational decisions that provide a strong return on investment (ROI). With the right web content management system, an organization can repurpose technical IT personnel from web content responsibility and improve the overall effectiveness of the web content life cycle.

The Drupal content management solution is one of many products on the market. Due to Drupal’s ease of use and powerful functionality, it is among the most popular open-source web content management systems in the World today. Although Drupal is an excellent choice for many organizations, a qualified professional content management consultant is recommended in order to help an organization ensure that Drupal is the right match for that company’s needs.

Much of the value of a content management consultant is in their ability to treat the various content management systems on a level playing field. Additionally, an experienced consultant can act as a catalyst for ensuring that the final implementation provides the greatest ROI. An experienced consultant can provide assistance in request for proposals, request for quotes, translation of technical and proprietary language, implementation, customization, system upgrades, maintenance and any combination thereof.

A given Web content management system may require the creation of a new module, or some tailoring of existing modules, in order to be integrated more seamlessly with pre-existing business systems or third party applications used by an organization. While some hurdles are more difficult than others, a professional consultant can provide time and cost estimates for the desired implementation of the web content management system.

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Web Content Management Solutions Drive Website Success

Efficient and effective websites are in no uncertain terms critical components to businesses and organizations these days. In response to the demand for improved Web presence, a variety of Web content management solutions have helped organizations cross the chasm from ad hoc and time consuming Web content management, to tightly integrated Web content management systems.

Web Content Management Solutions Drive Website Success

While there are many different Web content management systems on the market, Drupal content management systems (CMS) provide a useful open source solution to the needs of many organizations. The ability to tailor and integrate Drupal with pre-existing content management solutions and its accessibility to non-technical users make it an exceptional choice.

April, 2010 – databasepublish.com – Choosing among the many Web content management solutions can be a non-trivial task. This is in part due to varying organizational goals, pre-existing systems, system requirements, out-of-the-box functionality, and varying levels of product customizability. When choosing to implement a Web content management system it is highly recommended to obtain help from a knowledgeable Web content management consultant.

A Web content management consultant familiar with Drupal content management systems as well as different proprietary products can provide indispensable value for organizations during part of, or over the course of the entire implementation process. Oftentimes, in-house implementations result in sub-optimal results, primarily due to a lack of expertise with current Web content management solutions. Many pitfalls may be avoided by choosing a content management consultant that is a veteran in the industry.

Drupal web content management solutions may be tailored to integrate with an organization’s current content management system. Additionally, Drupal content management systems are known for their high level of performance and ease of use for the non-technical user. What this means for organizations is that a properly implemented Drupal CMS can eliminate the need for technical personnel to be involved with Web publishing activities.

The advantage of having non-technical personnel managing Web content is that then the content experts can directly manage press releases, blog posts, video, photo galleries, e-commerce, tagging, and searching functionality. In other words with Drupal CMS there is no need to have an IT mediator in-between the content experts and the Web.

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Web Content Management System Implemented by Professionals

The increasing breadth and depth of Web content has driven many organizations to implement a Web content management system that is capable of liberating technical staff, empowering content experts, and achieving greater organizational efficiency. While there are several drivers that urge decision makers to improve the manageability of Web content, many organizations are pleasantly surprised when the final implementation exceeds expectations.

Web Content Management System Implemented by Professionals

A well-implemented Web content management tool can make transitions from pre-existing content management systems seamless. Oftentimes, the mission critical status of the project requires professional consultants to ensure the right product selection, custom tailoring, efficient data population, a robust implementation, and third party support.

April, 2010 – databasepublish.com – Most organizations are filled with highly competent technical staff members. However, because there is a great range of systems and technical areas, many organizations choose to employ a competent Web content management system consultant in order to more efficiently implement a Web content management tool.

There are several reasons justifying such a decision. A Web content management system expert can easily bring experienced staff members up to speed with the current technologies available. Additionally, they can streamline and refine the organization’s vision for the Web content management tool, therefore, maximizing the value of the final system.

An open source solution known as Drupal has become increasingly popular among organizations seeking an easy to use and powerful Web content management tool. Drupal implementations offer great flexibility, allowing non-technical staff members, who are the content experts, to take charge of the website domain, and leaving technical staff members to focus on more technical objectives.

The versatility of Drupal implementations allows organizations to interface with pre-existing content management systems and greatly improve overall efficiency. As a result, Drupal has a good reputation as a valuable web content management system. With Drupal, it becomes incredibly easy to update blog posts, press releases, photo galleries, video, and include search functions and e-commerce requirements on your website.

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Web Content Management Systems Improve Overall Efficiency

An increasing trend for organizations is to ensure an effective and efficient means to manage web content. While there are variations from one Web content management system to another, the overall gains in efficiency can ripple through an organization, alleviating technical staff members and placing control over Web content into the hands of the individuals most familiar with organizational Web objectives.

Web Content Management Systems Improve Overall Efficiency

Among the many types of Web content management systems is an open source project known as Drupal. Because of its flexibility and easy-to-use platform a well-deployed implementation of Drupal can be very valuable to an organization.

April, 2010 – databasepublish.com – Many executives and decision makers know what they want when it comes to a Web content management system. Making the right decision for the organization requires investigating Drupal content management solutions and a variety of other products on the market.

For reduced risk and additional assurance for a successful implementation, it is advantageous to employ a content management consultant to help easily differentiate among the potential Web content management systems. An experienced content management consultant may provide a better value assessment than a traditional in-house selection team could.

After deciding to implement a Web content management system, the ability to assess the various systems on a level playing field is highly beneficial. This includes examining core functionality, customizability, and the potential integration capability with existing systems. Naturally, timelines for different phases of the project and cost of the entire project are important to consider as well.

An experienced content management consultant is excellent at not only placing the various attributes and benefits of different systems into perspective, but they are also exceptional at providing insight into viewing a Web content management system in ways that may otherwise go unnoticed. In other words, a professional consultant can help eliminate the sales pitch aspect of procuring a system and provide solid recommendations for value added efficiency.

The consultant’s level of experience with a broad range of content management solutions is important to consider when choosing a Web content management system. A consultant that is familiar with implementing and tailoring not only Drupal content management systems but a wide-range of content management solutions can help reduce any bias that might arise f r o m a consultant who is only familiar with one type of system.

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Web Content Management Solutions for the Modern Era

Sophisticated requirements demanded by organizations and the wide variety of web content management solutions on the market can create a puzzling problem for in-house personnel. This is due in part to the market differentiation of the various web content management systems and the inconsistent use of technical terms. As a result, content management consultants are typically called -in to assist in the selection process and then may be kept on to tailor and implement the resulting system.

Web Content Management Solutions for the Modern Era

Drupal content management systems (CMS) can fulfill many organizational needs. Its open source platform makes it readily customizable for a tight integration with other existing business systems. The Drupal CMS allows non-technical users to manage the web domain. Several organizations find this advantageous as it liberates IT personnel f r o m  acting as an intermediary among the content experts and the web presence.

Additionally, Drupal content management systems centralize organizational web processes while allowing multiple users to update multiple websites concurrently. This adds consistency while at the same time offering exceptional flexibility to fulfill web publishing objectives.

Similar to many other types of business systems, web content management solutions are only important to the organization if they provide value in terms of the organization’s goals. Determining which solution is the right fit for a given organization by only considering the out-of- box functionality may not lead to a satisfactory solution. However, it is often the case that some solutions, like the Drupal CMS, may be easily tailored to enhance the overall organizational workflow.

While organizations may have highly qualified IT personnel, it is often more beneficial to choose a third-party consultant that has extensive experience in tailoring and implementing a wide range of content management solutions. This choice can be extremely valuable to the organization as it can shorten the learning curve, ensure a robust and suitable solution, and guarantee a realistic and timely project schedule.

Web content management solutions like the Drupal content management systems are helping organizations take their web presence to the next level. Through the careful consideration of various products, organizations are able to tightly integrate pre-existing content management systems with a web content management system, greatly improving their overall market competitiveness.

Contact Details: DPCI is a content management system consulting business. It has a ten-year track record of helping diverse organizations acquire and implement web content management solutions, such as drupal cms, in a wide-range of industries. DPCI has the professional and technical requirements necessary for consulting, tailoring and completely implementing successful drupal content management systems.

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Web Content Management System with High Reliability

Content management is playing an increasingly important role for organizations. For some organizations it is strictly due to the rising importance of a reliable and effective web presence. Drupal is a web content management tool that offers an exceptionally easy to use platform that is both incredibly powerful and reliable. As a result, several organizations are choosing Drupal implementations for their web content management system.

With the power of Drupal implementations, organizations are able to place the web content management function in the hands of non-technical personnel. The result is a much more optimal situation. The web publishing responsibilities transition to the content experts while liberating IT personnel so they may focus on more IT related tasks.

Drupal is not the only open source web content management tool on the market; however, it is an excellent choice for many organizations. Determining what web content management system is going to be the most reliable for a given organization can be a monumental task. Understanding the right questions to ask of vendors and assessing their ability to fit one’s current and future needs can be surprisingly challenging, even for some of the best in-house IT personnel.

As a result, several organizations choose a content management consultant not only to ensure that they obtain the right web content management tool, but also to gain additional insight as to how to fully benefit from the implemented web content management system. An experienced content management consultant can assist in all or part of the implementation process.

Some organizations are able to tailor Drupal implementations with the assistance of a qualified consultant. Drupal’s popularity among organizations is partially attributed to its customizability. Incredible efficiency can be gained by reducing web publishing cycle time and through the integration of a web content management system with a pre-existing content management system.

With the assistance of a web content management system consultant, organizations are able to combine the power of their print media content management systems with the flexibility of Drupal web content management tools. The result is far greater efficiency and reliability in the organization’s web content work flow. The importance of a reliable web content management system is more easily realized with the assistance of a content management expert.

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Web Content Management System Applications Increase Website Management

With increasing demand for rich web content, several web content management systems have gained recognition in the market to assist organizations. Drupal content management is one of the more popular systems out there. This is due in part to this open source solution’s ease of use and powerful features. Through the deployment of Drupal, organizations are gaining increased market competitiveness.

As a full-featured web content management system, Drupal increases an organization’s ability to manage blog postings, photo galleries, press releases, video, searching and e-commerce. With a Drupal content management solution, spread out organizations are able to increase efficiency by allowing multiple users in multiple departments to post web content across multiple websites through the Drupal application. Organizations find the uncomplicated functionality for non-technical users to update and customize pre-configured templates to be incredibly valuable.

When it comes to implementing web content management systems, it is recommended that an organization seek the assistance of a content management consultant. This is especially true when one considers the need to migrate hundreds or thousands of web pages over to the new system. Web content management system consultants can greatly reduce the overall transition time to a new system and ensure the integrity of the migration.

Additionally, a web content management system consultant can be of great assistance in determining if a Drupal content management system is the right fit for the organization. This may be accomplished through the proper evaluation of technical requirements and administration of the request for proposals. Organizations often find that a qualified web content management system consultant is able to clarify the capabilities of the potentialweb content management systems by acting as an interpreter so each may be evaluated on a level playing field.

Oftentimes, an experienced professional’s insight can also result in increased organizational workflow. The combination of a Drupal content management solution and an experienced consultant can drastically change how an organization views content management. This is accomplished by the removal of pain-points and the addition of increased flexibility, control and integration of the web content management system.

Organizations find that by increasing the efficiency in which they manage web content that they are able to be more competitive in the marketplace. Drupal content management has helped many organizations accomplish their web content management goals. An experienced web content management system consultant can help determine if Drupal is the right solution for a particular organization.

DPCI understands that a reliable Web content management system helps to create competitive advantages in the marketplace. For the past 10 years, DPCI has acquired the professional and technical requirements necessary for consulting, tailoring and implementing a successful drupal content management system.

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Challenges And Solutions In Selecting A Digital Asset Management System

databasepublish.com - Digital asset management has become a center-stage issue for many organizations. With thousands of digital assets and oftentimes thousands of distribution channels, an effective and tightly integrated content management system has a strong correlation with an organization’s market competitiveness.

Challenges And Solutions In Selecting A Digital Asset Management System

Some organizations’ success relies on the support of a network of agencies and affiliates that are distributed around the world, which are responsible for promoting the products and services of that organization. The challenges that arise are many and may include the cataloging of photography and video as well as the quality assurance of consistent company branding strategies.

A digital asset management system may help in centralizing marketing efforts; however, new capabilities are often required in order to support growth. The growth may sustain a broader range of assets as well as increased flexibility for users.

A recommended course of action is to develop a content management system strategy that takes into consideration organizational needs and then matches the requirements with the appropriate vendor applications available. The concept is simple enough; however, the current state of digital asset management system products includes highly technical descriptions that can be difficult to put into layman’s terms or compare appropriately among vendors.

To compound the problem, it can be difficult to reduce the influence of vendor salesmanship when selecting a digital asset management package. As a result, several organizations choose to use a content management system consultant in order to more appropriately discern the right direction for their business. The consultant essentially bridges the gap between the vendor and the customer.

The greater the depth and breadth of knowledge of the content management consultant; including experience with web content management systems, multi-channel systems, work flow management systems, and digital asset management systems, the greater the opportunity is for the final product to meet or exceed the expectations of the organization.

The ultimate digital asset management strategy appropriately includes a request for proposal (RFP) process that is somewhat iterative. Oftentimes, proposals f r o m vendors use vendor-specific, verbose, and very technical descriptions of their products. It is up to the content management system consultant to assimilate the information, place it into layman’s terms, and normalize it for a more appropriate comparison.

This may entail additional clarification f r o m vendors to be presented in a normalized and summarized compilation for the most appropriate selection. Once the vendor finalists are distilled down, a choice can be made or a meeting can be held in order for the vendors to distinguish their products f r o m their competitors. The process helps to find the right vendor choice and assists in the determination of a more focused strategy.

Advantage in the marketplace. For the past 10 years, it has helped businesses in a wide-range of industries find the right digital asset management for them. DPCI has the professional and technical requirements necessary for consulting, providing, tailoring and completely implementing successful digital asset management system.

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Daniel Soffer Appointed as Committee Chair of LMN

Search Office Space (North America) Vice President, Mr. Daniel Soffer, has been appointed to serve a term as Chairman of the Local Member Network (LMN) Committee of the Office Business Center Association International (OBCAI).

Daniel Soffer Appointed as Committee Chair of LMN

In this newly appointed role as Committee Chair for the LMN with OBCAI, Daniel will be one of the key people responsible in helping establish new LMN’S and grow existing ones throughout North America on behalf of the business center community. In addition to this new role, Daniel’s previous work with OBCAI includes serving as Chair of the Broker Practices committee for 2009 resulting in Daniel winning the OBCAI Associate Member award.

Daniel Soffer, Vice President of SOS > Search Office Space commented: “It’s an honour to be playing an active role in such a vital organization as OBCAI. It’s a growing trade association not only representing North America but internationally too. My current role involves working alongside business center operators and associate members to help grow and establish Local Member Networks throughout North America and with its widening scope help provide ever improving services and performance to prospective tenants.”

OBCAI is the leading member owned non-profit international association that currently represents the office business center industry. The membership network for OBCAI exists in more than 400 locations around the world and includes business center owners, managers, and other service providers working in the industry. Members enjoy a variety benefits and have access to proprietary industry information generated by OBCAI to support the professional and business development of members as well as taking a leadership role in fostering the continued growth of the industry. As the leading trade organization, OBCAI is also the primary resource of information for the office space and executive suite industry.

About SOS > Search Office Space:
SOS > Search Office Space was established in 1993 as the very first business organization dedicated to providing serviced office space brokerage services in the United Kingdom. Since that time, SOS has expanded globally through satellite offices in the major office space markets in the world. With the US headquarters in Manhattan and offices in California, SOS > Search Office Space is ideally placed to provide services across key American locations, with office space in NYC, office space in Los Angeles andoffice space in Atlanta available. SOS also has offices in Central London and Hong Kong. In addition to its global presence, SOS reaches and connects with clients looking for flexible office space anywhere in the world with a database of office business centers, which is easily accessible via the company’s website where users can search for office space and executive suites in more than 6,000 locations.

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