We get lots and lots of proposal requests from current and prospective clients…and I’ve been writing a ton of proposals lately. Some are much easier to write than others, and the ease/difficulty is 100% dependent on the quality of the … Continue reading
My Subject Matter Expert Toolkit
I recently presented a case study at the central Indiana ASTD fall conference. The focus of the case study was on using e-learning templates to facilitate rapid design. But as part of the presentation, I talked about how we managed … Continue reading
Managing Subject Matter Experts and Using Them as Learning Developers
I have a colleague who once created a presentation called “Herding Cats: Working with SMEs.” Needless to say, her viewpoint on the value of SMEs was influenced by some negative experiences. Can subject matter experts (aka SMEs) make good developers? … Continue reading
Vendor-Client Relationships: A few challenges
Those readers who are either 1) vendors or 2) clients who hire the services of vendors may see themselves in this video. I think it can offer a humorous way to deflect requests from clients that are not what vendors … Continue reading
New Tool – External Brain
Thank you, Cammy Bean for introducing me to this great tool! Evernote is a program that bills itself as your way to remember everything. So far, I agree! It allows you to insert screen captures, websites, documents, and images. I … Continue reading
The invisible skills in project management
Hilary Topper’s blog post had a great little book review in it today on a book called, “All I know about business I learned at McDonald’s.” She listed the “tips to success” employed by leaders at McDonald’s, and, to me, … Continue reading