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 <title><![CDATA[Learning Management Systems Report]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=238</link>
<description><![CDATA[Some valuable take-aways from the report, <a href="http://www.im-c.de/fileadmin/imc/images/Resources/research-lms/files/imc-lms-research-report.pdf">"Learning Management Systems: Are organizations making the most of them?" [PDF]</a> are: <br />
- 66 percent of respondents' organizations already use an LMS/VLE and a further 13 percent plan to use one. However, 21 percent do not use an LMS/VLE and have no plans to. <br />
- Of those using an LMS/VLE, 45 percent have used it for more than five years. Only 3 percent started using one within the last year.<br />
- 30 percent of respondents said they are completely satisfied with their LMS/VLE. <br />
- 30 percent were concerned that their LMS/VLE might not meet future requirements.<br />
- 8 percent said their LMS/VLE would definitely not meet future requirements.<br />
- Ensuring training matches employee development needs and reducing costs by decreasing the time taken to train people were seen as the largest benefits of LMS/VLE (40 and 36 percent, respectively). <br />
- Conversely, reducing employee turnover by enabling greater development opportunities (10 percent) and increasing revenue from better trained people (17 percent) were highlighted as the smallest.]]></description>
 <category>e-learning</category>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Project Management Software Package Selection Process]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=237</link>
<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.projectperfect.com.au/software-package-selection-process.htm">This article</a> describes a web based process to guide you from idea, through feasibility, requirements, selection, customisation and implementation of a software package. It is a complete systems methodology.]]></description>
 <category>Project Management</category>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[A Solution to the Pitfalls of Ineffective Strategic Planning]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=234</link>
<description><![CDATA[By Forrest W. Breyfogle<br />
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<a href="http://www.smartersolutions.com/pdfs/online_database/article125.htm">This article (.PDF)</a> describes the advantages of having strategy development be part of an overall system that integrates predictive scorecards with analytically/innovatively determined strategies, improvement efforts that positively impact the big picture and a control system.]]></description>
 <category>Management</category>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[The Need to Re-think our Business System’s Strategic Planning, Scorecard Creation, and Process Improvement Efforts]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=235</link>
<description><![CDATA[By Forrest Breyfogle<br />
<br />
Nine-Step Business Management Governance System. <a href="http://www.smartersolutions.com/pdfs/online_database/article128.htm">Read more...(.PDF)</a>]]></description>
 <category>Management</category>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[How to Enable Business Driven IT]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=236</link>
<description><![CDATA[By Raja Mohan Ivaturi<br />
<br />
The conflict between Business and IT has been an acknowledge issue for a long time. There have been many suggestions and solutions implemented but the real success of complete alignment between Business and IT depends on a number of factors. These include <br />
- Human factors <br />
- New tools to support the people <br />
<br />
While business is the driving force and IT need to support it, both the functions have their individual goals and objectives which must synchronize for achieving the organization level objectives. <a href="http://www.projectperfect.com.au/white-paper-how-to-enable-business-driven-IT.php">Read more...</a>]]></description>
 <category>Management</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Legal Concepts in Contract and Project Management]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=230</link>
<description><![CDATA[By Eric Tse<br />
<br />
The scope of <a href="http://www.projectperfect.com.au/white-paper-legal-concepts-in-contract-and-project-management.php">this article</a> is as followings. For the contract laws, we are going to introduce five concepts: <br />
- Equitable estoppels <br />
- Fundamental breach <br />
- Unilateral mistakes, <br />
- Contract A in tendering process <br />
- Legality of purpose for non compete clause.<br />
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 <category>Project Management</category>
<comments>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=230</comments>
 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Strategic Planning And Six Sigma]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=231</link>
<description><![CDATA[Strategic planning as applied to Six Sigma involves detailed and systematic planning in areas of concern that have far-reaching and tactical implications at the project selection stage. The purpose of strategic planning is to develop relevant decisions and actions that guide successful Six Sigma implementation. <a href="http://www.orlandchamber.com/strategic-plan/strategic-planning-and-six-sigma.html">Read more...</a>]]></description>
 <category>Six Sigma</category>
<comments>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=231</comments>
 <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Creating Online Professional Learning Communities]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=228</link>
<description><![CDATA[By Elizabeth A. Gruenbaum<br />
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When authors refer to a Professional Learning Community (PLC) within a school, they commonly mean a community of stakeholders that are all working together focused on the best interest of the students, where results are measured by an increase in student achievement. These stakeholders are anyone with an interest in that particular school from within the school community—school leaders or administrators, teachers, staff, parents, and community members. Collaboration is a key factor in a PLC. Imagine everyone working together for the best interest of the students and focused on a culture of assessment-driven continuous improvement, and you have a PLC. <a href="http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=122-1">Read more...</a><br />
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 <category>e-learning</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[The new rules of recruitment in 2010]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=233</link>
<description><![CDATA[By J. Furlong<br />
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The skill set of a 21st-century lawyer will be notably different from what the last century’s practitioner possessed. As fixed-fee arrangements become more common, lawyers will be prized for project management skills and efficient work habits. As collaboration becomes more important, lawyers will be valued for their aptitude for teamwork and their willingness to share. As globalization and technology continue to advance, lawyers who are multi-lingual and scientifically adept will be in great demand. Painfully few firms now look for these assets in the recruitment process. <a href="http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&volume=29&number=38&article=5">Read more...</a>]]></description>
 <category>Human Resources Management</category>
<comments>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=233</comments>
 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Mapping Science]]></title>
 <link>http://humanware-kt.com/news/index.php?itemid=232</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mapping Science is meant to inspire cross-disciplinary discussion on how to best track and communicate human activity and scientific progress on a global scale. It has two components: the physical part supports the close inspection of high quality reproductions of maps for display at conferences and education centers; the online counterpart provides links to a selected series of maps and their makers along with detailed explanations of how these maps work. <a href="http://scimaps.org/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
 <category>Knowledge Management</category>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
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