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Why Is Prioritization So Difficult?

By Carl Manthe, Director and Medical Technology Industry Lead, Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. We all have limited time and resources, both in our personal…

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Why Saying ‘Yes’ to Everything Might Be Holding You Back

By Scott Grzesiak, Executive Vice President of Strategic Growth, Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. Early in my career as a manufacturing engineer, I did whatever…

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Prioritization Requires Confronting the Forces of Human Nature

Strategic prioritization is challenging for many reasons. The toughest may be that it requires overcoming 300,000 years of human evolution. In theory, using advanced prioritization…

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Prioritization Archetypes: How Organizations Are Wrestling with Prioritization

Strategic prioritization is challenging but necessary. You have to compare apples to oranges without complete data. You—and all your colleagues—have to set aside personal motivations…

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How Failing to Prioritize Kills Performance

At face value it’s hard to argue against strategic prioritization. It makes sense that when you channel your efforts and resources toward one goal, you’ll…

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How to Convince Your Executive Team You Need Strategic Prioritization

Does this sound familiar? “Everything is a priority.” Or, “We’ll find a way to get it done; we always do.” Companies that think they can…

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Overcoming Strategic Prioritization’s Toughest Challenge: Human Nature

It’s hard to argue against the power of prioritization in achieving your strategy. If you really need to get something done, you focus your efforts…

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Resource Constraints: Why Project Prioritization Falls Apart and What You Can Do About It

Nothing destroys an organization’s ability to execute more than resource constraints. Your organization has more work than its employees can handle, and “everything is important.”…

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When Forced to Focus: The Awesome Power of Prioritization

Read the complete article below or download the PDF → If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we can act quickly when…

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