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Most Recent Whitepaper - Getting Unstuck - Three Strategies to Break Loose and Make Gains By Chris Ordway

Chris Ordway, one of TSI's recent additions, writes about his techniques, when prior to TSI, he led a global organization and needed to ignite some change internally to hit key goals.  Click here to learn more. 
  

Whitepaper / Research Archive

Hiring Best Practices- 4 Biggest Mistakes Organizations Make When Adding Headcount

Having been around the block once or twice, at TSI we have been part of, and lived closely alongside our clients, hiring in good and bad market conditions.  Hiring in volatile market conditions has unique challenges (and consequences if unsuccessful).  For your consideration, here are the 4 Biggest Mistakes (TSI sees) Organizations of all Sizes Make When Adding Headcount: Click here to read more.

Change Readiness Assessment

In addition to our own client experiences where the topic is a perpetual element of projects, numerous studies, including several published in The Harvard Business Review, CIO Magazine and others, confirm that organizations desiring to implement sustainable change must first have an environment that is suitable for such change.  How does yours measure up?  Click here to read more.

Software Evaluation - We need a new system, but how do we choose the right one?

The globalization of competition and market opportunities, enabled by rapidly changing technology solutions, has increased pressure on management to lead their businesses successfully. With almost all sectors of the economy having to cut costs to survive the recent recession, the challenge now is to restore the right infrastructure to take advantage of growth opportunities.  How does this play out in your company? Click here to find out more.

Top 5 Change Management Trends for 2011

Click Top 5 Change Management Trends for 2011 for a brief synopsis of a few operational, technology-oriented and change management trends we are seeing our clients take charge of in early 2010.

Successful Technology Deployment - Roles stakeholders play in testing

There is often some confusion in companies as to which roles stakeholders play in testing. Testing is often poorly defined and gets volleyed between Business Users, IT and Management. Read more for some thoughts on the areas of testing and some suggestions on which roles various stakeholders play in testing.

Improving Financial Results - Part 1

So you've already cut costs, but where do you go from here to improve finanical results? Read more for TSI’s Top 3 Questions that must be answered to achieve sustainable, incremental financial improvement.

Foundation for Transformation

This Spring, 2009 whitepaper discusses how how organizations can adapt, if not transform, during this current state of economic affairs and come out on the other side better equipped with a stronger foundation for growth, increased market share and rising EBITDA in the forthcoming months....Read More »

Getting Governance Right

This December, 2007 article addresses the critical issue of Enterprise and IT Governance. Read this for key considerations and approaches to get it right...Read More »

The Technology component of a packaged software evaluation

This May, 2007 article delves into the Technology Evaluation component of the software evaluation and it will give you some examples of the types of questions to ask...Read More »

Is there a place for a Project Management Office (PMO) in smaller businesses?

In the March 2007 whitepaper, we explore an issue that is important to many key managers and executives in small and mid-sized businesses. The issue is, "Is there a place for a Project Management Office (PMO) in organizations of this size"?...Read More »

A Blended Approach to B2B eCommerce and CRM

here is the January 2007 whitepaper containing excellent advice to read before bringing a consultant in and a detailed article that addresses critical issues regarding CRM and eCommerce...Read More »

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