http://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-VSM, LLC is a Management Consulting company focusing on Project Management and Process Improvement for public sector and small businesses.enCopyright Falecia Stuckey (C/O Blogtalkradio)Sat, 15 Jun 2019 06:00:00 GMTTue, 30 Oct 2012 21:30:00 GMTPodcastingBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0http://www.blogtalkradio.com/img/btrbetalogo.gifhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.compodcasting,project management,consulting,contracting,process improvement,process management,small business,customer relationship management,process planning,project planningFalecia StuckeynoVSM, LLC is a Management Consulting company focusing on Project Management and Process Improvement for public sector and small businesses.episodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/10/30/resource-management-contractor-vs-employeePodcastinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/10/30/resource-management-contractor-vs-employee/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/10/30/resource-management-contractor-vs-employeeTue, 30 Oct 2012 21:30:00 GMTResource Management: Contractor vs. EmployeeAll business owners struggle with whether to hire employees or use contract staff for their businesses.  What are the Pros and Cons and how can companies integrate the two types of staff successfully? Join us as we talk to practitioners who have figured out how to do it.00:21:00Falecia StuckeynoProject Planning,Project Management,Contracting,Small Business,Resource ManagementAll business owners struggle with whether to hire employees or use contract staff for their businesses.  What are the Pros and Cons and how can companies integrhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/09/17/generating-income-for-your-business-learn-what-experts-doPodcastinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/09/17/generating-income-for-your-business-learn-what-experts-do/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/09/17/generating-income-for-your-business-learn-what-experts-doMon, 17 Sep 2012 22:30:00 GMTGenerating Income for Your Business: Learn what experts do As many consultants who provide services know, it is not easy to get loans for companies that do not make a product.  Often times banks will need your home or car as collateral if you are able to get assistance at all.  All is not lost though because the good thing is that a service provider like a Project Management consultant does not require alot of equipment or product in order to offer an effective resource to clients. PM Squared has polled many of our Project Management colleague's to determine how they raise money and generate funds for their business during lulls in contracts.  Join us as we share ideas and proven means to keep revenue coming into your business while waiting for that next big contract. 00:24:00Falecia StuckeynoSmall Business,Training,Project Management,Process Improvement,ConsultingAs many consultants who provide services know, it is not easy to get loans for companies that do not make a product.  Often times banks will need your home orhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/09/03/customer-management10-strategies-for-strong-relationshipsPodcastinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/09/03/customer-management10-strategies-for-strong-relationships/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/09/03/customer-management10-strategies-for-strong-relationshipsMon, 03 Sep 2012 21:30:00 GMTCustomer Management:10 Strategies for strong relationships In the world of Project Management consulting it is important to be able to navigate through client dynamics to provide the best services despite the ever present roadblocks and be viewed as a valued resource.  In simple terms, your customer has to know your value and be willing to trust you enough to implement your service.  We often face difficult customers who are not sure what they need or they want to give you a problem to solve then tell you how to do it.  PM Squared offers some of our top picks from our colleagues of ways to best ways to effectively manage customer expectations and build strong relationships for successful projects and repeat business. 00:23:00Falecia StuckeynoCustomer Relationship Management,CRM,Consulting,Project Management,ContractingIn the world of Project Management consulting it is important to be able to navigate through client dynamics to provide the best services despite the ever preshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/08/20/building-winning-teams-through-strategic-partneringPodcastinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/08/20/building-winning-teams-through-strategic-partnering/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/08/20/building-winning-teams-through-strategic-partneringMon, 20 Aug 2012 22:30:00 GMTBuilding Winning Teams through Strategic Partnering One of the most difficult aspects of starting a business is getting customers.  In the IT Consulting world, the competition in the Baltimore Washington area is great so there needs to be differenting factors that make potential customers want to work with smaller companies.  Small businesses have the ability to charge less as an edge over larger corporations competing for the same work, but in this market, the cost factor is not enough to win the work.  Join us as we discuss ways to build the best team for going after contracts 00:25:00Falecia StuckeynoContracting,Strategy,Strategic Planning,Process Management,Business DevelopmentOne of the most difficult aspects of starting a business is getting customers.  In the IT Consulting world, the competition in the Baltimore Washington area ishttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/30/process-improvement-turning-challenges-into-opportunitiesPodcastinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/30/process-improvement-turning-challenges-into-opportunities/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/30/process-improvement-turning-challenges-into-opportunitiesMon, 30 Jul 2012 22:30:00 GMTProcess Improvement: Turning Challenges into Opportunities If you are a business developer of any type, you know that you only have an interested client when they have a challenge they can not solve on their own. A prospective client normally realizes the value of a vendor when they are facing a challenge and have exhausted all options of resolving it.  What may seem like a problem for a prospective client is an opportunity for a win to a Business Developer.  Helping prospective clients to understand that you are the best candidate to solve their issues is the key. Join us as we talk about how to engage in a real process improvement initiative, recognizing the opportunity and how to show value in a PI Initiative to your prospective clients. 00:27:00Falecia StuckeynoProcess Management,Process Planning,Process Improvement,Consulting,Customer Relationship ManagementIf you are a business developer of any type, you know that you only have an interested client when they have a challenge they can not solve on their own. A prohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/23/health-care-reform-how-will-project-management-play-a-rolePodcastinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/23/health-care-reform-how-will-project-management-play-a-role/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/23/health-care-reform-how-will-project-management-play-a-roleMon, 23 Jul 2012 22:30:00 GMTHealth Care Reform: How will Project Management play a role? On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which puts in place health insurance reforms to find measures for offering better care to individuals at a lower cost.  Due to the ACA, there has been a huge influx of new health care projects and initiatives being launched on both state and federal levels.  What has been the impact on the need for Project Management roles and process tools?  How has this change the Health Care business sector in the Washington, Metropolitan Area? 00:26:00Falecia StuckeynoHealthcare,Project Management,Government Contract,Affordable Care Act,Healthcare ReformOn March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which puts in place health insurance reforms to find measures for offering better carehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/09/project-planning-the-key-to-project-successPodcastinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/09/project-planning-the-key-to-project-success/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/09/project-planning-the-key-to-project-successMon, 09 Jul 2012 22:30:00 GMTProject Planning: The Key to Project Success Contrary to what some may think, the most important piece of any project is the planning effort.  So often, the criticality of this piece to starting a new endeavor is overlooked.  Also how do process methodologies effect these planning efforts?  Tune in as we discuss some of the key factors that must be in place or at least thought through before starting to create any new product or service. 00:26:00Falecia StuckeynoProject Planning,Process Planning,Process Methodologies,Small Busines,AgileContrary to what some may think, the most important piece of any project is the planning effort.  So often, the criticality of this piece to starting a new endhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/02/pms-in-government-vs-private-sector-pmsPodcastinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/02/pms-in-government-vs-private-sector-pms/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/07/02/pms-in-government-vs-private-sector-pmsMon, 02 Jul 2012 22:30:00 GMTPM's in Government vs. Private Sector PMs The craft of Project Management takes on different forms depending on the industry where it is being used.  Know the differences before being overwhelmed in what is expected or not expected.  Also what does a successful project implementation look like for these industries?  Tune in to find out what practitioners are doing. 00:29:00Falecia StuckeynoProject Management,Government Consulting,Small Business Contracting,Contracting,Process ManagementThe craft of Project Management takes on different forms depending on the industry where it is being used.  Know the differences before being overwhelmed in whhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/06/25/kick-off-of-pm-squaredPodcastinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/06/25/kick-off-of-pm-squared/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/falecia-stuckey-/2012/06/25/kick-off-of-pm-squaredMon, 25 Jun 2012 22:30:00 GMTKick-off of PM Squared Everyone wants to be a Project Manager because that is the buzz word to potential customers in the Government and Small Business contracting game.   Everyone thinks a PM is "just what they need".  But is it?  Project Management by practice involves a great deal of organization and planning with one or many stakeholder groups which means you need to understand the needs and challenges of that team to understand how they need to work together to execute successful projects.   PM Squared is a forum consisting of practitioners who work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and understand exactly how to get results with public sector and small business contracting to execute successful projects by using both Process and Project Management best practices.  We discuss real world approaches to provide customers exactly what they need.  Join us for this weekly podcast as we talk about how to get the job done successfully, innovatively and often streamlined from the full Project and Development Lifecycle Methodologies. 00:28:00Falecia StuckeynoProject Management,Process Improvement,Consulting,Small Business,EfficiencyEveryone wants to be a Project Manager because that is the buzz word to potential customers in the Government and Small Business contracting game.   Everyone t