BAASS Insights Technology Blog

A significant attribute of leading consulting firms is the ability to execute projects successfully on a consistent basis. Project success translates to high client retention rates and the ability to attract new customers. This helps to ensure both business continuity and expansion. As a project leader it can be difficult to manage a successful project execution without the knowledge of how to improve processes and the ability to communicate properly throughout a team.

It’s crucial to evaluate your business on a regular basis to ensure that you’re on track to succeed. One key area of your business to monitor is your inventory management.

A Human Resources Information System (HRIS) is a valuable tool to improve the productivity of your HR department. Such a system can help you automate many common HR services. This, in turn, gives your HR team more time to work directly with employees and add to the strategic planning for the company.

A new Human Resources Information System (HRIS) can yield important insights into your company’s human resources needs. One such need that may be revealed is high turnover. The cost of employee turnover is staggering, not just in terms of recruiting and hiring new workers, but in time lost to candidate searches and interviews, lost productivity, and lost knowledge as workers exit without transferring information to newcomers. High turnover also hurts employee morale.

During these unprecedented times, many workforces are significantly displaced. This can lead to the potential breakdown of communication and pitfalls in projects not being completed within the timelines set pre-epidemic. With this, now is the best time to implement project management software. Regardless of the size or scope of your business - implementing a project management tool can help to ensure tasks are assigned and completed.

With more and more individuals working remotely, it is important to be aware of Cyber Security and make sure that you and your company are taking the steps to stay secure. The internet era and progress in technology has made it simpler for many of us to complete our day to day tasks from the comfort of our homes, however, there are a number of things to be aware of when it comes to Cyber Security. This blog will cover 7 simple steps to improve security while working remotely.

What is project management?

Project management is the practice of managing a project.  It is broken down into several phases and the most common are ideation, planning, execution, oversight, and delivering the work for the project to reach specific goals and meet timelines.  That may sound simple, but there is a lot that goes into it at every stage of the process.

We are all a little on edge these days about finances, job security and the health of ourselves and loved ones.  The Canadian Government is trying to help all Canadians with financial hardships due to COVID-19. For business owners’ this is one part of the economic response plan.