I don’t think I have ever looked into what a company labels itself as. I honestly look into the company and its mission and their reviews from employers before I apply. So, no I would not turn down a company…   Read more»

@ms2768 Marketing professionals research markets, industry norms, and consumers. They use data gathered through these vehicles to perform analyses that help understand the interests of potential consumers. They then draw conclusions with marketing professionals can create campaigns using a variety…   Read more»

I grew up in a family business myself. We owned a popular barbershop and convenience store. My family worked very closely with the Small Business Administration (SBA). They have leaders that are committed to help Americans start and grow businesses….   Read more»

@jbdoddo1 I thought I was the only one playing devil’s advocate by saying placement is the most important of the four Ps. As someone with over 15yrs of retail and customer service management experience, I can say that where you…   Read more»

@ronakmandaliya You made a great point about choosing a start-up over an already-established company. I think the decision is totally up to the individual and what their long and short-term goals are with the company and personally. A start-up company…   Read more»

Q: Would you turn down a job in a company based on its type and why? A: In my own experience when looking at jobs and positions for companies, I often look at the history of the company and how/if…   Read more»

Q: Based on the external factors of weather, politics, and economy, what are some ways that companies avoid being severely impacted? A: When it comes to external environment factors in marketing, I believe that most companies can avoid being impacted…   Read more»

Project managers responsibility is to communicate to stakeholder and come to consensus of each stakeholders needs. When it comes to a change in the project, these changes need to be communicated as well. The general practice is setting up meetings…   Read more»

Giving Project managers the power to change to a project plan without stakeholders approval is not a good idea. While the Project manager has knowledge of the project and has authority over the project and project team, the business needs…   Read more»

As mentioned by @Dke2 too much monitoring will lead to micromanagement. Every PM has a responsibility to monitor the team as well as the progress within a project. There also needs to be a sense of trust, in which PM…   Read more»

This is a very interesting question; on the one hand, giving the PM too much say in the project plan can lead to bias and misdirection, and on the other hand, leaving PMs with no say in the process of…   Read more»

The impact of changes to the project plan should be assessed by analyzing the potential risks and benefits of the proposed changes and communicating them to stakeholders through clear and concise documentation, such as change requests or impact analysis reports;…   Read more»

While monitoring is important to ensure that the project stays on track, too much monitoring can be counterproductive and lead to micromanagement. Depending on the scale of the project, I think check-ins should be at least twice a week, at…   Read more»

[quote data-userid=”366″ data-postid=”151″] As a PM, quality assurance is a huge responsibility. What are some tasks that you would need to perform to obtain accurate assessment of quality assurance of your project? Once you have the results, how would you…   Read more»