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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>tntvhms.info</title> <atom:link href="http://tntvhms.info/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://tntvhms.info</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:59:53 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3</generator> <item> <title>Transition to Critical Chain Multi-Project Management</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/transition-to-critical-chain-multi-project-management,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/transition-to-critical-chain-multi-project-management,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:05:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[project management]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=63</guid> <description><![CDATA[Transition to Critical Chain Multi-Project Management for Long Duration ProjectsWhat to Do Until Buffer Management Kicks InAbstractThe transition from traditional project management to Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) in a multi-project environment presents a formidable problem with projects of long duration. A simple method is presented for that transition and provides the metrics necessary to [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Transition to Critical Chain Multi-Project Management for Long Duration ProjectsWhat to Do Until Buffer Management Kicks InAbstractThe transition from traditional project management to Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) in a multi-project environment presents a formidable problem with projects of long duration. A simple method is presented for that transition and provides the metrics necessary to directly encourage and cement the behaviors needed for Critical Chain Multi-Project Management. This paper assumes the reader is familiar with CCPM.The Multi-Project ImplementationThis paper focuses on the period of time from planning the first Critical Chain (CC) project, the cut-over project, to completion of the last traditionally managed project. This can be a long period of time before the company has fully implemented Critical Chain Project Management. Theory of Constraints (TOC) practitioners involved in Critical Chain Mulit-Project Management (CCMPM), often find this transition to be the toughest part of an implementation.The Implementation ConflictIn order to successfully implement Critical Chain Multi-Project Management, we must obtain support for it. Everyone expects that CCPM will be another flavor-of-the-month implementation that fades away if properly ignored. To obtain that support, we must start with one project to prove that CCPM works. And to be successful, we must change the whole project system to CCMPM. Because Critical Chain requires Buffer Management and traditional projects can’t use it, we must implement CC on all projects at the same time.Implement One Critical Chain Project FirstEven though we know it works, we must prove that it works “here!” A common solution is to use a pilot (trial) project as a way to demonstrate CCPM and get the bugs out of the existing system. One project at a time is much simpler to implement than many. The pilot project should not be thought of as a trial. It’s really the first Critical Chain (CC) project, the cut-over project. Every new project following it will also be a CC project.Typically, for a transition, the cut-over project is planned while the work-in-process is ignored. But in a multi-project management environment, that means that some or many shared resources will be fought over by the CC and non-CC projects. The resources are usually expected to multitask and have several projects in work at one time. Multitasking is a huge factor in projects being slow. How can scarce resources be assigned where they are most needed, if the statuses of these projects are measured differently?The common approach to adding a new project to the pipeline of projects is to commit to a date and put it in the system. With little understanding of the amount of work in the system and the system’s capacity, work is pushed in with the expectation that it will get done.With a system full of work-in-process projects, it will take a long time to complete this first CC project. Continued multitasking between projects will assure it. The reality is that people are asked to not multitask on the CC project while they are multitasking on the others. The non-CC projects will delay the faster, CC project. It will be difficult to determine and measure the Critical Chain project’s success compared to the others. Some people will believe it gets special attention and will demand to share its resources.The more difficult problem is the lack of Critical Chain buffer management. Lacking CC project buffers, traditional projects can’t use buffer management. Priorities among the projects may be determined by perceived urgency as expressed by the project managers. Implementing the first Critical Chain project has not always been easy.Big Bang ApproachThe whole project system can be changed in one massive replan of all projects. It may make a lot of sense since we know we won’t be done until all the projects are CC projects. All projects are measured the same way and they quickly get up to speed. Or do they? How does the whole system get changed? All of the projects must be re-planned and changed to CCPM by shortening the duration of many, many tasks of many projects.In a small system, the big bang approach is a real option. In a large system, it is definitely much more challenging and probably not possible. To change all the projects to be Critical Chain projects requires re-planning while they are in progress. The same people that are working the projects are need to do the replan. It’s likely to be chaotic and it won’t happen overnight. Re-planning will delay the implementation, delay current projects and may jeopardize an initial (or any) success. Just the opposite of what was intended.Delay Until the System is ReadyDo not insert the cut-over project until the resources can focus on it. Prioritize the projects. Since any prioritization is effective in increasing the speed of a system, use the commitment dates as priorities to help determine what to focus attention on. Propose a drum resource and plan the release of the cut-over project to be synchronized with this drum. That sets up the next issue. How do resources (and management) know what to work on next? We need buffer management. We still can’t have it.Unfortunately, it is not possible to start with a clean slate, no projects. We must deal with the work as it is in the system. It looks like we have to wait to use buffer management until after all projects in the system are CC projects. We still have an implementation conflict.A New ApproachCreate a method of comparing a Critical Chain project’s status with a traditionally managed project’s status, while promoting better behaviors.(1) Prioritizing the work allows us to recognize that some work may be low enough priority to be delayed or canceled. Use buffer management on the first CC project, and create a kind of virtual buffer for the other projects. Then use virtual buffer management on all of those projects without re-planning them.(2) Collect status for all projects as “How long until you are done with your task?” If percent complete is provided, accept it and restate it back as, “Does that mean you have 5 days of work remaining and you expect to be finished by next Wednesday?” Also ask, “Is there anything else you are working on?” Be consistent and persistent in asking for work remaining. Don’t argue about it. Accept whatever they give you. Reality will show up eventually.(3) For each main chain of tasks (the Critical Path) and each feeding chain, compare the planned (base) finish with the current expected finish. The status (days ahead or behind) relative to the plan indicates how it is doing. This same calculation is done for Critical Chain’s buffer management and is called buffer incursion (in days).(4) This information is used to manage the existing projects with their current due dates, without adding buffers to them, to create an unbuffered management report. The process is to prepare the existing projects by inserting a milestone at the end of the project, and between each feeding chain and the critical path. The milestone, being the last task in the chain, indicates the planned finish of the chain. As status is added, the expected finish of the current task pushes all successors to the future or pulls them earlier. Do NOT recalculate the critical path unless it makes a significant difference to the flow.(5) Compare the current expected finish date with the base milestone (planned) finish date. This becomes an unbuffered incursion and can be reported and/or plotted for each chain of the project. Unbuffered Management can be used for all the projects, including the Critical Chain project. This provides a way to compare the health of all of the projects and a gives a basis for assigning scarce resources. The Critical Chain project would also have a Critical Chain Fever Chart and Buffer Report.Unbuffered ManagementCreate a chart with % Complete on the X-axis and Days Ahead/Behind on the vertical axis. The chart will have characteristics like a fever chart. Place a zero line horizontally (exactly on schedule), and plot days behind above and days ahead below the line. Like the fever chart, it is a visual indicator that the projects are gaining or losing ground. The chart indicates how each the project is doing and its likelihood of completing on time. It has a virtual buffer. The buffer is really not there, but its usefulness is.Traditionally managed projects typically have significant safety in each task in a futile effort to get every task completed on time. Most project managers either believe they have little or no safety in their projects or they believe that their safety is a minimal requirement to maintaining their schedule. They have substantial experience to prove it. They know that time and Murphy are very fickle. By using unbuffered projects, they keep their original task estimates and project due date. By adjusting behaviors toward Critical Chain requirements, task safety is much less needed and will accumulate at the end of the project. All projects are likely to go faster than they were. Project Managers see real results on their existing projects and look like heroes.ConclusionCritical Chain Buffer Management provides focus for management attention to significantly improve project performance. Since it is extremely difficult to transition from a traditional project management system to CCMPM, a transition methodology providing tools similar to Critical Chain Buffer Management is a significant bridge for that gap. With prioritization and unbuffered management, attention is focused where needed. Then good behaviors and a Road Runner ethic are developed, with the focus on completing as soon as possible, rather than on meeting the due dates. All of the work takes advantage of unbuffered management and the whole system flows faster during the transition.This methodology is only for the transition to Critical Chain Multi-Project Management. It is not to eliminate buffers. It puts all of the projects on a level playing field until the transition is complete.What to do until Buffer Management kicks in? Be doing Unbuffered Management!Copyright Skip Reedy, 2002, 2011Reprint allowed with credit </p><div class="mads-block"></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://tntvhms.info/transition-to-critical-chain-multi-project-management,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Why Your Small Business Needs to Market Online?</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/why-your-small-business-needs-to-market-online,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/why-your-small-business-needs-to-market-online,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:14:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[project management]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=61</guid> <description><![CDATA[Online activities have grown manifold across the globe. Businesses are increasingly realizing the importance of marketing online. Many small businesses are, however, confused whether or not to go for online marketing. This is mainly because they are not aware of the importance of marketing online. We discuss here the importance of online marketing for small [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Online activities have grown manifold across the globe. Businesses are increasingly realizing the importance of marketing online. Many small businesses are, however, confused whether or not to go for online marketing. This is mainly because they are not aware of the importance of marketing online. We discuss here the importance of online marketing for small businesses.Nearly 94% Internet users, search products online before buying. People are thus relying more on the Internet to find businesses. That means, businesses need to focus more on increasing their online visibility.To make local audiences aware:You may have a great product line or services, you also should make sure your target audience know about your business. Local audiences are more likely to become customers for small businesses. In online marketing, you can use local SEO to enhance your online visibility in local search results. This will make customers aware of your brand, business, products or services thus helps you to reap the rewards by being available to these people.To make your business accessible to the right audience:You can easily target audiences in online marketing. Instead of targeting many people, who are not interested, targeting a specific group will reduce marketing expenses and will also generate quality leads.To increase the right kind of traffic to your website:Getting traffic to your website may not always serve the purpose of improving your business. What if majority of users who visit your website do not have any intention or need to buy your products or services? You can effectively use online marketing to drive the right kind of traffic to your website. You can use SEO and search ads for this purpose. By the right SEO strategy, your website will rank better for relevant keywords and this in turn, helps in getting relevant traffic to your website.Placing of search ads also will help in getting relevant traffic immediately. When you can attract right kind of traffic to your website, the potential of translating that traffic into sales will be more.To avoid losing online customers to competitors:Now-a-days, having a website is a common practice for businesses. Many customers research online before they purchase a product. Your competitors will have a clear upper hand if they have online visibility and you do not. Since yours is a small business, customers may not know you. You need to market online to make them aware of your presence. This will avoid losing out customers to your competitors who are already on the web.To make selling and marketing easier:Traditional marketing uses mass media and it is difficult to target specific customers. For small businesses, there will be a limited number of customers. By using online marketing, they can easily target the potential customers. By targeting the potential or relevant customers, you can increase the chances of converting them into buyers.Marketing becomes easier when you know the results of your marketing activities. It helps you know and rectify the drawbacks in the online marketing strategy. One of the primary advantages of online marketing is that you can measure the results. There are many tools that help in measuring the effectiveness of online marketing.These points clearly explain the importance of online marketing for small businesses. As a small business-owner, go for online marketing to leverage the benefits it offers. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://tntvhms.info/why-your-small-business-needs-to-market-online,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Authority and Responsibility, How They’re Related and How They Affect Project Management</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/authority-and-responsibility-how-theyre-related-and-how-they-affect-project-management,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/authority-and-responsibility-how-theyre-related-and-how-they-affect-project-management,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:56:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[project management]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=59</guid> <description><![CDATA[Veteran project managers know that they accept responsibility for the project when they accept the role of project manager. They also know that the lack of authority can seriously impede their ability to deliver the goals and objectives set for the project. Responsibility is directly proportional to consequences. Responsibility for project results doesn’t mean that [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Veteran project managers know that they accept responsibility for the project when they accept the role of project manager. They also know that the lack of authority can seriously impede their ability to deliver the goals and objectives set for the project. Responsibility is directly proportional to consequences. Responsibility for project results doesn’t mean that they get placed on the bench until the next project if the one they’re leading fails, it has a monetary consequence. They will suffer with the project through elimination or reduction of bonus, a re-assignment to a less responsible role (with an attendant reduction in salary), or dismissal in the case of consultants. The connection between responsibility and consequences is entrenched in business. Larger more costly projects will tend to engage more senior project managers and the consequence of failure will be proportional. The connection between project results and consequences will also be heightened.What is lacking in my experience (20 plus years as a programme and project manager) is a correspondence between authority and responsibility. Project managers can do much of the project planning without having access to authority. Project managers will need some help from subject matter experts for some of the planning work, even if it’s just to validate effort or cost estimates. Larger, more complex projects tend to have more need of subject matter experts to the point that some of the work is planned by these experts. The authority needed to acquire and manage the resources needed for this work will usually come with the territory. It’s when the project reaches the build or implementation phase that the project manager needs authority. They can plan the work, organize the work, and monitor performance but without authority they have a very limited ability to ensure the work is done on time and with the necessary quality.The largest, most costly, most complex projects are led by project managers who hold senior positions in their organizations and bring that level of authority to their projects. The Manhattan project, which delivered the Atomic bomb during World War II, is a good example of this type of project and project manager. Leslie Groves, who managed the project, was a 3 star (lieutenant) General. The vast majority of projects which don’t fall into the Manhattan project category in terms of size are where the connection between authority and responsibility falls apart.Most projects nowadays are executed in a “matrix” environment where the organization uses project managers to run projects and functional managers to manage people. The matrix environment is a good fit for most organizations because they have a mix of operational and project work. The problem with the matrix environment is that seldom do they come with a blueprint for the division of authority between the functional and project manager which means that the project manager has none of the authority and the functional manager has it all from the resource’s perspective. Organizations with more mature matrix environments may have taken some steps to resolve the issues that this division causes, but rarely do the definitions of the 2 roles include a precise description of authority. This is probably also due to the fact that the HR group plays a big role in defining authority through their policies and they tend to be behind the curve in accommodating their policies to the management of projects.Problems start with the acquisition of the project team. Project managers are prone to the same greed and the rest of the human race and would like to have a free reign to acquire the best resources the organization has to offer. Functional managers, on the other hand, have their operational responsibilities to consider. They will be compensated for the resources they relinquish to the project but aren’t usually incented to make sure their best and brightest are made available to the project manager. That’s because their performance is measured based on the success of their operational responsibilities. If they make their best resources available to the project, they may fail to deliver on their operational goals and objectives and that may have a negative impact on their compensation. The best approach I’ve seen to balancing operational and project needs is to have functional managers whose sole responsibility is the “care and feeding” of resources. Since they don’t have any other operational responsibilities, they are free to assess the competing needs of projects and operations and make assignment decisions based on their perception of what’s best for the organization.Problems encountered with team acquisition will propagate throughout the rest of the project. Presuming effort and duration estimates were based on some level of performance that is greater than some of the acquired team are capable of meeting, project performance will suffer. Pointing out to the project sponsor that performance issues are being caused by under-performing team members may or may not bring relief. The sponsor is likely to view your complaint with scepticism if you didn’t raise the issue before. An inability to perform the work is not the only cause of poor performance. By far the most common cause of inadequate performance is the bleeding of resource time from the project by operational demands. The demands may be quite legitimate and the operational work demanded of the resource may be the best possible use of that resource for the good of the organization. That doesn’t help the project manager when he or she has to explain poor project performance to the stakeholders. This situation is bad enough when the project manager is given notice of the demand but is much worse when they learn of the change after the fact. The level of authority the project manager has been given, or at least the functional manager’s perception of that authority, will often determine whether they find out about the operational work before or after the fact.The other side of the resources coin is the recognition and rewards that are used to build team morale. A lack of authority in this area usually has to do with the project manager’s ability to spend money to give awards or purchase any other kind of team building activity. Recognition and rewards are usually governed by HR policy which is the reason the project manager is not given authority to bestow these on deserving team members. The lack of any kind of budget to buy awards is the other reason.Lastly, the project manager may be called upon to deal with team members whose head just isn’t in the game. They have the ability, experience, and training to perform the work at the level of competency envisioned in the project plans but don’t. There may be a variety of reasons for this but they usually stem from the resource’s commitment to the project, or lack thereof. Let’s look at the example of a process improvement project to illustrate what I mean. The benefit of the process improvement is the elimination of effort which will translate into job loss (at least in that department). Some of the team members who work on this project may be the ones whose jobs will be eliminated; after all they’re the subject matter experts in the old process. Is it reasonable to expect these folks to show enthusiasm for the project? Of course not. Unless the project manager can show these team members how the project will benefit them, or at least not harm them they’re going to be less than committed to the objectives of the project.The lack of enthusiasm may have nothing to do with security; there are any number of reasons for a lack of commitment from team members: jealousy, the perception that their best interests are served if the project fails, a commitment to a project they perceive as competing, dissatisfaction that a friend is not assigned to the team are just some of the “political” reasons that a team member may not give the project their best effort. Resolving any of these issues will require that the project manager have some degree of authority over the resource. This doesn’t necessarily mean they have hiring and firing authority, the ability to influence their compensation may be sufficient.Now that I’ve made the case for an authority commensurate with the degree of responsibility, let’s look at some ways and means of acquiring that authority. I’ll start by addressing the folks who sponsor projects. You should hold your project managers responsible for project results; that’s their job, but it doesn’t make sense to hold them accountable without giving them the ability to meet the project’s goals and objectives and authority is a key component of that ability. You can help here by coming to an agreement with your project manager over the degree of authority you’re giving them. Working within the policies dictated by your HR group, you should assign them the authority level you both agree they need. Don’t speak in generalities, be specific. The project manager should know what their remedies are in the case where they have performance issues with team members. The process used for determining the composition of the project team should also be clearly articulated. How will disagreements over individual resources be resolved? Of course to do this in a way that makes sense for your organization, you’ll need to prioritize your project against the other projects and operational work of the organization. If the project goals and objectives are high priority, the project can’t be a low priority when it comes to competing for scarce resources.Their level of authority over the team members, once the team has been defined needs to be clearly articulated as well. How will the project manager deal with a team member whose performance is sub-standard because they don’t have the necessary skills or experience? How will they handle the team member who has the necessary skills and experience but isn’t performing for some other reason? The project manager’s authority needs to be articulated in sufficient detail so that these questions are answered. Delegating authority to the project manager doesn’t have to contravene any HR policy. For example, it may be against policy to allow the project manager to hire or fire resources but where stakeholders, customers and others, contribute to performance reviews make sure the project manager is a contributor and make sure their review is weighted in accordance with the amount of time the resource spends on the project and the project priority. On the other hand sometimes projects are important enough and HR policies behind enough to warrant changing them. Don’t be afraid to gather political allies and make the case for change to HR. You may be successful in effecting the change for the next big project even if you aren’t successful making the change for the current one.The project area that the project manager will need authority for is recognition and rewards. The project manager should be able to articulate a recognition and rewards programme for the project, or how they will utilize existing recognition and rewards programmes. Ensure they have sufficient authority to administer the programme. This will mean a budget, in most cases. Work out how you’ll make the money available when needed in cases where it’s impossible to give the project manager any signing authority. Lastly, make yourself available to take part in awards ceremonies or team building activities. I haven’t dealt with any sponsors who didn’t enjoy these occasions once they had been exposed to them.Project managers who have sponsors that have failed to read the above, or who are not comfortable taking the initiative with you, will need to initiate the conversation themselves. Once you’ve defined the level of authority you need in detail make certain it’s documented. If your authority isn’t written down anywhere, you don’t have it. People’s memories being what they are, the perception that you have of the authority you have will differ from your sponsor’s and that gap will only widen as time goes on and memories deteriorate. Remember that the authority you’re given isn’t plucked from thin air, it is authority that your sponsor has (or any other senior stakeholder) that they delegate to you.Your authority should be captured in the Project Charter. The level of detail need not be any greater than the rest of the charter; you can leave that to specific tasks or purposes. It should be spelled out in generalities such as “the Project Manager has the authority to participate in the selection of the project team”, “the Project Manager will evaluate members of the team and these evaluations will be used in performance reviews”, or “the Project Manager has the authority to address performance issues”. Specifics can be left until the project advances to the stage where authority is needed. For example, you can ask for an e-mail from the sponsor in advance of team acquisition specifying how decisions will be made on individual team members and how disputes will be handled.Authority is like a muscle: it will atrophy if it isn’t used and won’t be available when it is most needed. Your sponsor has given you authority so that you can use it to achieve your project’s goals and objectives so you should never fail to achieve them because of a lack of authority unless you were specifically denied it. This means that when team members refuse to recognize your authority to direct their work you must use it to impose your will on them. Don’t confuse the imposition of your direction with abuse. You abuse your authority when you use it for purposes other than the accomplishment of the project’s goals and objectives or when you show favouritism imposing consequences or rewards. Avoid abusing your authority at all costs, but not at the cost of failing to exercise it. To ensure you avoid abusing your authority it’s a good idea to have your HR organization’s policies and guidelines handy and ensure you’re familiar with them.Project managers who initiate the conversation about authority will have the advantage of being able to define the level of authority they believe they need. This can either be done by spelling your authority out in the draft version of the Project Charter or in some other document that precedes it. Don’t be faint-hearted here. It’s better to have authority that you don’t need and don’t use than to fail to have it and need it. Don’t be shy to exercise an authority you don’t have because neither you nor the sponsor foresaw a need for it. Your sponsor is much more likely to forgive you exercising an authority that leads to the accomplishment of a project goal than they are to forgive you for failing to meet the goal.Most of what I’ve said here will apply to project managers who are permanent employees of the organizations they manage projects for, but what about consultants? These folks perpetually find themselves in “matrix” environments because even in organizations that are projectized or that have a mature, proven matrix arrangement, they don’t apply to the consultant. Consultants need to be especially diligent in outlining their level of authority and in using it. Their authority will never include the ability to fire or to pick and choose resources when acquiring the team. At most they will have the authority to hire contractors and participate in acquisition negotiations for employees so they need to ensure that they have a remedy that will address an insoluble problem with a team member. Don’t forget that when you first arrive on the job you’re an unknown quantity to the stakeholders. They may have had exposure to you when you interviewed for the role but you’re still an unknown quantity. After you’ve been in the role for a while you should have gained a level of trust that will allow you more leeway in exercising authority but until then don’t make assumptions that could embarrass your sponsor.Finally, if you fail to have your sponsor delegate the authority to you that you need to succeed, make sure you document that fact. How do you do that without insulting your sponsor? Simple, not having the authority needed to achieve project goals and objectives is a risk to those goals and objectives and should be captured in the project’s risk register. Don’t describe these risks in personal terms; describe them in terms of what the risk event looks like and the likely impact on the project if they happen. A conversation about mitigation strategies to address the risk may lead to granting you the authority. At the least they should lead to a mitigation strategy that will reduce the level of risk. If all else fails and there is no granting of authority or identification of acceptable mitigation strategies, the project must accept the risk. You still have the option of reviewing this risk and its acceptance whenever the risk register is reviewed with the stakeholders. A word of caution here: the risk identifies a disagreement between you and your sponsor; don’t use this as an opportunity to embarrass your sponsor in front of their peers or managers.One final word of advice for all project managers: it’s usually easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. When in doubt assume the authority and exercise it. If you’ve overstepped your bounds but achieved your objective your sponsor may point the mistake out to you, but won’t be as unhappy with the result as they would be if you failed to exercise the authority and failed to achieve the objective. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://tntvhms.info/authority-and-responsibility-how-theyre-related-and-how-they-affect-project-management,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Search Engine Marketing: How To Create a Strategic SEO Plan</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/search-engine-marketing-how-to-create-a-strategic-seo-plan,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/search-engine-marketing-how-to-create-a-strategic-seo-plan,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:33:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=57</guid> <description><![CDATA[As a business owner or entrepreneur, you have likely learned the importance of developing a strategic marketing plan. However, do you have a Strategic SEO Plan? This is critical to your online success!Creating a Strategic SEO Plan is not difficult, but it will require some time on your part! However, the time you put into [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> As a business owner or entrepreneur, you have likely learned the importance of developing a strategic marketing plan. However, do you have a Strategic SEO Plan? This is critical to your online success!Creating a Strategic SEO Plan is not difficult, but it will require some time on your part! However, the time you put into your Strategic SEO Plan will substantially benefit your business.The Secret to a Successful Strategic SEO PlanSetting goals is the secret to creating an effective Strategic SEO Plan. Establishing “absolute” goals is critical to your success. Once you learn the basic processes for SEO, you will be able to set these goals.Tips for Setting Goals• Be as detailed as possible with your goals by including a date that a specific task should be completed.<br />• Be realistic with your goal dates. Be sure to allow enough time to get the task complete, but do not allow too much time, as well.<br />• Keep on track and update your goals, as needed.<br />• Determine what you want to achieve by completing a SEO program.Setting goals is the first step to creating a successful and powerful SEO campaign. Without goals, it is literally impossible to build a successful and effective SEO campaign.How is your Competition Marketing?Conducting a website and competitors analysis is a critical step in your SEO Strategic Plan. In order to determine what you need to do for a successful SEO campaign, you must first know where you and your competitor’s stand in the realm of current SEO techniques. Conduct a thorough search on what your competitor’s are doing. Are they successful in their SEO campaign or could they improve in certain areas? How about your website? What is working and what is not?Establishing a SEO BudgetThis is an essential step and must be determined before you begin your SEO Strategic Plan. You must determine how much you can spend in order to determine if you will be able to complete an aggressive SEO campaign or whether you need to modify your plan. Here are just a few of the fees you may incur:• Niche Directory Submissions<br />• Search Engine Friendly Submissions<br />• Search Engine Submissions<br />• RSS Feed Directory Submissions<br />• Competition/Keyword Analysis<br />• Newsletter Template Branded<br />• Social Bookmarking Setup Fees<br />• Social Networking Setup Fees<br />• Article Marketing<br />• Blogging<br />• Press Releases<br />• Newsletters<br />• Web Content<br />• SEO Consulting Fees<br />• Web Design and Development<br />• Web Analytics<br />• Link Building<br />• Traffic Ranking<br />• Conversion AnalysisNow it’s Time to PrioritizeWhile you may have every intention of moving forward with an aggressive SEO campaign, your budget may be saying otherwise. If you do not stick with your budget, serious problems can arise. It is imperative that you determine how much you can spend and then plan your SEO campaign accordingly. You may have to eliminate some of the steps. Knowing this in advance will ensure a successful campaign.Moving forward without paying attention to your budget could literally stop your SEO campaign literally “in its tracks”! This is because you will have spent all your money in the beginning stages of your SEO campaign, and then will have to quit cold turkey when the money has all run out. If you plan accordingly, you will be able to select the most important SEO techniques first, and then move on to others, as the money is available.You must prioritize in order to make the right decisions on which steps to eliminate or postpone and which ones must be implemented. Some of the tasks that must be implemented are:• Keyword Research<br />• Content Development<br />• Website Revisions/UpdatesRemember, if you do make changes due to your budget, you must go back to your goals and adjust them accordingly, as well.Creating a SEO Strategic Plan Project ScheduleIt is important to create a schedule for your plan. This will ensure your SEO project moves forward without serious delays. Once you have made the adjustments to your goals due to the budget process, you can utilize this goal list to help you with your schedule.Without a schedule, you will likely spend more time than you expected on a task, which can cost you more money in the long run.A Final Note about the Strategic SEO PlanIt is important that you develop your plan and implement it in a specific order. All business processes require planning, initiation, and implementation. A plan must be developed to define the goal and complete the task. HOWEVER, it is important to understand that in order to have a successful SEO campaign; these tasks are not one time tasks. They must be implemented over and over again to produce positive results!While this is an important plan, it is equally vital that you recognize you can and should make changes in your plan. It is a work in process that must be updated continually, in order to create success! </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://tntvhms.info/search-engine-marketing-how-to-create-a-strategic-seo-plan,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>There is an excessive amount of traffic coming from your Region.</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/there-is-an-excessive-amount-of-traffic-coming-from-your-region,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/there-is-an-excessive-amount-of-traffic-coming-from-your-region,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:30:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=55</guid> <description><![CDATA[#EANF#]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#EANF#</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://tntvhms.info/there-is-an-excessive-amount-of-traffic-coming-from-your-region,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Software Testing: How Important It Is</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/software-testing-how-important-it-is,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/software-testing-how-important-it-is,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:55:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=53</guid> <description><![CDATA[A flawed software application can have a huge impact on the developer’s revenue, credibility and reputation in the longer run. So before delivering the software to the client, each company needs to ensure that it is working flawlessly and meeting all requirements or specification of the client. There are many instances when minor flaws in [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> A flawed software application can have a huge impact on the developer’s revenue, credibility and reputation in the longer run. So before delivering the software to the client, each company needs to ensure that it is working flawlessly and meeting all requirements or specification of the client. There are many instances when minor flaws in software have resulted in both human and monetary loss. That is why; software testing has already becomes an integral and significant part of the software development life cycle (SDLC).The agile software development principles further do not consider software development and software testing as two separate processes. The agile methodology emphasizes on the programmers and testers working as a single team, and work together to improve the quality of the software. As an integral part of SDLC, software testing process aims to assess the completeness, correctness and quality of the software before its delivery. At the same time, the test results help businesses to check if the software meets all requirements or specifications of the client.Why Software Testing is Important for Modern Businesses?A number of studies have indicated that the cost of fixing bugs in the software increases, if they are not identified and fixed early. When the defects or bugs in the software are detected early, it becomes easier for programmers to eliminate them. That is why; most companies nowadays introduce testing in early phases of SDLC. They further deploy independent QA professionals to assess the software during various stages of development.Nowadays, IT companies to develop custom and mission-critical software applications. A minor bug in the mission-critical software application can result in both financial and human losses. For instance, a minor flaw in the software used by an aircraft can result in irreparable losses. That is why; the IT company must perform a variety of tests to identify and eliminate all defects, bugs or flaws in the application before it is delivered to the client.Each modern user has option to choose from thousands of identical software applications. So to keep the users interested and engaged, each enterprise must deliver high quality software. When the software is tested thoroughly and repeatedly, its quality can be assesses more effectively. Based on the test result, the company can launch a high quality product that will stay in the market in the longer run.Software testing further becomes essential for businesses due to the differences between the development and production environments. While developing the product, programmers focus mainly on its features and functionality. But the features and functionality will have different effect on individual users. When the application is assessed in the testing environment, it becomes easier for QA professionals to assess the user experience accurately. As testing environment and production environment are identical, the performance of the software can be assessed more accurately.Often clients require developers to include new features in the software during different phases of development. Each time a new feature or functionality is added to the application, the code needs to be tested thoroughly. The QA professionals perform regression testing to ensure that both legacy and new features are working flawlessly. The tests will further help the business to assess the quality of the updated product before it goes live.The modern websites and web applications must be compatible with multiple operating systems, devices and web browsers. So the enterprises must assess the web application’s performance on various devices, platforms and browsers. The seasoned testers use advanced tools to assess the website’s compatibility across multiple platforms and devices. The test results further help developers to make changes to the code to enhance the website’s compatibility and accessibility.Many businesses deploy independent QA professionals to protect their goodwill in the competitive market. The online forums and social networks have made it easier for modern users to highlight the defects or flaws in a particular software application. So the enterprise needs to ensure that the end user detects no bugs of flaws. When the software is tested thoroughly, the chances of bugs detected by users are eliminated. Thus, software testing will help developers to impress users and stay in the business over a longer period of time.With more and more businesses adopting agile development methodologies, software development and testing have now become inseparable processes. Each business has to invest in comprehensive software testing to get higher returns, enhance its reputation, and retain clients. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://tntvhms.info/software-testing-how-important-it-is,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Which Is The Most Profitable Forex Trading Strategy You Must Learn?</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/which-is-the-most-profitable-forex-trading-strategy-you-must-learn,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/which-is-the-most-profitable-forex-trading-strategy-you-must-learn,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:17:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=51</guid> <description><![CDATA[I have been hearing some people saying that Forex trading is risky because a person can lose a lot of money in trading Forex. On one hand, this may be good news because it has somehow deterred some people from trading Forex especially when they are not prepared to get proper education to learn how [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> I have been hearing some people saying that Forex trading is risky because a person can lose a lot of money in trading Forex. On one hand, this may be good news because it has somehow deterred some people from trading Forex especially when they are not prepared to get proper education to learn how to trade well. On the other hand, some people have decided to give Forex trading a try, as they have been told it is a quick to be rich scheme. Unfortunately, they lost their momentum because they could not find any profitable trading strategies and thus, they concluded that Forex trading did not work.With due respect, I submit that trading Forex can be a successful venture but we must treat it as a serious business and not a quick to be rich scheme. What this means is that we must understand the different segments of a Forex trading business. These are trading strategies, money management and trading psychology. In this article, I will focus on the first segment – trading strategy.I believe it is fair to say that all Forex traders will first learn trading strategies in this business before they consider the other two segments. However, as some people take the view that Forex trading is a quick to be rich scheme, they do not have the patience to do the necessary work. Instead, their primary goal is to look for the most profitable strategy so that they can make money in the shortest time possible. My question is whether there is such a thing called the most profitable trading strategy. I know by asking this question, I am inviting a debate here since there are thousands of Forex strategies available in the market. Each of you will come up with your own opinion. If I may, let me first group all Forex trading strategies into four major categories: (i) trend strategies; (ii) trading range strategies; (iii) breakout strategies; and (iv) news trading strategies.I know what I am going to say below will disappoint some of you – there is no such thing called the most profitable trading strategy. As traders, our job is to see the chart of a currency pair and decide if it is in a trend. If so, we have to apply trend strategies because it does not make sense to use trading range strategies. Conversely, if the currency pair has formed a trading range, it does not make sense to apply any trend strategies. Therefore, we have to use trading range strategies. In short, a trader will have to learn at least one trend strategy and one trading range strategy.Some of my trading buddies prefer to trade the Forex market based on news. What they do is to look for the news to trade and consider how a particular currency pair will react after the announcement. Typically, news trading strategies will be a quick scalp on a currency pair and are based on a chart on a lower time frame.Finally, the reason why breakout strategies exist is because there are traders who prefer to take a position on a currency pair after it breaks out of a trading range.As you can see, different traders will have different trading preference. The first thing I believe you must do is to find out your own preference. Are you someone who is ultra conservative and you do not like to risk much in a trade? Or are you someone who is aggressive and it is fine for you to deal with higher risk investments?Even though I mentioned news trading strategies here, I do not trade any of them personally because they do not fit my trading personality. I am more or less focusing on both trend strategies and trading range strategies.Here is another important point for you to consider if you are learning any strategy from another person. I am sure that the person from whom you learn will have his own trading rules. You have to ensure that these rules fit your own trading personality. If not, it is likely that this strategy will not work for you even though it works for that person. If you decide to tweak these trading rules to suit your preference, you must be prepared to spend time on back-testing and forward-testing the modified strategy to ensure that it generates positive results consistently.I hope you realize that in order to be a successful Forex trader, you will never shop around for the so-called most profitable strategy because it does not exist. You will find a strategy that fits your trading personality if you are prepared to spend time to research and test the strategy. And when this strategy works for you, you have the right to say that this is a profitable strategy for you. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://tntvhms.info/which-is-the-most-profitable-forex-trading-strategy-you-must-learn,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>How You Can Use a Small Business List</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/how-you-can-use-a-small-business-list,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/how-you-can-use-a-small-business-list,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:47:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=48</guid> <description><![CDATA[Small businesses are usually sole proprietorships, partnerships or privately owned corporations. They employ a small number of employees and often do not have financial turnovers as large as those of large multinational companies. Small businesses are present in every industry. Ranging from interior designing to jewelry sales and even pet services, it is hard to [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Small businesses are usually sole proprietorships, partnerships or privately owned corporations. They employ a small number of employees and often do not have financial turnovers as large as those of large multinational companies. Small businesses are present in every industry. Ranging from interior designing to jewelry sales and even pet services, it is hard to avoid any of these businesses in our daily lives.However, with so many small businesses selling products and services in society, we often forget that they can potentially be a very lucrative pool of customers as well. Any company that provides products or services to small businesses can benefit greatly from having a small business list.Fortunately, the advancement of technology has enabled almost anyone to get access to a small business list with ease. There are online portals available for organizations and individuals to communicate with these small businesses, allowing them to get up-to-date information about company details and any other updates. One can also do a quick search online to look for such publicly available small company details. However, this is a potentially long and tedious process.A good alternative is to look for small business mailing lists offered by list brokers and compliers on the web. The small business lists provided by brokers enable immediate access to a large pool of up-to-date information about other small businesses. The best part is that these lists are continuously being updated, so you won’t have to worry too much about getting outdated information. A quick rental of such a list would save one the time of having to personally search and update records.Next, after having a small business list, individuals and other businesses can use it to their advantage. Entrepreneurs, start-up firms and home-based workers can use the list to conduct market analysis and research for example. This way, they easily identify market needs and are able to offer their products and services to these potential clients.Another way a small business list can be used is to send out promotional material to highly targeted business prospects. For example, if you own an air-conditioning repair service, you could send out promotional brochures advertising your services to small businesses that could very well be your clients in the future. After all, which business office doesn’t own an air-conditioner or two?The benefits of having access to a small business list is worth it’s weight in gold. But should one compile the list themselves, or rent one instead? If one wishes to manually compile the small business list himself, he will have to ensure that they are constantly being kept up-to-date.This is because companies often make changes in their management, causing contact persons to change, or even a change in company address. The time and monetary costs required to maintain an accurate list of small business contact information is not small.To avoid this, it would be best to rent a small business list and spend their time on making actual sales.Having immediate access to a complied updated business list helps individuals and organizations to save time and money. When they require small businesses for their marketing needs or require help in their businesses, they can tap on this large resource base easily and efficiently. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://tntvhms.info/how-you-can-use-a-small-business-list,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Best Rifle Scope Brands for the Money Asked: Comprehensive Review</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/best-rifle-scope-brands-for-the-money-asked-comprehensive-review,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/best-rifle-scope-brands-for-the-money-asked-comprehensive-review,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:40:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=46</guid> <description><![CDATA[Once in a while I review different ratings of rifle scope brands and usually see some information that isn’t exactly accurate. Because most of the companies offer different levels of quality within their models it is almost impossible to find out best brands just by products quality. It can vary inside of one brand. Such [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Once in a while I review different ratings of rifle scope brands and usually see some information that isn’t exactly accurate. Because most of the companies offer different levels of quality within their models it is almost impossible to find out best brands just by products quality. It can vary inside of one brand. Such type of segmentation makes sense, but often complicates the situation for consumers. Many of them do not even know how the quality of the rifle scopes can differ between two product lines of the same manufacturer (brand).In this article we will find out best rifle scope brands (note that I say brand vs. manufacturer, because one manufacturer can own a few brands) using following subjective criteria:Quality: of course it is a complicated task, but I assume that good brand offer good quality in its price range. At this time I am not going to review various futures of rifle scopes. I will review the available futures.Technical innovations: it will vary depending on price range. I do not expect to see many innovations in the cheaper products. There is nothing bad in manufacturing just reliable rifle scope, but I still would like to highlight the creative design solutions.Money Asked: here I will evaluate how well the price matches the quality, as well as what is the best rifle scope for your money.Products variety: this is one of the simplest criteria for analysis. I do not hope that every brand will cover every price range (and they don’t have to), but I should note that some brands cover a wider market than others.Marketing: this is the most difficult criteria for me to evaluate. Some of you will be surprised by my definition of the marketing, but any way I will follow it. It is my personal evaluation of how well the trade mark is managed, how successful are the marketing efforts and how well the company performs the promises given by the marketing department. In some cases this is rather evaluation of how well companies manage to crate good image of the product. For example I do not like “Counter Strike” brand, but it is still on the market just because of marketing efforts. As you can see some brands are popular not because of good products, but thanks to good marketing efforts and I would like to show them to you.Customer Service: I will consider my personal experience as well as testimonials of other people.All criteria rate from 1 to 5, so you can see total points that every brand will get. Also I will try to update all data every year.You will notice that in the column “total” the score varies from 6 to 30. The higher scores are better. I understand it is not the best way to rank brands by the score, so brands are not sorted depending on overall result. Brands are sorted alphabetically. And again – this is just my personal opinion which is subjective.List of brands that participate in this review:1) Aimpoint2) Barska3) Browe4) Burris5) Bushnell6) Elcan7) Eotech8) Hawke9) Hi-Lux-Leatherwood10) Kahles11) Konus12) Leapers13) March14) Leica15) Leupold16) Meopta17) Millet18) Minox19) Nikko Stirling20) Nikon21) Pentax22) PFI-Rapid Reticle23) Premier24) Redfield25) Trijicon26) Schmidt and Bender27) Shepherd28) Sightron29) Steiner30) Swarovski31) Tasco32) Valdada IOR33) Vortex34) Weaver35) Zeiss Optronics (Hendsoldt)36) Zeiss Sport Optics1) AimPointAimpoint manufacture excellent red dot sights and nothing more. That is why I gave them a low score for products variety. I am not very familiar with their customer service, but was trying my best to determine it from user’s testimonials.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 4Products variety – 1Marketing – 4Customer Service – 3Total – 202) BarskaThe fact that this brand still exists, only proves that their marketing efforts are effective and that there are lots of inexperienced people on U. S. market of firearms who buy them. I’ve tested their best scope from SWAT products lane and the only good thing I can say about it is the fact that it does not fall apart.Quality – 1Technical innovations – 1Money Asked – 1Products variety – 1Marketing – 4Customer Service – 2Total – 103) BroweThis is relatively new brand that is attempting to be like Trijicon and Elcan. Besides it was founded by people from Trijicon (if I am not mistaken). As for now I do not know much about this brand, but I’ll try my best to find out more about it.Quality -?Technical innovations -?Money -?Asked -?Products variety -?Marketing -?Customer Service -?Total -?4) BurrisBurris offers the wide selection of products which are not bad for the money asking. Their customer service, however, is mediocre. It seems that they have being improving lately and with the right management they could improve significantly in the nearest future. Their marketing became more effective in the last two years as well.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 4Products variety – 5Marketing – 5Customer Service – 3Total – 255) BushnellBushnell has a very good selection of rifle scopes, but honestly some of their cheaper products are not impressive at all. Nevertheless, they offer a good price and acceptable innovations. There are different testimonials, but my personal experience of their customer service was rather positive.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 4Products variety – 5Marketing – 4Customer Service – 3Total – 236) ElcanElcan is mainly focused on military orders and their implementing. Because of that their consumer marketing is not really effective to my opinion. Their rifle scopes are advanced and excellent – especially DR series and some of the offered reticles. However, they are a little bit overpriced.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 5Money Asked – 3Products variety – 1Marketing – 4Customer Service – 3Total – 197) EOTechEOTech is the main competitor for AimPoint. Their main products are holographic rifle scopes so the variety is not really wide. Rifle scopes are well assembles and well adapted for the convenient use. They, no doubt, are selling well, and marketing efforts are focused correctly.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 4Products variety – 1Marketing – 4Customer Service – 3Total – 208) HawkeI think this is a good brand with a good customer service provided. Their products are presented in cheap and middle price segments, so the choice is not really broad. Reticles are innovative enough, especially considering such a great price. My opinion is that Hawke sells best rifle scopes that are manufactured in China.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 5Products variety – 3Marketing – 4Customer Service – 5Total – 249) Hi-Tech LeatherwoodJust a few years ago I wasn’t a big fan of this company, but lately they surprise me. They always try to represent their own development (e.g. Uni-Dial and their side focus adjustments), and they are paying a great attention to the incoming testimonials. Products’ choice is not really wide: the models available are mainly in low/middle price range. If they will continue grow up like this, their rating will only go up.Quality – 3Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 3Products variety – 3Marketing – 3Customer Service – 4Total – 1710) KahlesIt is not very easy to evaluate this brand, especially I do not know how they are doing in the rest of the world. They did a lot of mistakes on US market though. Kahles is the one of the best rifle scope brand with absolutely perfect optical and mechanical quality of the products. However, poor communication with distributors reduced their presence on the U.S. market. Currently they are trying to change this situation so we’ll see what happens.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 4Products variety – 2Marketing – 3Customer Service – 4Total – 1711) KonusThis is another mediocre Chinese manufacturer of the rifle scopes. They provide a little bit better customer service comparing to Barska for example.Quality – 1Technical innovations – 1Money Asked – 2Products variety – 2Marketing – 3Customer Service – 3Total – 1212) LeapersMy first rifle scope was Leapers; it was also the last scope of this brand I’ve ever bought. There are only few brands that are worse than Barska, and Leapers is one of them.Quality – 1Technical innovations – 1Money Asked – 1Products variety – 1Marketing – 3Customer Service – 2Total – 913) LeicaLeica is a newcomer in the manufacturing of rifle scopes. Their current line of products is very narrow, but is high quality. They offer some innovations and excellent quality for the money asked. Their marketing is partly successful, and I hope in future they will do better.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 5Money Asked – 4Products variety – 1Marketing – 3Customer Service – 5Total – 2314) LeupoldLeupold has incredibly various models of scopes, which are very popular, although some of their products slightly overpriced. Lately, they began to develop more innovative products, which was their main drawback in the past. Their marketing strategy is incredibly successful, though is not always truthful. On the other hand, it is typical for any marketing department to use the abstruse terms to avoid lying.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 3Products variety – 5Marketing – 5Customer Service – 5Total – 2315) MarchMarch is one of the best rifle scope brands in the high-price segment. They manufacture high quality scopes that are assembled in Japan. It is pretty hard to evaluate their marketing strategy since they do not spend much effort on it. On the other hand they are known as the brand with a very good reputation which is definitely their benefit. Their scopes are expensive, but if you really need rifle scope from March it is definitely worse it.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 5Money Asked – 4Products variety – 1Marketing – 3Customer Service – 5Total – 2316) MeoptaMeopta is one of the best rifle scope brands in middle price range. They offer products with excellent quality, but their product line could be wider. They can release great innovative products, but only if they want so. They offer good but not the best selling products.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 5Products variety – 2Marketing – 3Customer Service – 4Total – 2117) MillettIt seems like Millett completely felt down since Bushnell bought this brand. Their future is very questionable.Quality – 2Technical innovations – 2Money Asked – 2Products variety – 1Marketing – 1Customer Service – 3Total – 1118) MinoxMinox is still a beginner in the manufacturing of rifle scopes. However their first models proved to be excellent in terms of design and very good for the money asked. Customer service seems to be good as well. If it will continue like that, Minox scopes will become a very good option.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 5Products variety – 2Marketing – 3Customer Service – 4Total – 2119) Nikko StirlingNikko Stirling brand is known better in Australia, than in U. S. In past they used to have a wider product choice including a few of good quality Japanese scopes. Currently the situation has changed and they produce ordinary Chinese rifle scopes that are not much different from the other similar manufacturers. Also Nikko somehow related to Legacy Sports and this is not a very good sign.Quality – 2Technical innovations – 2Money Asked – 2Products variety – 3Marketing – 3Customer Service – 2Total – 1420) NikonNikon certainly is a big player in this market, but their recent new products seem to be slightly “unfinished” or “not completely thought trough”. Customer service recently improved, but is still awful. Nikon products are very various. However many of them are either too expensive (Monarch X), or inferior their competitors (Monarch). On the other hand inexpensive series, such as Buckmarks and ProStuff represent a very strong offering.Quality – 3Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 3Products variety – 5Marketing – 4Customer Service – 3Total – 2121) PentaxLast year Pentax completely ignored the market of sport optics. Next year they will probably do better (there is no much place for further fall). Their binoculars and telescopes are good, so they can make good rifle scope if they wish.Quality – 2Technical innovations – 2Money Asked – 3Products variety – 1Marketing – 1Customer Service – 3Total – 1222) PremierThis is definitely one of the best manufacturers of expensive rifle scopes. They had some growth problems, but they have reached a good level of quality and innovation now. Their marketing is slightly weak, but they have some strong sides they can use to improve.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 5Money Asked – 4Products variety – 2Marketing – 3Customer Service – 5Total – 2423) PFI Rapid ReticlePFI brand is built around their reticles innovations. They use reliable enough Japanese models of the rifle scopes, what is definitely beneficiary. Their customer service is at the decent level as well as their marketing. This brand is relatively young. Therefore they are approaching a turning point that will determine either they remain highly specialized player in the market or move to a quantitatively higher level of logistic, marketing and all its activities.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 3Products variety – 3 Marketing – 3 Customer Service- 3Total – 2224) RedfieldToday Redfield is owned by Leupold, therefore it’s marketing is similar to Leopold’s. Redfield specialized on niche product lines. The design of their products is old-fashioned, but they are well made and they have an excellent customer service.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 1Money Asked – 4Products variety – 1Marketing – 5Customer Service – 5Total – 2025) Schmidt and BenderSchmidt & Bender with no doubt is one of the best brands on the market of tactical rifle scopes. They manufacture ones of the most expensive rifle scopes in the world. Their scopes are great assembled. They have excellent customer service. Their product line is not too wide, and marketing could be better.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 3Products variety – 2Marketing – 3Customer Service – 5Total – 2326) Shepherd Shepherd rifle scopes follow the idea of double reticle and they stick to this concept from the beginning. I’ve never heard of a well made Shepherd scope, even though there should be some, considering they were quite a popular brand for a while.Quality – 2Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 2Products variety – 2Marketing – 3Customer Service -? Total -?27) SightronSightron is undoubtedly one of the best rifle scope brands with the excellent quality and perfect price. Sightron scopes are not about innovations, but they sold well and perfectly designed for different tasks.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 5Products variety – 4Marketing – 3Customer Service – 5Total – 2428) SteinerSteiner scopes are newcomers to this market and the current estimate is rather my early assumption of how this brand will evolve in the future. I’m going to keep a close eye on it.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 3Money Asked – 4Products variety – 1Marketing – 4Customer Service – 4Total – 2129) SwarowskiSwarowski have a narrow line of excellently made rifle scopes. They have both innovations and an enviable marketing combined with the impeccable customer service.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 5Money Asked – 4Products variety – 2Marketing – 5Customer Service – 5Total – 2630) TascoTasco is another brand that eventually became almost nothing. It is owned by Bushnell, so you get their service, but otherwise it will be the most ordinary scopes.Quality – 1Technical innovations – 1Money Asked – 2Products variety -2Marketing – 2Customer Service – 3Total – 1131) TrijiconThe Trijicon brand is all about their reticle illumination technology, which works fine. However, if they will not offer something new in the nearest future, their innovative spirit will disappear.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 4Products variety – 3Marketing – 5Customer Service – 3Total – 2332) Valdada IORIOR scopes are manufactured in Romania. Valdada is their importer in the United States. They have an innovative design and good quality, but some models have reliability problems. Nevertheless, in the last few years IOR improved both quality and customer service.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 5Money Asked – 4Products variety – 3Marketing – 3Customer Service – 4Total – 2333) VortexVortex is an example of a company that produces lots of different products. Their rapid growth occurs different management issues once in a while. They achieved excellent results in both: development and customer service. Their marketing strategy is extremely effective as well.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 5Products variety – 5Marketing – 5Customer Service – 5Total – 2834) WeaverDuring the last few years Weaver had changed the ownership several times. It is difficult to make a structural judgment, but I think that there were some positive changes while they were under the ATK management. Weaver’s products are more than good for the money asked. They compete well in the middle and lower price ranges with a wide selection of hunting rifle scopes and a couple of good tactical scopes. I do not know a lot about their customer service and I think they could be more specific in their marketing strategy.Quality – 4Technical innovations – 3Money Asked- 5Products variety – 4Marketing – 3Customer Service – 3Total – 2235) Zeiss Sport OpticsZeiss and Kahles are the oldest players in the world of rifle scopes. Zeiss, unlike Kahles, very carefully develops and supports its brand. The variety of scopes is wide enough – they range from the middle price range and go above it. All of their models are excellent quality with no room to failure. They are relatively conservative (so as Kahles) but are innovative enough to stay on top.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 4Products variety – 3Marketing – 4Customer Service – 5Total – 2536) Zeiss Optronics (Hendsold)Hensoldt is a division of Zeiss, which is engaged in the production of narrow and ultra expensive line of tactical riflescopes with the excellent quality. They are not actively promoted in the U.S. at this time, but they have an extensive history and good brand awareness.Quality – 5Technical innovations – 4Money Asked – 3Products variety – 1Marketing – 3Customer Service – 5Total – 21Additional CommentsLooking at the entire review (which is quite different than comparing one brand to another), I noticed that Vortex received the most points, slightly ahead of such brands as Leupold, Burris, Sightron, Swarovski and Zeiss. When I just started to rate these brands, I was sure that Leupold and Zeiss will win easily, just because of brand awareness and the wide product selection; and Swarovski will be slightly behind, as it’s product choice is more limited. Presence of Vortex, Sightron and Burris in the leading group shows their growing popularity and my personal preferences. Another company that got high score is Premier Reticles, which is now experiencing some internal management issues. However, it seems that they get over it lately and their product line becomes more promising.Another point that effects score in “Product Variety” column is a factor of innovation. In recent years scopes with wide range of magnification become more popular. For a long time the most common configuration of rifle scopes was 3-9×40, but now many scopes offer twice wider range, for example 2-12×40. Such models allow to cover much broader tasks that can be solved with a single scope. Thus we can say that today “Product variety” is not determined by the quantity of offering models, but by the range of the tasks that can be solved with such products.Finally, once again, I note that all this is just my personal opinion and I could be wrong. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://tntvhms.info/best-rifle-scope-brands-for-the-money-asked-comprehensive-review,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Can I Gain an Online Health Care Administration Education?</title> <link>https://tntvhms.info/can-i-gain-an-online-health-care-administration-education,html</link> <comments>https://tntvhms.info/can-i-gain-an-online-health-care-administration-education,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:27:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tntvhms.info/?p=44</guid> <description><![CDATA[Traditional schooling options are limited for students that are unable to take time from work to enter full time education. 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