The Case of the Vanishing Technology

Written by Mike Hayden


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If you are downsizing, use PVT to help retain your best people, your business processes, intellectual property, and energize your remaining staff!

"You can't shrink your way to greatness." -- Tom Peters

PVT can help you build your business to surviverepparttar hard times! (But, it is best to act before your company becomes a "sinking ship.")

If you're enduring uncontrolled growth, you can use PVT to gain balance. PVT helps you accelerate product development. You can inspire new action in project management...

...You can create new products for changing markets. You can change low production into high per^formance. You can streamline production for manufacturing problems.

PVT helps you turn dissatisfied customers and skeptical executives into loyal fans.

And, Profitable Venture Tactics help you relieverepparttar 119489 pressure and worry - so you can sleep at night.

============================================================ Why Vanishing Technology happens repeatedly... ============================================================

I'm sure you recognize thatrepparttar 119490 problem of Vanishing Technology is not new. Imaginerepparttar 119491 frustration of watching companies sink like leaky ships. You point torepparttar 119492 leaks. But, their crews say,

"We have no time to patch leaks. We're too busy sailing forrepparttar 119493 gold."

When you suffer Vanishing Technology, your company is like that sinking ship. And you know you cannot sail a leaky ship...very far.

To develop a "seaworthy" business, you - or someone - must writerepparttar 119494 right stuff to help you build your business like a leak-proof hull.

Documenting your business isrepparttar 119495 work of "business development."

Yet, when business booms people say...

"We don't have time to write ... too many projects ... it is not a priority n0w... we'll get to it later... yada... yada... yada..."

But, have you noticed when there's a business bust, people have plenty of time to write CYA Memos and resumes? Bottom line: Nobody writesrepparttar 119496 documents vital to your business!

That's why you see Vanishing Technology happen repeatedly.

============================================================ What can you do? ============================================================

To prevent Vanishing Technology, you must develop your business to survive hard times.

This means you must curtail dependence on "key people" and their tacit "tribal knowledge." (If your business needs exceptional people, you cannot hope to produce consistent results.)

This means you - or someone - must write down your key business processes! This means you must work ON your business as you work IN your business. As they say, "Publish or perish!"

You must develop and document a result producing system - a SYSTEM that amplifies ordinary skills and abilities into extraordinary results.

Profitable Venture Tactics can help you createrepparttar 119497 right documentation to integrate four steps to success:

1. Organizing, 2. Planning, 3. Developing, and 4. Operating your business.

============================================================ Summary ============================================================

Are you riskingrepparttar 119498 loss of your most valuable assets ... your people ...your business processes ...your intellectual property? The plain truth is most people hate to write documentation...And this leads directly to Vanishing Technology.

When you suffer Vanishing Technology, your company leaks like a sinking ship.

By applyingrepparttar 119499 business development techniques I call "Profitable Venture Tactics," you can protect yourself from Vanishing Technology and build your business like a leak-proof hull.

Documenting your business isrepparttar 119500 work of "business development." This means you must work ON your business as you work IN your business.

Don't let Vanishing Technology stuntrepparttar 119501 growth of your business!

Best Regards,

Mike Hayden, Principal/Consultant

Your partner in streamlining business.

PS. If you're not on our P V T Roster, sign up (fr#e) at: http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com

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(c) 2004 Mike Hayden, All rights reserved. You may use material fromrepparttar 119502 Profitable Venture Tactics eZine in whole or in part, as long as you include complete attribution, including live website links and email link.

Mike Hayden is CEO / Founder of Senior Management Services and the Documentation Express in Silicon Valley, California. Mr Hayden is the author of "7 Easy Steps to your Raise and Promotion in 30-60 Days! The book that smart bosses want their employees to read." ISBN 0-9723725-1-2. More articles at http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/pvt-information.html


Lack of Operations Manuals stunting your growth?

Written by Mike Hayden


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We can relocate on a moment's notice with minimum hassle.

I know of many companies that wanted to move from California.

Suddenly, they were faced with hiring many new, inexperienced employees in another state.

Suddenly, they were faced with writing (insufficient) Operations Manuals literally as-they-packed!

Believe me, displaced employees were less than cooperative! And those who moved withrepparttar company inherited enormous problems due to poor - or no - documentation.

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So, here's my advice. Start now!

Develop a set of Operations Manuals where you collect information that governs how your company's positions function.

At SMS, we have at least one 3-ring binder for every position on our Org Chart.

Develop your Operations Manuals in a standard format containing at leastrepparttar 119488 following information for each position.

ACCOUNTABILITY - Specifyrepparttar 119489 position's accountabilities.

STANDARDS - Specifyrepparttar 119490 standards forrepparttar 119491 position. Includerepparttar 119492 policies that define / limitrepparttar 119493 position's authority andrepparttar 119494 position holder's general conduct.

WORK INSTRUCTIONS - Specify howrepparttar 119495 position's work will be performed.

GENERAL INFORMATION - Provide information about your organization, your products and services, your competition, etc. Include other material that enriches repparttar 119496 position holder's understanding ofrepparttar 119497 working environment.

INTERFACE - Describe howrepparttar 119498 position interfaces with:

> Its superior position. > Its subordinate positions. > Peer position(s) with frequent contact. > Non-peer staff positions with frequent contact. > The "Outside World" (customers, vendors, etc.).

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You can design your manuals to have five sections each as follows.

1. POSITION SECTION

2. COMPANY/PRODUCTS SECTION

3. POLICY SECTION Company-wide policies:

4. SYSTEMS SECTION Action plans, sample forms, flowcharts, scripts, collateral materials, etc.

5. LOGIC SECTION Explainrepparttar 119499 principles behindrepparttar 119500 position's work.

============================================================ 5. Call to Action. ============================================================

To review, your Operations Manuals are collection points for information that governs functioning of positions on your Org Chart.

I sent you this eZine to give you an outline to ease development of your Operations Manuals.

As you've probably guessed, developing Operations Manuals is a big task. I've done it often for many clients. If I be of assistance, just send me an email.

Together, we can document what you want, how you want it, and when you want it. We will discuss various creative approaches beforerepparttar 119501 project begins.

Mike Hayden Principal/Consultant Your partner in streamlining business.

For more information, Email: mailto:info@seniormanagementservices.com Website: http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com

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(c) 2003 Mike Hayden, All rights reserved. You may use material fromrepparttar 119502 Profitable Venture Tactics eZine in whole or in part, as long as you include complete attribution, including live website link and email link.

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Mike Hayden is Founder/CEO of Senior Management Services and the Documentation Express in Silicon Valley, California. Mr Hayden is the author of "7 Easy Steps to your Raise and Promotion in 30-60 Days!" The book that smart bosses want their employees to read. ISBN 0-9723725-1-2. More articles at http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/pvt-information.html


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