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Slap the Editor! Fine Points of the Successful Big Project Newsletter (Part 7)
Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.
Properly done, the big project newsletter consumes time, resources--and your patience. Yet the time savings to you and the more consistent high-performance is well worth the time you put into it. That is, as long as you do the proper planning. The role of the editor--and the newsletter team members--in planning was described In the last installment of this series. This final installment will cover specifics of planning for the different sections and how the editor and other members of the team will help.
Planning the Newsletter (Continued)
Policies and Procedures
A schedule for which policies and procedures should be emphasized can be created easily by you, since a general schedule is available early in any project. The newsletter team will just have to be ready to emphasize these informational resources before the workforce needs them.
Individual & Team Spotlights, and Recognition
For each of these sections, someone is going to have to (1) establish what needs to be promoted in a particular newsletter issue and (2) identify the appropriate individual/team to exemplify what is to be promoted. You as project manager identify timely values and behaviors to promote for each issue.
The newsletter team members will have to follow a routine method to identify individuals (sending out requests for nominations, etc.). This has to be a safe method using a …
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