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Project management

Here's Why. DSS’ virtual assistant services have always made sense for organisations looking for back office support without murdering the budget. In recent times, however, they’ve just taken off – and we think we know why. The virtual assistant proposition hasn’t changed: remote personal assistants and administration specialists, dedicated to your business . . .

These days, the DSS team is talking to more and more organisations considering outsourcing for the first time, usually as a response to skills shortages in their home markets. These employers can be big or small and they come from different sectors, but they all have the same question: What . . .

Time is a limited resource, especially in the business world. Before, we believed that creating a massive timeline, building everything from scratch, and pumping it all out in one go was the best option for the market. This was the standard for most companies, and it worked well with the . . .

In the world of project management, one thing is constant: the scope will creep. The job you started on will grow into something different, whether it is through the addition of software features, extra marketing materials or any of a million other ways to expand the original brief. At DSS Asia, . . .

In my last post, I laid out the foundations of a successful project – the planning. With the plan in place, it’s on to managing the project. One thing I’ve learned over the years is the value of a daily standup with the core team. It comes from an Agile approach . . .

Project management is a core offering for the DSS team, so it’s no surprise that we get asked how to manage projects successfully. My usual response: start at the beginning. Successful projects are built on robust plans. Here’s what those plans can look like: Clarity from day one It doesn’t matter if you . . .