Feeding A Zombie Project And Getting No Results June 22, 2015 by Jeff Hurt Is your organization stuck maintaining and nurturing a zombie project? A zombie project is one that continues from year to year regardless of its effectiveness. It sucks the very life and resources from your team and organization says authors Scott Anthony, David Duncan and Pontus M.A. Siren. Often many people feel these zombie projects have … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association best practices, conference best practices, conference evaluation, Conference Financials, conference planning team, strategic planning, strategic thinking
Budget Benchmarking Drives Smarter Conference Spend Decisions September 25, 2013 by Dave Lutz It’s budget planning season for many meeting professionals. Many are poring over spreadsheets, as they seek out creative ways to do more with less. The burning question: What items can be trimmed without negatively impacting the attendee experience. One of the tools we like to use when we look at how to stretch a meeting … [Read more…] Filed Under: Business Model Tagged With: , Benchmark Data, Conference Budget, Conference Financials, conferences, Meeting Spend
