Upsides include cost savings and a much broader talent pool; challenges include time management oversight, coordinating communication, long-distance IT support. If your association is in hiring mode, a key consideration is whether your employees will work together physically in a central location, or whether some or all will work remotely (also called “teleworking”). For many
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Category: Working Groups
Best Practices for Boards and Working Groups
Sometimes you can find information for best practices for Boards and working groups in the most unusual of places. A recent article in a scientific journal entitled “Why too much evidence can be a bad thing” talks about how sometimes too much evidence can be a bad thing. In fact, as the article states, in ancient
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Why you should not proceed as an ad hoc working group
As standards initiatives develop, a fork in the road that many hit is the question on whether to formally incorporate the entity or continue operating under a more informal structure, often referred to as a “promoter-adopter” model. While no one likes to pay legal fees, the reality is that incorporation carries with it significant benefits
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Mission Accomplished! (Or maybe not…) – Part II
In my last post, I wrote about some business-related issues associations and consortia should consider before they publish a specification. In this post, I’m going to cover the same topic, but from the perspective of looking at some things to consider on the technical side of an organization: Spec Maintenance: As folks start implementing the
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Technical Committee Checklist
You have just formed a new consortium and you’re anxious to begin work – real work – on meeting your goals and objectives. Your chances for success will be much higher if you first have a solid foundation in place. Here is a handy checklist you should have before starting your first technical committee or
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CXPA Caselet
Challenge
CXPA, a brand-new member association, needed to go from zero to full member service in under a year while delivering on its mission of connecting professionals and promoting best practices.
Solution
Virtual worked with the new Board to create a financial plan, start marketing the first annual event, provide member service, and create a brand identity and web site.
Result
CXPA has become the premier networking and education source for customer experience, with 2,000 members in the first year and a successful first annual conference.
