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Our own Anika M. Calloway, Esq. has been named to the 2012 Indianapolis Business Journal Forty Under 40. Anika has served as General Counsel at BCforward since mid-2011. She is an alumna of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia and Tulane University School of Law. Ms. Calloway was admitted to practice law in the State of Indiana in 2002 and has worked in the technology and legal industries since 1997. Prior to joining BCforward, she was a Staff Attorney at Simon Property Group, L.P. and has served as an Attorney at Barnes & Thornburg LLP and as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Patricia...


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The definition of Agile is: “quick and well-coordinated in movement.” Your company is launching a new project and your boss asks you if you think the new project would be a good candidate to work as an Agile project. Your company is rather traditional, branching out occasionally to try new things, but you are not sure if this project is appropriate for an Agile approach. You definitely want the project to be successful. What do you need to consider when making a decision of this type for your new project? Here are some major factors to look at when considering an agile project approach. Is...


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Managing Projects for over 20 years has taught me a few things about what attributes a good project manager must possess. A good part of my role today is to find and place contract project managers. Great PMs have many traits and you can read tons of articles on what attributes comprise a good PM. After reading and reflecting on several of these article and then looking back over my years of project delivery and hiring PMs, I have compiled these 5 attributes I look for in a great contract project manager: PM Technical Knowledge: You must be able to demonstrate that you know a little about...


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2011 was a banner year for BCforward. We formed new partnerships, won exciting contracts, gave back to the community and put hundreds to work. We got started in January with the creation of Stafforward, a wholly owned subsidiary that serves the existing BCforward presence in the administrative, accounting, clerical, warehousing, healthcare, manufacturing and industrial fields by providing staffing, outsourcing, managed service programs and payroll services. Stafforward was created in order to respond to the growing customer demand for talent acquisition in these fields. In April, our President...


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We wanted to give you a quick heads up that our corporate office will be closed for the holidays December 26th, 2011 and January 2nd, 2012. Giving back to the community is something we like to do at this time of year. Just like we did last year, we're providing holiday gifts for two United Way families: Everyone at BCforward wishes you and your family a fun and safe holiday season!


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The stakes are high: according to a 2007 PMI study, 28% of projects fail due to poor communication—the single most common cause. Data hoarding, ill-defined communication expectations, and sheer inertia all conspire against open communication channels. But if you hammer the communication basics, you’re contributing a vital ingredient to project success. If you want to encourage communication, practice it yourself. Lay out realistic channels, with your audience in mind . How well have you communicated with your team today/this week/month? Right-size your communications: don’t use the communications...


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BCforward has been providing full-service IT solutions for years. It's what we do best. Clients choose BCforward as a proven staffing provider because of our track record in talent acquisition as well as our expertise in the IT industry. In January, we launched Stafforward - a wholly owned subsidiary focused on non-technical staffing for clients across all industries, including manufacturing and healthcare. With all of our staffing expertise, it's no surprise that the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee chose BCforward as an Official Emerging Business Participant, and a preferred partner...


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Magic 8 Ball: Should you outsource your Project Management work? “Yes.” “No.” “It is decidedly so.” If only obtaining answers to our questions were that simple. In today’s world, it seems that transformation is happening all around us. From the simple changing of the seasons, to the complex world of technology, one thing is for certain: change is constant. Even in corporate work environments, change is occurring in how staffing models are implemented. Considering the economic conditions, many companies are focused on ways to minimize costs without sacrificing quality of services...


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When you're starting off on your job search, you should first decide what you career should look like. It's a good idea to research the kinds of companies that you want to look for, and also look into the kinds of fields or industries that you feel your skills are a good fit for. Research companies, network with people that might be in the same industry as you. It's definitely a good idea to review the description of the job you want to interview for. Find out what skills they're interested in and brush up on those skills. Review prior assignments that you have had utilizing the requirements...


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On October 6th, 2011 several BCforward employees participated in the Lilly Day of Service. Lilly’s Global Day of Service in Indianapolis represents powerful community collaboration. It brings together 30 organizations, private companies and government agencies working together to improve our city. This partnership began in 2008 when Lilly engaged more than 7,500 volunteers in service. Through work at over 50 projects throughout Indianapolis, over 30,000 hours of service was completed in just one day. The results from this day were amazing with almost 2,000 trees planted, 18 school grounds...


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