http://www.talkmgt.com/blog Media and Entertainment : Project Management Wed, 16 May 2012 22:59:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2012/05/16/dreamworks-embraces-creativity-at-c2-montreal-while-also-going-to-the-cloud/ http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2012/05/16/dreamworks-embraces-creativity-at-c2-montreal-while-also-going-to-the-cloud/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:24:18 +0000 tms http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/?p=891 DreamWorks’ recent announcement to use the cloud for their productions, could explain why they are representing creativity at C2-MTL.   We recently had the pleasure of announcing that Talk Management is going to be a co sponsor at this year’s C2-MTL conference that is being held from May 22nd to the 24th. The three-day conference [...]]]> http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2012/05/16/dreamworks-embraces-creativity-at-c2-montreal-while-also-going-to-the-cloud/feed/ 0 http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2011/08/20/production-problems-solving-the-industry-crisis-with-management-not-with-a-union/ http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2011/08/20/production-problems-solving-the-industry-crisis-with-management-not-with-a-union/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:42:21 +0000 david http://talkmgt.com/blog/?p=620 Three months ago, Eric Roth, the executive director of the visual effects society have posted on the VES website an open letter to the VFX and to the entertainment industry. The letter talked about the problems the industry is currently facing including the outsourcing of specialized work, the lack of recognition for accomplishment of VFX [...]]]> http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2011/08/20/production-problems-solving-the-industry-crisis-with-management-not-with-a-union/feed/ 0 http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2011/07/20/social-software-a-jump-into-enterprise-2-0/ http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2011/07/20/social-software-a-jump-into-enterprise-2-0/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:00:34 +0000 david http://talkmgt.com/blog/?p=481 Social Networking as evolved to a point where it’s now crucial for business to be part of different social media networks. The tendency is so upbeat that we’re now seeing products and companies integrate social softwares to facilitate collaboration, communication & organization within the enterprise. The social project management system is currently at seed stage, [...]]]> http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2011/07/20/social-software-a-jump-into-enterprise-2-0/feed/ 0 http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2011/07/14/what-is-project-management/ http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2011/07/14/what-is-project-management/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:37:14 +0000 david http://talkmgt.com/blog/?p=465 Project Management is a set of rules, patterns, and techniques practice to lead project teams and watch over project schedule, cost, and performance risks to attain results and closing of a project. When we look into more details, 2 words comes in mind: “Project” is temporary goal and objective that consume time, resources and money, [...]]]> http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2011/07/14/what-is-project-management/feed/ 0 http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2010/10/08/proper-communication-is-essential-to-a-successful-production/ http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2010/10/08/proper-communication-is-essential-to-a-successful-production/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:48:54 +0000 dbernier http://talkmgt.com/blog/?p=335 The production process can be very difficult to manage. Whether you’re creating a big budget blockbuster movie or an independent short film, there are many different departments involved in the process of creating a film or series, and each department is essential to the overall outcome of the production. The process is like a big [...]]]> http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2010/10/08/proper-communication-is-essential-to-a-successful-production/feed/ 0 http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/06/25/why-business-process-management/ http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/06/25/why-business-process-management/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:08:18 +0000 Benoit Martel http://talkmgt.com/blog/?p=309 Def: BPM an umbrella term for defining, recording and improving business processes. 01- Is the definition, recording and use of business rules 02- Is a method of gathering management information 03- Is a means of auditing everything a worker does 04- Is a logical progression from automation in the production line to automation in the [...]]]> http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/06/25/why-business-process-management/feed/ 0 http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/06/11/philosophy-of-business-process/ http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/06/11/philosophy-of-business-process/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:17:37 +0000 Benoit Martel http://talkmgt.com/blog/?p=306 Every company have their own business process. In the media & entertainment industry production companies, postproduction, visual effects studios and sound studios needs tools to manage critical enterprise information with a platform on top of which tools can be built so that business people can used them to manage the complete lifecycle of processes. Business [...]]]> http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/06/11/philosophy-of-business-process/feed/ 0 http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/05/10/top_10_reasons_for_bpm/ http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/05/10/top_10_reasons_for_bpm/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 03:49:10 +0000 Benoit Martel http://talkmgt.com/blog/?p=210 01- Informational, capturing process information for purposes of understanding 02- Sequential, changing process sequence, or enabling parallelism 03- Collaborative, allowing participants to manage sets of shared work processes 04-  Tracking, closely monitoring process status and participants 05- Integrative, consolidating and integrating sub-processes and tasks 06- Analytical, improving analysis of information and decision-making across processes 07- [...]]]> http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/05/10/top_10_reasons_for_bpm/feed/ 0 http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/05/05/softwares-for-media-entertainment/ http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/05/05/softwares-for-media-entertainment/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 18:04:56 +0000 Benoit Martel http://talkmgt.com/blog/?p=153 Summary Project management tools are pretty new for the entertainment industry and in many other industries. Since the introduction of MS Project, many other companies have been creating other products with similar functionalities. Some have succeed, others have failed. On the Internet, we can find many free or license softwares for all type businesses and [...]]]> http://www.talkmgt.com/blog/2009/05/05/softwares-for-media-entertainment/feed/ 3