MBA Topics of Interest

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Permalink Reply by Shantanu on July 25, 2009 at 7:12am

This is worthwhile side project Jarie!
You may also like to have this.
They have a community on ning as well. And they have specifically made covered
the PMBA recommended books.

One of the thing that I always wish to read and see how executives
see themselves applying these concepts in practice.
You may like to add something like "Share your DIRECT (only) experience with this concept"
after every concept you write for each of the above topics.

Please keep the community posted on this.

- S Deshmukh

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Permalink Reply by Jarie Bolander on July 25, 2009 at 10:22am

Shantanuu-

Thanks for the pointer. That's a good idea about the experience topic. The other idea was to have exercises to reinforce the concept as well as a Celebration Of Knowledge (which is marketing for Quiz).

As for logistics, should this be put in the side projects category or somewhere else? I do plan on doing this on my blog and then posting the links here.

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Permalink Reply by Shantanu on July 27, 2009 at 1:52am

Jarie,

I understand that you will face time constraints as you start this project
as well as maintain your personal blog. Hence, having the main content
on your blog and then providing the link here should work well for you.

Once you start, announce your side project with a catchy title.
Refresh the title of this side project as and when you post a new link here,
so that your post remain visible on the front page.

Look forward to further development on this.

- S Deshmukh

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Permalink Reply by Sheldon Nesdale on August 18, 2009 at 7:50pm

My question is - how will you make money out of it?

Would I read it? No. I'm reading the PMBA books instead.

What's your objective? What's your agenda? Who is your intended audience?

It seems to me that if your intended audience is people who want to start a business, then maybe you should study all those areas yourself and offer your services as a consultant to them.

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Permalink Reply by Jarie Bolander on August 19, 2009 at 8:46am

Sheldon-
Thanks for your feedback.
At this point, it's not about making money. It's about practicing writing for a book and giving my SCORE clients (and PMBA colleagues) the foundations of business.
The objective is to have people develop the habit of working on their management skills every day. No agenda other than to practice and get feedback on my book. The intended audience is people who want to learn management a day at a time, in manageable chunks. That way, it does not seem so overwhelming.
I have studied these topics in detail because I live them running my own business and being a counselor at SCORE (www.sfscore.org). Volunteering with SCORE has taught me that most clients I help lack the basics and would benefit from overviews of these topics. As an example, checkout my post on the three essential pieces you need to start a business: http://blog.venturecooker.com/2009/06/11/three-not-so-easy-pieces/

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Permalink Reply by Sheldon Nesdale on August 19, 2009 at 3:42pm

Very cool, all the best!

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Permalink Reply by Shantanu on September 3, 2009 at 5:51am

Hi Jarie,

Look forward to further posts on your project!

- S Deshmukh

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Permalink Reply by John W. Pollock on September 4, 2009 at 4:00pm

I think this is a really good idea. I think if you had a segment on International business or how some of these other topics work on a global scale would be interesting. I look forward to reading about your insights!
Thanks, John

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Permalink Reply by Jarie Bolander on September 16, 2009 at 4:59pm

John-
Thanks for the input. Good point on International business. I will add that to the list.

Jarie

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Lim on September 16, 2009 at 10:31am

Because I am in a start-up environment, i can definitely relate to the topics that you've mentioned above.

What aspects of marketing are you planning to talk about? It would be great if you can touch on social media in greater detail. Alot of companies, big and small, are looking to tap into the large consumer base that spend so much time online. If you're able to give excellent advice on how to utilize social media to attract and keep an audience for different industries, I believe you'll be able to get people interested.

I look forward to your blog posts.

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Permalink Reply by Jarie Bolander on September 16, 2009 at 5:01pm

Melissa-
Glad to hear. The list came from my experience doing a couple of startups and a lot of questions from my SCORE clients.
In terms of marketing topics, I was going to start with the basics (like What is Marketing?), build into developing your Target Market and then discuss marketing strategies. I will make sure I add social media to the marketing strategies sections.

Thanks for the input

Jarie

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Permalink Reply by Beatrice on February 24, 2010 at 1:02am

I am more into "Marketing Basics" however, I am worried too much about our essay project about Marketing. I only have few hours and I think it's not enough to finish the entire subject. :-( too bad... Anyways, my friend advised to buy essays online.... and I'm about to negotiate them about my topic. :-)

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