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Forming & Organizing a PMO for Credit Union Success
Forming & Organizing a PMO for Credit Union Success
By Ray K. Ragan, MPM, CSR, PMP
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The Renowned Book, 'Start with Why' - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Renowned Book, 'Start with Why' - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Ray K. Ragan, MPM, CSR, PMP
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Last week I asked my Network whether to use debt or equity to seed my patented technology startup VeroTerra to collect NPS® data in retail settings…
Last week I asked my Network whether to use debt or equity to seed my patented technology startup VeroTerra to collect NPS® data in retail settings…
Shared by Ray K. Ragan, MPM, CSR, PMP
Publications
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Innovation Does Not March — It Calls Cadence
National Defense Magazine
“No answers exist in these walls.” This is a mantra taught in the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps, or I-Corps. The statement seems simple, but its gravity is profound. The I-Corps program teaches academics and entrepreneurs about lean startup techniques and how they can be used to de-risk a startup long before years and millions of dollars are spent.
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2020 Community Financial Institution Challenges Study with COVID-19 Supplementary
University of Arizona Tech Parks
This paper is the summation of a 2020 interview study of community financial institution professionals (n=92) from across the United States. This paper decomposes the interviews into keywords from a uniform set of questions into top keyword families for Challenges, Blockers, and COVID-19 responses. Finally, the authors that conducted the interviews offer their insights and analysis of the keywords.
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Get Cybersecurity Projects Approved by Articulating the Value of Data
CISO Magazine
Cybersecurity projects are often balked at because businesses rarely realize the value of their data. For many organizations, data is something that accumulated over years of operations but is seldom looked at as an asset. So, getting approval for a cybersecurity project can be difficult. It is hard for decision-makers to understand the actual value of their data assets. This article addresses an approach in fair valuation that helps contextualize the cost of a cybersecurity project against the…
Cybersecurity projects are often balked at because businesses rarely realize the value of their data. For many organizations, data is something that accumulated over years of operations but is seldom looked at as an asset. So, getting approval for a cybersecurity project can be difficult. It is hard for decision-makers to understand the actual value of their data assets. This article addresses an approach in fair valuation that helps contextualize the cost of a cybersecurity project against the value of the data it is protecting.
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Assessment of Civilian Next-generation Knowledge Management Systems for Managing Civil Information
Small Wars Journal
Current Civil Information Management Systems are not taking advantage of the leaps of technology in knowledge management, specifically in the realm of predictive analytics, Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning. This creates a time cost that commanders must pay in real-time in their operating environment, particularly felt in small wars. This cost also diverts resources away from direct mission-enabling operations.
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Converting Strategy to Execution With a Project Management Office
Credit Union Times
A PMO allows a credit union leader to turn strategy into execution, identify problems early on and have better visibility on the overall performance of the organization. If all other attempts at strategy without a plan for execution have already failed, a PMO might be the thing your credit union needs to succeed.
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Forming & Organizing a PMO for Credit Union Success
Credit Union Times
Forming a PMO is an undertaking that needs to be well reasoned and planned. Before a credit union leader forms a PMO, it is necessary to perform the due diligence to ensure that the organization has the need and is mature enough to support a PMO. Strategy is what drives the focus of a PMO if it is to return the greatest value as it marshals resources to achieve the strategic end state. A well-executed PMO can deliver tantalizing results, and dramatically push project success to levels that are…
Forming a PMO is an undertaking that needs to be well reasoned and planned. Before a credit union leader forms a PMO, it is necessary to perform the due diligence to ensure that the organization has the need and is mature enough to support a PMO. Strategy is what drives the focus of a PMO if it is to return the greatest value as it marshals resources to achieve the strategic end state. A well-executed PMO can deliver tantalizing results, and dramatically push project success to levels that are unachievable when left to independent efforts.
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Machine Learning & Augmented Intelligence Assisted Civil Information Management
Civil Affairs Association
This issue paper explores the current problem with Civil Information Management and suggests a long-term resolution by using Machine Learning & Augmented Intelligence (ML & AI). Through the paper, the author explores how ML & AI can address the failings of current CIM practices in technology, expertise, and value. The paper outlines how the Army Civil Affairs might implement a ML & AI CIM platform, addressing the considerations from Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership…
This issue paper explores the current problem with Civil Information Management and suggests a long-term resolution by using Machine Learning & Augmented Intelligence (ML & AI). Through the paper, the author explores how ML & AI can address the failings of current CIM practices in technology, expertise, and value. The paper outlines how the Army Civil Affairs might implement a ML & AI CIM platform, addressing the considerations from Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy. The paper highlights ML & AI contribution to Civil-Military Operations at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels with new capabilities and mission effectiveness on day one.
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Network forensics makes an impact at the Army's NIE
U.S. Army
FORT BLISS, Texas (June 16, 2014) -- The Army's semi-annual, large-scale Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) saw the technology of network forensics make an impact at NIE 14.2, the latest NIE, which concluded earlier this month.
Patents
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Human gesture-based customer referral score
Issued 12056725
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, apparatus, system and computer program product for human gesture-based customer referral score determination. In an embodiment of the disclosure, the method includes detecting a customer through a camera installed at a location of the business and prompting the customer in a display at the location of the business to provide a gesture indicating whether the customer had a good experience and thereby likely to be willing to refer the business to…
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, apparatus, system and computer program product for human gesture-based customer referral score determination. In an embodiment of the disclosure, the method includes detecting a customer through a camera installed at a location of the business and prompting the customer in a display at the location of the business to provide a gesture indicating whether the customer had a good experience and thereby likely to be willing to refer the business to others. The method further includes identifying the gesture through the camera using computer vision algorithms and responsive to identifying the gesture, automatically determining a customer referral score for the customer.
Honors & Awards
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South Dakota National Guard Distinguished Service Award
South Dakota
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Gawad sa Kaunlaran (Socio-Economic Medal awarded by the Philippine Government)
Republic of Philippines
Earned Philippine Gawad sa Kaunlaran Medal for conspicuously meritorious and valuable achievement in the pursuit of socio-economic progress on the Island of Palawan from the Armed Forces of the Philippines
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Small Business Administration's Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year
Small Business Administration
Named SBA's 2011 for my Veteran economic advocacy work
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Bronze Star Medal
U.S. Army
Public Affairs Officer while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom
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