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How Can I Retrieve Corrupt Documents/Drawers? – Ask an Admin

Office Dynamics

Rose asks: The accounting firm I work for converted to digital document management ten years ago. When a drawer goes corrupt there are only three resolutions – restore from backup, rebuild from paper documents, or a combination of both. What procedures do you have in place to ensure you can retrieve corrupt documents/drawers? .

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7 Steps to Documenting Complex Office Procedures and Systems

All Things Admin

A procedure is a documented, step-by-step list of instructions that guides a person through a specific task from start to finish. This series of procedures, forms, templates, and checklists combines to create our system for producing new training webinars. Document the step-by-step details for each section. Test your procedure.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

Procedures are more than just documents; they are a roadmap for new hires, guiding them through the complexities of their new role and the company culture without constant supervision. You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. Think back to the last time you started a new job.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion.

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Is Project Management Certification Right for You?

Eat Your Career

Project management certification can be a useful tool to advance your career, whether or not you’re a formal project manager or aspire to become one in the future. If you’re not familiar, PMP stands for Project Management Professional, and it’s probably the most well-respected certification in the field of project management.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

Worried that your company might not have a particular document on hand if the IRS conducted an audit? They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents.

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How to Speak the Language of Project Management

Eat Your Career

Project management is an entire field of study in and of itself. But many people, in many roles, manage projects in an “unofficial” capacity. Even if you have no formal project management training, you still want to be taken seriously in your PM duties.