Where Social Media, Copyright, and Attribution Converge – Part III/IV
Last time, in part two of “Where Social Media, Copyright, and Attribution Converge,” we looked at tools available to the copyright holder to manage his rights, the limitations on copyright, and introduced the Copyleft-movement license. This time, we will delve, a little, into the licenses available to the social media publisher, the blend of public […]
Where Social Media, Copyright, and Attribution Converge – Part II/IV
Last time, in part one of “Where Social Media, Copyright, and Attribution Converge,” we noted that the DCMA enforced the rights negotiated by WIPO but for digital works. This time we note the tools available to the copyright holder to manage his rights. Then we examine the limitations of copyright. Copyright Holder Tools Copyright holders […]
Where Social Media, Copyright, & Attribution Converge – I/IV
The proliferation of social media sites, from Facebook to WhatsApp to YouTube, has been in tandem with social media use since the 1990s. As a result, nearly everyone and anyone has become a publisher. Modern-day publishers. have responsibilities regarding the respect and use of intellectual property that were spelled out by the US Digital Millennium […]
Small Business Succession Planning – Part II/II
Broadly, what is small business succession planning? The term succession planning refers to a business strategy companies use to pass leadership roles down to another employee or group of employees. Succession planning ensures that businesses continue to run smoothly and without interruption, after important people move on to new opportunities, retire, or pass away. It […]
Business Succession: Plan Today for a Smoother Tomorrow
Think early about your exit strategy—Business Succession Planning: As a business owner, It’s never too early to start thinking about your exit strategy. Peter Pabich, Partner/Owner at Entrust Wealth Partners, LLC joins the Small Biz Ahead Podcast to discuss important considerations for business owners when succession planning. Source: The Small Biz Podcast; The Hartford […]
Small Business Succession Planning – Part I/II
At the eve of the turn of the last millennium, I was surprised to discover, during a conversation with a colleague from a prestigious New York bank, that small law firms, defined, roughly, as employing less than two handfuls of attorneys, were considered risky business—an opinion supported by their high failure rate. Therefore, the bank […]
Task Definition & Duration Estimation for Projects, Part III/III
We continue with our series on task definition and duration estimation. In the previous post we focused on decomposition of the work breakdown structure to define tasks. This time, we describe the process for estimating task duration. Task Duration Estimation Informally, to estimate task/activity duration, list the tasks to be performed to accomplish the project […]
Task Definition & Duration Estimation for Projects, Part II/III
In the previous post, I advised on the failure to properly define tasks and alerted you to the subtleties in effort required in defining tasks for projects as opposed to tasks for an ongoing business process. On this occasion, I will focus on the formal process for task definition through the decomposition of the Work […]
Task Definition & Duration Estimation for Projects, Part I/III
Task Definition A task or sub-task is best described as a subdivision of a project. Its duration is, usually, a few months and performed by an individual, group, or organization. Improperly defined tasks can lead to poor quality work, slipped schedules, delays, stress, confusion, anxiety, dissatisfaction with outcomes, mission creep, missed goals, and, alas, a […]
The current state of AI in tax and accounting
Artificial Intelligence, i.e., machine intelligence that recognizes its environment and makes decisions that exploits its chances of successfully achieving predetermined goals, has made its way throughout our lives promising to impact on mundane tasks, error reduction, data analysis, forecasting, and advice. The promise is more so in business and markedly in the accounting field. This […]