One such exemplary resource is Epicor's recent guide, "Managing Today's Professional Services Organization: How to Improve Efficiency and Increase Profits" (2011). Although the guide contains some self-serving information concerning Epicor's own IT product line, the bulk of the guide is devoted to timely and informative insights concerning how IT can facilitate project delivery in professional services organizations. For instance, according to Epicor's guide: Ultimately, a successful operational model demands higher-order

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Human Resources Change Management Plan Executive Memo Organizational Analysis Workforce Planning Challenges Four Tasks of Government Plan and Timetable HR Policies and Practices Human Resources Change Management Plan Executive Memo The purpose of this work is to write an executive memo summarizing the findings and recommendations for change management in government organizations that are customer-centric or "centered on the customer." The processes involved in change management will be reviewed and discussed as well as the challenges, barriers, as well as

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