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- Consider Enterprise Environmental Factors when planning IT projects
- Enterprise Environmental Factors EEFs are corporate, environmental, and governmental variables that can determine how you manage certain aspects of a project. Bill Stronge lists examples of common EEFs and offers questions you need to ask at the start of each project. by Bill Stronge
- Tags: project, team, information technology, project manager, enterprise environmental factor, team management, productivity, project management, management, it operations, it service management, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Manage project time requirements with these methods
- If you're trying to get a handle on project time requirements, these project management methods will put you in a better position to come away with a plan that you can explain and execute. by Bill Stronge
- Tags: project, project manager, activity, pert, project management, tools & techniques, team management, strategy, it operations, it service management, management, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Communication is the key to controlling project chaos
- Bill Stronge suggests steps to take during a chaotic project to calm the waters. He also offers advice on how to prevent a future project from spinning out of control. by Bill Stronge
- Tags: project, team, team management, management, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Save time and gain efficiency using OPAs
- Organizational Process Assets save you time and money by allowing you to benefit from past best practices. Here's why you should have a common repository for OPAs in your organization. by Bill Stronge
- Tags: project, benefits, human resources, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- Proper planning of resources essential to successful projects
- With any project, proper planning is the key to success. In my experiences, the area most overlooked in a typical project is the proper planning of the resources and their allocation. Here are tips for getting that part down. by Bill Stronge
- Tags: project, team, performance, team management, management, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- 10 things a developer should never ignore
- Whether you're a head-down developer in a large organization, a systems designer, or a single jack-of-all-trades for your own company, certain practices can help you produce a better end product and take your career to the next level. Veteran developer and project manager Bill Strong explains some of most important...
- Tags: developer, bill stronge
- Download resources 2008-06-10
- 10 things a developer should never ignore
- Whether you're a head-down developer in a large organization, a systems designer, or a single jack-of-all-trades for your own company, certain practices can help you produce a better end product. Veteran developer and project manager Bill Stronge explains some of most important things developers need to keep in mind. by...
- Tags: developer, application, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- How to successfully execute the scope management phase of a project
- There's very little that you can do before the start of a project without first defining the project scope. It's an interesting process to go through if you're used to the type of organization that many of us face these days. Executing the Scope Management phase of your project will...
- Tags: project, project manager, work breakdown structure, bill stronge, project management, it operations, it service management
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Project Metrics: Tips for doing Earned Value Analysis
- Being able to determine the success of a project seems to get more complex the larger the initiative and broader the project scope. A large project may be partially successful because you were able to deliver the agreed upon scope of work but maybe you missed on the projects duration...
- Tags: project, project manager, analysis, manufacturing, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- Some benefits and drawbacks of Microsoft Project
- According to the Microsoft's website "Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 gives you robust project management tools with the right blend of usability, power, and flexibility, so you can manage projects more efficiently and effectively." While I don't disagree with their statement, I have worked with many project managers who never...
- Tags: benefit, project manager, microsoft corp., microsoft project, microsoft office, office suites, software, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- 10 things you should do near the end of a project
- When it comes to the end of a project, many project managers come up just short of the finish line. Failure to handle the final steps can add confusion to an initiative and may lead to customer dissatisfaction, unhappy staff, and a project dragging on longer than necessary. Here...
- Tags: project, bill stronge, blogging, internet
- Download resources 2008-05-12
- 10 things you should do near the end of a project
- Depending on the size of your organization, you may treat project management as a casual practice or you may have an involved PMO. In either case, you probably go through the typical inception, elaboration, and construction phases of a project. But when it comes to the end of a project,...
- Tags: project, performance management, team management, telecom & utilities, strategy, human resources, workforce management, management, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- 10 early signs that someone will make a great leader
- Many performance reviews have ended with a conversation regarding advancement opportunities for employees and what they need to do to get to the next level. Most of them think that to advance, they need to become a manager. So naturally I ask them the age-old question "What's the difference between...
- Tags: team, leader, leadership, team management, management, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- 10 early signs that someone will make a great leader
- It's important to identify individuals who have leadership potential so that you can help them step into that role when they're ready. Here are some behaviors and qualities that may indicate you have some promising future leaders on your team.This download is also available as an entry in our 10...
- Tags: leader, bill stronge, leadership, management
- Download resources 2008-05-07
- 10 ways to deal with an unhappy employee
- "There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something." -- Henry Ford "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -- Abraham Lincoln Would you be surprised...
- Tags: team, employee, team management, management, bill stronge
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
Additional Resources
- How to deal with an unhappy employee
- Bill Stronge, a veteran IT pro, gives IT leaders something to think about in a new download: Would you be surprised to know that some of your employees dread getting up for work in the morning? Most of your team members probably like to do a good job at...
- Tags: employee, leader, team management, leadership, strategy, management, toni bowers
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Podcast: Bill Detwiler discusses a typical day in TechRepublic's IT Dojo
- As part of our Inside TechRepublic series, Bill Detwiler spoke with Senior Editor Sonja Thompson. During the interview, Bill discussed his history with TechRepublic, describes a typical workday, and outlines the guiding principles on which we built the IT Dojo blog. by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: techrepublic inc., information technology, podcasts, strategy, internet, management, bill detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Changing the Windows Xp admin name (reposted to questions)
- I have changed the windows xp admin account to Bill.I have three limited user accounts.Recently I have noticed there are two folders in my documents named Bill, one is empty one contains data.I deleted the empty one and the other Bill account appears as such.bill.raptor and not billI have only...
- Tags: manelson05@..., windows, security, microsoft windows, microsoft windows xp
- Discussion threads 2007-01-30
- Advanced Bill of Materials (exe)
- Advanced Bill of Materials is designed to create and maintain bill of materials of products. For every product Bill of Material can contain purchased and in-house manufactured parts as well as sub-assemblies. Advanced Bill of Materials provides effective control over production costs. User interface makes it easy to create and...
- Tags: material
- Software downloads 2007-11-13
- Utility Billing (exe)
- Bill for utilities, like water, gas, electric, sewer, and trash, this does it. This software allows you to bill up to 3-metered services and 7 non-metered services. And produce all the reports you could want. Print a variety of different Bill formats.
- Tags: billing, utility, tools & techniques, management
- Software downloads 2006-03-21
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