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- Creating an IT policy that works
- Do Not GeneralizeI must disagree with the recommendation to "have catch-all clauses within your policies...." An imprecise policy is really no policy at all.Although I appreciate the legal desire to be able to reinterpret the policy at will, this eliminates the informative nature of a policy. For example,...
- Tags: information technology, it management, policy, procedure, requirements, Wayne M.
- Discussion threads 2006-01-25
- Understand the relationship between assumptions and risks to manage these two related concepts
- Risks are a Superset of AssumptionsI have found it best to restate every assumption as a risk, but it is not necessary to echo every risk with an assumption.Assumptions really serve as little more than introductory material, key points to consider when reading the project plan. As Tom notes,...
- Tags: SECURITY, risk
- Discussion threads 2005-11-09
- Market your project to build enthusiasm
- Marketing Plan is Greatly UnderusedUnfortunately, in the midst of a project, the marketing of the project is the first thing forgotten, and I have been guilty of this more times than not. The times I have done it successfully, though, just reinforces the benefit.Many people viewing "marketing" as a...
- Tags: communications, it management, marketing, Marketing Plan, project management, team building, Wayne M.
- Discussion threads 2005-10-18
- Your schedule is complete. Do you know what your critical path is?
- Make the Critical Path Non-CriticalWhen laying out a schedule, I find the best way to achieve it is to ensure the critical path is populated with low risk items.Determine the highest risk items, i.e., those with the least predictability and put them in parallel and at the beginning of the...
- Tags: critical path, it management, project management, risk item, risk management, scheduling, Wayne M.
- Discussion threads 2005-09-21
- Five questions to ask before buying a new tool
- Same Problem, Smaller ScaleI also run into the tool problem frequently, but in the context of tools for software development teams.On most software development teams of at least a moderate size, there will be at least one "tool head." No matter what is being done, the tool head can...
- Tags: tool, Wayne M., project management, software development, tools, it management
- Discussion threads 2005-09-19
- Renewing the push to collect Net taxes
- article root[Edited by: admin on Sep 12, 2005 11:42 AM]No One Likes Taxes, but ...It is time for Internet vendors to step up and take on the responsibilities that are imposed on all other businesses.In many state and city jurisdictions, sales tax serves as a significant source of revenue. ...
- Tags: internet, it management, tax, value added tax, Wayne M.
- Discussion threads 2005-09-12
- Mitigate or Monitor
- Mitigate or MonitorYou should never ignore a risk, unless you have proven the assumptions that made you decide it was a risk in the first place were wrong.You can mitigate a risk - take active steps to reduce its probability or impact. You can try in your risk management plan...
- Tags: SECURITY, risk
- Discussion threads 2005-08-29
- Creating artifacts--what you don't know
- Don't Create ArtifactsArtifacts should be the naturally occurring results of of a project, not items manufactured to be artifacts. Unfortunately, it is this latter definition of artifact that has been foisted upon us by the world of CMM/CMMI/ISO 9000.Ancient civilizations did not create artifacts to tell historians about their...
- Tags: artifact, civilization
- Discussion threads 2005-08-26
- Change is inevitable, respond to it positively through agile project management
- Agile Development and Management Exposes RealityThe biggest shock that comes from adopting agile methods is that it exposes the true nature of project work.Projects do not neatly progress from phase to phase; it is not similar to climbing stairs or going down the famous waterfall. A lot of project...
- Tags: Agile Development, agile management, agile project management, it management, project management, team, Wayne M.
- Discussion threads 2005-08-26
Additional Resources
- Lil wayne Screen saver (exe)
- Lil wayne Screensaver. Photos slideshow. Lil wayne screensaver. This free screensaver contains many pictures of Lil wayne. Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. Formerly of the rap group hot boys, he joined the cash money records...
- Tags: Screensaver, BandsScreensavers
- Software downloads 2008-08-22
- Wayne Homes Implements Innovative Automated Marketing and Lead Management Using Pivotal CRM
- Wayne Homes by Centex is a leading builder of award-winning handcrafted homes, providing customers in seven states in the mid- and southeast United States with more than 30 years of experience. Wayne Homes was unable to effectively manage the large number of leads generated from rapid industry growth and successful...
- Tags: CDC Software, Pivotal Corp., CRM, Marketing Research, Marketing
- Case studies
- Advanced Fuel Dispenser Brings In-Store Conveniences to Driver's Seat
- With a company history that stretches back to 1891, Dresser Wayne is a true pioneer in the retail fueling industry. When a high-volume national retailer approached Dresser Wayne about building the industry's most reliable fuel dispenser, the company's product designers were ready to meet the challenge. Embedded operating system requirements...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows CE, Tcp/Ip, Operating Systems, Linux, Retail, Strategy, Software, Networking, Management
- Case studies
- Wayne Scott
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- Tags: Blogging, wrscott@...
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition demo (zip)
- In Lost Planet, human snow pirates navigate VS Vital Suits through hostile ice-covered environments, fighting against the indigenous Akrid creatures for the precious thermal energy they need to survive. For one such pilot named Wayne, death almost seemed imminent until he was fortunately rescued. However, he can only remember a...
- Tags: Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2007-05-16
- Waterfall 2006 - The Truth About Software Development
- Please see the attached link to an impressive new Software Development conference. Note that many of the papers are already available from this link as a preview. Please note the confoerence date and location for further insight.http://www.waterfall2006.com/Please take a look at the above link. I can assure...
- Tags: Software development, Wayne, Please Note
- Discussion threads 2006-03-13
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition demo (DirectX 10) (zip)
- In Lost Planet, human snow pirates navigate VS Vital Suits through hostile ice-covered environments, fighting against the indigenous Akrid creatures for the precious thermal energy they need to survive. For one such pilot named Wayne, death almost seemed imminent until he was fortunately rescued. However, he can only remember a...
- Tags: DirectX, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2007-05-16
- City Accelerates Applications Across WAN to Police, Fire, and Parks
- The City of Fort Wayne has embraced technology as a means to narrow the digital divide and fuel economic growth. To ensure efficient services to the City of Fort Wayne, Clarke, collaborating with other government agencies, launched a Consolidated File Storage & Network Upgrade project to centralize and upgrade application,...
- Tags: City, Cisco Systems Inc., WANs, Network Technology, Networking
- Case studies 2007-02-01
- Organizational change requires a holistic approach
- It takes more than just coaching and training to improve project management skills for a large group. As Project Mentor Tom Mochal explains, a holistic approach that involves changing the culture of the organization is also a must.Each week, project management veteran Tom Mochal provides valuable advice about how to...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Tom Mochal, project management, project management skill, Wayne
- Technical articles 2001-01-22
- Print what you see in Excel 2007's Page Layout View
- Microsoft Money2001I cannot get money to go from 12/31/2006 to 01/01/2007. It just keeps going to 01/01/2006 again. hmmmm, any suggestions here?Thanks.Wayne Reno, Nv.
- Tags: Microsoft Office, renowayne2006@..., Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Excel
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- Major differences between Oracle 9i and 10g
- Hi All,The company I work for makes a software product that uses Oracle 9i as one of the supported data bases. I need to get an idea of what if ant issues we would run into using Oracle 10g.ThanksWayne
- Tags: sleepsalot@..., Oracle Corp., Oracle9i
- Discussion threads 2007-05-17
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