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- A primer on projects, programs, and portfolios
- Tom Mochal answers a question about project management terminology from a TechRepublic member. Question I have worked at companies where a program manager was assigned to manage all major development. In these situations, the project manager had little authority and was often relegated to administrative duties,...
- Tags: Project, Project Manager, Tom Mochal, Projects, Portfolios Portfolios, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- BOINC (zip)
- BOINC is a software platform for distributed computing using volunteered computer resources. Many different projects can use BOINC. Projects are independent; each one operates its own servers and databases. Participants can participate in multiple projects; they control which projects they participate in, and how their resources are divided among these...
- Tags: Project, BOINC, Projects, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Network Technology, Management, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-03-24
- Some questions to consider when prototyping a system
- "Prototype"I think the word prototype may be somewhat misleading based on the questions you are asking.Per Encarta similar definitions in other dictionaries:prototype n1. original used as a model: the original form of something, whic
- Tags: dawgit
- Discussion threads 2006-12-07
- I just need to vent about consultants....
- I have been placed on a project by my company because as they say, they wanted the "best of the best" to make this project a success. Nevermind that we had no choice on the matter which is another vent altogether. This vent has to do with consultants,...
- Tags: Menace65, projects, consultants, off-topic, keyboard, power supply
- Discussion threads 2006-08-30
- Use a Fishbone Diagram to help attack complex problems
- Great Article but FigureI have seen this diagramming methodology before but never bothered spending anytime reviewing what it was for or what I could use it for. Great article but would be better if page two had diagram C to view.Good Brainstorming Tool Needs a Little HelpThe article was...
- Tags: C, Fishbone Diagram, problems, projects, diagramming, Page 2, the_kaptain@..., it management, Tom
- Discussion threads 2006-07-19
- Project activities need to be small enough to understand and effectively manage
- That team member who doesn't understandThat team member who doesn't understand the work doesn't need more detail in the WBS. He needs training and or coaching. I woold as a general rule only break down tasks to the level at which they are assigned. It's the "Tell...
- Tags: team, team member, LeoOfMars, leadership, projects, it management, spreadsheet
- Discussion threads 2006-07-12
- Participants Requested for Research
- Hi everyone. I know now I am going to try and get you to participate. Thanks to those that have taken the survey. Since my discussion moved off the view screen, I figured I would post another and point to the original.Please read the discussion at http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?PromoFeature=discussion&PromoByPassed=1&forumID=8&threadID=196371I hope you will...
- Tags: j.lupo@...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-19
- Charging for bugs found after delivery
- I've just delivered a web application to a customer. During the development period we tested it and finally the customer payed for the whole project. Now if the customer finds new bugs and he didn't sign an assistance agreement how do you usually behave, charge him hourly? Suggest him an...
- Tags: agreement, consultant, nicola@..., nicoladf@..., payment, programming, projects
- Discussion threads 2006-06-09
- Projects
- ProjectsMy vote would go for projects. I recently started a new project and thought I would check out the TR's projects facility. I quickly discovered it was a waist of time since it did not allow me most of the management capabilities offered by project clearing houses such...
- Tags: TR Peer, Projects
- Discussion threads 2006-04-03
- Use time wisely with effective meeting management
- Necessity of holding a meeting?I have a large poster in my Office. A grumpy old man (i.e. me) banging on the desk. The caption is "Is this meeting really necessary?"Other point:Dont close the meeting until the "Action and Deadline List" is agreed.
- Tags: effective meeting, gna@..., it management, projects
- Discussion threads 2006-01-18
- Dumb is good!
- Dumb numbers are good. You can’t run out of them and computers can assign them. A “dumb number” is a number which does not contain any meaningful internal elements. It’s just a number. A smart number, like the Vehicle Identification Number on your car, tells you all kinds...
- Tags: database, Dumb, dumb number, erp, LeoOfMars, PC, projects, smart number, software
- Discussion threads 2005-10-14
- Standardize your presentation for a more accurate project cost estimate
- Estimating the resources and costs of a software-intensive project will largely depend on how the organization intends to complete the project. The example presented in this chapter from Estimating Software-Intensive Systems: Projects, Products, and Processes, by Richard Stutzke, illustrates the benefits of developing a standardized method for presenting project details...
- Tags: Addison-Wesley, Processes, Projects, software, Techniques, Web, Web site, Richard Stutzke, Estimating Software-Intensive Systems, Estimating, Value at Risk, technique, benefit
- Download resources 2005-09-29
- Many to one database question
- Can someone pls help me!!I have 2 tables in a database for Project/Workflow tracking. One table Actions table contains a detailed list of actions with a status column.The other table contains each project Project table.I need a query to update the Project table record for a particular project when all...
- Tags: access, ACTIONS, Complete, database, Project, Project Table, Projects, robynty@..., software, sql
- Discussion threads 2005-07-27
Additional Resources
- Requirements Process for SOA Projects, Part 1: Capturing Requirements for an SOA Application - Initial Requirements to Build Your SOA
- Compared to traditional Information Technology IT projects, Service-Oriented Architecture SOA projects face more severe challenges when it comes to requirements gathering and requirements processes. Articles and research materials from leading firms talk about how the lack of proper requirements is the primary cause of failure in IT projects. One may...
- Tags: SOA, Requirement, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-11-14
- Projects (Palm OS) (zip)
- From the developer: Projects helps people to keep track of what needs to be done for a project or task. Projects itself is kept very similar to the built-in To-Do application on Palm powered PDAs. The main difference between these two apps is that Projects keeps more than one list...
- Tags: Project, Operating System, Palm Inc., Palm OS, PDAs, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2003-02-27
- Choosing the Wrong Portfolio of Projects
- There are five major reasons that organizations choose the wrong projects - biases and errors in judgment, failure to establish an effective framework for project portfolio management, lack of the right metrics for valuing projects, inability to assess and value risk, and failure to identify project portfolios on the efficient...
- Tags: Project, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Management, It Operations, It service Management
- White papers
- Sustain and broaden customer focus outside of your projects
- As a project manager or business analyst, you have an important role outside the scope of customer projects. Your work outside the context of projects helps to identify and resolve issues and concerns, and build positive relationships between IT and customer stakeholders. By sustaining and broadening a customer focus outside...
- Tags: Project, Information Technology, Strategy, Investment, Management, Finance
- Download resources 2008-01-30
- LeadingProject (zip)
- LeadingProject offers the comprehensive managerial toolset to effectively start, track and report projects. Manage Multiple Projects. Start and manage several projects and coordinate the work of different teams. Share Tasks and Resources. Brainstorm Projects with a Team, open brainstorm outlines generated in ConceptDraw MINDMAP as a project.
- Tags: Project, Team, Computer, LeadingProject, Team Management, Productivity, Management
- Software downloads 2005-08-25
- Looking for Open Source CRM software.
- I am trying to find a solution for an Electric company for Digitizing their work flow. I have used Microsoft's CRM software extensively (don't do it!), and something similar is what I am looking for. I would like to implement an Open Source CRM solution free preferrably, as the client...
- Tags: AirHockeyNinja, CRM, open source, Open-source CRM, software
- Q&A 2004-12-22
- creating virtual directory
- i made some applications in asp.net,after that due to some reason i had to format my PC.i have simply copied the copy of those projects in the 'wwwroot' folder.now those projects do not get loaded in MS development environment.error is "the path does not exist". what should i do to...
- Tags: ur_nitin_12@...
- Q&A 2006-08-15
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