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- Minimize rework as a part of your quality management process
- One of the responsibilities of a project manager is to put into place a quality management process that seeks to keep rework to a minimum. Strictly speaking, if you have a rigorous quality process in place, there should be no reason for a discussion of rework. In fact,...
- Tags: Rework, Quality, Tom Mochal, Project management, deliverable, quality management, Project Management Newsletter, Error, Business Operations
- Technical articles 2005-11-29
- Ananya Curves (exe)
- Ananya Curves replace the pen tool in programs like Adobe Photoshop and allows users to draw and trace with ease. That's because all the control points are right on the curve. You do not have to pull tangent lines in order to draw or change the curve. This makes Ananya...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Curve, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-01-21
- Implement this rigorous control process to keep projects running smoothly
- An effective PM management process offers numerous benefits, such as integrating the actions of all stakeholders and minimizing rework. This control process document and high-level sample project plan offer a blueprint for effective project management. Many factors can contribute to project failure, and certain symptoms are clear...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Download resources 2005-11-02
- Five ways to trim your IT budget
- When it comes time for corporate belt-tightening, IT is often a popular target. There are also times when an IT leader simply needs to rework the budget in order to make room for new projects or priorities. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives looks at five ways to...
- Tags: IT Budget, TechRepublic Inc., Information Technology, Strategy, Management, sanity savers
- Videos 2008-08-06
- Achieve the Best of Two Worlds With Behavior-Driven Development
- Much of agile software development methodology is grounded in the lean manufacturing principles developed and perfected by the Toyota Motor Company, and translated to software production by a number of software luminaries in the 90's. Toyota understood that eliminating waste was essential to achieving its goals, and it understood that...
- Tags: Software, Lean Manufacturing, Jupitermedia Corp., Toyota Motor Corp., Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Management, Software/Web Development, It Operations
- White papers 2008-08-01
- Effective Requirements Definition and Management
- By now, it is well known that shortcomings in requirements definition and management lead to excessive rework on software projects that fail to achieve full customer satisfaction. A closer look at their own software organisations can help managers at all levels identify pain points related to how requirements are...
- Tags: Software, Borland Software Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2006-06-02
- Five tips for building a Work Breakdown Structure
- Tom Mochal offers techniques that will save you time and rework on your next Work Breakdown Structure. by Tom Mochal
- Tags: Activity, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Management, It Operations, It service Management, Tom Mochal
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Inadequate quality management will result in project problems
- Poor quality management can stand in the way of a successful project. The two keys to avoiding lapsing into substandard quality management are to remember, first, that the project sponsor and your client determine quality—the project manager and project team do not. And, second, you need to resist the urge...
- Tags: quality management, team, Tom Mochal
- Technical articles 2003-02-18
- Global Contractor Increases Engineer Productivity by Improving Document Control
- TGE Gas Engineering TGE is an independent engineering, procurement, and construction contractor specifically engaged in the design and construction of natural gas plants. The technical documentation developed by engineers must comply with contract terms and conditions. However, sometimes documents do not follow the Document Control Department rules and procedures, which...
- Tags: Document, Microsoft Corp., Natural Gas, TGE Gas Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Case studies
- Effective SOA Deployment Using an SOA Registry Repository
- Nowadays, Service Oriented Architecture [SOA] is being adopted by many IT organizations because it promises to make them more agile and efficient. This is possible, in large part, due to the loosely coupled nature of SOA, which enables service components to evolve without needing costly rework in existing deployments. Such...
- Tags: SOA, Service Component, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Handy Outlook Tools (zip)
- Returned emails are read only, they cannot be edited and resent. There is an easy way to convert a sent email to an unsent one, so you can rework it just like new. A single line inside the email tells Outlook whether it has already been sent or not. If...
- Tags: Tool, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Online Communications, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2005-09-08
- MiFID
- Compliance with MiFID the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive will mean major rework and enhancement of a variety of IT systems within many investment companies across the EU. The pressure is on to comply by the November 2007 deadline without adversely impacting existing functionality in applications as diverse as trading...
- Tags: Performance, Compliance, Monitoring, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2007-05-07
- Borland Software Case Study: Trane
- Trane, the air conditioning systems and services business of American Standard Companies, is a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and comprehensive facility solutions. Trane wanted to eliminate inefficiencies related to manual processes and eliminate rework due to missed requirements. The challenge was to accommodate growth. The team selected...
- Tags: Trane, Borland Software Corp., Team Management, Management
- Case studies 2007-06-28
- Set Up a Document
- Getting started with a basic document in Microsoft Office Word 2007 is as easy as opening a new or existing document and starting to type. Whether one starts a document from scratch or rework an existing document, one can follow a few basic steps to ensure high-quality results and one...
- Tags: Document, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Effective Software Testing: An Approach to Better Products
- The cost of fixing a software defect is cheaper if the defect is detected in the phase in which it was introduced. Yet in many projects of strategic importance, this testing is only an after thought. Traditionally, testing is associated only with the end product. And, in many IT organizations,...
- Tags: Software, Software Testing, Jupitermedia Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2007-12-26
- Kronen-Design (exe)
- With Kronen-Design you can design quickly professional looking media labels and packagings. Kronen-Design is in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. Many design features make it easy to insert text in various shapes like round text, import and rework pictures. You can use it to make A4-size layouts, designs...
- Tags: Printing, Kronen-Design, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Software downloads 2007-11-20
- Creating a common lexicon for software development in your organization
- In software development we often use terms with one another which are poorly defined and have different meanings to different members of the team. The foundation for creating less rework is in developing a common language that you can use to communicate as clearly as possible. It will never be...
- Tags: Software, Lexicon, Team, Software Development, Team Management, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management
- Download resources 2006-06-08
- Design and Implement a Composite Workflow Solution Using IBM Middleware, Part 2: Model, Manage and Monitor Your Business Process
- This paper focuses on process modeling, IBM WebSphere Business Integration Monitor functions, and the task rework or iterative approach for implementing a collaborative workflow solution. In this paper one explores the team's options and its implementation to meet the customer requirement for task iteration. Part 1 gives one background about...
- Tags: Business Process, Monitor, IBM Corp., Workflow Solution, Monitors & Displays, Research & Development, Operational Planning, Middleware, Hardware, Components, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-06-20
- Fewer Trips to the Virtual Drawing Board - Gem City Engineering Adapts to Changes Without the Frustration
- Gem City Engineering GCE steps up to the competitive challenge: adapt or perish. GCE focused on its concept-to-finished product cycle, especially the engineering change order process. The company wanted Marketplace demands shrinking delivery cycles as staying competitive requires speed and accuracy in design implementation, design errors and rework extend development...
- Tags: Siemens AG, Board, CAD, Research & Development, Corporate Governance, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Case studies 2006-03-01
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