Making the business case for Windows 7
Selling the idea of migrating from Windows XP, and reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista for IT professionals
How to develop a better estimation matrix
An expert discusses effort estimation and shares his efforts to develop a better estimation matrix based on actual project data.
Tags: IT Management, IT budgeting, IT project management
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Cost control
Seven fundamentals of IT project success
These points cover areas such as conflicting agendas, multiple perspectives as well as a range of business-oriented conditions.
Tags: Leadership techniques, IT project management, Project management
Understanding the big picture sometimes means scaling back
Easy come, easy go. After winning approval for a new position, Benny Sisko is almost immediately asked to give it up. Believe it or not, the reasoning made sense.
Tags: Leadership techniques, Business Strategies & Functions, Position
Holistic management: The Seven S model
The Seven S guides managers to improve their strategic approach to the business. Get an overview of the framework and tips on how to apply it.
Tags: Strategic planning process, IT Governance, Project management
Confirm your Project Schedule is ready for EVM
This eight-step checklist will help you determine whether your Microsoft Project Schedule is ready for earned value management.
Tags: Work Breakdown Structure, Microsoft Project, project management
10 best practices for successful project management
The right mix of planning, monitoring and controlling can make the difference in completing a project on time, on budget, and with high quality results. Here are some guidelines to help.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Exchange
Six Sigma: Changing organizations for the better
The Six Sigma philosophy, implemented by companies such as GE and American Express, starts with a very simple and obvious idea: defects cost money. Find out more in this high-level overview.
Tags: Quality, Motorola Inc., Organization
The truth about zombie projects
Zombie projects are failures that won't die because they are a hassle to fix. But anyone capable of killing such a project is likely to be able to manage a complex project successfully.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Project
Get agile requirements by asking for user stories
Having trouble gathering agile requirements from a nontechnical client? Consider asking for user stories, which are simple and outline tasks users plan to do when they sit down at the keyboard.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, IT Professional
Five ways to discover unstructured processes
Many companies tend to focus their IT efforts on larger, structured processes such as CRM and ERP. Here's why taking this attitude can be expensive.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT Governance, Data Management
Non-traditional cures to keep projects on schedule, on budget
Telling a client the project is late and running over budget is unpleasant and possibly humiliating. Two non-traditional methods for involving in-house personnel from the project's inception, can help keep things on track.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Project
Inclusiveness without boundaries leads to poor project execution
Missed deadlines, poorly thought out requirements, and a lack of leadership are enough to doom any project. Benny Sisko shares his experience of having to take control of a project gone wrong.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Web sites
10 ways IT departments waste money
IT is often a popular target for corporate cost-cutting. So the more you can identify and control unnecessary spending, the better you’ll be able to fend off the budget axe.
Tags: Cost control, IT budgeting, Employee
Agile project management: Estimating the unknown
Rick Freedman explains why estimation in an agile environment is not as mysterious as many project managers think.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, NEC Corp.
Don't mistake the map for the journey
Using innovative methods for projects doesn't have to mean abandoning benefits gained by applying structured project management techniques.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Motorola Inc.
Keep project scope small for success
Negativity can kill a project, but the opposite is also true: You can stuff a project with so many features that it's crushed by its own weight.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Protocols and platforms
Don't determine IT project rigor based on arbitrary project size classifications
Such classifications may suit the expectations of managers and salespeople, but they don't necessarily match the reality of on-the-ground project work, argues Rick Freedman.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Project
Chuck Norris Syndrome and IT project failure
Some firms want to improve business operations without change or cost--amazingly, such attitudes are common and underlie many project failures.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Twitter
Keep management roles in a project separate
Clear separation of three distinct roles--project manager, technical manager and relationship manager--gives projects a better probability of success and client satisfaction.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Project Manager
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