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whitepaper How to Structure Your First BPM Project to Avoid Disaster2008-09-29
  During these challenging economic times, process improvement projects are one of the handful of projects to receive funding. Why? Business Process Management (BPM) provides exactly the right technology and approach to improvement that every company needs right now. But to reduce risk and increase success of your project, you need a plan. This paper is intended to give you some seasoned advice in order to structure your first BPM project for success...and avoid disaster. Lombardi Software provides 4 specific recommendations to help you and your organization establish a solid foundation for your first BPM project.

Tags: Workflow Management, Financial Services, Enterprise Planning, IT Budgeting, Project Management		   
whitepaper Risk Management for IT Projects2008-09-24
  There are a variety of standards associated with risk management including PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Australia-New Zealand ANZ- 4360, ISO 31000 Risk Management - Guidelines on Principles and Implementation of Risk Management, NIST 800-30 Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems, FAIR, IEEE 1540, and many others. Both PMBOK and ANZ-4360 focus primarily on project risk management whereas NIST 800-30, ISO 31000, and FAIR have a much broader scope and focus primarily on organizational or Enterprise risk management. Fundamentally, all of these standards have five basic components in common; risk management planning, risk identification, risk analysis, risk mitigation, and risk monitoring.

Tags: Project Management		   
whitepaper Best Practices for Software Selection2008-09-15
  Selecting an enterprise software solution requires a significant investment of an organization's time, energy, and resources. Due diligence during the selection process requires time and resources that must be subtracted from core operations. As a result, the cost of an enterprise system begins before a software package is even selected - and extends long after it is implemented. Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) provides impartial decision support and selection services to help take the risk, cost, and complexity out of the software selection process. TEC supports the entire selection process by offering one the ability to identify, prioritize, and evaluate the current and future technology requirements, while providing an appropriate level of visibility and objectivity - integral components of any decision-making process.

Tags: Security Administration, Project Management		   
whitepaper 3rd Wave Research Rocks Marketing and IT Consulting by Delivering Better Solutions With Wrike's Help2008-09-12
  3RD Wave Research (TWR) is a marketing and technology consulting firm that helps clients gain competitive advantages through customer analytics, demographic analysis and customized CRM solutions. The company wanted to organize the work of a global team in one place with the ability to give clients insight into the project flow. The company adopted a centralized project management portal that allowed TWR to coordinate its international team effort. The solution offered high-level status reporting for clients.

Tags: Project Management, Customer Management		   
whitepaper Software as a Service at Intel2008-09-11 Intel
  The presenter of this webcast explains how Intel is using client virtualization. This webcast presents session on client virtualization at the Intel Premier IT Professional best practices seminar.   
whitepaper 10 Keys to Successful Scrum Adoption2008-09-11 Construx Software Builders
  Scrum is a project management approach for Agile software development and is the most commonly adopted Agile approach in the industry today. Construx has worked with hundreds of organizations to implement Agile approaches including Scrum, and has helped numerous organizations adopt the core principles of Scrum and adapt it based on their unique situations and challenges. This paper discusses ten keys to successful Scrum adoption that have been identified during Construx's consulting and training work with clients.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Project Management, Project Management, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Optimizing Agile for Your Organization2008-09-02 Construx Software Builders
  Many organizations are interested in becoming Agile but wonder where to start. They want to ensure that their Agile adoption will achieve the desired benefits, goals, and objectives. This white paper outlines the major organization, cultural, and project considerations that are critical to a successful Agile adoption. It provides a starting point that works for most projects and organizations.

Tags: Workflow Management, Project Management, Project Management, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Management Excellence: The Metrics Reloaded2008-09-01 Oracle
  The key to enterprise performance management is to identify an organization's value drivers, focus on them, and align the organization to drive results. It's as simple as that; and it is the hardest thing to do. The fact that there are many management methodologies, such as the balanced scorecard, performance prism, and five forces to name just a few, makes it harder. What is the right framework? As many management processes are disconnected from other management and operational processes, the context for implementing such a methodology is missing.

Tags: Project Management		   
whitepaper Software Development's Classic Mistakes 20082008-08-25 Construx Software Builders
  Construx Software's Chief Software Engineer/CEO, Steve McConnell, introduced the concept of software development's classic mistakes in his book Rapid Development. He defined "classic mistakes" as mistakes that have been made so often, by so many people, that the consequences of making these mistakes should be predictable and the mistakes themselves should be avoidable. This whitepaper examines the frequency and severity of common software development mistakes paying particular attention to those that are the most damaging.

Tags: Software Development Tools, IT Budgeting, Project Management, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Software Development's Cone of Uncertainty2008-08-25 Construx Software Builders
  Software's Cone of Uncertainty is a model for understanding estimation uncertainty in software projects. Early in a project, specific details of the nature of the software to be built, details of specific requirements, details of the solution, project plan, staffing, and other project variables are unclear. Estimates inherently contain high uncertainty early in projects but this can be reduced once the project is underway. This whitepaper from Steve McConnell, Chief Software Engineer/CEO at Construx Software, introduces the concept of the Cone of Uncertainty and how reducing variability along the way can improve estimates and "narrow the Cone."

Tags: Software Development Tools, IT Budgeting, Project Management, Software Development Tools