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Conflict Resolution and the Project Manager 2008-04-25 Global Knowledge

Project managers deal with conflict. If you are a project manager, and you have not yet experienced conflict in your project, don't be overly concerned - you will soon enough. At some point in your career, you will be called upon to resolve some type of conflict. At times this will be fairly easy, but on many occasions the resolution of the conflict will be challenging. Some conflicts stem from forces and events that are internal to the project, while others derive from external events and forces. Whenever there are two or more of just about anything and people are involved, there is the potential for conflict. It's a natural consequence of being human and occurs in relationships of every kind. A good project manager always attempts to understand and analyze the nature of any problem he or she is dealing with. This white paper will teach you the different types of conflict, where it stems from, and techniques for dealing with it.

Tags: Services, IT Reliability, Training

Comprehensive IT Solutions With a Dedicated ODC for Crate & Barrel 2008-01-24 MindTree Consulting

With revenues of about USD 400 Million in 2006, Crate & Barrel is one of the largest furniture stores in North America. The CCI initiative was extended over a span of 5 10 years. The scope of this project required proactive planning and development so as to ensure new technologies could be incorporated later. Building flexible solutions on this scale was a significant challenge. This team undertook the requirements of the CCI initiative and developed a framework of a solution portal that would integrate all the different business units of Crate & Barrel.

Tags: Services

BPCS Implementation and Upgrade Support to Consolidate Asia Pacific Operations for a Global CPG Giant 2008-01-24 MindTree Consulting

MindTree Consulting designed and implemented the customization, integration, and upgrade of BPCS systems in the Asia Pacific region for a global Consumer Products Goods (CPG) company. The client had business interests in many countries that were conforming to diverse BPCS applications and versions. MindTree leveraged its expertise in multiple BPCS versions and related applications and executed the project in coordination with the client's regional team. The solution streamlined operations, consolidated the region under a common BPCS system, and helped them strengthen their regional identity.

Tags: Services

Rapid Functionality Updates With Higher ROI Through Dedicated ODC for the World's Largest e-Marketplace 2008-01-24 MindTree Consulting

The client is the world's largest online retailer with over USD 6 billion of revenue in 2006, 240+ million registered users, and 649,000 online stores worldwide selling over 50,000 categories of merchandise. The major challenges included: parallel development on the same source code; seamlessly integrating the code developed by different vendors and in-house domain teams; collaborating with distributed teams spread across the world; faster re-deployment or ramp-up of resources based on project priorities and deadlines; and following strict SLAs and development guidelines. MindTree deployed a 120-member team that works continuously on projects starting from concept to go-live stage, both onsite and offshore. MindTree simultaneously handles 15 to 20 dynamic projects prioritized based on business criticality.

Tags: Services

Pathfinder Helps Leading Online Brokerage optionsXpress Maximize Customer Adoption 2007-12-01 Pathfinder Development

optionsXpress (NASDAQ: OXPS), is a top-ranked Chicago-based online brokerage providing individual investors with powerful tools for stock and options trading education, evaluation and execution. Integral to the company's success is its commitment to continually enhance the overall customer experience with a philosophy it calls 'Iterative innovation'. The company partnered with Pathfinder to further maximize customer adoption. During a three-month period, Pathfinder conducted an intensive usability study of the optionsXpress brokerage platform. At the conclusion of this project phase, the company delivered a comprehensive User Experience Design strategy that addressed immediate customer needs and provided a detailed roadmap that would enable optionsXpress to make improvements over time, in keeping with the company's philosophy of iterative innovation.

Tags: Directory Services

Managing Virtual Project Teams: Getting the Team Off on the Right Foot 2007-11-27 ameelo.com

Getting the team off to a good start can be a challenge. By involving the entire team in the planning phase and delegating decision-making authority, team members gain a sense of ownership that helps to enforce the idea that a successful project is a win for each of them. This ownership helps build a cohesive team because no team member will make unsound decisions that could hinder the team's success. Additionally, identifying and acknowledging the team's success will help strengthen each individual's bond to the team. Ultimately, the team forges deeper relationships to help work together more effectively and achieve the project's objectives.

Microsoft Improves Project Portfolio Selection 2007-11-01 Microsoft

Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 is a top-down portfolio management solution that Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) uses to identify, select, and deliver a set of investments that align with IT business strategy. The Human Resources (HR) department at Microsoft and the HR Solutions Delivery (SD) team within Microsoft IT piloted the Office Project Portfolio Server solution and experienced better decision making and savings reduction. The projects selected are on track to deliver significant business impact this fiscal year.

Embarq Corporation to Cut Product Development Time by 30 Percent With Improved IT Governance 2007-10-25 CA (Computer Associates)

EMBARQ provides a range of flexible and integrated communications services to both residential and business customers. To maintain client loyalty and satisfaction, EMBARQ needed to constantly improve the customer experience through the launch of new services and products. With technology playing a key role in the company's new offerings, they must be able to manage IT projects effectively and maximize its allocation of resources. To achieve this goal, EMBARQ implemented the CA Project & Portfolio Management solution to improve IT governance and mitigate the risks associated with complex IT projects.

Tags: ITIL

Issue Centric Evaluation Methodology 2007-10-18 4 Circles

There are specific methodologies used for building business, strategizing business growth, development of software applications and setting up architecture, databases and enterprise software. It is interesting that most amount of time, money, and energy is spent on resolving issues rather than development of new applications. However, there is standard method to resolve issues in the software industry. Most of the time, issues may be resolved by an individual's experience, skills and criticality of the issue. This creates a lot of patchwork code and many work-around solutions. This paper takes a look at the 'Classical' approach and the method for resolving issues. Large companies may benefit from the classical approach due to the complexity of their architecture, applications and business methods.

Hospital of the Future Adopts OneIT to Deliver Improved Patient Care, Efficiency Savings, and Productivity Gains 2007-10-11 Microsoft

Asklepios launched a large-scale project, known as OneIT, to standardise its computing environment and enhance its delivery of medical services. The scale of the project was unprecedented in the history of the Germany healthcare industry. The standardisation programme was successfully completed in early 2007. During the project, around 200 computers were migrated to the OneIT standard every day, and 25 per cent of all computers were replaced entirely. The number of servers in the architecture was reduced from 120 to 20, resulting in a substantial increase in availability.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Conflict Resolution and the Project Manager	2008-04-25	Global Knowledge
Project managers deal with conflict. If you are a project manager, and you have not yet experienced conflict in your project, don't be overly concerned - you will soon enough. At some point in your career, you will be called upon to resolve some type of conflict. At times this will be fairly easy, but on many occasions the resolution of the conflict will be challenging. Some conflicts stem from forces and events that are internal to the project, while others derive from external events and forces. Whenever there are two or more of just about anything and people are involved, there is the potential for conflict. It's a natural consequence of being human and occurs in relationships of every kind. A good project manager always attempts to understand and analyze the nature of any problem he or she is dealing with. This white paper will teach you the different types of conflict, where it stems from, and techniques for dealing with it. Tags: Services, IT Reliability, Training
Comprehensive IT Solutions With a Dedicated ODC for Crate & Barrel	2008-01-24	MindTree Consulting
With revenues of about USD 400 Million in 2006, Crate & Barrel is one of the largest furniture stores in North America. The CCI initiative was extended over a span of 5 10 years. The scope of this project required proactive planning and development so as to ensure new technologies could be incorporated later. Building flexible solutions on this scale was a significant challenge. This team undertook the requirements of the CCI initiative and developed a framework of a solution portal that would integrate all the different business units of Crate & Barrel. Tags: Services
BPCS Implementation and Upgrade Support to Consolidate Asia Pacific Operations for a Global CPG Giant	2008-01-24	MindTree Consulting
MindTree Consulting designed and implemented the customization, integration, and upgrade of BPCS systems in the Asia Pacific region for a global Consumer Products Goods (CPG) company. The client had business interests in many countries that were conforming to diverse BPCS applications and versions. MindTree leveraged its expertise in multiple BPCS versions and related applications and executed the project in coordination with the client's regional team. The solution streamlined operations, consolidated the region under a common BPCS system, and helped them strengthen their regional identity. Tags: Services
Rapid Functionality Updates With Higher ROI Through Dedicated ODC for the World's Largest e-Marketplace	2008-01-24	MindTree Consulting
The client is the world's largest online retailer with over USD 6 billion of revenue in 2006, 240+ million registered users, and 649,000 online stores worldwide selling over 50,000 categories of merchandise. The major challenges included: parallel development on the same source code; seamlessly integrating the code developed by different vendors and in-house domain teams; collaborating with distributed teams spread across the world; faster re-deployment or ramp-up of resources based on project priorities and deadlines; and following strict SLAs and development guidelines. MindTree deployed a 120-member team that works continuously on projects starting from concept to go-live stage, both onsite and offshore. MindTree simultaneously handles 15 to 20 dynamic projects prioritized based on business criticality. Tags: Services
Pathfinder Helps Leading Online Brokerage optionsXpress Maximize Customer Adoption	2007-12-01	Pathfinder Development
optionsXpress (NASDAQ: OXPS), is a top-ranked Chicago-based online brokerage providing individual investors with powerful tools for stock and options trading education, evaluation and execution. Integral to the company's success is its commitment to continually enhance the overall customer experience with a philosophy it calls 'Iterative innovation'. The company partnered with Pathfinder to further maximize customer adoption. During a three-month period, Pathfinder conducted an intensive usability study of the optionsXpress brokerage platform. At the conclusion of this project phase, the company delivered a comprehensive User Experience Design strategy that addressed immediate customer needs and provided a detailed roadmap that would enable optionsXpress to make improvements over time, in keeping with the company's philosophy of iterative innovation. Tags: Directory Services
Managing Virtual Project Teams: Getting the Team Off on the Right Foot	2007-11-27	ameelo.com
Getting the team off to a good start can be a challenge. By involving the entire team in the planning phase and delegating decision-making authority, team members gain a sense of ownership that helps to enforce the idea that a successful project is a win for each of them. This ownership helps build a cohesive team because no team member will make unsound decisions that could hinder the team's success. Additionally, identifying and acknowledging the team's success will help strengthen each individual's bond to the team. Ultimately, the team forges deeper relationships to help work together more effectively and achieve the project's objectives.
Microsoft Improves Project Portfolio Selection	2007-11-01	Microsoft
Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 is a top-down portfolio management solution that Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) uses to identify, select, and deliver a set of investments that align with IT business strategy. The Human Resources (HR) department at Microsoft and the HR Solutions Delivery (SD) team within Microsoft IT piloted the Office Project Portfolio Server solution and experienced better decision making and savings reduction. The projects selected are on track to deliver significant business impact this fiscal year.
Embarq Corporation to Cut Product Development Time by 30 Percent With Improved IT Governance	2007-10-25	CA (Computer Associates)
EMBARQ provides a range of flexible and integrated communications services to both residential and business customers. To maintain client loyalty and satisfaction, EMBARQ needed to constantly improve the customer experience through the launch of new services and products. With technology playing a key role in the company's new offerings, they must be able to manage IT projects effectively and maximize its allocation of resources. To achieve this goal, EMBARQ implemented the CA Project & Portfolio Management solution to improve IT governance and mitigate the risks associated with complex IT projects. Tags: ITIL
Issue Centric Evaluation Methodology	2007-10-18	4 Circles
There are specific methodologies used for building business, strategizing business growth, development of software applications and setting up architecture, databases and enterprise software. It is interesting that most amount of time, money, and energy is spent on resolving issues rather than development of new applications. However, there is standard method to resolve issues in the software industry. Most of the time, issues may be resolved by an individual's experience, skills and criticality of the issue. This creates a lot of patchwork code and many work-around solutions. This paper takes a look at the 'Classical' approach and the method for resolving issues. Large companies may benefit from the classical approach due to the complexity of their architecture, applications and business methods.
Hospital of the Future Adopts OneIT to Deliver Improved Patient Care, Efficiency Savings, and Productivity Gains	2007-10-11	Microsoft
Asklepios launched a large-scale project, known as OneIT, to standardise its computing environment and enhance its delivery of medical services. The scale of the project was unprecedented in the history of the Germany healthcare industry. The standardisation programme was successfully completed in early 2007. During the project, around 200 computers were migrated to the OneIT standard every day, and 25 per cent of all computers were replaced entirely. The number of servers in the architecture was reduced from 120 to 20, resulting in a substantial increase in availability.