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whitepaper Michigan's Largest Health Benefits Plan Provider Doubles Development Capacity While Increasing on Time, on Budget Projects With IBM Rational2006-10-20 01:00:16 IBM
  Facing increased competition from for-profit health insurance companies, Michigan's largest health benefits plan provider sought to deliver new services to members, providers, and group agents. The company needed a proven development process supported by an integrated software development platform. The company implemented IBM Rational Unified Process, or RUP, and IBM Rational solutions for requirements management, visual modeling, and performance testing. Since adopting the IBM Rational Software Development Platform, the company's development team has doubled the number of projects it can complete in a year, while increasing the rate of delivering projects on time and on budget to 90 percent.   
whitepaper Lawson Products Enables Business Transformation With IBM Rational Portfolio Manager2006-10-20 01:00:16 IBM
  For sustained growth, Lawson Products recognized the need to transform its business. To drive this transformation, the company and its IT team needed to better understand how IT resources were being used and better align business priorities with IT initiatives. The company began a phased implementation of IBM Rational Portfolio Manager to enable time accountability as well as budget and project alignment. For the first time, Lawson Products has a clear understanding of how IT time is allocated among different projects and activities.   
whitepaper Conduct Secondary Research2006-10-20 01:00:16 Microsoft
  Conducting secondary market research is a key part of successful marketing. It's a means of gathering publicly available data that helps to make the right decisions throughout the marketing process. Fortunately, there's a vast amount of information online - but the challenge a person faces when conducting research on the Internet is having to sift through the mass of data that's out there. By using Microsoft Office 2003 research tools, a person can quickly find relevant, first-rate information and then compile the research in one place that's easy for the person and his or her coworkers to access.   
whitepaper Planning and Initiating Projects with Mindjet MindManager Pro 62006-10-14 01:00:13 Mindjet
  This webinar reveals the benefits of integrating MindManager Pro 6 into your current project management practices, including how MindManager improves team performance, project planning, and project control.

NOTE: This webinar may require downloading the Webex player to view it. 		  
whitepaper Creating a Project Portal2006-10-14 01:00:13 Mindjet
  This webinar will show you how MindManager can help you gain access to essential project information for tracking and control. Start with a basic map and develop your dashboard by enhancing the map with MindManager's built-in functionality. Use links or embedded information to organize the dashboard in a way that makes sense for you.

NOTE: This webinar may require downloading the Webex player to view it. 		  
whitepaper A Walk Around Mindjet Labs2006-10-14 01:00:13 Mindjet
  Join Mindjet Solutions Architect, Michael Scherotter, for a tour of the valuable solutions in Mindjet Labs and a discussion of how Mindjet Labs is created and maintained.

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whitepaper Best Practices for Faculty using MindManager in the Education Environment2006-10-14 01:00:13 Mindjet
  This 30-minute webinar focuses on best practices for faculty members on using MindManager within the education environment. Learn more about using the mapping method to visualize information, develop ideas, enhance learning and increase productivity.

NOTE: This webinar may require downloading the Webex player to view it. 		  
whitepaper Report Project Performance2006-10-13 01:00:15 Microsoft
  Gathering project performance data is critical to measuring project performance, maintaining up-to-date reports, and tracking project status. By using Microsoft Office Word 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003 templates, one can easily generate, track, and present his project's performance information and compare planned results against actual results. One can also create a scorecard to help improve his performance in the future.   
whitepaper Manage Scope Changes2006-10-13 01:00:15 Microsoft
  After a person starts a project, keeping scope change to a minimum is crucial. As the project manager, how a person manages the changes that do happen makes all the difference for his project. A person can use Scope Change Request forms to identify potential changes and their impact on his project while keeping himself and his group up to date.   
whitepaper Identify and Plan for Risks2006-10-13 01:00:15 Microsoft
  Every project involves risk. There are risks that one can manage, and there are other risks that are out of a person's control. Risk identification is a proactive way to safeguard project success by keeping the project on schedule and under budget. To start the risk identification process, one can use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 to identify those areas of the project that might be potential problems.