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Define project scope to include deliverables, boundaries, requirements
Techguide There are two places that scope is defined on your project. Tom Mochal explains.
Tags: IT project management, Project management
Did the IT project really fail?
Techguide If you believe the statistics, most projects fail. But the definition of "failure" should be something different for each organization. Validate whether a project is really in trouble before applying project rescue techniques.
Manage these three aspects of change in your project
Techguide You can't predict every change that will happen in your project, but you can manage them as they occur.
Tags: IT Management, IT project management
Use these four classifications to align projects in your company
Techguide Learn to differentiate IT systems and implement a portfolio mix according to your enterprise risk appetite.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Project management, Risk Management, Project, Stock, entertainment, competitive advantage, change request, database clustering, bond
Women more affected by ID fraud, study finds
News Survey finds that more women report identity fraud, but they also do more to protect themselves afterward.
Tags: Legal, Survey, Identity Theft, phone, payment, monitoring, bank, identity fraud, post office, credit card
Scope change management made easy
Techguide Tom Mochal provides a simple scope change process that you can use on your project.
Project managers can accommodate scope changes--to a point
Insight Nothing makes the hair stand up on the back of a consultant's neck more than "we'd like to make a few small changes to the project," especially if clients do this a lot. Know when to put your foot down and when to accommodate their requests.
Understand the role of the sponsor
Techguide When you're managing scope on your project, keep the following three items in mind as it relates to the sponsor.
SAP bolts on tools for change
News Enterprise software maker SAP added tools to its applications maintenance package to try to help customers keep up with changes to the company's products.
Tags: Business applications
Implement change management with these six steps
Insight Good change management acts like a traffic light that regulates the smooth flow of changes. Set up a well-deployed process to ensure that changes don't negatively affect your system performance as a whole.
ShipnTrack kicks off e-fulfillment portal amidst gloomy conditions
News ShipNTrack today officially launched its e-fullfillment portal in the country and believes it will be able to storm through harsh conditions e-commerce arena despite gloomy market conditions observed in the region.
10 best practices for successful project management
Techguide 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, CFO, Project, Risk, project manager, CIO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server
Seven (nasty) truths about IT spending
Techguide An article discusses harsh realities associated with out-of-control IT costs. While cost containment is integral to reducing failed IT projects, Draconian inflexibility is not the way to go.
Tags: IT project management, Cost control, IT budgeting, IT-spending, help desk, Harvard Business Review, Michael Krigsman, CIO, CEO, project failure
Easily manage software projects with Lighthouse
Techguide Need to get a handle on a software development project? Justin James suggests considering Artifact Software's Lighthouse product.
Tags: Business applications, Project management, IT project management, Microsoft Corp., Web-based Application, time management, Tool, Time Management Tool, Gantt Chart, workflow management
Focus on getting things done with Project Management 2.0
Techguide Project managers should lead projects, not be project secretaries. Learn how Project Management 2.0 can reduce routine, unnecessary work.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Tool, Enterprise 2.0, project manager, collective intelligence, Project Management 2.0, Andrew Filev, e-Mail Message, e-mail
