It Project Management
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Park right expertise to stay e-legal
News Firms need to pull expert resources into dedicated team to comply with digital forensics requests, says consultant, who outlines common pitfalls they should avoid.
Tags: Data Management, Legal, IT project management, IT Governance, E-discovery, Asia, Backup, IT Manager, Singapore, QA
Help clients make prudent IT project investments
Techguide During an economic downturn, project managers should help clients save money, prioritize their expenditures, and stay focused. Here are some tips on how to do that.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Client, Project, Investment, Chip, competitive advantage, project manager, Environment, software
Get agile requirements by asking for user stories
Techguide 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, Rick, Environment, Use Case, job, technique, natural language, team
Don't mistake the map for the journey
Techguide 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., Method, Project, Rick, project manager, compliance, knowledge, technique
Seven fundamentals of IT project success
Techguide 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, Software Implementation, CEO, software, Information Technology, Project, project manager, Consulting
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, best practice, CIO, Microsoft Windows
User stories: The starting point in agile development
Techguide Rick Freedman explains how user stories can help agile developers understand users' expectations. He also discusses the three Cs, user role modeling and epic stories.
Tags: IT project management, Software engineering/development, User Story, NEC Corp., Story, Detail, Development Effort, C, Information Technology, Human Resources Inc.
How to develop a better estimation matrix
Techguide 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, Project management, Estimate, Estimation Matrix, C, Andrew Makar, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology
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, Enterprise 2.0, Tool, e-Mail Message, project manager, collective intelligence, Project Management 2.0, Andrew Filev, e-mail
Keep management roles in a project separate
Techguide 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, Engagement, Role, team, financial, financial incentive, information technology, Project management
First-time project managers need failures
Techguide One of the greatest impediments to first-time project managers' success is their need to succeed. There are three things they really need--and early success isn't one of them.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Training, Paul Glen, project manager, ROI, career, IT administration, North America, information technology
Understanding the changes in the PMBOK Guide, 4th edition
Techguide Find out what's new in the 4th edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge by the Project Management Institute.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Edition, PMBOK, Graphics, Project Management Institute, Global Knowledge Network Inc., knowledge, information technology, technique
Agile project management: Estimating the unknown
Techguide 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., Feature, Project, Project Management Institute, Rick, Environment, Carnegie-Mellon University, technique
Check out Project alternatives: Basecamp and QuickBase
Techguide Learn more about 37signals' Basecamp and Intuit's QuickBase, two highly-capable alternatives to Microsoft Project.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Microsoft Corp., Intuit QuickBase, 37Signals, Microsoft Project, Overkill, Basecamp, software, File-sharing
Don't determine IT project rigor based on arbitrary project size classifications
Techguide 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, Rick, project manager, data center, desktop, team, Project management, ESI
