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M'sia mandates local software use for govt
News Malaysian government agencies urged to use local applications, in move that can boost country's software market but send wrong signal to foreign players.
Tags: Local Government, Software engineering/development, R&D, Content management, Twitter Inc., Najib, Microsoft Corp., software, Information And Communication Technology, digital content
Malaysia to enforce data protection law
News Eight years in the making, country's Personal Data Protection Bill will finally be tabled in parliament this month and expected to be in force early-2010.
Tags: Data security, Privacy, Local Government, Regulations, Data Protection, E-government, Conference, Safe Harbor, European Union, Singapore
Insert a line above a Word table at the top of the page
Techguide If you've ever gotten stuck trying to add text above a table at the beginning of a document, this tip's for you--and you won't believe how easy it is.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Table, Cell, Positioning, font, Mouse, Microsoft Excel, mouse pointer, Microsoft Outlook
Hiring the super project manager
Techguide If you’re hiring a project manager to lead your PMO, you have to look beyond a PMP certification. Find out what characteristics to focus on.
Tags: Human resources, IT project management, Project management, Business Manager, Product, Tool, Developer, Small And Medium Business, project manager, team environment
Will there be too many chefs cooking India's UID broth?
Blogs Today's newspapers carry a photograph of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz offering a bouquet of flowers to India's Prime Minister M...
Should India now look forward to unique ID cards?
Blogs In his book Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century, Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, talks about how the futu...
Bahasa or English? One step forward, two steps back?
Blogs A couple of weeks ago, the Malaysian government ignited a controversy when it reversed a five-year-old government policy...
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, C, Development Effort, Information Technology, Human Resources Inc.
Holistic management: The Seven S model
Techguide The Seven S guides managers to improve their strategic approach to the business. Get an overview of the framework and tips on how to apply it.
Tags: Strategic planning process, IT Governance, Project management, E-business, Organization, Workforce, Recruiting, Sales, Consulting, strategy
Six Sigma: Changing organizations for the better
Techguide The Six Sigma philosophy, implemented by companies such as GE and American Express, starts with a very simple and obvious idea: defects cost money. Find out more in this high-level overview.
Tags: Quality, Motorola Inc., Organization, TV, General Electric Co., Manufacturing, Japan, process improvement, BPR
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
How far should the govt go in rescuing Satyam?
Blogs A week after B. Ramalinga Raju made his famous confessions of committing a US$1.5 billion accounting fraud, one thing is...
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, project manager, Rick, compliance, knowledge, technique
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, project manager, Rick, data center, desktop, team, Project management, ESI
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, financial incentive, information technology, Project management, IT project management, Rick
