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  • Mitigating Risk with Quality Checkpoints

    Posted November 13, 2008 - 9:58 am

    Has quality assurance fallen to the bottom of your priority list? Learn why it should be top of mind at every stage of development!

  • Is Software Development Risk Costing You Money?

    Posted November 6, 2008 - 11:13 am

    Poor software project management often means missed deadlines, cost overruns or even outright failure of the project. How can your company avoid this industry-wide problem?

  • MGM Mirage seeks to expand IT project management office

    Posted September 29, 2008 - 10:30 am

    Two years ago, Myrna Soto established an IT project management office at MGM Mirage, the $7.7 billion casino entertainment company. Now Soto, who is the chief information security officer (CISO) and vice president of IT governance, wants to expand the IT project management office into an enterprise project management office that would oversee all manner of projects -- not just IT projects -- for the company.

  • An objective way to evaluate project managers

    Posted September 26, 2008 - 12:41 pm

    Project managers are ultimately responsible for making sure projects are completed on time, on budget and with the features and functionality specified by the project's stakeholders. So one would presume that their performance would be evaluated based on those same criteria. It sounds obvious, right? In fact, it's not always the case.

  • Project: Dream job

    Posted September 16, 2008 - 11:13 am

    Project management skills produce results. As a former project manager, Joe Ruck knows that. And he knows that those same skills that produce corporate results are also personal assets. The discipline that brings in a major IT project on time can also guide personal projects such as the search for a new job.

  • Six attributes of successful project managers

    Posted September 8, 2008 - 11:27 am

    The best project managers are those who consistently deliver, on time and within budget, projects that meet or exceed stakeholders' expectations. Those project managers understand that leadership and people skills are even more important to good project management than a sound methodology and project tracking tools, says Fumi Kondo, managing director of Intellilink, a management consulting and training company that specializes in technology implementations.

  • Do's and don'ts for managing IT projects with wikis

    Posted September 3, 2008 - 2:46 pm

    Many IT departments are using wikis either as lightweight project managers or as document repositories and knowledge management databases. But be warned: you should know how to use them to their best effect.

  • Why your project management practices are failing

    Posted September 2, 2008 - 12:01 pm

    IT project management practices are stuck in the mud, and they're hindering IT departments' ability to deliver projects successfully. That's the conclusion of a recent Forrester report, "Stretching Your Project Management Muscles," which was published in July.
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