Project Management
Contracts and Expectations in Small IT Projects – Part 1
Introduction – Fixed Price vs. Time and Materials It is an axiom that businesses small and large consider IT projects high risk. Many have instituted policies requiring fixed price contracts, in order to minimize their risks. These same companies often do not realize that this policy creates a situation where engagements with their vendors become... »
Blog Recommendation – Dr. John A Estrella’s Blog
From time to time I tour the Internet, looking for things of interest. I found Dr. Estrella’s blog, of all things, via Twitter. It was part of a #FollowFriday recommendation. I was not sure that would make a note of the blog here. It is interesting and concise but I was not sure how much... »
Blog Recommendation – Preventing Project Failure
I came across a very interesting and insightful blog about Project Management and PM’s. Called Preventing Project Failure, A Practical, Usable Blog by a PM for PMs, I found it an excellent combination of objective and subjective information. The blogger is a PMP named Michiko Diby. Her LinkedIn profile is found at http://www.linkedin.com/in/michikodiby. Definitely... »
The Sorry State of Project Managers and Business Analysts | CIO – Blogs and Discussion
Has anyone noticed how trivialized two supposedly critical functions in the IT world have become? I’m talking about project managers and business analysts. I always thought of those two functions as pivotal, as make-or-break activities on any development project. (Forgive me, I thought of them as maybe even more important than the programmers.) »
