When you start a project, how do you define its success?
Success criteria of the developers
How can we account for such radically different viewpoints? First of all, these developers were not novices. They were senior-level, with an average experience level of eight years. They defined success as “completing a technically challenging project and producing a high-quality [...]
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Project success or failure?
Secrets of Successful Project Management
Managing software projects is difficult under the best circumstances. Unfortunately, many new project managers receive virtually no job training. Sometimes you must rely on coaching and survival tips from people who have already done their tour of duty in the project management trenches. Here are 20 such tips for success, which I’ve learned from both [...]
Ways to trim your IT budget (Part 1)
In this election year, everyone is worried about the economy. Experts disagree about whether the United States is headed for a recession, but the housing slump, losses on Wall Street, and the skyrocketing price of oil have both individuals and companies looking for ways to tighten their belts and trim their budgets. Nobody [...]