| MindManager 9: Great for Project Managers |
| Mindjet's MindManager 9, which helps you create visual diagrams of your thinking, may seem far more esoteric than Microsoft Office. But it's actually in a similar predicament to Microsoft's ubiquitous productivity suite.
08/19/2010
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| 7 Sensible Steps to Improve Software Quality |
| These pragmatic practices, from Forrester Research, won't break the bank, cause a revolt among application development team members or slow down development processes.
08/16/2010
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| IT Outsourcing: 100 Questions for a Successful Engagement |
| Project management plays a critical role in IT outsourcing. The 100 questions listed here can help CIOs and IT project managers keep outsourcing initiatives on track.
08/12/2010
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| Cloud Computing: It's No Y2K Bonanza for IT Consulting Industry |
| Consulting, systems integration and outsourcing vendors must prepare themselves for life in the cloud, too, says Forrester Research. For traditional IT service providers, cloud is bad news in the short term, but is it really good news in the long term?
08/02/2010
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| Project Management: When Good IT Projects Go Bad |
| Problem projects--killed, euthanized or launched with disappointing results--can leave techies with unresolved feelings that linger for years.
07/25/2010
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| Gartner: CIOs Should Plan for Recession No. 2 |
| Gartner says CIOs should develop a list of IT projects that could be postponed or canceled -- if there's a second recession in the next 12 to 18 months.
07/25/2010
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| Project Management: 4 Steps to Get Flagging Projects Back on Track |
| Nine questions to help you determine whether to cut your losses on a project or if it's worth recovering, plus four steps for getting your project recovery effort underway.
07/06/2010
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| How to Cut Time From CRM Projects |
| CRM projects seem to take forever. What if you could cut project time by 30 percent or more?
06/22/2010
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| IT Project Management: 10 Less-Considered Keys to Success |
| In the effort to complete an IT project on time and on budget, managers can easily overlook some key factors necessary to success. Consider these 10 less obvious but no less important keys to a project management win, from project managers who've been there.
06/22/2010
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| Taming the ERP Integration Beast: A Work in Progress |
| Bad news CIOs: There's still no integration pixie dust. So keep up the hard and important work, says Forrester.
06/08/2010
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| When Vendor Research Collides: Whom to Believe? |
| SAP's Solution Manager product is either an overly complex beast or an IT staffing savior with amazing ROI. The answer depends on whose research you trust.
06/02/2010
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| SaaS's Troubled Adolescence: Three Signs of Immaturity |
| A new Forrester Research survey of enterprise software buyers sheds light on SaaS's blind spots: troubling security concerns, hidden integration costs, and data migration challenges.
05/31/2010
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| 3 PMO Pitfalls That Jeopardize Every Project |
| For a PMO to successfully execute its mission of helping organizations complete projects on time and budget, PMO leaders need to recognize and avoid three common pitfalls.
05/26/2010
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| 5 Must-Read Blog Posts from SAP Sapphire 2010 |
| These five posts offer superb insight into SAP's strategies as well as the challenges (and likely successes) that the ERP vendor will experience.
05/20/2010
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| ERP Systems: How Hard Can It Be to Select One? |
| Senior business leaders are saying it’s time to replace that outdated ERP system, but it needs to be done cheaply and quickly. The former CIO of Keystone Automotive and former CTO of Liberty Mutual offer their advice.
05/10/2010
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