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Five Steps to Improved PM
- by Brad Egeland
(August 23, 2010)
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There’s no patented formula for creating the right PM practice. But here are five steps that your organization can take to improve on what it has (or had) and hopefully rise from the ashes with something that will work better than the last iteration.
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Book Review
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Book Review: A Practical Guide to Reducing IT Costs
- by Laurie Wondra
(March 29, 2010)
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Runaway costs are pretty easy to spot--but reducing them is another story. In this review, a book with a number of components that make it a reference or every IT manager is examined.
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Creating a Business Case,
Estimating ROI,
Analyzing Cost/Benefit,
Negotiating Contracts,
Identifying Sponsors,
Getting Management Buy-in,
Presenting your Case,
Integrating with Other Projects/Efforts,
Synchronizing With the Overall Strategy
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Estimating Your Project,
Staffing Your Project,
Building the Plan,
Finding Benchmarks,
Setting Milestones,
Identifying Critical Success Factors,
Identifying Reusable Assets,
Assessing Risk
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Holding the Kick-off Meeting,
Generating Excitement,
Setting Expectations,
Training the Team
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Tracking Issues,
Managing Change,
Managing Scope,
Managing Expectations,
Monitoring Status,
Managing Risk,
Managing Resources
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Conducting Post-Mortems,
Reviewing Performance,
Harvesting Intellectual Property,
Measuring Results
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