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Successful Agile with HP Quality Center
Multiple stakeholders, compressed timelines, and complex testing & requirements – even in traditional methodologies, managing these challenges can be tricky and political. In agile projects, it is imperative. Download this white paper and learn how to enhance your application development processes and take advantage of the benefits of agile.
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In this white paper, IDC presents evidence showing a link between investment in BI
and analytics solutions and organizational competitiveness as well as signs of
continued, strong demand for BI and analytics solutions. For software and SaaS
vendors looking to capitalize on this demand, the white paper presents research
results showing positive ROI for vendors partnering for BI functionality with SAP
based on its SAP BusinessObjects product portfolio.
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Discover 11 secrets to spot a failing project - Learn 11 secrets that successful project managers use to fail-proof their projects. Find out about best practices for managing projects in your organization by downloading this FREE article: "How to Spot a Failing Project." CLICK HERE |
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Four Starting Points for effective IT Project and Portfolio Management
Analysts reports indicate only 30% of all IT projects are successful and even fewer are strategic to the business. This paper illustrates a step-by-step approach to optimizing project and portfolio management enabling you to increase the number of projects that deliver measurable business results.
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While hundreds of project management tools exist in the market today, few are versatile enough to accommodate a wide range of customer needs. Even fewer have proven to consistently increase efficiencies at a portfolio level. This guide outlines categories of Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, including guidance on how the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution addresses the equivalent needs of each category and demonstrating the distinct benefits Microsoft offers. |
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Earned Value Lite: Making Earned Value Management Work for Every Project
Earned Value Management (EVM) allows you to predict your project results within 15-20% of completion, in time to make a difference. Yet the criteria for EVM tends to be overly prescriptive for smaller projects. This discourages many organizations from adopting them. Oracle has achieved an effective and streamlined formula that works for all projects—not just major, complex systems—by distilling the formal criteria of EVM into 10 fundamental steps that constitute a simplified form of EVM called earned value lite. Read this paper to learn how the implementation of these 10 steps can help your organization reap the rewards of EVM and give you the visibility you need to complete your projects on time and within budget.
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A Primer on Just-in-Time ResourcingSM
Just-in-Time ResourcingSM (JITR) can offer significant advantages and immediate benefits to professional services agencies, consulting companies and other expanding technology firms needing improved resource planning. "Stop gap" and other measures can compound the problems in handling large scale fluctuations in labor sourcing and management. Find out how JITR addresses the need for optimal resource supply for growing businesses, and how to enable JITR through project workforce management software.
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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Project Management Over the Next Five Years
- by Organization Acceleration (March 9, 2010)
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Research suggests that the bedrock of project success is a PM’s human competencies or soft skills such as communicating, listening, sensitivity, influencing and motivating. Which emotional intelligence tool should you concentrate on? What are the critical success factors required for effective project management over the next five years?
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Practical Tactics for Agile IT Release Management
- by David W. Larsen (December 1, 2009)
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This case study explains how an IT organization delivered a release management process and results that exceeded its management’s expectations--and provided a foundation for continued success.
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Zero Defects, Zero Deaths: Implementing OPM3 in Rural Healthcare Systems
- by Ann L. Lovejoy (October 5, 2009)
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Building capable project management systems in a rural hospital is about saving lives, which is the strategic purpose of a hospital. Fortunately, quality standards like OPM3 can help. But aligning a quality improvement initiative to the strategic priorities of one’s organization is no guarantee that stakeholders will provide their support.
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Identifying Requirements from BPI Documentation
- by Michael Wood (September 4, 2007)
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In this installment on requirements, we will walk through the methodology for identifying IPOs, the functional data model and briefly address level of effort estimating.
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The History of OPM3
- by John Schlichter (September 14, 2009)
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In 1998 a project was chartered to develop an international standard for industry and government strictly through the grassroots efforts of unpaid volunteers. Their journey led to the development of the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3), and this is their story.
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The Benefits of ITIL
- by Pink Elephant (February 2, 2009)
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This white paper strives to clarify and provide real examples of the benefits derived by adopting and implementing ITIL.
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Boston University's online Master of Science in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in IT Project Management is aligned with the PMP© certification and empowers students to become leaders in the field. Flexible to your schedule, this program can be completed in as little as 18 months.
You're a Business Analyst and You Don't Even Know It. If you are involved in implementing change in your organization (whether IT or process-related), you are a business analyst. But do you understand the fundamentals of business analysis and follow best practices? Our business analysis courses provide the foundation you need to ensure your solutions bring value to your organization. Check out our upcoming BA courses, including Principles of Business Analysis.
DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management offers the right mix of project management programs, with four project management programs accredited by PMI Global Accreditation Center (GAC): MPM; MBA with PM concentration; MISM with PM concentration; and MNCM with PM concentration. You can also receive a GCPM—Graduate Certificate in Project Management. Download a copy of The Power of Project Management.
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