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Ensuring Code Quality in Multi-threaded Applications
Today, the world of software development is presented with a new challenge. To fully leverage this new class of multi-core hardware, software developers must change the w...
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Date: December 2007 |
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TechRepublic Resource Guide: A firsthand look at successful CRM implementation
CRM has become a key business paradigm for organizations seeking to cultivate and expand their customer relationships, but many implementations fail because of misconcept...
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Date: July 2008 |
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Office relocation checklist
Whether you're helping a client tackle a move or relocating to a new building, you'll need to implement a system to help you get organized and avoid potential disasters. ...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: March 2008 |
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TechRepublic's Backup and Update Schedule form
Backup schedules can sometimes conflict causing backups to fail or to overlap. Also, sometimes automatic updates are scheduled to occur at the same time as your backups, ...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: April 2007 |
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TechRepublic's Peer To Peer Policy
Peer-to-peer networks--such as BearShare, Kazaa, LimeWire, Morpheus, and others--present numerous significant security threats to organizations. Permitted on a network, t...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: August 2006 |
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Clarify project roles with this simple responsibility matrix
In a large project, you may have many people with some degree of responsibility for completing certain deliverables. It might be just one person writing a document and on...
Company: Tom Mochal
Date: June 2006 |
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Learn the importance of properly planning your next IT project
This sample chapter, taken from Agile Estimating and Planning, discusses the importance of planning and how to create a reliable plan.
Estimating and ...
Company: Prentice Hall PTR
Date: April 2006 |
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Develop an agile approach to IT project management
This sample chapter, taken from Agile Estimating and Planning, discusses the importance of agile teams to your organization.
This sample chapter, take...
Company: Prentice Hall PTR
Date: April 2006 |
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Use this simple letter of agreement for your quick consulting jobs
Your smaller projects may not require a full-blown contract, but you should still get the arrangement in writing. A letter of agreement like this one will enable you to s...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: April 2006 |
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10 things you should know about conducting successful client negotiations
In the IT services business, it's relationships we're after, not one-off transactions. That makes it critical for us to engage in negotiations that leave all parties sati...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: March 2006 |
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TechRepublic Pro's Business Case Template: New IT Project Manager
IT Project managers need to be technical enough to write and interpret specifications, project documentation, and project plans. Project managers also need to have enough...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: February 2006 |
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Prepare for a client engagement with this simple research form
One of the best ways to develop client confidence is to show up armed with an understanding of the company, industry, and project issues. This form will help you gather d...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: February 2006 |
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Master project management framework fundamentals
This sample chapter, taken from PMP Exam Cram 2, 2nd Edition, introduces the basic terminology and topics the PMBOK covers and provides a general outline for the P...
Company: Que Publishing
Date: February 2006 |
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Use this action item log to keep project team meetings on task
This form is designed to help managers keep track of tasks and the team members who are responsible for completing them.
How many times has this happened to ...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: February 2006 |
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Clarify project work assignments with the help of this checklist
If you ask project team members what they're responsible for completing in the next two weeks and their answers aren't what you expect, it might be time to examine how cl...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: February 2006 |
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Build your own consulting contract using this sample form
Both independent consultants and their clients benefit when they're working with a solid contract. Download this sample contract from TechRepublic member and IT consultan...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: January 2006 |
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Solicit valuable feedback from clients with these evaluation forms
Surveys can help you determine whether your clients are satisfied with your work, expose trouble spots, and allow you to make corrections.
Here are two forms you can us...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: January 2006 |
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Use this product usage survey to assess how well you're meeting customer needs
You may not be seeing any obvious signs that your relationship with a client is souring, but there could be hints that everything isn't as rosy as it once was--or could b...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: January 2006 |
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Draw up an effective task list to complete your goals using Office Project 2003
Once you've defined your project scope and gotten approval for it, the next step is to create a list of project tasks. This sample chapter from Que's Special Edition U...
Company: Que Publishing
Date: December 2005 |
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Learn how to use Microsoft Office Project 2003 as an Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution
This sample chapter, taken from Sams' Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Unleashed, examines the major features of Project Professional 2003, Project Web Access ...
Company: Sams Publishing
Date: December 2005 |
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10 New Year's resolutions for project managers
The chance to make a fresh start on enhancing your project management skills is right around the corner. PM expert Tom Mochal gets things rolling with this list of self-i...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: December 2005 |
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Define project expectations with this criteria acceptance form
Establishing acceptance criteria at the beginning of a project helps ensure that the results are well received. This sample form will make those criteria clear from the p...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: November 2005 |
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Salvage a derailed project with these assessment and recovery strategies
Learn how to turn a troubled project around by using a system for assessing current project status and implementing the steps needed to save it.
If you have ...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: November 2005 |
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10 steps you should follow to successfully manage your workplan
Like much of project management, updating the workplan requires discipline and habit. See how these steps can help you stay on top of the process.
The initia...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: November 2005 |
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Implement this rigorous control process to keep projects running smoothly
An effective PM management process offers numerous benefits, such as integrating the actions of all stakeholders and minimizing rework. This control process document and ...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: November 2005 |
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Use this business practices document to ensure IT responsiveness and availability
To build a high performance IT department, your staff needs to define and follow certain business behaviors. This sample document serves as a model for creating your own ...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: November 2005 |
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Five essential rules for successful consulting
Some rules were made to NOT be broken. Sticking to these fundamental guidelines will help you build your reputation and success.
As a consultant, you're larg...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: October 2005 |
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Standardize your presentation for a more accurate project cost estimate
This chapter from Estimating Software-Intensive Systems: Projects, Products, and Processes illustrates the types of items that a good project estimating method sho...
Company: Addison Wesley Professional
Date: September 2005 |
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10 things you should know about managing IT projects
Taking a leadership role in an IT project can be daunting, especially to the novice. These pointers will help you bring organization, professionalism, and goal-oriented p...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: September 2005 |
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Deliver on client expectations by building a comprehensive quality plan
Poor quality management can lead to rework, customer dissatisfaction, higher costs, and missed deadlines. This template will help you avoid those problems by defining exp...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: September 2005 |
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Evaluate the potential impact of project risks using this calculator
To effectively mitigate and manage the factors that are likely to be detrimental to a project, you need to get a handle on the degree of risk they represent. This calcula...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: September 2005 |
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Use this log to track and triage errors uncovered during testing
When error reports begin rolling in during the testing phase of a development project, you need a system for staying on top of them. By logging each error in this form, y...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: September 2005 |
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Record essential details with this project issue submissions form
This form is designed to help project managers capture, screen, prioritize, and evaluate issues to help ensure that all problems are handled effectively.
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Company: TechRepublic
Date: August 2005 |
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Master these 10 processes to sharpen your project management skills
Various project management methodologies organize and structure work processes differently, but the key areas in this list always require attention to ensure success.
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Company: TechRepublic
Date: August 2005 |
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Provide essential information with this project communication plan
Planning the most effective ways to communicate with team members, customers, and stakeholders, especially on larger projects, is essential to project success. Here's a l...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: August 2005 |
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Learn how to use an agile Light Touch to manage your project team more effectively
Most project managers work in a hierarchical organization where assignments come from the top down. In an agile project management environment this hierarchy is co...
Company: Prentice Hall PTR
Date: August 2005 |
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Build a foundation for project success with this definition template
This comprehensive project definition template will help you develop a clear and effective document to guide participants and stakeholders through the completion of a pro...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: August 2005 |
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Keep projects on track with this scope change request log
If your projects undergo frequent changes, this log will help you track the requests and make sure they get resolved.
One key to keeping a project on track i...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: July 2005 |
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Find a lucrative contract with this comprehensive list of state-related bidding links
State government contracts can be a sure source of work for information technology consultants. This listing of links to procurement and purchasing sites for all 50 of th...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: July 2005 |
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Project Proposal and Special Clarification forms
Make your IT project proposals clear by putting them in writing. According to TechRepublic columnist Andy Weeks, such project management documentation doesn...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: June 2005 |
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Long-term planning in a short-term world: The stability stance
A company's strategic stance dictates its project time horizons--which, in turn, have a major impact on how the IT organization functions. In growth stance, businesses wi...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: May 2005 |
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