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- The PMBOK Guide Third Edition: An Analysis
- This paper compares the changes from the PMBOK Guide 2000 Edition to the PMBOK Guide Third Edition (2004 Edition). Its purpose is to review the historical perspective of the Guides with reference to their process inputs and outputs. In particular, there have been conceptual changes that should be explained for...
- Tags: PMBOK, AEW Services, Analysis
- White papers 2005-10-26
- Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO: Multiplying ROI at Warp Speed
- It should be noted that the background of author Gerry Kendall is as a consultant, strategic planner and public speaker, while Steve Rollins's interest is in Enterprise Program/Project Management Office/Project Office startups and improvements. The focus of both authors is on the information systems/information technology sector projects in large functional...
- Tags: AEW Services, Project Portfolio Management, ROI, Roi/Tco, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Managerial Accounting, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2005-08-22
- Project Management Methodologies
- As author Jason Charvat notes in the introduction to his book, there are not many publications that address project methodologies and templates. And more's the pity because, as he also notes, every project undertaken requires a common structure or framework in which to start. You would think that the issue...
- Tags: AEW Services, Jason, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2005-07-08
- Project Portfolio Governance Guidelines (But Are They Complete?)
- The subject of managing corporate portfolios of projects, otherwise known as "Project Portfolio Management" PPM is a hot topic on the circuit these days. Perhaps this is not surprising since more and more companies are using the project management discipline to manage multiple projects with finite resources in a competitive...
- Tags: AEW Services, Problem, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2005-02-07
- Practical Project Management: Tips, Tactics, and Tools
- Practical Project Management: Tips, Tactics, and Tools is a valuable work for the insights it contains into the real world of genuine project management. It is written by an author who has obviously been there, done that. This latest book provides profound practical and pragmatic advice, not just for the...
- Tags: AEW Services, Tool, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2003-10-13
- Comparing PRINCE2 With PMBoK
- "PRINCE" stands for Projects IN Controlled Environments and is described as a structured method for effective project management for all types of project, not just for information systems, although the influence of that industry is very clear in the methodology. This paper presents an in-depth look at PRINCE2, a widely...
- Tags: PMBOK, AEW Services, Government, Project Management, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2003-05-09
- Book Review: PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide
- the PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide (PMP-SG) has been written specifically to support project management practitioners studying for the PMP certification exam and its basis is the Project Management Institute's ("PMI") Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ("PMBOK Guide"). The author, Kim Heldman, has over ten years...
- Tags: AEW Services, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2003-02-28
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- The Office (2.0): No paper? No problem.
- I think I may have been the only person at this week's Office 2.0 conference using - gasp! - a pen and paper. There was no program "book" when I registered - the agenda was online only. And none of the exhibitors handed out press releases on paper - though...
- Tags: Document, Microsoft PowerPoint, Appirio, SlideRocket, Digital Signatures, Collaboration, Productivity, Groupware, Fax, Microsoft Office, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Office Suites, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Service integrators = Ed Tech bargain hunters?
- I'm not entirely enamored of my ISP right now. Their backbone is dated, downtime too frequent, the email interface they provide is kludgy at best, application support for their web hosting is more limited than what you can get from $1.99 a month hosts, and, well, I'm just not...
- Tags: Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Web Hosting, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Enterprise password management really isn't a good idea
- Being at a university and working for a government department allows me to understand this concept well. There are shared resources here, there and everywhere, provided by different people and providers, all open to a "certain type" of person - employees or students. By having a single sign-on SSO point...
- Tags: Software, Password Management, Mozilla Firefox, Password, Single Sign-on, RoboForm Enterprise, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Red Hat buys Qumranet, adds gasoline to the spreading VDI bonfire
- VDI, somewhat ironically, may also work well for market mover Microsoft as it seeks to slow the momentum to outright web-based and OSS/LAMP-supported applications and services for large businesses. Microsoft must realize that enterprises have had it with the high cost of maintaining and managing the traditional Windows OS in...
- Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Server, SolidICE VDI, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Dell repair adventure, conclusion
- Well, our hero's story had a happy ending. The service tech came out to my office and replaced both the motherboard and the screen on my Dell laptop. After than magic was performed, the system booted up and ran just as it did before. I appreciate the help provided by...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Supplier, Digital Equipment Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome already beating Opera
- Maybe Google really does have something here -- in just two days, they have leapfrogged Opera in market share, and have their eyes set on bigger fish. I would have thought that Google's foray into the browser market would have taken a bit more time to develop, but it...
- Tags: Google Inc., Opera Software, Web Browsers, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Microsoft Student Technology Day UK
- Note Wednesday 1st October 2008, a little over 3 weeks away from today in your diary. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft and a whole load of influential partners and companies will be in London for the Microsoft Student Technology Day. It's a day about and for students,...
- Tags: Entrepreneurial, Microsoft Corp., Entrepreneurship, Management, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft
- It's leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...
- Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?
- Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?How did we not see this?This is brilliant on Microsoft's behalf. They do get rid of the anti-trust sentiments at least the plausible ones and still have their share in the market.Now, don't misunderstand me. It's going to take a lot more...
- Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, iTune, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, diet, Microsoft Windows 7, antitrust
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack
- In the wake of the recent malvertising attacks where malicious flash ads were appearing at trusted web sites, evidence from multiple vendors and researchers indicates that spammers and malware authors have once again switched tactics, and are one again abusing legitimate services such as Google's Picasa and ImageShack. Whereas the...
- Tags: Technique, Spammer, Malware, Google Picasa, Attack, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- SocialCast: enterprise Twitter/FriendFeed mashup
- SocialCast has revamped its group comms service, given it a facelift, aligned itself more closely to consumery apps like Twitter and FriendFeed and then given it an enterprise twist. As far as I am aware, this is the first enterprise facing application that has gotten close...
- Tags: Enterprise, Mashup, SocialCast, Pricing, Sales Force Management, Branding, Wiki, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sales, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- What can we do better?
- What can we do better?Asking the experts!I don't have a clue how it works in you area. I volunteer at the local high school. Being a retired programmer, I thought, great, I am going to make a difference. Went to the principle. Question: who is the...
- Tags: Development tools, programming
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list
- Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September's Patch Tuesday will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. A "critical" rating is used to rate a vulnerability that can...
- Tags: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
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