Everyone familiar with project manager roles (IT or otherwise) knows, or knows about the so called Triple Constraints (i.e. six have been identified and are widely accepted). However. There is a Seventh Constraint, a critical one to project success that, if ignored or slighted, can lead to project failure. … Click on title to read more.
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May 28th, 2010 | Tags: IT Fundamentals, IT Project Manager, Seventh Constraint, Triple Constraint | Category: Fundamentals, Management, Project Management | One comment |
After posting “NotesOn: IT Fundamentals – Simple Defined”, a discussion and debate began on Herding Cats (the site referenced in my post). The result of that series of comments is quite educational and furthers the searching look into the definition of “Simple”. … Click on the title to read more. May 28th, 2010 | Tags: IT Fundamentals, IT Issues, IT Manager, IT Project Manager, Simple Defined, Triple Constraint | Category: Fundamentals, Project Management | Leave a comment |
In various articles for this website I have used, and will continue to use, the word “simple”. But using it without clarifying what it defines is a fundamental error, as “simple” must be understood within the context of its subject. It must be appreciated and accepted (or not) within the framework of a discussion area. … Click on the title to read more. May 12th, 2010 | Tags: IT Fundamentals, IT Issues, IT Manager, IT Project Manager, Simple Defined, Triple Constraint | Category: Fundamentals, Project Management | Leave a comment |
IT, more than any other industry I know of, has and requires people with a certain amount of “attitude”. Attitude, a certain status as a “prima donna”, can be a good thing. As long as it is managed and focused. Allowed to “run amuck”, however, and there can be problems. … Click on the title to read more. March 19th, 2010 | Tags: Agile SDLC, IT Executive, IT HR, IT Issues, IT Manager, IT Organization Structure, IT Project Manager, IT Techies | Category: Management, Project Management | Leave a comment |
We have all seen HR IT job postings for junior developers (beginning programmers) that state a BS is required but an MBA is preferred. Yet, the Degree may be the least important attribute of a successful IT team member. Does that surprise you? … Click on the title to read more. January 27th, 2010 | Tags: Ability, Degrees, Engineer Requirements, Experience, Hiring, HR, Human Resources, IT Fundamentals, IT HR, Passion, Training | Category: Fundamentals, Management, Project Management | Leave a comment |
In “NotesOn: The Four Fundamental Life Cycles of IT” I made what now proves to be an erroneous statement. Further research has shown that the name Risk Management Life Cycle has been used in the past, however … Click on the title to read more. January 11th, 2010 | Tags: Risk Management Life Cycle, Risks Management, RMLC | Category: Fundamentals, General Technical, Management, Project Management | Leave a comment |
One of the items I failed to mention in the original post on Risk Management (NotesOn: Risk Management – Risk Analysis) is that RA must be done from the top down and from the ground up. … Click on the title to read more. January 5th, 2010 | Tags: Risk Management Life Cycle, Risks Management, RMLC | Category: Fundamentals, General Technical, Management, Project Management | Leave a comment |
This post, Version 1.0, reviews and discusses the processes of Risk Management and in particular Risk Analysis in some detail. Both were discussed in recent posts but at a summary level. … Click on the title to read more. December 18th, 2009 | Tags: IT Fundamentals, Off-Shoring, Risk Analysis, Risk Defined, Risk Management Life Cycle, Risk Management Purpose, Risks Management, RMLC | Category: Fundamentals, General Technical, Management, Project Management | 2 comments |
This post addresses the four, not three, IT (Information Technology) Life Cycles that are on the “must know” list for those working in and managing an IT organization; one of the four is a new Life Cycle (LC) that, while present and in use, has never before been named. … Click on the title to read more. December 3rd, 2009 | Tags: IT Fundamentals, Life Cycles, PLC, PMLC, Risk Management Life Cycle, Risks Management, RMLC, SDLC | Category: Fundamentals, General Technical, Management, Project Management | Leave a comment |
This site is dedicated to IT Fundamentals; knowledge that can help you as a manager improve your career and your IT organization. … Click on the title to read more. June 30th, 2009 | Tags: IT Manager, IT Project Manager, Welcome | Category: Project Management | Leave a comment |
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