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Project Management Office Best Practices by Oracle Corporation
The best-performing project management offices reduce business risk, optimize resources and contribute to business growth through a portfolio management office, according to Gartner...
eGuide: Business Intelligence Best Practices and Tips to Improve your Business Performance by Oracle Corporation
This eGuide, brought to you by SearchDataManagement and Oracle, offers advice on BI project management,integration, software considerations, and...
Best Practices for Implementing Automated Functional Testing by Hewlett-Packard Company
QA teams can increase the speed and accuracy, and your IT department can achieve a higher ROI from software projects. Today's enterprises need to conduct thorough functional testing of their mission-...
Proactive Sales Intelligence: The New Requirement for Getting Into the Game by ZoomInfo
This white paper examines an area that holds real promise for optimizing the performance of almost any sales force-providing salespeople with "proactive...
Ten steps to better requirements management by IBM
and management is recognized as a necessary step for the successful delivery of systems and software projects; the discipline is also required by standards, regulations and quality improvement...
Syberworks Learning Management System Product Suite by SyberWorks, Inc.
product suite is designed to facilitate the development, dissemination, measurement, and management of corporate knowledge to improve productivity and performance. SyberWorks has...
The Agile Project Manager by VersionOne Inc.
methodologies are having on the Project Management community, what new skills are required, and what the Project Manager can do to ease the transition. Staying competitive in today's economy...
Introduction to Requirements - The Critical Details That Make or Break a Project by Global Knowledge
44; the different requirement types, the concept of requirements engineering and the process for gathering requirements. Every project an organization undertakes has requirements. It doesn...
SpiraTeam - Requirements, Test and Agile Project Management System by Inflectra
is an Application Lifecycle Management system that manages your requirements, tests, issues and tasks in one integrated environment. Product Type: Requirements Management, Test Management...
The Top 3 Cost-Cutting Mistakes CIOs Make And How to Avoid Them by Rally Software Development Corp.
The current economic downturn has resulted in contraction of IT Department budgets and a mandate to allocate resources to only the most critical projects, then execute flawlessly. In...
What Every IT Manager Needs To Know About Project Management by Global Knowledge
project management. Why? Because every organization needs to be able to implement change and almost all important changes are defined or implemented through project teams. The IT Manager...
Agile Development: A Manager's Roadmap for Success by VersionOne Inc.
getting software out the door continues to be a tremendous challenge. The majority of software projects continues to be late, over-budget, and mismatched with market needs by the time they are...
On-demand vs. on-premise project portfolio management: Weighing your options by Innotas
discussion on the various implementation options for PPM for IT, including on-demand (or SaaS) and on-premise. Our expert will help you weigh the options for both in terms of implementation time...
Mistakes users make implementing ITIL by SkillSoft Corporation
Watch this expert videocast and how to overcome common mistakes in establishing an ITIL culture. Also learn why direct...
Introduction to Virtualization E-book, Chapter 3: Virtualizing A Test And Development Lab by Dell and Microsoft
realize how useful and successful these physical consolidation projects can be for testing and training, as well as for development and other volatile IT environments. This chapter highlights some of...
Accelerating Enterprise Application ROI by Oracle Corporation
capabilities of an effective training platform as well as examines the pressures companies and their project managers confront when tackling enterprise application implementations and...
Dashboard Reports Help Save Investments by AtTask
visual performance indicators in a dashboard environment to provide accurate information and safeguard investments. In today's economy, investors are paying attention to every investment...
Requirements-Driven Product Development: Case Studies in A&D, Medical Electronics, and Automotive by IBM
across product development. This collection of case studies discusses the challenges and payoffs involved in implementing a requirements management solution. Due to its ability to...
Productive Programmer: On the Lam from the Furniture Police by TheServerSide.com
the frustrations of modern knowledge workers in their quest to actually get some work done, and solutions for how to guard yourself against all those distractions. When you were hired by your...
Tips on Applying for and Passing the PMP® or CAPM® Exam by Global Knowledge
This white paper outlines the application process for both the PMP and CAPM exams, explains the composition of the exam questions, provides tips for successfully...
Agile Development: Sure-Fire Ways to Fail When You Scale by VersionOne Inc.
methods is a significant undertaking for an organization. The implications are far-reaching and diverse, presenting substantial challenges for any business.

Read this white paper to...
Online Training Case Study by SyberWorks, Inc.
division in a large multibillion-dollar service company had significant challenges training its franchisees to overcome these challenges the company purchased and installed the...
SearchCIO.com ebook: Unlock Outsourcing Potential and Change by Accenture
outsourcing potential lies in targeting the right projects, choosing your suppliers wisely and then managing them with an eye on economic conditions at that global site. Here's a step-by-step...
The Hidden Costs of Compliance: Employee Morale by Oversight Systems
costs of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance hit almost every public company in the United States and will soon reach many more around the globe.

And while executives seek to drive down these...
E-Learning Benefits and ROI Comparison of E-Learning vs. Traditional Training by SyberWorks, Inc.
The focus of this white paper will outline the benefits of web-based training along with a practical framework for developing ROI when looking at the cost of traditional...
Software Quality Resources
Implementing the IBM Rational Unified Process and Solutions: A Guide to Improving Your Software Development Capability and Maturity -- Chapter 2, Your First Steps by Joshua Barnes
ROI and making the business case through piloting, implementation, mentoring, and beyond.

Drawing on his extensive experience leading large-scale IBM RUP implementations and working with some of the industry's most recognized thought... More...

Aug 15, 2007
Top 10 tips for hiring security code reviewers
Based on his experiences and observations of interviewing, hiring and managing security code reviewers, Mark Curphey offers these suggestions. Tips include hiring individuals... More...
Mar 13, 2007
Testing training: Disturbing behaviors of students by Scott Barber
t tell us who our instructor was going to be."

When I've been a manager, I never selected training for my team without talking to the instructor about the course content and how I think it relates to what my people are doing (and frequently adjusting the... More...

Oct 23, 2008
Five tips for hiring in a startup
IT hiring around the world is difficult these days. What do you do to get people interested in your company as well as ensure you hire the right people? Mike Cannon... More...
Mar 14, 2007
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Real World Web Security Problems and Solutions login weaknesses By Kevin Beaver, CISSP
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Real World Web Security Problems and Solutions - login weaknesses By Kevin Beaver, CISSP
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