The Top 6 Things You should Do before You Start a Project

project_idea_betsy1 When it comes to new projects , you could say that I’m commitment phobic. For a long time I was more interested in the ideas before launching a new project than the execution. The rule of thumb is that you should never rush in the beginning of the project. I don’t think there is a best way to start a project however there always is a better way. I managed a few projects as a Project Manager for my previous company. I would like to share my experience with you about how did I start most of the mid sized projects and I am happy to get a  feedback from you to improve any of my lapses. Full article »

The Top 8 tips Every Project Manager should Avoid

social-meda-project-management As a Project Manager of an IT start up firm, I gather some experiences about do’s and dont’s of the complete process. I already mentioned tips to become a successful project manager. In this article, I would like to share my experience with you about the key mistakes that project manager should avoid. Full article »

Top 8 Tips for Becoming a Successful Quality Assurance Manager

tqmIf you want to become a successful Quality Manager, the key is to develop a good QA procedure. You have to clearly define the goal, requirements, review, processes and metrics. It is necessary for you to set up a good QA procedure in order to survive in this competitive market. Most of the good companies who prosper have a solid QA procedure and the implementation starts since the beginning of the project. In this article, I mention a few crucial points in order to become a good QA manager. Full article »

Top 10 Tips for Becoming a Successful Project Manager

proj2 If your project can’t meet a deadline or you deliver project not within the budget and react to problems after they occur,  continually add resources as the project goes ahead, then you need to reevaluate your project management methodology to maintain better control and make confident decisions. A good project manager has to have a general management skills with a strong hunch to solve the problem. You have to plan and manage the project, not to do it.

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Review of Rational Plan, Project Management Software

s4951 Rational Plan is a very powerful Project Management tool. It helps Project Managers to do plans, allocating resources, tracking progress, managing budgets and analysing workload. The software can be used for any kind of industries like construction, engineering, services & consulting, software development etc.

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Why Enterprise Risk Management is a Good Business Sense for a Software Company?

riskmanagement Risk management is associated with assessing and quantifying business risks, then taking measures to control or reduce them. As software technologies continue to grow in terms of  power and complexity  we are witnessing the rapid expansion of software into virtually every walk of our business and personal life. Poor software project management can lead to missing deadline, overrun of cost and can also be major cause of ultimate cause of customer dissatisfaction. The following techniques may be considered to assess and address the complete risk management process at your company.
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Top 8 ways SCRUM Differs from XP and Why it Matters

agile Both XP and SCRUM are derived from  Agile methodology but with a slight different principle and practices.  When you work in a software development team, both of the above methodologies are so close that you may get confused which one you are in. Different people provide different opinion about the differences between the two methodologies. I worked with both of the XP and Scrum team. What I learned about the differences between both of the software development approaches, I would like to share with you. Full article »

Top 10 Benefits of ISO 9000 Certification for Software Companies

iso_largeISO 9000 is the family of standard for Quality Management System. It is maintained by International Organization for Standardization and is administered by accreditation and certification bodies. My company has been able to improve the quality of the end products and services as well as business processes after having ISO certification.

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Review of Web Based Project Management Tool, Test Cases

Elementool Inc, the leading developer of Project Management software, launched On Line Project Management tool, Test Cases yesterday. This software is suitable for real time system such as banks, hospitals, and airplanes where critical bugs may cause serious business loss. Test cases can be managed and controlled more efficiently with the help of this tool. There are two types of packages of the software.  Basic software with 200 test cases are free. The price is $24.99 for multiple accounts with unlimited test cases.

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Borland Management Solution Announced

Borland, a leading vendor of Open Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions recently announced the availability Borland Management Solution. This is the software delivery management platform which enables users to track, measure, predict and improve the delivery of software.

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