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ALSO CALLED: Enterprise Project Management, IT Project Management
DEFINITION: Project management is a methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes from start to finish. According to the Project Management Institute, the processes are guided through five stages: initiation, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. Project management can be applied to almost any type of project and is widely used to control the complex processes of software development projects.  … 
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Project Management Reports
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Steps Data Architects Should Take to Improve Developer and DBA Collaboration for an Easier Project, a Better Product and a Stronger Team
sponsored by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper will take a look at some of the problems that project data and process architects face in working with other IT roles as well as seven easy and inexpensive steps they can take to ensure a collaborative team environment.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009


Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 1
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: This webcast explains the business value of unified communications to improve productivity by streamlining processes. Discover how to get started and which considerations to keep in mind when implementing this technique. Gain an understanding of various use cases of this approach and determine which applications best fit your needs.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 10 Sep 2009


Enterprise Information Management: A Requirement for Enterprise-Scale Business Intelligence and Performance Management Initiatives
sponsored by Actuate
ANALYST REPORT: Leaders of business intelligence and performance management (BIPM) initiatives often have a charter that spans the enterprise. Success requires these pervasive initiatives to use enterprise information management. Read this Gartner paper on how to link the two initiatives for a greater chance of project success.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009


How CIOs Drive Innovation with Mykolas Rambus, Forbes
sponsored by Innotas
PODCAST: Listen to this podcast to learn how CIOs drive value and innovation through project portfolio management and IT governance. Innotas' founder, Demian Entrekin, interviews Mykolas Rambus, CIO at Forbes.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 08 Sep 2009


How IT at the City of Memphis Avoided a $200,000 Upgrade
sponsored by Innotas
PODCAST: Listen to this podcast to learn why the City of Memphis implemented Innotas IT governance solutions and how they were able to improve project response times and achieve significant cost savings.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 08 Sep 2009


Anatomy of a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Archiving Project
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements.
Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 Sep 2009


Open Technology Solutions (OTS) Forecasts $10 Million in Savings
sponsored by Innotas
PODCAST: Listen to this podcast to learn how an IT organization serving four credit unions adopted Innotas project management solutions to identify the difference between requested project portfolio and actual company resources, and how Innotas solutions helped them make drastic process improvements and reset expectations.
Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 04 Sep 2009


Removing the Barriers to IT Governance: How On-Demand Software Changes the Game
sponsored by Innotas
WHITE PAPER: IT governance has a well-deserved reputation for being extremely complicated, expensive, and time-consuming. But today’s CEOs and governing boards expect accountability, strategic alignment, cost saving, and contributions to overall growth from IT departments, all of which can be facilitated by IT governance.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009


7 Undeniable Truths of IT Governance
sponsored by Innotas
CASE STUDY: To be successful, your organization needs the ability to see what happened, what’s happening now and what is going to happen. In this paper, learn how leading companies taking the ambiguity out of managing their organizations and are now leading their businesses into the next business boom.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009


What Is Formal Project Management and Who Needs It?
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will answer the question of whether or not these standards are necessary in project management by exploring what can happen in the absence of these regulations.
Posted: 28 Aug 2009 | Published: 28 Aug 2009


Solutions Provider Improves Productivity with Flexible Implementation Methodology
sponsored by Microsoft
CASE STUDY: Stanley Stuart Yoffee & Hendrix, Inc. (SSYH), a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner based in Florida, implements software solutions utilizing the Microsoft family of products. With large-scale projects across varied industries, the company turned to the Microsoft Dynamics™ Sure Step Methodology to help communicate with customers...
Posted: 25 Aug 2009 | Published: 25 Aug 2009


Earned Value Lite: Making Earned Value Management Work for Every Project
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how the implementation of 10 fundamental steps can help your organization reap the rewards of EVM and give you the visibility you need to complete your projects on time and within budget.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009


The ROI of Data Governance: Seven Ways Your Data Governance Program Can Help You Save Money
sponsored by DataFlux Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The following paper outlines seven ways that data governance programs can help manage costs and presents a mechanism for quantifying the return on investment (ROI) for these contributions.
Posted: 24 Jul 2009 | Published: 24 Jul 2009


Creating and managing value-driven product portfolios
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The product portfolio decisions you make today will determine whether your company is relevant tomorrow. To increase the chances of marketing a successful product, organizations must deliver products and services to the consumers they value the most, and they must provide those deliverables when their consumers want them. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 24 Jul 2009 | Published: 24 Jul 2009


The Agile Checklist
sponsored by VersionOne Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper presents a set of agile meeting and facilitation checklists that offer an easy framework to help guide software development teams through the various agile cycles. Read on to learn about the Agile Development Rhythms and start using the checklists presented herein to help get through the various agile cycles.
Posted: 24 Jul 2009 | Published: 24 Jul 2009


Applying Knowledge Management to Project Management
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: There is a growing, interdisciplinary field known as knowledge management that is dedicated to how we acquire, organize, manage, share, and utilize knowledge and information. This white paper will discuss what knowledge management is, why it is important, and how you can apply knowledge management to project management.
Posted: 29 Jun 2009 | Published: 29 Jun 2009


Which Virtualization Management Tool Is Right For Your Organization?
sponsored by Dell and VMware
EGUIDE: In this informative Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, learn more about the virtual management tools on the market and their functionality. Discover which product capabilities organizations should consider when evaluating virtual infrastructure management technologies.
Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Published: 22 Jun 2009


Planning and Deploying Server Virtualization
sponsored by Dell and VMware
EGUIDE: In this Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, discover the central tasks in the assessment and planning stages of a virtualization project.
Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Published: 22 Jun 2009


How Manufacturers Can Use Project ERP to Weather Tough Times
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how an organization can Survive poor economic conditions with strategic thinking and use of Project ERP by managing a downturn like a variance in a project.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009


The Agile Project Manager
sponsored by VersionOne Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will explore the impact agile development methodologies are having on the Project Management community, what new skills are required, and what the Project Manager can do to ease the transition.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009


What Every IT Manager Needs To Know About Project Management
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: It is important for the IT Manager to know the basics of formalized 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.
Posted: 27 May 2009 | Published: 27 May 2009


Smarter system development: a systems engineering trade study to support green initiatives with model-driven development
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Trade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 14 May 2009


Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software solutions for green IT
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will explore best practices for green IT and how Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) can help companies achieve green IT processes for software application management. Specifically, ALM solutions can help IT organizations reduce energy consumption and costs associated with multi-site software development.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 14 May 2009


Project Management Office Best Practices, A step-by-step plan to build and improve your PMO
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The best-performing project management offices reduce business risk, optimize resources and contribute to business growth through a portfolio management office, according to Gartner. Read this informative paper from Oracle and take your first step to establishing a PMO or maturing your already established PMO.
Posted: 05 May 2009 | Published: 05 May 2009


Does Your Organization Need a Project Management Office?
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: As the number of projects grow, so does the risk of failure as resources get stretched & oversight lags. It becomes increasingly important to define project management processes & develop metrics & best practices for keeping projects on time and within budget. Read this paper to find out if a Project Management Office (PMO) could be your solution.
Posted: 05 May 2009 | Published: 05 May 2009

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is one example of a methodology for guiding the project management process from an initial feasibility study through maintenance of the completed application. Various SDLC approaches include the waterfall model, which was the original SDLC method; rapid application development (RAD); joint application development (JAD); the fountain model; the spiral model; build and fix; and synchronize-and-stabilize. A number of charting methods, such as the Gantt chart and PERT chart have been developed as tools to create a graphic representation of a project plan and … 
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