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How to Fund a Software Development Project

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A critical success factor for a software development project is how it is funded. The greater the flexibility of the funding strategy, the greater the chance the team will produce a quality product and the greater the chance that they will delight their stakeholders. Context Counts When Choosing a Funding Option.

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What Is IT Management? Why Is IT Important for Businesses?

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IT works with production, human resource management, purchasing, research and development (R&D), accounting and finance, marketing and many more. IT management is how IT systems, such as hardware, software and networks, are monitored, administered and controlled. What Is IT Management?

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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The scrum methodology has been around since the mid-1980s and has been a core sub-methodology of agile since 2001 when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book on it: Agile Software Development with Scrum. That hasn’t stopped practitioners from using scrum in varying industries, from retail logistics to event planning.

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How to get the biggest benefits from project management

Planio

Behind the scenes, most companies have some level of project management structure in place, be it budget approval meetings, design workshops, software development cycles, and customer communication plans. Make sure you have a clear strategy in place. Project teams can only succeed if they have a broader strategy to tie into.

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Agile Organisations: Unleashing the Potential of Value Streams

Scrum.org

Value Streams Agile revolutionized more than just software development, quickly gaining traction with other business units such as legal, finance, and marketing. Each organization possesses a unique blend of people, processes, culture, mindset, governance, management, and leadership. This is surprisingly common.

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Cost and Value Management for Software Development

Herding Cats

This, of course, is a violation of the principles of Managerial Finance and Microeconomics of software development in the presence of uncertainty and scarce resources. Software Project Cost Estimation . There are numerous horror stories about software development cost and schedule overruns.

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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects. Common Types of a PMO Project Management Offices or Program Management Offices (PMOs) can vary widely in structure and function, adapting to the needs of different industries and organizational strategies.

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