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IT Financial Management (ITFM) Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

To accomplish this requires financial governance, creating and controlling an IT budget, tracking expenses and doing cost-benefit analysis of IT investments. ProjectManager’s workflow automation saves time when managing IT finances. What might not be so clear is how to effectively manage IT finances.

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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. Kanban Pros One advantage is that kanban doesn’t require the training and experience of scrum.

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Elevate your Project Management with SPICE

MPUG

SPICE (Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination) is a development framework that provides a structured approach for organizations to assess and improve their software development processes. For example, ASPICE or Automotive SPICE is specifically tailored for automotive software development.

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What Is a Project Director? Role, Responsibilities and Salary

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A project director is a person responsible for leading a team of project managers, which can also include contractors, sub-contractors, software developers, web developers, graphic designers, testers, network engineers and other staff that are essential to the project. Develop a timeline that captures milestones for projects.

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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. Controlling PMO Industry Application - A controlling PMO is common in regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and finance. What is a Project Management Office?

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How to Create a Project Assumptions List: Examples and Template Included

Project Bliss

You assume that the train will run on time. Finances – funding to complete the project. Technology – this could cover software development, platforms, environments, and infrastructure. Training rooms will be available at the training center as needed. Finances – funding to complete the project.