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A Few Reasons Why Project Changes Occur

Some of the most common reasons why change requests are made.

Change requests alter the course of a project and working within the constraints of time, budget and quality more challenging. If change requests are not handled properly, the project will overshoot its schedule and accumulate costs that are beyond the original plan.

posted by ExecutiveBrief | Feature | Development | 11/18/08 at 10:38 am | change requests, project changes, project management, software development


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Mitigating Risk with Quality Checkpoints

Has quality assurance fallen to the bottom of your priority list? Learn why it should be top of mind at every stage of development!

posted by ExecutiveBrief | Feature | Development | 11/13/08 at 8:58 am | development process, process improvement, project management, quality assurance, risk mitigation, software development


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Being Human - A Natural Inhibitor to BPM Adoption?

Recently I posted on how an itterative approach to BPM development and implementation can deliver incremental business value. This approach is very tightly aligned with that of change management in an organisation.

posted by bpmguru | Opinion | BPM | 11/10/08 at 4:12 pm | BPM, Business, change management, project management, strategy


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Is Software Development Risk Costing You Money?

Poor software project management often means missed deadlines, cost overruns or even outright failure of the project. How can your company avoid this industry-wide problem?

posted by ExecutiveBrief | Feature | Development | 11/06/08 at 10:13 am | best practices, development risks, project management, risk management, software development


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