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Follow this simple scope change management process
Tom Mochal provides a simple scope change process that you can use on your project.
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Utilize a scope freeze during the drive toward implementation
Managing scope effectively does not mean that you turn down all scope change requests, but there comes a time when there has to be a freeze.
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Learn how to calculate the cost of a scope change request
The project manager and project team are accountable for understanding the total impact of a scope change to a project. This article describes the elements that need your attention...
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Use these techniques to control small scope change requests
You can manage small scope change requests by batching them, using project management discretion, and/or allocating a scope change contingency budget.
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Development architecture saves time in the development life cycle
The establishment of a detailed development architecture will provide your organization with decision-making guidance. Such a framework can guide decisions concerning the applicati...
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Train your experienced developers in newer technologies
If your mainframe people are in their 40s and beyond and your Web developers are 30 and younger, you might be guilty of technology stereotyping. Avoid this mistake to make the most...
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How to test Web apps from a user perspective
Columnist Tom Mochal suggests you take a second look at how your developers test Web applications. Here's how to go beyond the code and conduct a series of tests based on how users...
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XML meets the challenge of application integration
One of most difficult aspects of development involves the need to integrate diverse applications so all produce consistent results. Here's how XML works to meet that need.
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Project managers can handle scope changes--to a point
Nothing makes the hair stand up on the back of a manager's neck more than "we'd like to make a few small changes to the project," especially if clients do this a lot. Know when to ...
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Project managers can accommodate scope changes--to a point
Nothing makes the hair stand up on the back of a consultant's neck more than "we'd like to make a few small changes to the project," especially if clients do this a lot. Know when ...