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Tech & Work

Decisions, decisions: Make them timely, wisely, and responsibly

Patrick Andrews shares advice on his strategy for making project management decisions. Follow these tips to help make the right move when project problems arise.

Project Management

Improve client relations by dispelling PM myths

Clients often have preconceptions about project management that can put your project at risk. Here are some tips you can use to dispel some of the most common myths.

CXO

Revive a beached project without losing your cool

Remaining calm is only the first step to take when you are tasked with taking over a project in trouble. These tips will help you pick up the pieces to revive the project and rebuild your team.

CXO

Is your career still on the critical path?

Project managers often spend long hours planning projects and managing team goals but often fall short when it comes to their own career. Follow this three-step process to ensure that your career goals are within reach.

CXO

Use an inventive approach when working with ‘Creatives’

Working with some artists and graphic designers on a Web project can present a unique set of challenges for the IT manager. Here are some potential problems and solutions you can use when faced with artistic temperament.

Developer

Safety-critical projects: Can formal methods help?

Vague, contradictory, or incomplete software specifications can cause disastrous system failure. A math-based formal specification method will eliminate flaws that can lead to failure in safety-critical systems.

Tech & Work

Build a release checklist to track software development

A release checklist will tell you when a software project is ready for release--and prove to the client that you've held up your end. Follow these tips to craft an effective checklist for project completion.

CXO

Manage your time as well as you manage your project

Even adept project managers struggle with time management. Follow this tactical advice to deal with misplaced items, interruptions, and procrastination.

Project Management

True confessions: What’s your biggest project management mistake?

What's your worst project management mistake? Some project management veterans share their biggest blunders to prove there's no mistake you can't learn from.

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Knowing the terminology associated with Web 3.0 is going to be vital to every IT administrator, developer, network engineer, manager and decision maker in business. This quick glossary will introduce and explain concepts and terms vital to understanding Web 3.0 and the technology that drives and supports it.

While the perfect color palette or the most sublime button shading or myriad of other design features play an important role in any product’s success, user interface design is not enough. Customer engagement and retention requires a strategic plan that attempts to measure, quantify and ultimately create a complete satisfying user experience on both an ...