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Private APIs vs. Open APIs 
One of the key considerations that should guide both your API business strategy and your interface architecture is the distinction between open and private APIs. An interface is defined as…
Benefits of Headless CMS vs a Traditional CMS 
The time to choose a headless CMS over a traditional CMS couldn't be more clear. Gabriella Pirrone Gabriella Pirrone September 9, 2019 Headless CMS vs Traditional CMS There are some very clear and obvious benefits to the notion of content…
Putting Personas to Work in UX Design: What They Are and Why They’re Important 
It’s likely you’ve heard the term persona before, especially if you’ve worked in user experience design. Personas are a commonly used tool in UX design. At their core, personas are about creating products with a specific, not generic, user in…
Vietnam: The Emerging Software Outsourcing Destination 
Outsource to Vietnam? Offshore development includes software development, Web apps, MEAN stack, automation testing and more. Outsourcing software development is the driving economic force of many emerging countries. India and China are well…
Top 100 Slogans To Inspire and Motivate Your Team 
Short slogans
Below is a list of examples of short slogans:
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Together we're stronger.
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Work smarter, not harder
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Frequently Asked Questions about Odoo 
Is it hard to learn Odoo?
Odoo is the world's easiest all-in-one management software.
Is Odoo better than SAP?
If you run an international enterprise from the Fortune 1000 list and you…
3 Levels of Quality in KANO Analysis Model 
Customers do know what they want but may not be proficient at describing their needs. The KANO model identifies three types of customer needs. By understanding the three types of customer needs and how to reveal them with the…
How to streamline your deal approval workflow 
Businesses that plan together, succeed together. But whenever a business makes a deal with another business, it needs to be approved on both sides. And getting that approval can be a slow, inefficient process. With multiple teams and individuals…
8 core Odoo modules you need in a construction ERP project 
At whatever point a construction company thinks about optimizing its actions and administration, they’ve to think about implementing an ERP solution.
The implementation of ERP might be one of the best ways that a corporation can do that.…
4 tips for meeting tough deadlines when outsourcing projects to software vendor 
Running a business is demanding and, even with the best employees, you can't do it all. Seasonal workload shifts, new clients or projects, and unexpected problems can overtax your resources and place you at risk of not meeting expectations.…
XERO vs ODOO: Which fits your needs? 
Outsource Accounting these days is catching the pace. Companies, nowadays are opting more for it.. it allows companies to handle their business more efficiently by eliminating the burden of manual accounting that involves a lot of paper work.…
Odoo - the Right Software for Your Digital Transformation? 
Most small and midsize businesses run on old software suites. Their systems no longer fit the demands of a work-from-anywhere world. Even worse, they are not well integrated, causing extra work for employees who spend long hours, often on…
Leadership 5 Leadership Thoughts from John C. Maxwell 
John C. Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Reaching more than 350,000 people a year through speaking engagements alone, and over a million through resources, he is…
What is the IT Program Management? 
What is the IT Program Management?
IT program management is the process of managing the development of multiple and related IT projects.
Understanding the IT Program Management
IT…
Is gold plating good or bad in project management? 
For example: after having met the requirements, the project manager or the developer works on further enhancing the product, thinking the customer will be delighted to see additional or more polished features, rather than what was asked for or…
Gold plating in Project Management 
As a Project Manager, I sometimes get a lot of flack. I’m the one that has to deal with client issues, scope challenges, budget constraints and interpersonal issues. I love my job, love the colleagues I work with, the clients I have the…
Differences between Contract addendum vs. amendment 
Contract addendums and contract amendments sound similar — in some ways, they can deliver similar results. It’s important to recognize, however, that these two contract-law terms are unique and have incredibly different…
6 Useful Tips To Streamline Business Processes and Workflows 
A process has been streamlined when it has been simplified. This simplification process is usually achieved by removing complex or unnecessary steps. There are several ways to streamline a process that includes various approaches and modern…
Infographic: Cutting Edge vs Bleeding Edge Technology 
Cutting Edge vs. Leading Edge. Bleeding edge is generally defined as newer, more extreme, and even riskier than technologies on the cutting or leading edge. For that reason, some companies prefer to play it safe by marketing…
IT governance best practices: What is shadow IT? 
In the past, IT held all the power. If users wanted access to a new product or tool, they had to put in a request and wait for it to be approved.
But the way that we do work is changing. More and more, users are used to working how they…
IT Training and Development: The most effective options for upskilling IT staff 
Training & Development
Training and development refers to educational activities within a company created to enhance the knowledge and skills of employees while providing information and instruction on how to better…
Recruit People with Odoo Recruitment 
HR Recruitment
Holding an effective recruitment management strategy is an essential aspect of the human resource department of your organization. It can be considered as the first step for the success of your…
How to Choose a Software Development Partner? 
For tech companies, in particular, this often means choosing a software development partner.
Outsourcing your software development team is always a tempting option, but doing it right comes down to covering all the details. …
What is Bug Convergence? Why is it important for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)? 
Bug convergence is a milestone in the stabilizing phase of a project life cycle. It is a point at which the new bug rate (found during an application testing) drops below the bug resolution rate. At this point, the rate of bugs resolved exceeds…
Gamification - The most remarkable feature in Odoo to motivate and reward staff 
Odoo Gamification - Perhaps the most underrated feature in Odoo that has been overlooked so far.
Every jobholder has high expectations of being rewarded according to their performance. Who will be not be interested in…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Time and Material Contract (T&M) 
What is Time and Material Contract (T&M)?
The time and material software development pricing model is an appropriate solution for those who do not have clear-cut software development requirements…
Managing Expectations on Projects 
Companies launch new projects every single day and invest thousands of dollars, hours, sweat and tears into their success. And yet just about every one of us has encountered a project that did not successfully complete.
Why is it so hard…
The Key to Implementation Projects: Manage Customers Expectations 
I am a developer. I like to develop; it's fun and intellectually challenging.
But, as the CEO of Odoo, I also know that, for ERP implementation projects, custom developments should be avoided as much as possible.
It's not as easy…
8 Expert Tips to Overcome Scope Creep without Losing Clients 
According to a study by Geneca, 75% of IT professionals think that their project is doomed from the start. Do you know why? Regularly changing project requirements leads to scope creep, which ultimately creates a gap between your business goals…
Set up and organize your sales pipeline 
A well structured sales pipeline is crucial in order to keep control of your sales process and to have a 360-degrees view of your leads, opportunities and customers.
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Running Your Own Service Business with Odoo - Everything You Need to Know 
While there are many advantages to running your own service business, being a one-person company can sometimes be challenging. One of the toughest things about it is that you have to do it yourself: from managing accounts to maintaining an online…
How to run and scale your business with Odoo ERP software? 
When your business is young, it’s natural to add software or applications along the way.
So, when you feel the need to handle leads, you purchase a CRM system. When you think managing projects isn’t easy, you opt for a project management…
Expected features of Odoo 16: New apps, new improvements and big changes 
If you are using Odoo or even following it, you might know of its annual event- Odoo Experience.
Odoo Experience is a three-day event with 10,000+ participants, 100+ exhibitors, 200+ talks, and infinite networking opportunities.
…
Do More with Less? 
If you have asked your employee to do more with less, you are not alone. As organizations laid off and furloughed workers, they also struggled to keep revenue streams open. That meant doing as much work as possible with as few resources as…
Top 10 Benefits of Employee Self-Service Portal (ESS) 
What are ESS Portals?
HR managers face a lot of challenges in a constantly evolving job market. Adapting to innovation, dealing with a large workforce, and managing expenses and records are some examples. In instances…
What is employee self-service (ESS)? 
Employee self-service (ESS) is a widely used human resources technology that enables employees to perform many job-related functions, such as applying for reimbursement, updating personal information and accessing company benefits information --…
What is MIS (Management Information Systems)? 
MIS professionals make business better
Businesses use information systems at all levels of operation to collect, process, and store data. Management aggregates and disseminates this data in the form of information…
What are the (dis)advantages of Pimcore? 
Pimcore rocks as an advanced enterprise CMS, AMS, PIMS, what have you. We have been using it in a corporate environment as our asset management system since v1.2 and are using v1.4.1 right now and loving it.
Disadvantages…
Outsourcing - Not Just Cost Savings 
As the outsourcing industry expanded and branched out to a diverse set of functions, 74% of companies now outsource IT, 52% outsource HR, 43%…
Software Outsourcing Models - Which is best for client? 
Software development outsourcing is becoming more and more popular and prevalent for tech savvy companies. Before you adopt this model you need to know different models of outsourcing, their use cases, benefits, and how to be successful with it.…
Is your Project ‘Business As Usual’? 
Companies have become keenly aware that BAU - Business as Usual - is just not good enough any more. If you don't innovate you will cease to be, but most big organizations have difficulty managing the tension between progress (innovation) and…
Business-As-Usual (BAU) Testing 
Read also: Is your Project ‘Business As Usual’?
As Quality Assurance professionals, many times we used to talk about this term BAU (Business As Usual)…
NDA for Software Development Outsourcing: What should we do to make it really work? 
Before you kick off with the software outsourcing project or the IT recruitment processes, you should consider signing an NDA, meaning a Non-Disclosure Agreement. What is NDA, why is it important in software outsourcing and how to prepare it?…
Keys to a win-win Outsourcing Partnership 
Outsourcing your software development or accounting, payroll, reporting... is a collaborative partnership. This means you’re not handing off tasks and processes to an outside party to be completed without your involvement. Your Business Process…
Why is it important to have a “single point of contact (SPoC)” on an IT project? 
What does Wikipedia say:
“A point of contact (POC) or single point of contact (SPOC) is a person or a department serving as the coordinator or focal point of…
Odoo Website Helpdesk Support Ticket and Issue Management 
Odoo Website Helpdesk and Support System Module in Odoo allows you to manage and create Support Tickets for customers and access Ticket Portal for complete Issue Management Technical support team in Odoo, service center…
Increasing Transparency and Automation to Compress the Competition 
Country: Finland
Industry: Direct drive Oil-Free air VSD turbo compressors Manufacturing
Implementation Partner: SprintIT
Odoo Account Manager: João Monjardino
Apps Implemented: PLM, Quality, Inventory,…
What is outsourcing? Definitions, best practices, challenges and advice 
What is outsourcing?
Outsourcing is a business practice in which services or job functions are farmed out to a third party. In information technology, an outsourcing initiative with a technology…
Artificial Intelligence or Augmented Intelligence – What You Need To Know Before Adopting AI 
A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human. – Alan Turing
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Odoo Project Management - Easily Manage all Your Work 
Odoo Project Management
A fast user interface designed for modern project management. Get all the information you need where you need it.
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Foresight. Insight. Hindsight. To succeed, you need all three 
I’ve really learned to appreciate the nuanced differences between foresight, insight and hindsight especially when it comes to growing new ventures. Together these three words make up the spectrum of skills any entrepreneur or team needs to have…
5 Reasons Why Analytics is Vital to Project Management 
From the idea to the execution stage, the project life cycle entails identifying the risks, budget, project schedule, and adhering to the timelines. It’s a great idea to use project management tools such as Wrike, Jira, etc. to meet the demands…
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The 12 Agile Principles—Infographic
Agile Project Management is becoming more popular on projects and is rapidly replacing more traditional project methods and approaches. So, what makes agile so popular? Well, we think it’s because…
How Agile Transformation is Different From Digital Transformation? 
Introduction
In today’s competitive digital era, where a Fortune 500 company’s life expectancy has declined from around 70 years- just half a century ago to less than ten years, it is becoming necessary for every…
How to deliver successful IT projects using MSF team model and MSF process model? 
Download PDF file: MSF Project Management Discipline v. 1.1.pdf
Abstract…
How to maximise value from IT vendor collaborations? 
It goes without saying that not everyone can be a maestro of everything. This is hugely applicable to IT businesses who tackle complex tasks across several technologies and infrastructures on a daily basis. It becomes clear that IT companies that…
Post-mortems vs Retrospectives: What’s the Difference? 
Picture this. After months of work, you’re done. Your big feature or project has been released, customers are reaping the rewards of your work and your team is overjoyed. Celebratory drinks are ordered. Everyone breathes a big sigh of relief.…
How are product post-mortem reviews different from project post-mortems? 
Projects tend to be one-shot efforts; products are long-lived items with many releases and many customers.
The one-shot nature of projects means that (on average) our post-mortem is at the end, and usually focuses on where projects go…
What is a Software Post-Mortem? 
There are software bugs that can end up crippling companies if they aren't dealt with rapidly.
The Knight Capitol Group was an American…
What pros and cons are there if non-IT company hires an outsourcing company to develop there apps? 
There definitely are two sides to outsourcing. But when it comes to a company outsourcing app development, it's safe to say that it probably is the best option, because, well, as long as your company doesn't plan to launch new apps consistently,…
Vietnam is a favorite supply of IT outsourcing services to Japan 
According to a statistics from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan has an average of over 100,000 engineers working in the fields of information security, cloud computing and mobile technology. For new technologies such…
Top tips for entering an IT partnership for the first time 
Partnerships are a massive part of human society, and have been for centuries, based on the fact that we’re social animals and function better in teams. In business terms, partnerships have also been prevalent across different sectors where…
New Tech Solutions Should Always Tie into the Customer or Client Journey 
The other day I made a purchase via a new vendor. I then wished to exchange the item. It was apparent to me that someone had spent quality time to map the return process as if they were the customer.
Why is this so important? Because, if…
4 Keys to Improve Collaboration and Alignment 
If you ask many who are in tech support or providing service to customers, there is a significant problem affecting many organizations: a lack of collaboration between teams and departments. With new technology, processes, or tools thrust upon…
The work breakdown structure (WBS) for project management: What it is and how to use it 
A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a visual project breakdown. Beginning with the scope of work, the WBS shows the deliverables and how they connect back to the overarching project.
Since a work breakdown structure is displayed visually…
Why is a Business Case Important and how to write an effective business case? 
Nearly every project needs to be approved—whether that means getting the simple go-ahead from your team or gaining the support of an executive stakeholder. You may be familiar with using a project plan or project charter to propose a new…
Release management: 5 steps of a successful process 
If you’ve ever experienced a software release, you know just how complicated things can get. From managing project timelines to keeping track of due dates and scope, it’s a lot for one person to handle. That’s where release…
9 IT outsourcing mistakes to avoid 
As IT outsourcing moves well into its third decade, IT decision makers have made great strides in maturity, managing to avoid some common and costly pitfalls of the practice. As clients enter into their next-generation outsourcing deals today,…
What Are OLAs? SLAs vs OLAs vs UCs: What’s The Difference? 
In today’s technology-driven marketplace, delivering superior IT service management is a requirement. As such, organizations must monitor key infrastructure performance indicators and business services, all defined in :
- Service Level…
What is an SLA? Best practices for service-level agreements 
SLAs are a critical component of any outsourcing and technology vendor contract. Beyond listing expectations of service type and quality, an SLA provides remedies when requirements aren’t met.
Following are answers to common questions…
3 Ways to Avoid Scope Creep in Consulting 
As a consultant, be it IT or creative, you’ve probably experienced a moment of doubt or uncertainty at some point in your career - and in most cases, it’s been related to your overall profitability.
There are many…
16 hidden costs of OUTSOURCING 
One of the biggest mistakes an IT organization can make when outsourcing is failing to consider the total cost of the relationship — including all the hidden costs that are likely to accrue. Historically, there has been little incentive for…
Discover the Hidden Costs of Outsourcing 
Avoid surprises. Uncover, measure, and mitigate hidden costs of outsourcing.
- Business and IT leaders have come under increasing pressure to cut costs, in part due to hype surrounding the…
Offshore Software Development Rates by Country 
Before employing offshore developers, thoroughly research today’s offshore software development rates by country. Software development hourly rates by region vary according to…
Template - Software/R&D Outsourcing Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Sample 
We are very concerned about our clients and potential clients' business health. Here is an example of NDA that we used to sign with our partners:
NON - DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
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Effective today…
Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Engineering Services 
Today, large enterprises, small and mid-sized businesses, and even startups all over the globe use outsourced engineering services to bring their software development projects to life. An outside team is often a good solution for optimizing…
What are Benefits of Offshore Software Development? 
Let's consider the main benefits for you as a customer in case you decided to use offshore development services.
Reasonable development costs
Most offshore software development…
What is Offshore Development and how to choose the right vendor? 
At the moment, the outsourcing market shows a turnover of about 320 billion dollars. Most of it is highly qualified labor, so we can confidently say that outsourcing and offshore development companies are an extremely important part of the global…
Offshore Software Development – Benefits, Challenges and Opportunities 
Whether you are a founder starting an app business or a project manager launching an app, software development outsourcing is a complex business decision. There are a number of factors to consider, and the things at stake if you make a bad…
Building a CI/CD pipeline: key considerations 
A continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline is a workflow that incorporates software development phases. It includes continuous processes for integration, testing, delivery, and software deployment. These processes are…
Best practices to Offshore Software Development 
When you’re wondering what is offshore software development, remember outsourcing. Offshore software engineering is synonymous, and indeed means, outsourcing. The word ‘offshore’ simply marks the fact that you’re sending your business operation…
Offshore Software Development: Why You Should Hire Offshore Developers 
Everyone is talking about the talent shortage in the U.S., especially in regards to how difficult it is to find and hire the right people for the job. Coupled with rising wages and independent contractor rates, it can be difficult to find the…
Using stretch work assignments to help engineers grow 
Most companies aim to build high-performing teams that have motivated engineers. One of the best ways to achieve this is through creating an environment that allows your engineers to constantly grow and develop their skills. Assigning your…
What is a Knowledge Base? How to Build and Manage an Effective Knowledge Base? 
Why are Knowledge Bases Important?
Knowledge bases can be an incredibly valuable resource if they are created and managed well. Their importance lies in the numerous benefits they provide:
- Help to continually lower…
What is technical debt? How to escape the black hole of technical debt 
Working in the product space often requires quick decisions about software features. If you’ve ever worked in a DevOps team, you know just how many decisions are needed to push features live.
Technical debt is the term used to describe…
What VUCA Really Means for You 
It’s become a trendy managerial acronym: VUCA, short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, and a catchall for “Hey, it’s crazy out there!” It’s also misleading: VUCA conflates four…
Deleting data: soft, hard or audit? 
For years I have developed web apps with the idea of soft deletes: when data is deleted, it is simply marked as “deleted”, but not actually deleted from the database.
One of the main reasons for this is that, well, users tend to like…
How does the cost of software development outsourcing in Vietnam compare with other countries? 
Hiring outsourcing development companies in Vietnam is cheaper than China, India.
Currently, India and China are industry leaders for outsourcing development companies. Vietnam market started to emerge…
Scrum Vs Agile Vs CMMI Methodologies Differences 
Agile is a methodology implemented in software industries for its development. In this method, team development is attained by sprints, iterations. Thus, process incremental is achieved by performing sprints. This helps the organization to…
CMM vs. CMMI: What's the difference? 
CMMI is a newer, updated model of CMM. SEI developed CMMI to integrate and standardize CMM, which has different models for each function it covers. These models were not always in sync; integrating them made the process more efficient and…
TQM vs. Kaizen vs. Six Sigma: what’s the difference? 
TQM, Kaizen, and Six Sigma are all unique management approaches that have a shared focus on processes rather than projects and value continuous improvement— let’s examine where they differ.
Six Sigma
Six Sigma …
What Are The Advantages and Disadvantages of Custom Software? 
When it comes to the use of specialized software there are two main options that you have to choose from: custom software and off-the-shelf software. There’s no clear answer which option is better. It depends on the goals and…
The Pros and Cons of 10 Information Gathering Techniques for Projects 
Every project manager knows that you need the right information to make your project a success. Vital information such as a projects requirements, client’s expectations and assumptions and understanding the risks are all a key part of the…
What is Requirements Elicitation? Why is it important for software project success? 
Discussing requirements is one of the first and most important stages of software development. The scope, budget, and time estimation for a project fully depend on how complete, clear, and relevant the requirements are. …
How much does Software Programming Cost in Vietnam? 
Outsourcing software programming companies in Vietnam is more costly-effective than China, India’s ones
Currently, India and China are industry leaders for outsourcing software programming and…
Expected Features of Odoo 16 ? 
Odoo 16 is expected to be be released during odoo experience 2022.
We plan to release Odoo version 16 during Odoo Experience in October 2022.
Disclaimer: Please note that a product roadmap is a forward looking vision…
Remote Project Management – Tips to Manage Successful Remote Project Teams 
Remote work is increasingly becoming the norm rather than an exception. We have the Covid-19 pandemic to thank for speeding up a shift to the remote that was already afoot.
Here are three statistics about remote work to illustrate the…
Remote vs. On-Site Work: What’s It Gonna Be? 
Working remotely has always been the most popular choice among tech specialists and other digital nomads. This type of employment has countless benefits. It drives flexibility and enables a more balanced lifestyle. During the past year or so, we…
9 Important Pros and Cons of Outsourcing to Vietnam 
The outsourcing industry in Vietnam has grown tremendously in recent years, making it an attractive outsourcing destination for international companies.
Today, Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city is regarded as one of the top cities in the world…
What Is Software Outsourcing and How Much Does it Cost? 
Are you looking for a software house to create your app? Nowadays, thanks to outsourcing services, the whole world is at your disposal. You can opt for locally-based services or choose nearshore or offshore development. Whatever your decision is…
What Are the 12 Principles of Agile Project Management? 
According to the PMI Pulse of the Profession annual report, 48% of projects are…
Creativity vs. Innovation: What's the Difference? 
Change is the basic law, that governs the entire nature. In this fast-paced world, technology is changing rapidly, i.e. nobody can assure you that the world is going to be same, five years later, as everything changes with the blink of an eye. So…
VIETNAM SOFTWARE OUTSOURCING: WHY IT IS A GOOD CHOICE? 
Software outsourcing services have recently gained global popularity.…
Difference between Quality and Grade 
The terms "quality" and "grade" are often used interchangeably. In this post, let's understand the difference between these two terms
Difference between Quality and Grade:
Quality is an attribute that…
Understanding the Role of an IT Business Analyst & How to Become One 
The role of an IT Business Analyst is to understand the business landscape and the changing needs of the business. A Business Analyst will communicate with the top stakeholders in the organization to analyze business requirements, processes, and…
PERT Based Projects: the Program Evaluation & Review Technique 
The PERT based projects method of planning:
Every project manager wants to successfully see a project through from ideation to fruition. Planning and estimation are key to this success. However, when projects are complex, it can be…
How to write an effective request for proposal (RFP) 
Learn more: The differences between RFP, RFI, and RFQ
The following chart shows four steps in a standard request for proposal process.
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The differences between RFP, RFI, and RFQ 
In some cases, an RFP can be confused with a request for information (RFI) or a request for quotation (RFQ). The table below details the differences between these documents.
