Best Practices

The software developer may think that it's possible to complete all tasks sooner than is realistic. However, it's usually on contrary.

"Where a new system concept or new technology is used, one has to build a system to throw away, for even the best planning is not so omniscient as to get it right the first time. Hence plan to throw one away; you will, anyhow." (Fred Brooks -- The Mythical Man-Month)

Process improvement can be an overwhelming exercise for organizations. Avoid these ten common process improvement mistakes to ensure a smooth strategy implementation.

The article below shows twenty of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make.

Gold plating is also considered a bad project management practice for different project management best practices and methodologies such as Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and PRINCE2. In this case, 'gold plating' means the addition of any feature not considered in the original scope plan (PMBOK) or product description (PRINCE2) at any point of the project. This is because it introduces a new source of risks to the original planning such as additional testing, documentation, costs, or timelines. However, avoiding gold plating does not prevent new features from being added to the project; they can be added at any time as long as they follow the official change procedure and the impact of the change in all the areas of the project is taken into consideration.

The use of shadow IT has risen with the explosion of consumer cloud-based SaaS products. What are the security risks, and why is an effective governance plan part of the solution?

A number of common — and costly — pitfalls persist, when it comes to engaging an IT service provider. Here’s how to ensure your IT outsourcing engagements achieve their intended results.