It isn't all about the code?
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Entries in Best Practices (27)
For Inclusion - Think like a Hound Dog
As I mentioned, I was the dinner speaker the other night at a professional society dinner, and I gave my talk on tools for the project manager. After my talk, a woman came up to me with a suggestion on how to address the inclusion issue; “Think Like a Hound Dog.”
Larry Cone
in Best Practices, Project Manager Tools
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(Lack of) Inclusion in your Project
I was the dinner speaker the other night at a professional society dinner, and I gave my talk on tools for the project manager. One of the tools that I covered had to do with the problem of inclusion.
The issue of inclusion is simply this: have you included the right people in the current discussion or decision?
Larry Cone
in Best Practices, Project Manager Tools
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“Architectural Elitism” and the Build vs. Buy Decision
I continue to see organizations choose to do a major custom development when viable alternatives are available in the marketplace. The reason given is usually that “our requirements are unique”. The real reason, especially in large organizations, is very different.
Larry Cone
in Best Practices, Best of coneblog, Case Studies
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Third Goal of the RFP
I’m suggesting that the Project Manager’s goal in crafting and distributing a Request For Proposal (RFP) is three fold: First, to disqualify Vendors who will not be finalists as quickly as possible; Second, to communicate as much as possible to the Vendors what the important issues are in the Project; Third, to encourage the Vendors to make a substantial effort to win the business.
Larry Cone
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Request Information to get an Education
The best sources of information with which to clarify the confused vendor landscape are the vendors themselves.
One evening I was sipping a nine-dollar Martini with an old friend at The Wooden Iron, an upscale watering-hole in our little town of Wayne.
Larry Cone
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