It isn't all about the code?

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Entries in Best Practices (27)

Map Product Features to User Profiles

In attempting to make sense of the confusing Search Vendor landscape, I found some analyses that offered a guide to what product feature sets might be important.

In studying the literature, I found some good analysis of Search Usage Patterns – one analyst broke the user spectrum up as follows:

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Posted on Monday, January 9, 2006 at 08:56PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

Project Issues – Enterprise Search

We have resumed following my current Enterprise Search Implementation project for a Medical Publisher. I’m going to bring you back up to speed with a review of the project issues and status in Mid March.

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Posted on Monday, January 9, 2006 at 08:53PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

Punchlist for a “483” – Lessons Learned

Time to wrap up this project case study. Needless to say, the system successfully past the extensive QA process of Factory Acceptance Test, Installation Qualification Test, and Operational Qualification Test. Our voluminous documentation passed muster, too. The system was installed in good time, and for a fixed price. We used up our project contingency, but didn’t need much more than that.

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Posted on Saturday, January 7, 2006 at 10:54PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

Punchlist for a “483” – Standing on the Rock

We are pushing toward the finish of this Incident Reporting System project. I’m working the Punchlist with my Client PM counterpart, and we are knocking items off faster than they are coming on.

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Posted on Saturday, January 7, 2006 at 10:53PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , , | CommentsPost a Comment

Punchlist for a “483” – No U Turns

I’m working the problems in this Incident Reporting System project. I’m using a Punchlist to try and define and manage the remaining scope on the one area that refused to Jell – the Reporting Requirements.

I’m having twice-weekly sessions with the Client to review the Punchlist, check off completed items, and add new ones. And I’m gaining ground, until some changes to a management report must be reversed back to the way they were originally.

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Posted on Saturday, January 7, 2006 at 10:50PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment