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Archive for February, 2008

 

I wanted to create a glossary that facilitates terms, buzz words and acronyms used in modern computing.  I needed something that was simple to update and manage, and use the capabilities of WordPress rather than creating a simple page with hyperlinks/bookmarks, which would require jumping back and forth into code.  (more…)

I was reading this top ten list yesterday, and I thought I can probably come up with my own list of things no-one told me before I started developing software. I’m going to highlight the three items I particularly agree with. (more…)

I’ve been using WordPress for a few weeks now, and thinks it’s an awesome blogging tool, however, as with most applications it doesn’t do exactly what I want it to do.  One of the annoyances I have right now, is that the thumbnail image WordPress 2.3 creates is too small for my tastes and so I wanted to find a way to change this. It is actually quite easy to change - it just requires modification to one WordPress file. (more…)

Steering Committee

Glossary

A group of high-level stakeholders who are responsible for providing guidance on overall strategic direction. (more…)

Stakeholder

Glossary

Stakeholders are an integral part of a project.They are the end-users or clients, the people from whom requirements will be drawn, the people who will influence the design and, ultimately, the people who will reap the benefits of your completed project. (more…)

Most simply, the return on investment (ROI) of a project is how much income is generated after subtracting the costs of the project. (more…)

Scope Creep

Glossary

Scope creep refers to the change in a project’s scope after the project work has started. (more…)

Project Risk

Glossary

There may be external circumstances or events that cannot occur for the project to be successful. If you believe such an event is likely to happen, then it would be a risk. (more…)

Project Team

Glossary

The project team consists of the full-time and part-time resources assigned to work on the deliverables of the project all of who will help achieve the project objectives. (more…)

Project Task

Glossary

A task can refer to just about any project activity. The length can be short or long, the number of resources can be few or many, and the cost can be quite variable. (more…)