One of my good friends who is also a business partner of mine had a quesiton about what he should do about an employee he has who is addicted to drugs. I told him that he should probably let the person go but he said he is a great person but made a mistake and [...]
Rapid application Development difficulties: There would be a few difficulties that will be faced with the new application. One disadvantage to RAD is that the RAD stresses the system mechanics without allowing for the reason for the strategic business need. Another issue with RAD is that the accelerated development could minimize quality, consistency, and design [...]
One of my business associates was looking to purchase a wireless router for his business. However, he wanted to test it out at home before he put it in production. He was asking me where he should go to for a dependable wireless router. I told him to purchase it online, have a test run, [...]
The key that a project manager needs to address is how to effectively minimize risk when it does occur or make the cost assessment and implementation as clear as possible. Project managers usually have full control of cost and a good project manager will be able to minimize the change from the original assessment to [...]
One of my business associates had a concern after he came back from the doctor. Apparently, he needs to stay out of the “open air” in New York as its causing him congestion. I told him that is impossible due to his position. His doctor agreed that he needed something indoors as well to ensure [...]
Production provides mitigated risk resolution that can be addressed as soon as the risk is found. Risk resolution is also important as it reduces the amount of time that may be taken if a risk occurs. Costs are very fluid when a project manager takes on a project. The resource and cost estimation is rarely [...]
One of my business partners’ wife was asking me what she should get her husband. He has always been in the development world for some time and has very little time on his hands to spend time at home. Fortunatly, I work with him all the time and he was always going on about a [...]
Project managers are the main contacts for any updates and concerns for risk and assessment. The first reason for the PM to have such control is the risk assessment. Risk assessment is done primarily before the project is started due to ensure the risks that can be addressed and found while the project is in [...]
One of the companies I work with was looking to add glasses for the intricate work that they do in building microprocessors. I did some brainstorming and I would suspect it is in their best interest to provide their employees with a way to ensure that the parts they are adding to the boards are [...]
As a follow up to the previous posts, the project manager will also be able to provide concrete examples on why change needs to occur. If something has lagged in the project and has reduced the projects ability to complete on time, then it can be addressed through the PM to the CFO or CEO. [...]
