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It's Not All Engineering It’s Not All Engineering

IT managers often begin their careers as engineers, problem solvers, and innovators.  If you are a technical person who aspires to a management role you must learn to embrace and work with budget and priority constraints.

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Payson Hall
The Cost of Vendor Delays The Cost of Vendor Delays

Make sure that your change management process is clearly outlined at the beginning of a project and use it when there are unforced errors to get concessions from a vendor when the fault is clearly on their side.

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Payson Hall
Keeping Your Vendor on Track Keeping Your Vendor on Track

Because of vendor firm expertise at blame management, clients need to be vigilant and proactive about managing systems integration efforts.

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Payson Hall
What Do Professional Service Providers Want? What Do Professional Service Providers Want?

If you are aware of your vendor’s motivations it helps you understand their behavior and can be a real asset when you negotiate with them.

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Payson Hall
Overcoming Challenges in a Complex Software Development Project: A Case Study Overcoming Challenges in a Complex Software Development Project: A Case Study

In this case study, we explore the unique challenges faced by a team tasked with developing a complex software product using Agile methodology, discussing the solutions they applied to overcome these challenges and successfully deliver the product.

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Nick Karlsson
Righteous Confusion Righteous Confusion

When a project manager is confused, sometimes the problem is the situation and not the PM.

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Payson Hall
3 Steps to More Effective Project Management in a Remote/Hybrid Work Environment

The remote work environment has brought many benefits—but it has also introduced new challenges. There are actions you can take to navigate these transformation challenges and ensure more effective project management.

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Casey McGuigan
How to Achieve More Predictable Software Delivery Outcomes How to Achieve More Predictable Software Delivery Outcomes

By cultivating predictability within the engineering team and using data to set expectations across the organization, engineering managers can establish themselves as leaders and play a bigger role in strategic decision-making.

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Jeremy Freeman