More ways to learn about System Center Capacity Planner
The great thing about Microsoft webcasts is that they’re archived. So even if you miss the upcoming live webcast on “Implementing SCCP 2006”, you can still watch it at your leisure (well, as long as your leisure includes a broadband connection). This... Read more...
Episode 004 - Scrum … Part 2
I’m back from vacation! Thanks to everyone for being patient and waiting for part two of my interview with Rene Tyner regarding Scrum methodology. We’ve received some great feedback on the first part of the interview and I hope you enjoy... Read more...
Finally found generally available Yellow Book source
The IBM Yellow Books were an adaptation of this book: Van Schaik, E. A. (1985). A Management system for the Information Business. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN 0135499658 which is available used on Amazon. -ctb Read More →
06/12/06 Tip of the Week. Project Rescue: Tip 7 - Assess the effort to complete the project.
Restore the integrity of the project by assessing the effort, both schedule and budget, to complete the project. Often, when initially estimating projects, many project managers use intuitive estimating; they estimate from gut feel and personal opinion... Read more...
Repeat: Check out this ITIL/ITSMF/OGC discussion
Re: ITIL's very future. I urge my readers to follow this thread. (Read from bottom to top). The debate is getting interesting. -ctb Read More →
Do you nickel and dime your clients?
Getting paid can be a stressful thing, and can make some web developers/professionals do things that lack judgement. Here’s an example: I referred a videographer to a colleague of mine recently, to shoot a commercial for him. The videographer did a... Read more...
The hosting “zone of contention”
Designing and building solutions is often equated with software development and integration/configuration. However, any solution requires platforming, and in larger organizations the engineering of computing and network platforms capable of supporting... Read more...
Serious ITIL politics - pay attention here
These ITIL developments are somewhat disturbing - the OGC is licensing the brand to a provider with little credibility with the professional community, apparently. See this ITSM-L thread. ITIL <> ITSM. -Charlie Read More →
Hodgepodge of lessons learned from a busy week
Well, I’m as swamped as I’ve been in a long time, thanks to a business trip to Illinois to work with a University on commercializing a beautiful market maker website and technology for agricultural users. This was a great trip, and here’s a mish... Read more...
Dow Jones ERP for IT panel discussion
An Alert Reader pointed out this panel discussion. Couple observations: Even the established ERP domains are not handled by truly monolithic systems. In manufacturing, the central ERP system is integrated with dedicated shop floor process control systems.... Read more...