Category: Significant Articles

  • Quality Management Beyond Project Close Out

    There seems to be different definitions applied to quality and that is understood because each project is different and the requirements for a product can be, and usually is, different, but the process to develop and manage a project and product have basic elements/properties and common processes. Although some of the processes/activities stop after project…

  • There are many tools and applications that automate Configuration Management?

    I use/used several for version control, architecture/scheme development, developers/engineers development environment, problem/bug tracking and auditing reporting. The Professional Facilitator: While there are many tools and applications for software control, many of them do not start with configuration management. As the question shows configuration management is not fully addressed (configuration identification, which begins with requirements (functional…

  • Quality of Life, Quality of the Project

    Your quality of life is just as important as the quality of the project. I have spoken and heard from many individuals over the past several years, and I don’t know if it’s a sign of the times but there are those that have been affected physically and mentally. The stress and the unknowns (distress…

  • IT Certifications. Do Certifications Have Value?

    A question I receive consistently when making a presentation on IT certifications. Do certifications have value? How can being Certified Benefit Me? There are certifications in most technologies and disciplines, collectively hundreds. Provided here is a list of several types of Certifications: PMP – Project Management Professional MCSE – Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer CNE -…

  • Change and Configuration Control Beyond Project Close Out

    Change is inevitable. Change Management covers all changes within the scope of a program/project. Configuration Control, a process/activity under configuration management, covers changes to the product/system and is applied after a product/system is approved and baselined.(See the book Software or Firmware Configuration Management on the complete process.) Although both change and configuration control are activities…

  • Software Vendors and Their Tools/Applications

    Now after knowing the process, hopefully it allows you to make a better selection of products to automate and make the development process more efficient. It begins with requirements (which can’t be over emphasized). For some time we have had software vendors developing Computer Aided Software/System Engineering (CASE), applications, and tools for processes (i.e., Project…

  • “What is your weekly routine to manage the quality of your life?”

    Remember: Your quality of life is just as important as the quality of the project/product, and more of an emphasis now with the covid-19 impact and that many individuals are working from home. What is my routine to maintain my physical, mental, and spiritual well being? What is my weekly routine? First, I like physical…

  • A Career of Significant Project Management Lessons Learned

    It’s about Management Control and Quality The following is a list of project management lessons learned that I have identified and documented. A project manager must not only be responsible, but accountable, for the project. Conduct business with high ethics. Use Best Practices, tailored to the project. Prepare a complete activity/work or task breakdown, reviewed by…

  • The Significance of Configuration Management for Project/Product Management

    Moving out of the summer and soon into the fall. While on the road with presentations, book signings, and contracts, I am hearing from IT/Business professionals still concerned with economic recovery, training, and the outsourcing issue. The Significance of Configuration Management for Project/Product Management As a Best Practice Process, Configuration Management is beginning to get…

  • Terri McCaden, HR specialist and professional trainer, comments on featured author:

    Eddie Williams is a program/project manager, educator, coach, and entrepreneur. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the international organization, Project Management Institute (PMI). He has successfully managed projects and programs encompassing networks, systems, application/software development and management, business analysis/management, Y2K, e-business, and web development. These projects have been within a variety…