PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SITES
ARTICLES
A Redesign Recipe for Tough Times
Advice on site redesigns: do it slowly, with lots of testing, rather than making big, splashy changes. (1/21/2002 at Lighthouse on the Web)
Accept Responsibility to Make Your Online Project Work
Business managers who don't accept responsibility for their projects, by determining in advance and communicating exactly what they want, doom themselves. (6/25/2001 at Lighthouse on the Web)
Business Cases Versus Reality
Before accepting the business case someone makes for implementing a new Web initiative, subject it to 3 reality checks: check the mathematical reality, practical reality, and historical reality. (9/13/2000 at Web Developers' Journal)
Easing Web Application Development With CVS
Advice on using CVS to manage code and content control when building web applications. (1/24/2002 at O'Reilly Network)
Measuring a Web Project's Financial Value
By Ryan L. Reichert
Advice on what to put into a web development contract, and how to look at the costs and benefits of any project. (11/16/1999 at builder.com)
Open Source Projects Manage Themselves? Dream On
Argues that successful open-source projects have a cathedral, rather than a bazaar, model of development, contrary to Eric Raymond's assertions; and that they depend on highly-skilled, though informal, technical managers. (9/12/2000 at Lotus Developer Network)
Project Planning Tips
10 tips for planning your next project. "The doers should be the planners." "Plan for something only if it adds value." (12/14/2000 at IBM)
Request Tracker
How to use Request Tracker, a Perl application that lets you track bugs, manage multiple projects, track progress on user requests, etc. through web and email interfaces. (11/28/2001 at Perl.com)
Time Travel For Webmasters
An explanation of Version Control Systems (VCS), including RCS and SCCS, and why web developers should use them. (2/1/2000 at ZDNet Developer)
Turning Chaos into Order: Managing Web Projects
Comparing and contrasting web projects with general software development and media (movie, TV, etc.) development, the author lays out a roadmap for managing a web project and gives advice for managers to follow. (1/1/2000 at Web Techniques)
Version Control, With Integrity
A review of 7 version control systems. The verdict: MKS' Source Integrity wins; CVS comes in second. (10/15/2001 at Network Computing)
Web Building Clients From Hell
An entertaining and informative article on dealing with bad clients - from Mr. Micromanager to Ms. Penny-Pincher to Ms. Cybernot. (10/19/1999 at builder.com)
Web Site Development Comes Back Home
Businesses are finding that outsourcing initial development of a website, then developing internal knowledge and skills to maintain and enchance the online presence, is both cost-effective and speeds up development times. (1/5/2000 at Internet Week)
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