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Data Center Projects: Standardized Process
As the design and deployment of data center physical infrastructure moves away from art and more toward science, the benefits of a standardized and predictable process ar...
Sponsored by: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: January 2008 |
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Keep stakeholders in the loop with this project status report template
Download this template to effectively communicate project status to stakeholders and keep everyone on the same page.
This updated template, created by project mana...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: July 2005 |
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Project communications policy
Managing stakeholders' expectations throughout the life of an IT project is easier if you establish at the outset when and how you will communicate with your project's st...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: January 2005 |
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Use a project dashboard to monitor your project's progress, course-correct more easily, and steer your project to success
The key to understanding a project is to make regular measurements, both quantitative and qualitative, then to display the measurements publicly. When project manag...
Company: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Date: August 2007 |
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Use this log to track and triage errors uncovered during testing
When error reports begin rolling in during the testing phase of a development project, you need a system for staying on top of them. By logging each error in this form, y...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: September 2005 |
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How do I... Create e-mail templates and signatures in Thunderbird?
Users can create e-mail templates in Mozilla's Thunderbird that will allow them to add any formatting they want when composing an e-mail. Thunderbird can also be set t...
Company: Nicole Bremer Nash
Date: September 2007 |
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IT Professional's Guide to Project Management - ISO
Burn your own CD version of the IT Professional's Guide to Project Management CD-ROM, the companion to the book IT Professional's Guide to Project Management. This...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: November 2004 |
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Create dynamic database reports with JasperReports, the leading open source Java reporting tool
JasperReports is a powerful open source Java reporting tool that has the ability to deliver rich, dynamic content onto the screen, to the printer, or into PDF, HTML, XL...
Company: Packt Publishing
Date: September 2006 |
Packt Publishing |
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Salvage a derailed project with these assessment and recovery strategies
Learn how to turn a troubled project around by using a system for assessing current project status and implementing the steps needed to save it.
If you have ...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: November 2005 |
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Project planning template for project managers
Documenting a project from planning through completion can mean the difference between a successful IT implementation and a failed one. With this project planning templat...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: January 2005 |
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How do I... Create easy-to-use Outlook e-mail templates?
If you create a lot of Outlook e-mail messages that contain standard text, you might save a little typing time by copying and pasting that text into each message that req...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: October 2006 |
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Draw up an effective task list to complete your goals using Office Project 2003
Once you've defined your project scope and gotten approval for it, the next step is to create a list of project tasks. This sample chapter from Que's Special Edition U...
Company: Que Publishing
Date: December 2005 |
Que Publishing |
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Steer projects to success with regular progress evaluations using Microsoft Project
Regular checkups are the best way to keep a project healthy. Project managers can keep projects on schedule, on track, and within budget by evaluating progress early an...
Company: Microsoft Press
Date: August 2006 |
Microsoft Press |
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SpamAssassin Software Installation Project Plan
Working without a project manager can make any large-scale technology change cumbersome, so TechRepublic has developed the organizational steps and tools to help with suc...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: October 2004 |
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Clarify project roles with this simple responsibility matrix
In a large project, you may have many people with some degree of responsibility for completing certain deliverables. It might be just one person writing a document and on...
Company: Tom Mochal
Date: June 2006 |
Tom Mochal |
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Project management best practices
All good project managers know it's crucial to plan the project and then monitor and control the execution of the work. Download this step-by-step project management best...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: May 2001 |
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IT Vendor Management Tool Kit - ISO
From sending out RFIs to post project evaluation, there are steps you can take to ensure a successful, on-time, on-budget project. Now you can have these resources on han...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: February 2005 |
TechRepublic Pro |
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Supporting and Maintaining Windows 9x ISO
Burn your own CD version of TechRepublic's Supporting and Maintaining Windows 9x CD-ROM. This download is a complete image of the CD available for sale in our TechRepubli...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: October 2004 |
TechRepublic Pro |
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Project management software review: Project-XL
Microsoft Project many be the benchmark in project management software, but you can find effective open source and shareware alternatives. This Business Tech Review profi...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: April 2005 |
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10 things you should do near the end of a project
When they reach the end of a project, many project managers come up just short of the finish line. Failure to handle the final steps can add confusion to an initiative an...
Company: Bill Stronge
Date: May 2008 |
Bill Stronge |
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Use this workbook to generate scheduled downtime reports
This Excel workbook offers a quick, easy way to keep your users informed about scheduled outages. Just plug in the relevant information and e-mail the report to all affec...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: February 2006 |
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Initiate, monitor, and manage IT projects without tedious methodologies
This sample chapter, taken from How to Cheat at IT Project Management, discusses various strategies for managing your IT project.
Managing your IT pro...
Company: Syngress
Date: November 2005 |
Syngress |
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Leverage powerful new code-sharing features in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Use new features in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 to make your programming more powerful by sharing code with other users. Learn how in this sample chapter from Worki...
Company: Microsoft Press
Date: August 2006 |
Microsoft Press |
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Download this project plan template
If you've taken on a small to midsize project that doesn't warrant a full-scale plan in Microsoft Project, download this Excel spreadsheet template sent in by a TechRepub...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: January 2002 |
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Top project management resources: Best of Tom Mochal
For years, Tom Mochal has been sharing his project management strategies and advice with TechRepublic members. We've rounded up more than 20 of his tips and articles here...
Company: Tom Mochal
Date: May 2007 |
Tom Mochal |
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How to manage e-mail storage and archiving
Enforcing an e-mail retention policy can lead to serious storage headaches for IT departments of all sizes. If your e-mail servers are drowning in a sea of old messages, ...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: January 2005 |
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Project management software review: Open Workbench
Microsoft Project many be the benchmark in project management software, but you can find effective open source and shareware alternatives. This Business Tech Review profi...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: April 2005 |
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Use ColdFusion to develop dynamic reports
ColdFusion MX 7 lets you create dynamic reports based on your database content and display them in a variety of formats. This excerpt from Special Edition Using Macrom...
Company: Que Publishing
Date: April 2006 |
Que Publishing |
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Build a foundation for project success with this definition template
This comprehensive project definition template will help you develop a clear and effective document to guide participants and stakeholders through the completion of a pro...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: August 2005 |
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Create and sustain a customer focus within projects
Whether the clients you serve are inside or outside your organization, creating and sustaining customer focus is crucial to your success as an IT department. As a proj...
Company: Joe Goss
Date: January 2008 |
Joe Goss |
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How do I... Use Microsoft Word's Mail Merge feature?
In this document, you'll learn how to create simple form letters using lists of names in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft ...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: September 2006 |
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How do I... Avoid e-mail spam using Outlook tools?
As more and more spam finds your Inbox, it's harder to find legitimate mail. Regrettably, at least from the recipients' point of view, it looks like spam is here to st...
Company: Susan Harkins
Date: April 2008 |
Susan Harkins |
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Build your own consulting contract using this sample form
Both independent consultants and their clients benefit when they're working with a solid contract. Download this sample contract from TechRepublic member and IT consultan...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: January 2006 |
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Builder download: Gain speed and improve efficiency in your Javadoc development
Documentation is a crucial part of a software project. It is used throughout the project and it should outlast it to allow adequate maintenance. The Javadoc tool can help...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: May 2005 |
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Sample project proposal template
Being able to quickly explain the potential benefits of an added Web site feature can help a consultant address a client's concerns over a project's importance. This proj...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: August 2002 |
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TechRepublic Pro's Business Case Template: New IT Project Manager
IT Project managers need to be technical enough to write and interpret specifications, project documentation, and project plans. Project managers also need to have enough...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: February 2006 |
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The top 4 things project managers do to destroy software quality
Project managers often use techniques that are successful at reducing cost and the development time without impacting quality. However, it is possible for them to push th...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: December 2005 |
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10 things you can do to create better documentation
Documentation isn't exactly the reason why most IT professional chose their career. But with the right amount of enthusiasm, hard work and attention to detail you can ...
Company: TechRepublic
Date: July 2007 |
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Master Word 2003 mail merge with these powerful techniques
This sample chapter, taken from Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office Word 2003 in 24 Hours, teaches you how to generate a mail merge and customization op...
Company: Sams Publishing
Date: September 2005 |
Sams Publishing |
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Microsoft Project Resource Guide - ISO
Burn your own CD version of TechRepublic's Microsoft Project Resource Guide. This download is a complete image of the CD available formerly for sale in our TechRepublic c...
Company: TechRepublic Pro
Date: March 2005 |
TechRepublic Pro |
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Initialize a new project in Microsoft Office Project 2003
A thoughtful, thorough project blueprint is key to successful project management. This sample chapter from Microsoft Office Project 2003 Inside Out provides scre...
Company: Microsoft Press
Date: July 2006 |
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