Attracting the international real estate audienceWritten by Eric Svein
RealEstateGates.com is an international real estate portal providing variety of online real estate services in advertising, promotion and informational aspects. The portal is also supplying daily news and articles about international real estate, as well as wide range of related topics. The editorial board consisting of writers and journalists, as well as number of freelance authors from different countries observes international events and publishes relevant articles within real-time operation mode. This very approach ensures topicality and popularity of daily information supplied by Real Estate Gates being listed in Top Google Sources. Real Estate Gates news and articles attract about 30,000 visitors weekly, and their number is growing steadily. The new service offering free website content updated daily is already appreciated by hundreds of professional real estate sites throughout world.
| | Project/Program Management Best Practices for Success in ANY Industry!Written by Eddie R. Williams
Where is our success? Although there have been improvements, over 60% of projects/programs failed and many were canceled in 2003 (ref:The Standish Report CHAOS)! Our goal for 2004 and beyond is to contribute to a 60% and better, project/program success rate! STOP THE MADNESS-MANAGE AND CONTROL PROJECTS WITH THE FOLLOWING:Best Practice Processes for Project/Program Success(Outline): 1. Program/Project Management (and Business Management) (Integration) - Use of Experience and Knowledge (Integration) - Planning and Scheduling/WBS (Scope/Time/Cost) - Communication Planning (Communication) - Status & Earned Value Reporting (Communication) - Performance (metrics) Reporting (Communication) - Risks Identification and Management (Risks) - Project Repository/DB (Communication/Lessons Learned/Knowledge Transfer) - Change Management (Integration) - Subcontractor/Vendor Control (Procurement) - Team Building (Human Resource) 2. Development Process (Integration/Solution/Scope) - Selection of appropriate model/technique (e.g., Interactive, Waterfall, Spiral, Evolutionary Object Oriented, Structured) - Selection of appropriate implementation methodology (e.g., MSF, RUP, GXP, DOD-STD 2167 and other standards) - Selection, if required, to use Rapid Development - Rapid Application Development/Joint Application Development (RAD/JAD) - Prototypes and Mockups - Interviews and Facilitated Sessions - Collaboration - Selection of technical and project reviews - Selection of development and support tools and applications
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