These articles are all written by Chris
Vandersluis the president of HMS Software and are reprinted here
with permission of their publishers. You'll find a link to the
publishing magazine's Web site if one exists.
Scorecard source data needs standards, November 2005 There's a huge movement towards Business Intelligence and data mining - but to do that with Project Management data, you've got to have good data to start with.
Bypassing the dotted line, September, 2005 How do you resolve the classic project manager's dilemma - lots of responsibility but no authority?
Managing your portfolio, December 12, 2003 A gated approval process that constantly measures milestones can greatly improve a project's success rate
Free at what price?, October 31, 2003 Open source project software might mean you'll be trading licence cost for development and testing costs
Post-Enron controls, September 25, 2003 As the business climate forces better controls, vendors respond with products that offer better project tracking
Who's keeping score?, August 8, 2003 Scorecarding is a valuable exercise, and with the advent of automation, it's getting easier to measure up
Time mismanagement?, June 24, 2003 As CIOs struggle to get a firm handle on employee productivity, automated timekeeping may be a solution
Microsoft's PM play, May 13, 2003 With products in the enterprise project management and portal arenas, watch for a merged environment
Back up to speed ahead, April 4, 2003 Project management software's future can be unlocked by examining the trends of the past decade
Integration nation, February 17, 2003 Linking your ERP system and your scheduling tool doesn't necessarily lead to smooth sailing
Toiling in the projects, December 13, 2002 Enterprise project software has to work for everyone, not just the seasoned professional planners
First Things First, October 25, 2002 Enterprise project management provides a touch of sanity to what can be utter chaos in prioritizing projects
Big Bang or Phased-in approach, June, 2003 What's more effective? Creating the perfect process then deploying across the entire enterprise in a Big Bang or phasing-in a less mature process bit-by-bit?
Unstoppable force vs. unmovable object, March, 2003 With both Microsoft and SAP taking a newfound interest in enterprise project management, an all out battle between these software behemoths seems inevitable.
PM Tool Divergence, December, 2002 Should you implement an integrated project management system across the enterprise or go with the best of breed? Does this mean inventing the enterprise project management model all over again?
What everyone wants, September, 2002 - Just what makes enterprisewide resource capacity planning so difficult?
Microsoft Enters the Upper Floor, June, 2002 What impact will the latest version of Microsoft Project have on the project management software industry
Analysis vs. Commitment, March, 2002 Project management tools are fundamentally either analysis-based or commitment-based. Which one is right for you?
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