December 2008
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Risk Management : 10 things you must consider for...
Risk Management is the top priority for many financial services companies. The reasons are obvious. What’s not obvious is what they should do about it. Our research has revealed that most companies are focused on standard best practices including: scenario analysis, MPT based analysis, Risk Adjusted Returns, VAR etc. Too many of them assume that this will protect from future adverse...
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10 Things you should know about Project Management
martinruiz:
Below I’ve listed 10 “facts”, “myths” and “suggestions” that you should be aware of to improve your odds of project success. 1. Fact: No one can reliably predict the future. The most obvious marker of project failure is overrun time and costs, which to an extent, require us to predict the future. In essence, we begin projects with little hope of predictable success[but this doesn’t...
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Innovating with Customers
martinruiz:
Almost more than anything else, I’ve always enjoyed identifying or creating something new and useful. I’m also a firm believer that the opportunities to do so are often right in front of you. Many folks jump on the opportunity to innovate when starting a project from scratch, but readily miss on-going opportunities.
Consider client feature requests for your system. Typically...