Imran Ashraf

personal blog of Imran Ashraf from The Netherlands

How to nail a tricky IT project

Failure-success

  1. Stick to the schedule
  2. Resist changes to the project scope
  3. Break the project into discrete modules
  4. Assemble the right team, including IT experts, outside experts and vendors
  5. Prevent turnover among team members
  6. Frame the initiative as a business endeavor, not a technical one
  7. Focus on a single target, e.g. "readiness to go live", measuring every activity against it

From the HBR article "Why your IT project might be riskier than you think" by Bent Flyvbjerg and Alexander Budzier. (Download it via http://www.alejandrobarros.com)

 

Kom op voor je digitale rechten ! Do like I did, doneer aan Bits of Freedom

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Bits of Freedom is een beweging die privacy en communicatievrijheid in de digitale wereld verdedigt. Zij richt zich hierbij op de beinvloeding van overheidsbeleid en zelfregulering. Zij doet dat door een constructieve lobby te voeren en actieve campagnes te voeren. Twee belangrijke thema's waar zij op richt, zijn de verzameldrift van de overheid, en een open en voor iedereen toegankelijk internet.

Do your Bit and do like I did ! Doneer aan Bits of Freedom

The Spider Trees of Pakistan

In July 2010, the Sindh region of Pakistan suffered horrible flooding. Since then, the waters haven't receded, which has created an abundance of mosquitoes. Taking advantage of the phenomenon, local spiders have wrapped trees with their webbing in order to catch more food.

Local villagers have also benefited from the decrease in the mosquito population, which has reduced the spread of malaria and other diseases.

Photo source: UK Department for International Development

 

 

via Divine Caroline