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My role in the development of the new intro to SharePoint course (#1501) is to be involved in the selection and organisation of content then to review and pass feedback to the author as he develops the new material. Our goal is to produce a course that provides real world value in a way that […]

I read a very interesting survey about IT project success yesterday, done by Scott Ambler.  Check out the details of the survey at http://www.ambysoft.com/surveys/success2007.html.   This is really interesting project data and well worth a look! What really struck me about the survey was the thought that we project managers do not use the correct measures for project success.  […]

Learning Tree brings 35 years of training excellence to Cloud Computing with its latest courses: “Cloud Computing Technologies: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction“. “Windows Azure™ Platform Introduction: Programming Cloud-Based Applications” These courses will be available starting in April in our Education Centers, and online with Learning Tree AnyWare™.   Please visit us again soon for updates on […]

In a 2007 CompTIA web survey, nearly 28 percent of the more than 1,000 respondents to the web poll singled out poor communications as the number one cause of IT project failure.  I would take that result one step further and say that poor communications causes most project failures even today, regardless of the project type.   One […]

One often overlooked aspect of successful projects is the quality of its requirements.  About 40% of the originally-proposed features and functions that are defined for major projects actually ever get implemented. Of those that do, they are part of the more than 50% of projects that come in an average of 189% over their original budget estimates. […]