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Outsourcing: Being the System Integrator
The system integrator is the magical troupe that works with the customer and the software vendor to deliver a project's desired functionality. They cut through the vendor's promises while controlling...
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Outsourcing: Hiring Individual Resources
The most common form of outsourcing is to hire resources through a staff augmentation firm. Staff augmentation firms, better known by their less polite nicknames of headhunters or pimps, provide...
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Manipulation's Unethical Ethics
A friend of mine alerted me to an article in a PMI Community post titled Is Manipulation Ethical? From the title, I thought this would be neat read. However, the article was pretty swallow. How...
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Subcontractor SOW and Contract Review
Prior to signing any contract or statement of work (SOW) it should be reviewed by your legal team. While legal experts understand legalities that will helpful in court, they are not delivery experts...
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Tales of an Expert Witness: Sex, Lies, and Video Tape (Part II)
Trust relationships, certifications, and standards sound like such a safe harbor. These sound like such great words in a proposal or statement of work. How could you possibly go wrong building a...
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Case Study: $250 Million Failure, Who Are You Going To Sue?
In order to comply with the Affordable Care Act, the State of Oregon made the decision to build its own Health Insurance Exchange (ORHIX). An online portal to allow applicants was supposed to go live...
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Case Study: Division Of Unemployment Assistance, Massachusetts/Deloitte
In May 2007, the Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) signed a contract with Bearing Point, Inc. to modernize the State’s unemployment processing system. The project was called the...
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Tales of an Expert Witness: Sex, Lies, and Video (Part I)
The subpoena shows up at the front desk and the call comes to you to pick it up. That nauseating feeling in your gut is the prelude to a long day… no… a long year. The lawyers want every contract and...
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Outsourcing for Project Managers Workshop
Almost every project has some form of outsourcing. It may be bringing in a contract laborer, a programming team, or someone to build the entire product. The reasons are varied and include staff...
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eCameron Quotes in the Oregonian
We have assisted the Oregonian in their drive for fair and accurate reporting by supplying objective input on the Cover Oregon failure: May 28, 2014: State Invites 10 Firms To Shift Cover Oregon To...
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