Ensure a Successful Software Conversion with These Tips

The task of implementing a new construction software package is no easy one.  The be successful, you need to understand your business objectives and how they relate to the new software.  Only then will you be able to develop a plan to match the software with your business and meet those goals.  
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Are these good ideas (Fred Brooks “The mytical man-month” 1975) ? Does anyone use them ? Did Collins ?

-The Mythical Man-Month
Assigning more programmers to a project running behind schedule will make it even later, due to the time required for the new programmers to learn about the project, as well as the increased communication overhead. When N people have to communicate among themselves (without a hierarchy), as N increases, their output M decreases [...]

Are you an engineer and can understand these engineering definitions?

Major Technological Breakthrough
Back to the drawing board.
Developed after years of intensive research
It was discovered by accident.
The designs are well within allowable limits
We just made it, stretching a point or two.
Test results were extremely gratifying
It works, and are we surprised!
Customer satisfaction is believed assured
We are so far behind schedule that the customer was happy to get [...]

Were there people involved in Collins software with these supposed “personality disorders” ?

Were there people involved in Collins software with major personality disorders who slipped through the net – they appear normal against the above supposed criteria ?

2009 IRS federal tax return tips: Read these before the April 15 deadline arrives

2009 IRS federal tax return tips: Read these before the April 15 deadline arrives
Those footsteps you hear belong to the Tax Man, and it’s not your imagination – they’re getting louder. Thursday is the date most Americans have to file their tax returns. Check out our list of tips and resources to help get you [...]

As April 15 Nears, Don’t Forget These Tax Tasks

As April 15 Nears, Don’t Forget These Tax Tasks
As April 15 Nears, Don’t Forget These Tax Tasks
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