Formal Change-Control Process Helps Keep Complex Projects on Track
With almost any complex information technology project, there are bound to be scope changes along the way. Often, the difference between a successful project and one that gets bogged down by “project...
View ArticleSoftware License Agreements Protect the Value of Your Hard Work
As a software developer, you know how important a good software license agreement can be. Without one, there’s nothing to stop the purchaser of your software from redistributing the products of your...
View ArticleASP Contracts Help Developers Keep Control and Cut Risks
Whether your company is a large-volume application service provider or a smaller IT company offering a single, specialized application or licensed software for one or more clients, an ASP contract can...
View ArticleWith Systems Integration or Programming Projects, an Informed Client Is a...
When it's your job as the systems integrator or custom programmer to make sure that a project stays on track, your reputation – and future business prospects – are on the line. No client wants to hire...
View ArticleOngoing Quality Testing Cuts IT Project Management Risks
Because risk management and IT project management go hand-in-hand, experienced IT project managers never start a project without a risk-management strategy in mind. Often, at the heart of that strategy...
View ArticleManaging Expectations: How to Keep IT Project Clients Informed and Happy
One of the most critical responsibilities of an IT project manager is keeping a project on track. Clients don’t like surprises, especially the kind that cost time and money. When it’s your reputation...
View ArticleTop Questions Systems Integrators and Custom Programmers Ask About Errors and...
If you’re an independent systems integrator or custom programmer, you’ve probably heard about errors and omissions (E&O) coverage. It’s one of the most important types of insurance for any small...
View ArticleIntellectual Property for Programmers: Works Made for Hire Vs. Your Own Software
Whether you’re developing software on your own or writing custom software for a client, it pays to know your intellectual property rights. For a software developer, one of the most important types of...
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The Mistake That Could Cost Your Business $2.5k Per App Download
In 2003, California passed its Online Privacy Protection Act, which established guidelines for informing users about privacy policy information. In the decade since the law took effect, technology has...
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IT Liability Insurance for Freelance Computer Programmers
Do you know what kind of Business Insurance you need as a freelance computer programmer? Some of your risk is no different from that pizza parlor down the block, but not all. Your technology work puts...
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Ongoing Quality Testing Cuts IT Project Management Risks
Because risk management and IT project management go hand-in-hand, experienced IT project managers never start a project without a risk-management strategy in mind. Often, at the heart of that strategy...
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Intellectual Property for Programmers: Works Made for Hire Vs. Your Own Software
Whether you're developing software on your own or writing custom software for a client, it pays to know your intellectual property rights. For a software developer, one of the most important types of...
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Stale Coffee: Old Versions of Java Expose Programmers to Cyber Liability
This April, Oracle announced that it will no longer be supporting Java 6 and encouraged all users to update to Java 7. Yet, despite these urgings, more than half of all users still use Java 6.What's...
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Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and Cyber Security for Programmers
The new ACA / Obamacare health insurance exchanges, which went live yesterday, provide an excellent case in point for cyber and professional liability issues that programmers should be aware of. Here’s...
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Which Continuous Backup Method Protects You From Lawsuits?
As a computer consultant, you help clients make tech decisions about a variety of services, including cloud computing and continuous backup. No doubt, you understand these services from a technical...
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5 Ways Web Programmers Can Be Sued
Freelance web programmers deal with a lot of uncertainty. They often piece revenue together from a patchwork of client contracts and may not know what project they'll be working on in a week.With all...
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IT Risk Management Strategy: Deadlines and Software Testing
Sticking to deadlines and meeting software-testing milestones are important for software developers who want to limit their liability and prevent lawsuits. In this article, we'll answer the following...
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How to Talk Apps to Clients
Business News Daily raises an important point for mobile app developers: your clients may want a "mobile presence,” but have no idea what that means.Indeed, all IT professionals face this fundamental...
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When a Client’s Data Breach Is Good News
In a bizarre twist of fate, the company that makes Target's security software saw its stock price jump after the data breach. How did this happen?In order to understand why the Target data breach is...
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Study Shows Mobile Developers Are More Valuable Than Ever
Yesterday, our post Internet Marketing & Digital Advertising Professionals: The Value’s in Mobile outlined some new trends in mobile app use. (You can read more about these statistics in the 2014...
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