Do You Always Need Both Business PM And Technology PM For The Project?

The life cycle of a project include initiation, planning, execution, controlling and closing processes. Generally, the role of business project manager stops after the business requirement document (BRD) is finalized and signed-off. But the role of an IT PM starts from the initiation phase till the closure phase of the project. The need of both the PMs varies from project to project. There are some projects where there is very little requirement of technology and the IT PM is assigned for a very short duration. But then there are projects where both the PMs are required throughout the project. And […]

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Importance Of Overriding Equals And Hashcode Methods

In Java everything is an Object. Every class extends from class Object implicitly. The equals() and hashCode() are methods of Object class. These two methods works in conjunction with each other. The following sections explain why these methods needs to overridden and the effects of not overriding. Override equals() method The equals() method is used to compare two objects and returns a boolean value, which indicates whether the two compared objects are same in a meaningful way. We can also compare two objects using == (equality) operator, but this comparison results true only if both object references are referring to

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Implementing Threads in Java

Before we get into thread implementation in Java, let us spend some time and understand the idea and concepts behind threads and concurrent programming. What is Concurrency Applications are expected to do more than one task at the same time in parallel. Applications which do more than one tasks at a time are called concurrent applications. An example of such concurrent software application is streaming audio application. It must read the digital audio from the network, decompress, manage playback and update the audio simultaneously. Process and Thread There are two basic units in the concurrent programming namely Process and Thread.

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Different Conflict Resolution Techniques For A Project Manager

Conflicts are part of our life, often people misinterpret conflict with an open fight resulting in long lasting effect on the relationship of both the parties. This is a wrong concept, conflict is a difference of opinion or disagreement on certain idea or plan proposed in front of two or more people. In other words conflict, is due to difference in priorities and/or goals between two teams or individuals. Main disadvantages of conflicts in the workplace are competitive tensions, ego clashes, politics, bias nature, jealousy, performance discrepancies, and other. The primary reasons of conflicts are schedule and resources, followed by

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Expectations From The Vendor Project Manager

After the project is awarded to the seller, the very first expectation from the vendor is an introductory email to introduce the project manager and the project team. After a formal introduction the following is expected from the vendor project manager Meeting invite for the project kick off: In this meeting the project manager should ensure To define the frequency of the meeting To mention the name of the SPOC (Single Point Of Contact) with a back-up for the project. To define the frequency of the project status report To outline all the points where further discussion/input from other team

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Webinar Recording On Agile Servant Leadership: Making The Leap From Project Manager To Servant Project Leader

Wish to know more about how to make the leap from Project Manager to Servant Project Leader? Grab a complete knowledge on it by having a look on below Webinar led by Don Kim, Founder, Projectation.com. [youtube video=”1RbRq4yWt7A” width=”100%” height=”350″][spacer] Learn about Project Management from industry experts and Sign up for upcoming live webinars and past webinar recordings.

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Enumerated Data Types In Java

Enumerated data types (or enums for short) are newly introduced in Java 5.0. Enums will let us choose a value from a pre-defined list of values. Each value in this pre-defined list are called “enums”. Using enums we can restrict the values thus by reducing bugs in our code. Suppose, if we are developing payroll application, we need to have certain employee types. For example, permanent employee, contract employee, full time employee and part-time employee etc. In order to provide these employee types, we can create an enum with these pre-defined employee types as shown below: enum EmployeeType { PERMANENT,

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How To React When You Are Held Responsible For The Mistake Not Done By You

At times you receive an unexpected response from your seniors even after doing things exactly the way you were told to do. Should you admit your fault in spite of doing it to the best of your knowledge?  What would be your immediate reaction in such situation? If it is happening for the first time with you, you might want to put your point and prove yourself right immediately. But if it happens quite often, then you are accustomed with the behavior of your boss and you would prefer to keep quiet and/or take the blame temporarily on yourself. It

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Webinar Recording On Secrets To Winning At Office Politics: How To Get Things Done And Increase Your Influence At Work

Want to know what are the secrets of winning an office politics? Want to get things done and increase your influence at work? Have a look on below Webinar led by Mr. James L. Haner, Founder & Owner, www.JamesLHaner.com. [youtube video=”HJrfK5_WeCk” width=”100%” height=”350″][spacer] Secrets To Winning At Office Politics How To Get Things Done And Increase Your Influence At Work – PMP Webinar from Whizlabs Sign up and get complete knowledge of Project Management through live and recorded past webinars led by industry experts.

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Difference Between Your Goals And Wish List

Often people misinterpret goal setting as setting a target to achieve their wishes. There is a lot of difference between your goals and your desires.Goal setting plays an important role in defining the dreams and visions of an individual. It is the responsibility of each individual to align their goals with the goals and objectives of their company or organization. Difference between these two terms: A wish can consist of anything you can imagine it has no logical boundaries, it is a desire which may or may not be possible, it is something you would like to be true. You don’t

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