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Author: Tim Bryce Created: 12/17/2007 11:48 AM
Follow the writings of I.T. veteran Tim Bryce who presents a variety of topics pertaining to General Management as well as Information Resource Management.

This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 9, ISEM Evaluation; for auditing Systems projects. This is Part XIX of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Economics 101" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 8, System Operation; for testing and installing systems. This is Part XVIII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Expanding Government" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 7, Sub-System Test; for testing business processes, both the computer and administrative portions. This is Part XVII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Dumbing Down" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 6, Software Testing; for performing a string test/volume test of computer software. This is Part XVI of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Handling Failure" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 5, Software Manufacturing; for producing reliable software that conforms to requirements. This is Part XV of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Habits" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 4-II, Software Engineering; for implementing the computer portions of sub-systems. This is Part XIV of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Facing Reality" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 4-I, Administrative Procedure Design; for implementing the manual portions of sub-systems. This is Part XIII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "The Four Day Work Week" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 3, Sub-System Design; an important precursor to Software Engineering. This is Part XII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Moral Decay" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 2, System Design; includes discussion on Chronological Decomposition (design technique). This is Part XI of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Feel Good Types" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 1, System Study & Evaluation (Feasibility Study); includes discussion on specifying Information Requirements. This is Part X of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "The Attributes of a Tough Task Master" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is an introduction to the construction and navigation of the "PRIDE"-INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY (ISEM), Part IX of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Going it Alone?" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is an introduction to the concepts and principles of the "PRIDE"-INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY (ISEM), Part VIII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Death of the Business Letter" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is on PHASE 5 of the "PRIDE"-ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY (EEM) - EEM EVALUATION, Part VII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "360 Degrees" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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I had a situation where I was working with a young Systems Analyst who was ambitious but a bit naive as to the field of information systems. Nonetheless he wanted to boldly tackle a major systems project for his company and asked me for advice. I encouraged him to first study the parts of the business the system would serve, specify the end-user information requirements, and produce an overall system blueprint. "No, no, no, I've already got it worked out in my head," he told me and started programming. Although he was very proficient in how to write program code, his software didn't adequately serve the needs of his users and his project failed miserably.

Regardless of how you try to coach someone, I find it disheartening that a lot of people have to burn their fingers before they learn something. Maybe this has something to do with the cockiness of youth whereby there is a great temptation to leap before you look. It seems impetuousness has a lot to do with this, particularly for those...

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This week my tutorial is on PHASE 4 of the "PRIDE"-ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY (EEM) - ENTERPRISE INFO STRATEGY, Part VI of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "The SFB Quotient" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is on PHASE 3 of the "PRIDE"-ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY (EEM) - PHYSICAL ENTERPRISE ANALYSIS, Part V of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Making your problems mine" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is on PHASE 2 of the "PRIDE"-ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY (EEM) - LOGICAL ENTERPRISE ANALYSIS, Part IV of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "How much do we really use our head?" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is on PHASE 1 of the "PRIDE"-ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY (EEM) - EEM PROJECT PLANNING, Part III of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Thinking Small," and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is on the "PRIDE"-ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY (EEM), Part II of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Auto Dealership Ads," and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, my essay is entitled "THE PRIDE METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM" - Part I of a series on the "PRIDE" Methodologies for IRM (special broadcast).

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