Software 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 ArticleQuality Assurance Lowers Software and Systems Integration Project Risks
Like any professional service, engineering and integrating software systems carries some risk. A minor miscalculation in a line of code can bring down an entire system, causing your client to lose time...
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 ArticleProtect Yourself: Tech Insurance for 2013’s Hottest Trends
If you’re like many tech-business owners, you celebrate the new year by turning to industry analysts for insight about the new trends likely to shape your business in the coming months. But have you...
View ArticleHow Safe Is Your Data? Key Questions for Your Insurance Agent
There’s a good chance your goals for 2013 don’t include a devastating financial blow from a data breach– and we certainly hope such a blow doesn’t hit your business. But we need to warn you: a study...
View Article7 Cost-Cutting Measures for Small Tech Firms
For owners of small technology businesses, keeping operating costs low is essential to maintaining strong revenue and keeping the business healthy overall. So where can you cut back on spending without...
View ArticleHow to Find Funding for Your Tech Startup
To launch a company, you need three things: a great idea, money, and protection. The last one is the easiest, and typically comes in the form of business liability insurance once you have the first two...
View ArticleSurvey: Most IT Privacy Policy Templates Woefully Insufficient
A survey published this month by DataGuidance, a global provider of data compliance resources, shows a dismal state of IT privacy policies for online companies. In fact, the survey found that 23...
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 ArticleQuality Assurance Lowers Software and Systems Integration Project Risks
Like any professional service, engineering and integrating software systems carries some risk. A minor miscalculation in a line of code can bring down an entire system, causing your client to lose time...
View ArticleHow Safe Is Your Data? Key Questions for Your Insurance Agent
There’s a good chance your goals for 2013 don’t include a devastating financial blow from a data breach– and we certainly hope such a blow doesn’t hit your business. But we need to warn you: a study...
View Article7 Cost-Cutting Measures for Small Tech Firms
For owners of small technology businesses, keeping operating costs low is essential to maintaining strong revenue and keeping the business healthy overall. So where can you cut back on spending without...
View ArticleMake Tech Decisions That Boost Revenue with New Business
Whether you run a computer consulting, data security, or computer programming business, you have your work cut out for you adapting to changes in the tech industry. It's a cliché that technology...
View ArticleTechnology Errors & Omissions: Google’s on the Ball
If you use Google, you’ve probably noticed the blue dialog bar that’s been appearing on the search engine’s home page announcing updates to its Terms of Service. One of the most significant changes...
View ArticleWhat Developers Can Learn from Obamacare's Website Problems
The recent struggles of HealthCare.gov’s insurance exchanges highlight important liability concerns for web developers and IT professionals.To better understand the liabilities web developers face,...
View ArticleCommon Risks for IT Project Risk Managers Part 1: Financial Exposures
While you may think you're unlikely to be sued, the reality is that more than half of all lawsuits target small businesses. As an IT project manager, you need to prepare for possible lawsuits, work to...
View ArticleVerification & Validation to Avoid E&O Claims
People sometimes use the words verification and validation interchangeably (and often abbreviate them to V&V), but while they can both help you avoid errors and omissions lawsuits, there are key...
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