Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
"Что? Где? Когда?". 2013. Летняя серия игр
Что? Где? Когда? Летняя серия. Игра первая. (25.05.2013)
Команда Росатома
1. Никита Баринов
2. Александра Золотова
3. Екатерина Гудкова
4. Евгений Фионов
5. Егор Барданов
6. Константин Рудер
Музыкальная пауза: Тамара Гвердцители
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Procurement Management - Notes on PMBOK4 terminology
contract == agreement, understanding. subcontract, purchase order
seller == contractor, subcontractor, vendor, service provider, supplier
buyer == client, customer, prime contractor, contractor, acquiring organization, government agency, service requestor, purchaser
Seller's "evolution": bidder -> selected source -> contracted supplier/vendor
bid, tender, quotation ==> price
proposal ==> other considerations than price (tech. capability, for ex.)
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Preparation for the PMP Exam: Earned Value Management (EVM) formulas
EV -- Earned Value
PV -- Planned Value
AC -- Actual Cost
BAC -- Budget At Completion (sum of all PVs)
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Articles for PMP Exam Preparation - from Wikipedia and other sources
Affinity diagram
Agile software development
Arbitration, Breach of contract, Letter of intent, No-bid contract, Request for proposal, Request for information, Invitation for bid
Conflict Management in Projects
* Mediation - Confrontation
* Arbitration - Forcing (an option: forcing to initial solution, then mediation)
* Control - Smoothing (humour and time-outs)
* Acceptance - Active acceptance
* Elimination
Control Chart
Critical Chain Project Management, Critical path method, Float, Resource leveling
Employee benefit: fringes vs perks
Fixed Costs vs Variable Costs vs Sunk Costs
Dicrect Costs vs Indirect Costs
Real World Project Management: Estimating Your Project Costs
* -25% .. +75% - ballpark estimate (aka ROM)
* -10% .. +25% - budget estimate (aka top-down estimate) - most often based on analogous estimating
* -5% .. +10% - definitive estimate (aka bottom-up estimate) - requires WBS
NPV, IRR
GERT (uses feedback loops); PERT
Gold plating (*)
Journey to Abilene (aka Abilene paradox)
Kick-off meeting
Motivation Theories
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
Herzberg's Two-factor theory: hygiene factors vs motivational agents
Halo effect
Expectancy theory
McClelland's Theory of Needs (aka "three needs theory", aka "learned needs theory"): most of needs can be classed as either achievement, affiliation, or power.
Payback period
Performance bond -- гарантия выполнения контракта
PDM vs ADM
PTA == ((Ceiling_Price - Target_Price) / Buyer's_Share_Ratio) + Target_Cost;
Target_Price == Target_Cost + Target_Seller's_Profit
Retainage - portion of a contract's final payment withheld by a principal (client or owner) until the project is complete in all respects, functioning satisfactorily according to the contract terms, and all mechanic's liens have either been released or have expired.
Project Management: triple constraint
Statistics
SWOT analysis
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Java User Group Latvia - 26th meeting on 6-June-2013
JUG LV Homepage
Free Registration for JUG LV #26
Agenda
18:40 - Java User Group Updates
18:50 - Rubylight - High-Load Contest - Part I : Solutions & Results
19:40 - Coffee Break
20:10 - Alla Babkina - Are You a Coding-Monkey?
Alla will talk about how software developers can and should be the main driver of business development. She will explain why real developers should understand the business behind requirements and collaborate closely with business representatives whenever possible, give some examples and tips on how not to become a coding-monkey.
21:00 - Round-up and raffle
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Ctrl+Backspace
Ctrl+Backspace -- стирает последнее набранное слово в текстовом редакторе или в поле для ввода текста. Под Windows -- почти везде (на Mac'е - Alt+Backspace).
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