Taking the stress out of testing
Effective testing is key to the success of any IT project, but can be difficult to get right. When not done well, it is a source of frustration for project managers, business users, and developers […]
Why you can’t afford to ignore customer networks
Every publisher selling content to institutions or companies will have encountered the complex topic of customer networks: the relationships between organisations and their parent and subsidiary parts. While difficult to understand and exploit, it’s important […]
Top tips for successful account management
The launch date is here; the mega-data-wotsit system is finally ready for your users; the project is done! Yet, in reality there’s always lots more work to do to ensure the ongoing success of a […]
What we can all learn from ‘cablegate’
The publication of thousands of confidential US embassy cables by the website Wikileaks has dominated news headlines for the past couple of weeks. You might think this must have been a case of hi-tech computer […]
Why projects are like babies
Since a new baby arrived in the Andrews household this month (Holly, pictured), my sleep-deprived brain started to notice the many similarities between babies and IT projects. Perhaps there’s something useful to learn from the […]
Why ‘the wrong way’ is sometimes right
If you’ve ever been involved in building or using any kind of new business system, chances are you’ve probably heard “the database” being spoken of by wise technical colleagues in almost mythical terms. In project […]
Making the most of your institutional contacts
Many of your individual contacts will be affiliated to one or more institutions. Identifying these ‘related contacts’ in your data can be a challenge, but this information is a valuable component of a ‘single view’ […]
Five tips to improve your productivity at work
Companies are always keen to look at systems and processes to improve productivity, but often ‘the little things’ relating to personal productivity can be equally important. Here we list our top 5 tips for working […]
Dashboards for every department
Good quality information is essential for decision-making, yet publishing staff may sometimes lack easy access to the right facts and figures. A dashboard combines related charts and metrics into a concise one-page view, which can […]
Five tips for improving password security
Passwords have become a fact of online life: the chances are you’ve entered several and perhaps created (or even forgotten) one or more already today. With such widespread use, it can be easy to view […]
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