Use cases and user scenarios: These design constructs are a long-time favourite in the Cersys project toolbox. The origin lies in larger-scale software development – early 1990′s – and we now apply them to consultation for software configuration and customization for our customers in the legal vertical.  They sound impressive and helpful, but what does it [...]...

Choosing a simple, complete set of patterns: the meat-and-potatoes of a content migration analysis.  How do you take the ‘raw’ content on a network drive, and move it into a document management system with ‘the right’ metadata? How will you accomplish this on-budget and on-time? Make the hard choices during business analysis – to determine [...]...

An email policy is crucial to define clear limits to personal use of a firm's email system, and to establish the right to monitor email. This post describes several key points and summarizes best practices. ...

Good project control in IT projects can help to prevent cost overrun or failure. Agree ahead of time Why the project is happening and What the project needs to accomplish, before plunging into How you are going to proceed. [ Read More → ] ...