This videocast series will allow us all to meet up and discuss the topics and queries that have been raised in our DPM membership. We discuss how to improve our work in 2019, as well as sharing insights on a variety of PM topics that have been raised. Fyre festival fails How to handle a…
Video: Issue Management – How to Manage Project Delays – The Digital Project Manager
You missed your deadline, and now you must deal with a stressed team. The key to effective issue management is having the right issue logs and risk logs. What about the human side of things? A setback or delay in a task can demotivate people, and create tension within your team. What can you do…
Video: How to Motivate Overworked Team Members? The Digital Project Manager
Your team is already overwhelmed. As launch time approaches, a client approaches your team with (another!) request. You have already made some additional requests to your team. Now it’s time for you to ask them to do even more. What are you going do? You already have all your favors. Your team is driving at…
Video: How to manage sloppy team members – The Digital Project manager
I was asked by a friend: “How do I manage my team if they are just sloppy?” We’ve all been there. You brief your team and then you contact them one week later to get the results. They were half done, but didn’t know what to do next. They did some work but the majority…
Video: How to manage multiple projects The Digital Project Manager
Many project managers wonder, “How many projects should I manage?” How many projects can you take on? Here’s a look into the number of projects that PMs from our DPM community manages to paint a picture about the situation: 5 projects, each lasting 12 months and at different stages 15 projects (website maintenance, design, and…
TSHOOT: An Inside Look at Our TSHOOT Practice Exam (Study Hint!)
Brian Scheibe: If you are studying for the Cisco 642-832 TSOOT exam, here is a look at how to use the Boson ExSim Max TSHOOT practice test. Hint: While there may be an obvious problem with a ticket, it might not address the question being asked. Before answering the first question in a trouble ticket,…
TSHOOT – How to Pass Cisco’s 642-832 Exam
By Michael Aldridge Hi! Hi, I’m Michael Aldridge. I am a Senior Content Developer at Boson Software. We recently released ExSim-Max for THOOT, and I would like to share some thoughts with you about how to prepare to take Cisco’s 642-832 TSHOOT exam. The TSHOOT exam is part of the Cisco Certified Network Professional track….
Troubleshooting Techniques
James Hanback. We live in a hurry-up society. If your brake lights aren’t flashing in the nanosecond it takes for the traffic light to change from red to green, there’s the person behind. The person behind you in self-checkout lane will do the heavy sighing and eye roll bit. You must take the time to…
Troubleshooting an application problem with WAAS
It is easy to troubleshoot a WAAS application problem if you follow these steps. First, we need to gather information about the problem You can check whether the problem is in all applications or one application (i.e. CIFS, HTTP) You can get the details of client IP, server IP, port details, and application details. Find…
Tripwire monitors hybrid AWS environments for security risks
Tripwire Inc. launched a new service to provide security controls for hybrid cloud environments that use Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS). The company announced its Cloud Management Assessor service. This will allow the company to extend the functionality of its Tripwire enterprise solution to the AWS cloud. It reportedly provides real time threat detection and…