Monthly Archives: June 2009

Software Estimation and the Cone of Uncertainty

June 29, 2009 – 9:19 am

Accurate estimation for software projects is the cornerstone of good project management. Learn how task duration and confidence levels are fundamentally connected in managing project risks.

By Liam Sheerin | Posted in Project Management, Technology | Post a comment | 0 comments

Think Rapid: more choice for online publishers

June 15, 2009 – 2:26 pm

Online publishing is an evolving industry, and an important aspect of that evolution is the ability of the supplier community to innovate. This means not only technology innovation but innovation in process and business models; the ability to offer publishers greater efficiencies in the publishing process and more choice.
To date, publishers have had a rather [...]

By John Helmer | Posted in Publishing business models, e-learning | Post a comment | 0 comments

IP address authentication considered harmful

June 10, 2009 – 3:57 am

The practice of using IP addresses to identify institutional users is commonplace in most sectors of the online publishing marketplace, as it allows users to seamlessly access resources without needing to go through an explicit log-in process. But this practice has serious pitfalls which lead to significant customer service costs for publishers, and frustration for [...]

By Richard Padley | Posted in Publishing business models, Technology | Post a comment | 5 comments

Publishing micro environment

June 1, 2009 – 8:03 am

Here’s a quick visualisation of the publishing market landscape (click on the thumbnail for a larger image), focusing on the relationships between the different communities in this space. I originally created a much simpler version of this graphic for my keynote presentation at our recent S3UG 2009 user group meeting, but it stuck in my mind because I [...]

By Richard Padley | Posted in Online Publishing Market | Post a comment | 0 comments

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