Introduction: Project Initiation Document Template: Definition, Importance, and Step-by-Step Guide As a digital project manager, creating a Project Initiation Document (PID) is essential to ensure that your new project is set up for success. The...
I. Introduction This article will help you if you are recruiting or looking for a new role. I take you through the background and the most common Agile business analyst interview questions you are likely to ask or be asked. I explain why these...
Introduction So what is the difference when it comes to a Sales Order vs Purchase Order? In this article, I will explain how the purchasing process in businesses usually works. I then go on to explain how the Sales Order Processing workflow...
Introduction to EOL Best Practice End-of-life (EOL) software refers to software that is no longer supported or maintained by its developer. This may be due to the vendor going out of business or as a natural part of product life cycles. Often the...
Introduction This may be obvious but it’s worth saying if only because it’s so obvious that it’s easily forgotten when you are busy… Simple, clear, concise project status reporting can transform the success of your project and the way you are...
We have produced a simple to use, best practice project summary report template for Microsoft Word. This is free to download using the link below. You are free to use this in your projects and for educational purposes but please do not resell the...
Why do you need a project management folder structure to keep your files organised? When you start running projects of any size and complexity you will understand the importance of keeping your project files well organised. As a busy Project...
How to download / install and watch BBC iPlayer on Apple TV How to download and install BBC iPlayer App on your Apple TV Find the App Store icon The Apple TV includes its own Apple App Store. Find the icon shown below and select it with the remote...
Introduction Before we dive into the philosophy of project management, I would first like to define philosophy and methodology as people often confuse the two: What is philosophy? Wikipedia says, Philosophy is the study of general and...
It's often useful to keep an eye on what's trending on Twitter but in the latest versions of the iPhone Twitter App it's not immediately obvious where to find what's trending. It's actually really simple when you know. When you go into the Twitter...
By Andrew Hodges published by Vintage Alan Turing: The Enigma Book ALAN TURING: THE ENIGMA THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE FILM THE IMITATION GAMEAndrew Hodges is Tutor in Mathematics at Wadham College, Oxford University. His classic text of 1983,...
Introduction to the Unix / Linux command notebook I first used Unix over 20 years ago when I was at college. After that I got my first job and the company were then taking out their old Unix based system and were replacing it with a big IBM...
How to watch ITV on your Apple TV Update: April 2022 I thought I'd post a quick update to show what Apple TV looks like in the UK and in particular what the ITV Hub app looks like. To watch ITV on your Apple TV you need to go into the App Store....
How to clear DNS cache on iPhone After some research and experimentation, I have found that the easiest way to reset the DNS cache on an Apple iOS Device such as an iPhone is to switch WiFi off and on. This works every-time for me. Why would you...
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Why is getting your web hosting provider right so important? As a small business owner, the hosting for your small business website and your emails, may not seem like a big deal. In fact, if you ask most small business owners who they use for...
This article gives lots of advice on how to get into project management and the career path you can follow. Project Management is an interesting and constantly in demand skill set so well worth learning about. Many jobs have transferable skills...
Introduction: So you want to maximise the profitability of your business and make more money. I am about to show you how to increase profit generation and increase the value of your business. Before we begin, we should define a few terms which you...
Introduction to finding the minimum or maximum value in a list in Python This is a classic computer science problem that students are asked to solve in a range of programming languages. You are asked to find the array or list element with the...
Why is this a problem since the iPhone 7 Since the iPhone 7, all Apple iPhones and iPads have shipped without a 3.5mm stereo jack socket. Instead, you now have a single Apple Lightning connector which is used for charging and connecting devices...
If you have a website or web application you will probably be asked for your cross-browser compatibility statement. Likewise, if you are a business looking to purchase a new website or web application it is advisable to build a browser...
Apple TVPlus or (Apple TV+) is Apples subscription TV Service. It was initially only available on Apple devices but in recent years it is now increasingly supported as a built-in app on modern TV's along with Netflix. Apple TVPlus is more like the...
Why would I want to force quite an App? This article explains how to close, force quit and restart an app on your Apple TV. This is sometimes necessary if the app becomes unresponsive or develops some other type of bug. Also, while Apple would...
So what is the best Python IDE and what makes a good IDE anyway? Do you need an IDE to program in Python? No you certainly don't need an IDE (Interactive Development Environment) to program in Python. For example on Mac and Linux you can work in...
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