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How to be a proactive project manager

There are three types of project managers--accidental ones, good ones, and proactive ones. Which one are you? Read more »

Seven ways to build respect as a project manager

Gaining respect from the members of your team takes work, practice, and patience. Here are seven ways you can build and maintain the respect you need to lead your projects. Read more »

Adopt nimble status reporting for your shop

When it comes to status reporting, there is a better way. Add these tips to your PM toolbox for efficient, effective status reporting. Read more »

Three top tips for surviving open source projects

Managing an open source project can present unique challenges to even veteran project managers. These tips will help you learn how to successfully manage an open source project. Read more »

Simple advice for job seekers

Commentary--We try and make some sense of the plethora of reports on the IT job market. Read more »

Safety-critical projects

Incomplete software specifications can cause disastrous system failure. A math-based formal specification method will eliminate flaws. Read more »

Open source systems make business sense

Open source may not be right for every dev platform, but you should compare it with paid licence options. Here are pros and cons of using open source. Read more »

Getting started with Delphi for PHP

This article guides you through a brief tour of CodeGear's Delphi for PHP, a visual IDE for developing applications in PHP. Read more »

Understanding your mental models can help sharpen PM skills

Becoming more aware of your mental models, or preconceptions, can help you become a more nimble project manager. See how to make your mental models more conscious and explainable and learn how they relate to the discipline of personal mastery. Read more »

Contribute to the Builder AU community

Have you ever thought, "I could do better than that" after reading an article on a developer Web site or in a magazine? If so, here's your chance to prove it. Read more »

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    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

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    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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