Posted by Kevin Brady on Fri 4th September 2009 at 11:31 AM, Filed in Project Management

This title does not mean:-

Project managers are the best through doing absolutely nothing

or

Projects Managers who are Lazy are stupid.

Such managers would have woefully short careers

I am referring to the kind of clever laziness which leads to Project Management Success. I like to call this “Productive Laziness”.
So what is “Productive Laziness”?

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Tue 25th August 2009 at 11:34 PM, Filed in Document Templates & Tools,  Legals

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What is this?

This is a tried and tested bespoke software services contract. This contract contains the following list of key clauses:-

1. Conditions Precedent/Term and Services
3. Specification of Requirements
4. Obligations of Software Vendor
5. Acceptance Testing
6. Obligations of Client
7. Price and Payment
8. Software Warrenty
9. Data Protection and Content
10. General Intellectual Property Rights and Licence
11. Background Intellectual Property and Licence
12. Foreground Intellectual Property and Licence
13. Residuals Clause
14. Intellectual Property Indemnity
15. Client Warranties
16. Software Vendor Warranties
17. Indemnity
18. Liability
19. Insurance
20. Project Management
21. Sub-Contractors
22. Termination
23. Change Control
24. Force Majeure
25. Confidentiality
26. Dispute Resolution
27. Survival
28. Assignment and Third Parties
29. Entire Agreement
30. Waiver
31. Severability
32. Variation
33. Successors
34. Relationship
35. Governing Law

Schedule 1 Statement of Work
Schedule 2 Change Control Procedure

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Tue 11th August 2009 at 11:25 PM, Filed in Document Templates & Tools,  Legals

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What is this?

The attached download is a tried and tested simply software services contract. This contract contains the following list of key clauses:-

1. Statement of Work

• Statement of Requirements
• Obligations of Software Vendor
• Acceptance Tests
• Acceptance Criteria
• Third party License Costs
• Key Personnel
• Client Dependencies
• Change & Charges

2. Agreement

• Definitions
• Fees & Expenses
• Orders & Obligations of the Client
• Acceptance
• Payment
• Retention of Title
• Intellectual Property
• Commencement & Termination
• Confidentiality & Solicitation of Staff
• Warranty
• Force Majeure
• Liability
• Changes to order or Specifications
• General

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Tue 4th August 2009 at 10:51 PM, Filed in Document Templates & Tools,  Legals

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There are several types of contracts typically used to engage software development vendors /suppliers:-

Firm Fixed Price

A firm fixed price (FFP) contract is used most often. Another name for this contract is lump sum. This type of contract, the supplier agrees to furnish supplies or services at a specified price that is not subject to adjustment because of performance costs. This type of contract is best suited when reasonably definite production specifications are available and costs are relatively certain. The seller bears the greatest degree of risk in this contract type and may therefore pad their price for contingencies that may occur during the project. In this situation, the seller is motivated to decrease costs by producing efficiently because regardless of what that costs are, the seller receives the agreed upon amount. As a consequence, the seller should place emphasis on controlling costs.

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Tue 28th July 2009 at 10:34 PM, Filed in Document Templates & Tools,  Legals

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What is this?

The attached is a tried and tested web services contract. This contract contains the following list of key clauses:-

1. Conditions Precedent/Term and Services
3. Specification of Requirements
4. Obligations of Software Vendor
5. Acceptance Testing
6. Obligations of Client
7. Price and Payment
8. Software Warranty
9. Data Protection and Content
10. General Intellectual Property Rights and Licence
11. Background Intellectual Property and Licence
12. Foreground Intellectual Property and Licence
13. Residuals Clause
14. Intellectual Property Indemnity
15. Client Warranties
16. Software Vendor Warranties
17. Indemnity
18. Liability
19. Insurance
20. Project Management
21. Sub-Contractors
22. Termination
23. Change Control
24. Force Majeure
25. Confidentiality
26. Dispute Resolution
27. Survival
28. Assignment and Third Parties
29. Entire Agreement
30. Waiver
31. Severability
32. Variation
33. Successors
34. Relationship
35. Governing Law

Schedule 1 Statement of Work
Schedule 2 Change Control Procedure
Schedule 3 Rate Card

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