David Viney

About David Viney

David Viney (david@viney.com) is the author of the Intranet Portal Guide; 31 pages of advice, tools and downloads covering the period before, during and after an Intranet Portal implementation.

Read the guide at http://www.viney.com/DFV/intranet_portal_guide or the Intranet Watch Blog at http://www.viney.com/intranet_watch.

Free eBook Publishing Guide – Part 1 – Why publish an eBook?

eBook definedDespite being around now for over twenty years, no-one has yet come up with a stable definition for the word ‘eBook’. However, one can discern some typical features:• The item is distributed as a single file (so CD...
Date Posted: February 04, 2006

Free eBook Publishing Guide – Part 2 – Features of the eBook market

The Current State of the MarketIn my first article, I outlined the massive advantages to eBook publishing, particularly for the author! Now you have become excited by that, it is time to inject a little realism!
Date Posted: February 04, 2006

Free eBook Publishing Guide – Part 5 – Sell your eBook

Editing your Amazon record2-3 weeks after approving your proof, you will see your title appear as a record on Amazon.com in the US (inheriting the basic details that you entered when uploading to Lightning Source).
Date Posted: February 04, 2006

Managing Project Risks and Issues

What is the difference between a project risk and a project issue and what different types can I expect to encounter? What tools can I use to manage the risks and issues on a Project?
Date Posted: March 27, 2005

Intranet Portals – Collaboration through Team Rooms

In this article, David Viney looks at how collaboration between and amongst teams can become a killer application on your Intranet Portal. How can you get the best value from such an investment and achieve a step change in knowledge management and...
Date Posted: March 27, 2005

Intranet - The Benefits Realisation Plan

The Millennium ExperienceA successful project is one that delivers on-spec (‘quality’), time and cost. Right? Well consider these two projects…The Millennium Dome was delivered on time for the 31 December 1999 and safely within a...
Date Posted: January 27, 2005

Stakeholder Analysis and Stakeholder Management

What is a Stakeholder?Try “define: Stakeholder” in Google and you will be surprised by the huge differences in the way this simple word is defined.
Date Posted: December 18, 2004

Intranet Portal – Business Case ROI

The days of easy money are overIn these post-dot-com days of the 21st Century, the hype attached to IT is well and truly over. The modern Board is deeply suspicious of large IT projects with questionable benefits and a long-term payback period.The...
Date Posted: December 08, 2004

Intranet Project Names - Some Ideas

"What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other word would smell as sweet."In this famous quote from Act II of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet tells Romeo that a name is an artificial and meaningless convention, and the fact he is a...
Date Posted: November 08, 2004

Intranet Portal Project - RAD or Waterfall?

In this short article, David Viney examines whether Rapid Application Development (RAD) or Waterfall development methodologies should be used during Intranet Portal projects.Building BridgesI have often used the analogy of building a bridge to...
Date Posted: November 01, 2004