Quality assurance engineers apply their technical expertise and skills to oversee the entire software development lifecycle, verify the quality of the product and assess the overall user experience against a checklist specified by the client. This hiring kit, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provides an adjustable framework your business can use to ...
For many businesses, particularly those operating at the enterprise level, the demands of the competitive marketplace require them to constantly upgrade and reiterate their software applications and systems. This continuous cycle of deployment, fixing, updating, upgrading and redeploying requires systems and personnel that can keep track of their application software’s status at any given time ...
Software development is a complex process that involves a specific series of steps (known as the development lifecycle) to transform a concept into a deliverable product. The steps involved with creating the finished product must be carefully adhered to yield the best results, reduce inefficiencies and maximize customer satisfaction. The purpose of this policy, written ...
Onboarding and offboarding employees requires careful attention. Otherwise, team members may receive insufficient permissions to perform their jobs or continue to have access long after their employment’s termination. Given the stakes, the problem is even worse when managing IT staff permissions, so it’s imperative that your company adopts a system to ensure consistency. Employees, contractors ...
Whenever installing Microsoft 365 subscription services and apps on a Mac, multiple considerations come into play. There are so many elements to consider that forward-thinking IT professionals should consider employing a checklist. With proper administration, IT departments can ensure important tasks aren’t overlooked and users don’t need to return systems to the help desk for ...
The policy’s purpose is to define for employees and authorized representatives the technology-related purchases eligible for reimbursement. TechRepublic Premium’s policy also seeks to ensure all expenses are properly reported, processed and reimbursed. This policy can be customized as needed to fit your organization’s requirements. From the policy: Technology purchases should only be completed after first ...
A web browser is an indispensable feature of every computer and, in some cases, the only truly essential feature (such as with Google Chromebooks). The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide guidelines for the secure configuration and use of web browsers on company systems. It also includes steps for remediation and ...
Recruiting a video game animator with the right combination of experience and technical expertise will require a comprehensive screening process. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find the right person for the job. From the hiring kit: DETERMINING FACTORS, DESIRABLE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND SKILLSETS Beyond sheer ...
The modern enterprise generates more raw data than ever before, but it takes someone with special skills to turn that data stream into information that decision-makers can actually use. The extraction of useful business intelligence requires insight into all aspects of an enterprise’s business operations, technical knowledge of what, where and how data is generated ...
This policy from TechRepublic Premium defines proper practices for using Microsoft 365 applications, sites and services whenever accessing, connecting to or otherwise interacting with organization systems, services, Teams sites, SharePoint portals, messaging, conferences, files and data. From the policy: No ‘nesting’ cloud file-storage service directories. No organization representative should ever install or locate a Microsoft ...
Procuring software packages for an organization is a complicated process that involves more than just technological knowledge — there are financial and support aspects to consider, proof of concepts to evaluate and vendor negotiations to handle. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to help the IT department ensure that all necessary information ...
Installation of unauthorized computer programs and software, including files downloaded and accessed on the internet, can easily and quickly introduce unnecessary clutter, system instability or unreliability, and serious security vulnerabilities, all of which might require lengthy support remediation and lead to wasted productivity. This policy from TechRepublic Premium can be used to establish guidelines for ...
This Remote Access Checklist from TechRepublic Premium should be used to ensure all employees have the requisite items, accounts, access and instructions needed for remote work. It should be filled out by the IT department and signed off on by the employee and their supervisor/manager. This checklist can be customized to meet the needs of ...
Software is a critical component of company operations, helping employees do their jobs so the business can meet its goals. This software purchase approval form, courtesy of TechRepublic Premium, can help you meet these commitments and get the most out of your applications. From the download: The form should be filled out via the following ...
Productive and efficient IT integration requires an individual with both practical technical knowledge and the ability to sense possibilities outside normal procedures. Finding and hiring individuals with the right level of technical expertise, system experience and corresponding communication skills will require a thorough recruiting process. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium provides an adjustable framework ...