Deborah L. Hadley recently relocated from New York City to join the Denim Group, Ltd. as the new Director of Operations. Deborah's addition to the management team signifies the major growth Denim Group has experienced over the past year, and that they expect to continue. Her wealth of experience spans eighteen years and three continents.

Historically, a large portion of IT projects end with the client feeling unsatisfied. Denim Group feels that lack of proper methodology and project management are the leading cause of this failure. Hold your vendors to a higher standard. Consider the following when selecting a vendor for your IT project:

Does the vendor provide a detailed statement of work with well-articulated descriptions and mutually agreed upon milestones? The statement of work should protect both the client and the vendor. One of the easiest ways to hold a vendor accountable for delivery is to tie contractual payments to project milestones.

The Houston Java Users Group will host Dan Cornell as he speaks about Application Security in Java/J2EE Environments. Because most Java/J2EE-based applications are web facing, application security is critical. Java developers need to be aware of the issues whether clients are asking about security or not. The meeting will be Wednesday April 27th at 6:30 pm and is open to anyone wishing to attend. For more information contact the Denim Group at 210-572-4400 or info@denimgroup.com.