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Benchmarks part 1: Pre-K through 5

Benchmarks part 1: Pre-K through 5Benchmarks part 1: Pre-K thr. 5As I read your post, I kept checking back to the intro to make sure I had not misread it, but I had not. It did say pre-K through 5. My overwhelming reaction is that the first three parts of...

Tags: Blogging, PRODUCTIVITY, Pre-K

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

Matching Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Management Tools to Your Environment

This paper is for Executives, Business Analysts and Managers (Project, Program, Product, Development and Test Managers) who would like to understand more about the orientation of Software Development Lifecycle SDLC management tools and the business environments they are optimized for. It characterizes a large area of the marketplace (mid-level project...

Tags: Software, SDLC, Environment, Tool, QAVantage, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2008-09-10

The SDLC strikes back

The SDLC strikes backThe last arrowI think the last arrow in the model (between 8 and 1) is wrong. That makes it and endless cycle, and that's not true in practice. Once a certain technology (software, hardware or a combination of both) has been introduced, the situation stays more or...

Tags: SDLC

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

The SDLC strikes back

OK, so it doesn't have the same ring as The Empire Strikes Back, but it is really important. I've talked about the SDLC, or the Systems Development Lifecycle, before, but I was at a conference the other day when I was reminded of its importance. For...

Tags: SDLC, Teacher, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-22

Should Performance Be an Integral Part of the SDLC?

Diagnosing, fine tuning and fixing poorly performing IT applications is both a science as well as an art. A detailed and dispassionate analysis of the experiences leads one to postulate that there are two underlying principles that project teams would be well advised to follow to build software that "Performs".

Tags: Integral, SDLC, Performance, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Team Management, Management

White papers 2006-10-01

Not your father's SDLC

In my last posting, I talked about a Kubuntu Linux implementation in our ailing and aging computer lab. So we've lived with it for a while and we learned a few lessons. The most important actually has nothing to do, though, with whether or not we like Linux. Overall, it's...

Tags: Kubuntu, distro, SDLC

Blog posts 2006-02-03

Managing Requirements Changes in SDLC

Requirements continuously change. This change is either because of incomplete and non-deterministic character of requirement that is caught as a defect during the reviews or testing stage or because the needs themselves change. While requirements present that dynamic nature, managing this change all through the software development lifecycle has an...

Tags: SDLC, Requirement, Product Development, Software Development, Change Management, Product Marketing, Development Tools, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Software/Web Development, Tools & Techniques, Management, Marketing

White papers 2004-09-11

Integrating Human-Computer Interaction Development Into SDLC: A Methodology

Incorporating a Human Computer Interaction HCI perspective into the Systems Development Life Cycle SDLC is critical to Information Systems IS success and in turn to the success of businesses. The human interaction aspect of an information system is considered far too little only the screen interface and far too late...

Tags: Information System, SDLC, Strategy, Management

White papers 2004-08-01

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Enabling Security in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

New security vulnerabilities are found almost daily. When they are, the affected software must be retrofitted with an appropriate patch while companies fend off the wrath of customers. Applications have become the most fertile ground for attackers to ply their trade - seeking out the seemingly innocuous features and utilities...

Tags: Software, Cenzic Inc., Software Development, Development Tools, Security, Tools & Techniques, Software/Web Development, Management

White papers 2009-05-01

Benchmarks part 1: Pre-K through 5

Despite constant brushfires and spending too much time on scheduling and database issues, I've been giving a lot of thought to a comprehensive, K-12 technology curriculum. With such a unified approach to teaching and integrating technology in our classes, teachers at each level would be able to expect certain...

Tags: Student, Teacher, Computer, Productivity, Internet, Transportation, IPO, Financial Services, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-04-23

Windows 7 as a free upgrade? I don

Windows 7 as a free upgrade? I donThey already exist. Microsoft labels them "Upgrade". nt.Aggressive pricing and offers at GAIf you follow the link to my post (thanks, Adrian) you'll note that I quote a Microsoft spokesperson who says we can expect "aggressive pricing" and some special offers when Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, service pack, Microsoft Windows, Win 7, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

Web Design Companies Facilitate Online Presence

Web Design involves processes like conceptualization of a particular business needs, planning the web based solution, modeling, and finally execution of the website designing process with the purpose of suitable interpretation of information. Web designers are aware of several internet technological aspects and graphical user interfaces. As per the business...

Tags: Web, Web Design, Sigma Infotech, Web Designer, Channel Management, Marketing

White papers 2009-01-01

What is Application Lifecycle Management?

Defining application lifecycle management ALM isn't easy. Different people and different vendors take quite different perspectives. Still, ALM is an important topic, and so understanding what it encompasses is also important. It's common to equate ALM with the software development lifecycle SDLC. Yet this simple approach is...

Tags: Application Lifecycle Management

White papers 2008-12-01

Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug

Buried in the flurry of feature-related news surrounding the release of Opera 9.6 is the fact that the update fixes an "extremely severe" vulnerability that could expose Opera users to code execution attacks. According to an Opera advisory, which is not mentioned anywhere in Opera's giddy press...

Tags: Applet, Opera Software ASA, Rohlf, Ryan Naraine, Security, Web Browser

Blog posts 2008-10-09

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeWhen everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody.W.S. Gilbert, Gondoliers.So many managers. An employee without a management title will feel overlooked.Murph, you outline the functional groups for your organization based on the leader. That means the effectiveness of each one...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, disaster recovery, leader, IBM mainframe, IBM Corp., job, data-processing, mainframe

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Bad leadership causes failed IT [guest blogger]

Bad leadership causes failed IT [guest blogger]From the Obvious to the executionMuch of what you say is true, and as you point out much has been written on this subject, and very little changes.Having delivered some very successful projects myself, the biggest success factor is a clear delineation between, business,...

Tags: Strategy, Leadership, True Leadership, information technology, Bad leadership cause, Bad leadership, guest blogger

Discussion threads 2008-06-29

An effective way to treat Web 2.0 vulnerabilities

I'm personally a huge fan of the Matasano blog, and have a lot of respect for their group.  I took a peek over at their blog today and noticed an article by Dave Goldsmith that deals with "Vulnerability Reporting in a Web 2.0 World Continued". In this...

Tags: Web, Web 2.0, Vulnerability, Defect, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-28

News to Know: Googlenomics; Windows Mobile 7 phones; Broadband hell

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Free Sourcefire tool pinpoints hostile MS Office files Apple security team finds code execution holes in Ruby Google using invalid security certificate Dancho Danchev: Phishers targeting Facebook users, fake logins...

Tags: Security, Google Inc., Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Information Technology, Broadband, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Virtualization, Telecom & Utilities, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-23

Microsoft Dynamics AX looking more like SAP?

Microsoft Dynamics AX looking more like SAP?Being the largest software company in the world...you'd think Microsoft would be a leader in the process vertical market. SDLC is their business, their processes have processes nested 12 layers deep. You can accuse Microsoft of a lot of things, but being...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Dynamics, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Analyst: four SOA consulting red flags that spell trouble

ZapThink's David Linthicum, who nailed the SOA-business alignment problem so well at last week's Open Group's Enterprise Architecture forum, points to another matter creating headaches for organizations: consultants offering expensive "SOA" solutions that end up being far less than promised. Consultants have a long proud history of...

Tags: ZapThink LLC, Consultant, SOA, Consulting, Dave, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-02-04