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- Software Project Management (exe)
- For a project to be successful it has to be planned and managed so that the project objectives are achieved. A comprehensive plan ensures adequate planning for all the aspects that are necessary for project success. A plan is used to execute the project and to monitor and control it....
- Tags: Software, Project, Software Project Management, Software Project, Edistalearning, Project Management, It Operations, It service Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- Only 16ò0of US software projects are on time within budget
- Only 16ò0of US software projects are on time within budgetInteresting...That's a pretty rocky record. I'd bet there are a lot of gnashed teeth and torn-out hair in the field. It would be interesting to see a few comparison statistics. 1) similar statistics for Electronics Engineering projects (or...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Tools & Techniques, software project, software
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Is your software project failing?
- Is your software project failing?Just 3 more suggestionsSee my small cartoon:http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2007/08/how-to-know-you.htmlBye,Oliver
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software project, software
- Discussion threads 2007-08-18
- INTERVIEW: Don Dodge (Microsoft) on Avoiding Project Failure
- Don Dodge has been around the software industry for a long time. Currently Director of Business Development, Emerging Business Team, at Microsoft, Don works closely with startups and venture capitalists. I'm an avid reader of Don's blog called the Next Big Thing, so it was with pleasure that I ran...
- Tags: Red Herring East 2007, Interview
- Blog posts 2007-07-08
- Quality Practices and Problems in Free Software Projects
- Free software and open source projects are often perceived to be of high quality. It has been suggested that the high level of quality found in some free software projects is related to the open development model which promotes peer review. While the quality of some free software projects is...
- Tags: Software, Quality, Software Project, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2005-07-11
- How to Have a Successful Free Software Project
- Some free software projects have been extremely successful. This rise to prominence can be attributed to the high quality and suitability of the software. This quality and suitability is achieved through an elaborate peer-review process performed by a large community of users, who act as co-developers to identify and correct...
- Tags: Software, Software Project, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2004-11-09
- Using Multilevel Call Matrices in Large Software Projects
- Traditionally, node link diagrams are the prime choice when it comes to visualizing software architectures. However, node link diagrams often fall short when used to visualize large graph structures. This paper investigates the use of call matrices as visual aids in the management of large software projects. The paper argues...
- Tags: Software, Software Project, Node, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2003-07-16
Additional Resources
- Inside India's CAPTCHA solving economy
- No CAPTCHA can survive a human that's receiving financial incentives for solving it, and with an army of low-waged human CAPTCHA solvers officially in the business of "data processing" while earning a mere $2 for solving a thousand CAPTCHA's, I'm already starting to see evidence of consolidation between India's major...
- Tags: CAPTCHA, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- iPhone tethering rumored
- When I travel I carry a second phone alongside my iPhone – for one reason. Tethering. I need to be able to get online wherever I am and Wi-Fi isn't exactly ubiquitous and free Wi-Fi seems to be getting scarcer with each passing day. To make matters...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Apple Inc., 3G, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- A (Microsoft) Codename a day: Wringer
- The Microsoft MOICE project isn't new, but the codename and its origins were new to me. MOICE is designed to "wring out" malicious content from Office documents. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Codename, Microsoft Corp., Attack, MOICE, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- My father, the casemodder
- I love hearing about these wacky aesthetic computer modifications that people do. While a lot of them definitely have the "cool" factor, most aren't exactly useful or practical. But when I heard about one particular "casemod" from one of my readers, I was intrigued. It just so happened that this...
- Tags: Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'
- The software maker has been granted a US patent on "navigating paginated content in page-based increments." Microsoft has been granted a patent on 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keystrokes. The software giant applied for the patent in 2005, and was granted it on August 19, 2008....
- Tags: Page, Microsoft Corp., Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, Microsoft, patent
- News items 2008-08-29
- IBM claims 'Quicksilver' flash sets data-speed record
- A project under development from IBM is setting new records for data-transfer speeds using solid-state technology with one million input/outputs per second. IBM has said its 'Project Quicksilver' is setting new records for data-transfer speeds on solid-state technology, with its tests showing a disk-storage solution hitting one million input/outputs...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Storage, Virtualization, Performance Management, Ip storage, Storage Management, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, IBM, Project Quicksilver, SSD, solid-state drive
- News items 2008-08-29
- Novell: Quietly developing some momentum
- Novell's fiscal third quarter was notable for reasons beyond Linux sales and its core product line. Novell's most recent quarter was the sixth consecutive one that topped expectations. That consistency may mark the days where Novell becomes something more than an afterthought. Now it's no coincidence that...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, Operational Accounting, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Microsoft to bolster Live Search in Europe with Greenfield acquisition
- Microsoft said Friday that it will acquire Greenfield Online, which owns Ciao, a price comparison, shopping and reviews site in Europe, for $17.50 a share, or $486 million. The goal: Expand Live Search in Europe. Greenfield Online, which also owns an Internet survey business, will be split...
- Tags: Acquisition, Europe, Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Survey, Ciao, Survey Business, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Virtual desktop solutions and mobility
- Several suppliers, including Citrix and VDIworks, have come forward to speak with me about work they're doing to address the inhibitors to deploying VDI-based solutions. Here are some of the issues these suppliers are addressing. Organizations have come to think that the only...
- Tags: Desktop, Mobility, Virtual Desktop, VDIworks, Staff Member, Desktop Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Say goodbye to Yahoo! Mash
- On today's web, so many social sites never get off the ground because users don't easily migrate from their online communities. As much as I want MySpace to die, people will still be using it as long as their friends are using it. Yahoo's mashup social network...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Social Networking, Collaboration, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possible
- FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possibleWake Up!Just when are the public and the goverment ever going to realize that there is ABSOLUTELY ZERO SECURITY when it comes to computers? It makes no sense for banks and any goverment agency to have their networks connected to the internet. How many more...
- Tags: Federal government, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, Financial services, Pearl Harbor, FBI
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Android Market is Google's competitor to the Apple iPhone store
- Android Market is Google's competitor to the Apple iPhone storeWhen there are enough models available, Google should open brick and mortarstores to sell the many brands of Android phones, accessories, and of course software.
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to follow
- Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to followHmm, I wonder how long it will take the torrent abusers...... to reach that cap and get kicked? Not talking about the ones who get movies and software and games all illegally but the ones who serve this stuff up?...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Corporate communications, Comcast Corp., broadband cap, broadband, stat
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
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