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- Universal Code Lines Counter 1.0.1 (Windows)
- A fast and easy tool for counting source code, blank and comment lines of software projects for many programming/script languages. With this application you get a detailed report as table and additionally as graphic about the source code of your software project. It counts not only source code lines, but...
- Software downloads 2009-09-30
- Eliminating Waste in Software Project Management Using Critical Chain Project Management
- Critical Chain Project Management provides measurable benefits of between 10%-50% reduction in the overall cycle time of a project, without impacting project costs. It also shows significant benefits in providing the right controls to effectively manage projects, and allowing actions to be expedited as and when they occur in a...
- White papers 2009-03-01
- The Componentware Revolution
- Many have serious misconceptions about the capabilities of current software approaches. Based upon surveys of corporate software projects in the United States, the realities of software development are as follows. About one third of all software projects are cancelled. Average projects expend twice as much budget and schedule as initially...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Software Project Management 1 (Windows)
- 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....
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Why Software Projects Fail: A New Assessment of Risk - Practical Methods to Mitigate Project Failure
- If anyones organization does not do a risk assessment during the project lifecycle, consider adding it at one or more places. Pay attention to the risk aspects previously discussed to anticipate some of the factors that create roadblocks to project success. Define both functional and non-functional requirements for tool selection,...
- White papers 2008-01-17
- Why Software Projects Fail: A New Assessment of Risk Practical Methods to Mitigate Project Failure
- Alpha Software's motivation for underwriting this white paper is simple. Developers who download and evaluate the product, Alpha Five Version 8, tells one time and again that the technology is superior to better-known offerings, such as Visual Studio, NetBeans, PHP, Ruby, and others. They find they can build desktop, hybrid,...
- White papers 2008-01-17
- Increase your software project's chances of success by practicing outside-in development
- Outside-in software development is a way of thinking about building software that keeps your team's focus and energy on the people who will ultimately engage with and benefit from the product: the stakeholders. In this chapter download from Outside-in Software Development: A Practical Approach to Building Successful Stakeholder-based Products, learn...
- Book chapters 2007-10-19
- 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
- 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...
- Blog posts 2007-07-08
- Performing Use-Case Realizations: The Case for High Cohesion and Low Coupling
- In recent years, software engineering processes, in combination with object-oriented programming and improved development environments, have given software projects a greater level of control and therefore better probabilities for success. However, the processes are still not granular enough to enforce adherence to the principles of high cohesion and low coupling....
- White papers 2007-06-15
- New Solution Improves Software Project Management, Productivity, and Quality
- Facing multiple simultaneous projects, the nine-member software development group within the Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development CTED found it difficult to accurately assess project status, estimate new efforts, and ensure sufficient software quality. The group adopted Microsoft Visual Studio Team System to help it overcome all...
- Case studies 2007-04-01
- Take the guesswork out of software project estimation: Investigate size, effort, and scheduling of projects
- Heads of large IT organizations continue to be tormented by one of the most difficult facets of managing IT business: controlling their budgets. Estimates that cover costs towards discretionary and non-discretionary expenses, including operational and infrastructure costs, have always been a source of dispute and ambiguity. Unlike hard facts and...
- Book chapters 2007-03-27
- Transform your software development and software project management processes by adopting agile methods
- It is not too extreme a statement to say that when it comes to software development and software project management in general, agile changes everything. In this sample chapter from Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises, examine new paradigms that real teams are using to...
- Book chapters 2007-03-27
- Set your software development project on the road to success with these practical tools and strategies
- Ever wonder why many software projects run into trouble, and many never ship at all—while others run like well-oiled machines? Learn how to set your software development project on the road to success in this sample chapter from Ship it! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects. Discover a...
- Book chapters 2006-10-25
- Improve productivity, reduce costs, and deliver more effective solutions by practicing iterative software project management
- Iterative processes have gained widespread acceptance because they help software developers reduce risk and cost, manage change, improve productivity, and deliver more effective, timely solutions. But conventional project management techniques don't work well in iterative projects, and newer iterative management techniques have, thus far, been poorly documented. Learn how to...
- Book chapters 2006-09-27
- Putting "Management" Into Your Requirements Management
- While requirements engineering and requirements tools have become widely adopted, the number of software project failures attributed to poor requirements management remains high. Metrics that focus on requirements engineering are widely available, yet often only the most advanced and mature organizations actually use them. Requirements metrics are key indicators of...
- White papers 2006-09-06
- Resuscitate disastrous software projects: Apply the ten steps of catastrophe disentanglement
- Just as the smart thing to do when a ball of twine seems hopelessly entangled is to stop whatever we are doing with it, so it is with a disastrous software project; the longer we keep at it, the worse it gets. At some point, project managers need to halt...
- Book chapters 2006-08-23
- Software Project Outsourcing
- Outsourced software development can offer important business benefits over in house development in many situations. Equally, outsourced development can introduce issues for the project and the long term success of the resulting solution. In this article we discuss the potential issues and benefits, and suggest ways to maximise the benefits...
- White papers 2005-12-02
- Prompter: A Decision Support Tool for Software Project Management
- This paper describes work undertaken within the context of the P3 Project and Process Prompter Project which aims to develop the Prompter tool, a "decision-support tool to assist in the planning and managing of a software project". Prompter will have the ability to help software project managers to assimilate best...
- White papers 2005-10-06
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