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- Help desk outsourcing serves company's needs
- It's difficult for corporations and companies to acknowledge that their expertise might not extend to a particular area. At Stein Roe Investment Counsel SRIC, a major independent investment counseling firm, management sat down and took a long, hard look at the company's core strengths—and weaknesses. In 2001, after splitting from...
- Technical articles 2003-08-06
- Home Network Security Basics
- Now more than ever computer and network security cannot be overlooked or diminished. "Computer security is the process of preventing and detecting unauthorized use of the computer" (Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, 2001). The computers are used for everything from banking and finance, shopping or browsing the Web, or to...
- White papers 2009-08-13
- Best Training Practices Within the Software Engineering Industry
- This white paper documents the results of a benchmarking study to identify the best training practices and support training initiatives within the software engineering community. In the first phase, paper collected and analyzed information from a number of organizations to create a broad picture of training as it currently...
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- Reuse-Based Software Development Methodology
- Software has been reused in applications development ever since programming started. However, the reuse practices have mostly been ad hoc, and the potential benefits of reuse have never been fully realized. Most of the available software development methodologies do not explicitly identify reuse activities. The Application of Reusable Software Components...
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- Software Risk Management
- This paper presents a holistic vision of the risk-based methodologies for Software Risk Management SRM developed at the Software Engineering Institute SEI. SRM methodologies address the entire life cycle of software acquisition, development, and maintenance. This paper is driven by the premise that the ultimate efficacy...
- White papers 2001-03-03
- SEI Investments Sales Productivity Up Almost 300% With Sage CRM SalesLogix
- SEI Investments, a global technology and investment services firm, needed a flexible CRM solution that would support its highly complex sales process. After examining several solutions, from contact managers to enterprise-size packages, the company decided Sage CRM SalesLogix from Sage Software was the right solution. Sage CRM SalesLogix has a...
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- Discussion: Software estimation
- What drives development time estimates on your team--gut feeling or mathematical formula? Join the discussion and tell us what works for your organization.What do you say when your vice president asks you over lunch, “About how long do you think it will take to implement this project?” Besides mumbling, ”I’ll...
- Technical articles 2002-04-12
- What Are Software Process Improvement Essentials?
- Many technology company leaders may be overlooking one very effective approach for optimizing the quality and effectiveness of their solutions and services?and improving the company?s bottom line. The investment of a little commitment and patience at the executive level can go a long way toward enhancing a company?s software development...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-12
- ATAM method helps you make proper software architecture assessment
- Creating an architecture is one of the first steps in the system development life cycle. Creating rock solid architecture comes from a collection of tough decisions. During my experience, I have seen various systems fail to achieve the stated goals because of poor architecture. In most of these cases, the...
- Technical articles 2003-10-13
- Know Your Enemy: Software Risk Management
- The list of evil things that can befall a software project is depressingly long. The enlightened project manager will acquire extensive lists of these risk categories to help the team uncover as many concerns as possible early in the planning process. Possible risks to consider can come from group brainstorming...
- White papers 2001-08-17
- The requirements translation challenge --- can you meet it?
- By Dr. Joe MarascoTwo thirds of all software projectsundertaken this year will fail to meet user expectations (Donald Firesmith, The Business Case for RequirementsEngineering, Software Engineering Institute, 2003) – they will either belate, over budget, delivered wanting in some crucial dimension, or cancelledoutright. Rework is a key factor in this...
- Technical articles 2006-10-23
- Offshore development reduces cost, decreases production cycle
- While it may not be politically correct, offshore development can seriously reduce development cost and the production cycle. The data may suprise you.Offshore IT outsourcing is hot, and for good reason. The Meta Group reports that 80 percent of companies plan to outsource some IT function by 2003, and Dean...
- Technical articles 2002-04-01
- Create specific metrics to show the value of PM methodology
- Though it's difficult, you can show the quantitative value provided by a project management process. Here are some suggestions.This article was originally published on Builder.com’s sister site, TechRepublic.com.QuestionWe recently implemented formal project management processes and a project management office into our organization. My manager asked me to quantify the value...
- Technical articles 2002-09-10
- Create specific metrics to show the value of your project management methodology
- Though it's difficult, you can show the quantitative value provided by a project management process. Here are some suggestions.In my last column, I partially addressed this question:We recently implemented formal project management processes and a project management office into our organization. My manager asked me to quantify the value of...
- Technical articles 2002-09-03
- "Light methodologies" will yield new rules for IT consultants, expert says
- The light-methodology movement in application development calls for less rigid processes and high skill levels. Columnist Rick Freedman talked with movement leader Jim Highsmith to find out how consultants can prepare for the onset of this trend.The recent changes in the Internet economy have resulted in the movement toward new...
- Technical articles 2000-11-28
- Evaluate these three factors to manage project risk
- A former CFO explains how IT executives can perform a basic assessment of project risk by examining three key components: technology life-cycle, business requirements, and project management capabilities.The goal of risk management in software development, according to the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute SEI, is to change the culture of...
- Technical articles 2002-08-01
- Improve your development processes with the Capability Maturity Model
- QuestionOur IT development process isn't terrible, but it's probably not great either. Our company is trying to become more efficient and reduce costs. My manager asked me to look into the Capability Maturity Model. The model looks reasonable, but I also know it will cause a lot of pain to...
- Technical articles 2003-04-03
- Study: Few bugs in MySQL database
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Technical articles 2005-02-07
- Internet security vulnerabilities: To disclose or not to disclose?
- Should CERT and other Internet security groups reveal security vulnerabilities before contacting the software vendor? According to an Internet security and privacy expert, some companies may be getting inside information.By Jonathan YardenThere has been a rather vicious debate raging in public discussion forums and Usenet for the past several years...
- Technical articles 2001-07-23
- What do ISO 9001 and CMM mean to your organization?
- ISO 9001 and CMM have similar goals but different methods. Three experts describe what these quality standards mean to the software industry. Add your two cents to the discussion.Your company’s adherence to industry quality standards, such as the ISO 9001 and Capability Maturity Model CMM, could determine if you land...
- Technical articles 2002-08-15
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