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Key Principles for Business-Driven Development

whitepaper The knowledge about software development, along with the overall conditions for project success, has matured and expanded. Just as software development is not hard science, the paper believes that these principles should not be taken as statements...

Tags: software engineering

[17 May 2008]

Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted Closes the Gap for Distributed Development Team at Adea International

whitepaper There were times, if they had a critical project date to meet, they would fly everybody to the same city in order that they work side by side on a local network. Systems development and integration leader, Adea International, Inc.assists companies...

Tags: software engineering

[17 May 2008]

Information Architecture 101: A Crash Course for the Enterprise Architect - Synergies, Alignment, and the Relationship Between SOA and Infrastructure Virtualization

whitepaper Typically, during any development project, there is an area where the needs of the users, the structure of the content, and the needs of the organization overlap. What is information architecture? The Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture...

Tags: software engineering

[17 May 2008]

How to Choose a Mobile Platform: Six Mobile Development Technologies Compared

whitepaper When it comes to choosing the target platform and technology for the mobile project the possibilities are numerous. With so many great options, choosing the right technology for one's mobile development projects can leave one spoiled for choice.

Tags: mobile - wireless communications

[17 May 2008]

The Benefits of the Software Architecture: Is the Software Architecture Essential to Your Project - You Bet It Is!

whitepaper The author has talked about requirements gathering, documentation, integration with the development process, and more. The author explains the benefits of the software architecture in two ways: first with regard to how it works with the overall...

Tags: software engineering

[17 May 2008]

Manage the Unmanageable: The Importance of Governance in the Project Life Cycle

whitepaper Software development projects are notorious for cost overruns, missed deadlines, and constantly changing scopes. Of course, not all development projects run into these issues, so what makes them different?

Tags: software engineering

[17 May 2008]

Reducing Risk Through Requirements-driven Quality Management: An End-To-End Approach

whitepaper When IT undertakes a development project, it contracts with the business which requirements will be fulfilled and when they will be delivered. No attorney would permit his client to sign a legal contract unless all the risks were known, yet IT...

Tags: outsourcing

[16 May 2008]

Analyze Use Cases by Architectural Relevance: Using Architectural Mechanisms to Improve the Software Development Life Cycle

whitepaper One of the core best practices for software development is to focus on the highest areas of system risk early in the development project. The term architectural relevance refers to a system aspect, either functional or nonfunctional, that is...

Tags: software engineering

[16 May 2008]

Exploring Rational Method Composer and Rational Portfolio Manager Integration: Reinforce Process Within a Project

whitepaper Rational Portfolio Manager V7.0 is an enterprise solution for project portfolio management, allowing for real-time qualification, management, and monitoring of proposed, in-progress, and historical projects within an organization.

Tags: software engineering

[16 May 2008]

Create the Ideal SOA Team: Redefining the Roles of Traditional Software Development Teams

whitepaper In traditional software architecture, one thinks of a project as the delivery of a single new application. In SOA, one thinks of a project as the delivery of integrated services - some new, some existing.

Tags: service-oriented architecture

[16 May 2008]

On Dependency Changes in Collaborative Software Development

whitepaper Survey responses from 148 software developers indicate that the frequency of occurrence of dependency changes is negatively correlated with project duration, configuration management tool usage, and software developers experience with the...

Tags: programming languages

[16 May 2008]

Selecting the Best Tools for Your Software System Design: Improve Your Project Life Cycle

whitepaper If one is an IT architect, one is involved in almost all phases of the software development life cycle and must make critical decisions that decide the fate of a software application. Many of these decisions may be based on one's personal...

Tags: software engineering

[16 May 2008]

Architecture in Practice, Part 3: Top Ten Tips for Writing Great IT Project Proposals

whitepaper What one frequently forgets is the phase that precedes a software development project - the activities that can transform a business opportunity into an IT initiative through a well-planned, well-executed response to a business proposal.

Tags: software engineering

[15 May 2008]

Application Architecture Essentials, Part 3: Getting Started With Application Development Methodologies

whitepaper Balancing disciplined command and control rigor and flexible, agile techniques is a critical component of a successful application development project. The choice of method may be dictated by the organization or the nature of the project.

Tags: software engineering

[15 May 2008]

COTS Product Integration: An Architectural Approach - Tips to Maximize the Purchase and Integration of COTS

whitepaper Purchasing and integrating a Commercial Off-The-Shelf software (COTS) product can provide substantial benefits to one's development project. It can also lead to massive cost overruns, user dissatisfaction, and even project cancellation.

Tags: business management

[15 May 2008]

Best Practices for Service Interface Design in SOA, Part 1: Exploring the Development, Interfaces, and Operation Semantics of Services

whitepaper Well-designed service interfaces can accelerate project schedules and make the SOA solution more responsive to business needs. This paper is the first in a series that focuses on best practices for service interface design, including high-level...

Tags: web services

[15 May 2008]

ParkwayHealth Singapore Reduces Total Cost of Ownership by 40%

whitepaper In early 2007, the organization began a project to implement a number of Oracle E-Business Suite modules at its central data center. The modules were linked to Oracle Database 10g and a custom-designed ParkwayHealth Hospital Information System...

Tags: erp

[15 May 2008]

The Data Center Tier Performance Standards and Their Importance to the Owner's Project Requirements

whitepaper One of the principal changes has been the development of the Tier Performance Standards. The data center industry has experienced several evolutions over the past 20 years. Tier Levels provide an objective basis for comparing the capabilities of a...

Tags: data center

[14 May 2008]

The McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group

The McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group

Comment After that she headed up project delivery for the bank's retail ecommerce business at the height of the dot com boom as well as a special project looking at the future of the financial services industry for the bank.

Tags: rok, claire hamon

[13 May 2008]

Beijing 2008 Olympics IT gets ready for the big freeze

News The team members behind the IT systems are preparing to move from their individual project roles to the operational phase, and part of that is bringing software development to a close. Everyone works in their own group with their own technology and...

Tags: software, games, beijing, olympic

[13 May 2008]

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