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Effort and Cost Allocation in Medium to Large Software Development Projects
Dec 2010
The proper allocation of financial and human resources to the various software development activities is a very important and critical task contributing to the success of the software project. To...
Provided by Kuwait University
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Using Computing Intelligence Techniques To Estimate Software Effort
Jan 2013
In the IT industry, precisely estimate the effort of each software project the development cost and schedule are count for much to the software company. So precisely estimation of man power seems...
Provided by Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center
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Prediction of Software Requirements Stability Based on Complexity Point Measurement Using Multi-Criteria Fuzzy Approach
Nov 2012
Many software projects fail due to instable requirements and lack of managing the requirements changes efficiently. Software Requirements Stability Index metric (RSI) helps to evaluate the overall...
Provided by Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center
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Software Reliability Prediction Using Neural Network With Encoded Input
Jun 2012
A neural network based software reliability model to predict the cumulative number of failures based on Feed Forward architecture is proposed in this paper. Depending upon the available software...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Comparative Analysis of Software Effort Estimation Techniques
Jun 2012
Project Failure is the major problem undergoing nowadays as seen by software project managers. Imprecision of the estimation is the reason for this problem. As software grew in size and importance...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Experience Management Using Innovative Experience Approach
May 2012
Software has become a part and parcel of user's daily life. Software is neither manufactured nor produced, it is developed by manpower. As more than two persons are concerned so there is something...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Optimized Software Quality Assurance Model for Testing Scientific Software
Dec 2011
Software projects in R&D organizations differ in their quality assurance process compared to other production and business organizations. Major hard constraints are accuracy and precision....
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
IDC Report: The Future of eMail is Social
Mar 2013
This IDC white paper takes a look at the current state of enterprise email and the perceived and real problems that surround its use. The paper discusses the changing nature of collaboration and...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Layered Model to Estimate Effort, Performance and Cost of the Software Projects
Feb 2013
In this paper, the authors present a layered model which determines the software metrics in the lower layer it consists of three primitive primary software engineering metrics; they are...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Event-Based Monitoring of Open Source Software Projects
Oct 2007
Project management traditionally has a strong focus on human reporting that fits well a tightly coupled form of organization to ensure the quality of project reporting. For loosely coupled forms...
Provided by Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Whitepapers
Workday and Aviva: Seeing the Benefits of a Global View
Apr 2013
As one of the world's largest insurance companies, London-based Aviva must perform a delicate balancing act: operating as a unified global company while also responding to customer needs, no...
Provided by Workday
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Whitepapers
Multi Objective Particle Swarm Optimization for Software Cost Estimation
Oct 2011
Software project management activities are classified as planning, monitoring-control and termination. Planning is the most important activity in project management which defines the resources...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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White Papers
Ensuring Code Quality in Multi-threaded Applications
Dec 2007
Today, the world of software development is presented with a new challenge. To fully leverage this new class of multi-core hardware, software developers must change the way they create...
Provided by Coverity
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White Papers
Application Problem Resolution in a J2EE Environment
Dec 2007
This paper explains how the BMC AppSight Problem Resolution System automates the problem resolution process in J2EE environments, and outlines the most common J2EE application problems.
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
Group Project Work From the Outset: An In-Depth Teaching Experience Report
Apr 2011
This paper is not intended as a scientifically rigorous study but rather an informal account of the authors' experiences that they hope may have some motivational value and offer some useful ideas...
Provided by Brunel University
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New Ideas and Emerging Research: Evaluating Prediction System Accuracy
Feb 2011
An important feature of any engineering discipline is the ability to make timely and accurate predictions, and in order to do so people need prediction systems. Moreover the authors need to...
Provided by Brunel University
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Whitepapers
Reducing Risk Through Requirements-driven Quality Management: An End-To-End Approach
May 2007
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...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
Best Practices for Implementing Automated Functional Testing Solutions
May 2007
This paper presents a brief overview of the advantages of automating functional testing, explaining how you can meet tighter release schedules, verify that business processes function correctly,...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Forrester Consulting Case Study: The Business Case For Better Problem Resolution Processes
Nov 2007
Are your development and testing teams unknowingly wasting time and resources on application problem resolution? Read this commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting in which 150...
Provided by BMC Software
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Whitepapers
The role of integrated requirements management in software delivery
Oct 2007
This paper discusses the critical role that integrated requirements management can play in helping to ensure that your business goals and IT investment are continuously aligned - whether you are...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
HP DL980 SPECjbb2005 Performance Brief
Aug 2011
HP ProLiant DL980 G7 earns superior performance records: #1 overall Windows AND #1 8-processor Windows results on SPECjbb2005 performance benchmark. This performance brief demonstrates the HP...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Serena Mariner Guide to Increasing Project Visibility
Nov 2007
Managing a project portfolio can take you into rough waters. The Serena Mariner Guide to Increasing Project Visibility tells you how to keep on an even keel and get to your destination intact....
Provided by Serena Software
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Whitepapers
Application Security: The Missing Pillar of Software Quality
Dec 2007
Web applications must be built with improved security features to fulfill their economic promise and protect organizations against liability and loss. This White Paper details the new HP...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
Italdesign - Giugiaro Reduces Project Management Cycle From Months to Just Weeks or Days
Jan 2008
Italdesign-Giugiaro designs, engineers, and constructs auto body prototypes for global distribution. Italdesign-Giugiaro wanted to develop a rapid, efficient project management cycle and provide...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Open-source software deployments for enterprise IT success
Sep 2011
Wikipedia identifies open source as "enabling a self-enhancing diversity of production models, communication paths and interactive communities". A 'wiki' model such as Wikipedia is a good example...
Provided by Progress Software
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Podcasts
Controlling change disruption in the service lifecycle (mp3)
Oct 2011
Panel of experts discuss key considerations for controlling change disruption in the service lifecycle.
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Transport Solutions Firm Allocates Resources More Efficiently, Saves Time and Money
Mar 2008
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is one of the largest transportation solutions companies in North America. Headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas, J.B. Hunt employs more than 17,000 people and posted...
Provided by Microsoft Tips
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White Papers
Christiana Care Health System - Leadership excellence in health care
Oct 2011
Christiana Care saw the need to provide consistent and ongoing leadership skills education to all of its managers. Existing leadership programs focused on newly hired or newly promoted managers,...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Case Study: Improve Network Security, Cut Carbon Emissions
Jun 2008
The John Lewis Partnership was founded in London 143 years ago. The company, which operates John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, had consolidated its diverse IT infrastructure...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
South African Bank Gains Consistent View of Project Managers' Work
Nov 2007
First National Bank (FNB) is a leading financial services organisation in South Africa with 680 branches. The FNB Branch Banking division saw the need to better align projects at its branches with...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Ovum Report: IBM Simplfies Service Management to facilitate business and IT
Jun 2008
All too often, companies find their IT infrastructure is fragmented and confused. Different parts of the business have different silos of data and applications, with no integrated vision joining...
Provided by IBM
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Resource Center
IBM Rational Quality Management ROI calculator: Try it today!
Mar 2008
If your QA team is struggling to keep up with the rapid pace of development, you've probably started thinking about ways to automate your testing. IBM Rational's quality management solutions...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
The eight most important best practices in SOA governance
May 2008
The technologies used by IT to create Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs) are maturing. They are found to be robust and reliable. SOA governance provides a framework for making and applying the...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
Webcast: Best Practices in Enterprise Application Lifecycle Management
Oct 2011
Attend this complimentary webcast to learn how application lifecycle management solutions from IBM Rational® can make your development teams more collaborative, productive and transparent —...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Workload Automation Challenges and Opportunities
May 2011
Enterprise IT workload environments are becoming more complex, dynamic, and unpredictable. Traditional static batch processing workloads are being run side by side with dynamic business critical...
Provided by BMC Software
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Whitepapers
Software Quality Management for SOA: Enterprise quality managers take the helm
Jun 2008
SOA brings challenges for every part of the IT organization, and the IT quality organization is no exception. SOA requires quality management across all types of testing--functional, performance,...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
On the Use of Issue Tracking Annotations for Improving Developer Activity Metrics
Dec 2010
Understanding and measuring how teams of developers collaborate on software projects can provide valuable insight into the software development process. Currently, researchers and practitioners...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
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White Papers
The Economics of Community Open Source Software Projects: An Empirical Analysis of Maintenance Effort
Jul 2010
Previous contributions in the empirical software engineering literature have consistently observed a quality degradation effect of proprietary code as a consequence of maintenance. This...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
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White Papers
Improving Effort Estimation by Voting Software Estimation Models
Jun 2009
Estimating software development effort is an important task in the management of large software projects. The task is challenging, and it has been receiving the attentions of researchers ever...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
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White Papers
Human Resource Related Problems in Agile and Traditional Software Project Process Models
Jun 2011
This paper explores the impacts associated with different software process models on the staff. The main research question addressed is whether any process model leads to a higher satisfaction of...
Provided by IGI Global
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Whitepapers
HP Power Advisor White Paper
Jun 2010
With power requirements of computing equipment increasing and the cost of energy rising, IT organizations need accurate estimates of power and cooling requirements for designing and expanding data...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
Herbalife Increases Project Management Visibility to Keep IT Projects on Time and Within Budget
May 2010
Herbalife wanted to manage 30 to 40 simultaneous IT projects that are vital to the nutrition company's growth, including its Oracle enterprise resource planning implementation and coordinate the...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Salt River Project Unifies IT Portfolio Management to Keep Diverse Utility Operations Running Smoothly
Apr 2010
Salt River Project (SRP) wanted to improve management of the organization's extensive IT infrastructure, including more than 600 applications used to run its diverse electricity and water...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Closed Loop Issue Tracking with Tivoli Service Request Manager and Rational ClearQuest
Jan 2010
This 2:22 overview discusses and demonstrates closed loop issue tracking made possible by the integration of Tivoli Service Request Manager and Rational ClearQuest.
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
B/E Aerospace, Inc. Delivers Timely Aircraft Interior Reconfigurations With Integrated Program Management
Apr 2010
B/E Aerospace, Inc wanted to improve ability of the Flight Structures division to efficiently integrate data from diverse sources to complete aircraft interior reconfigurations and foster a...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Los Angeles Unified School District Saves US$60,000 Annually by Automating Baseline Management
Apr 2010
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) wanted to improve insight into project and portfolio performance to support the district's new school construction - which includes 131 new school...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
ADVA Optical Networking Unifies Development Teams with CollabNet ALM
Apr 2010
ADVA Optical Networking used CollabNet's ALM platform to unify development teams after a series of acquisitions left them with software development challenges. The company wanted to create...
Provided by CollabNet
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Case Studies
Aerospace Company Draws on Outside Expertise to Guide Optimization Project
Mar 2010
Ball Aerospace wanted to transform its IT environment to increase internal visibility and collaboration. The company used the valuable combination of Microsoft Technology Center facilities and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Project 2010 Portfolio Analysis (Level 200)
Feb 2010
In this webcast, the presenter discusses the purpose of portfolio management, detail the portfolio management process according to Project Management Institute (PMI) standards, and explain the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
State's Upgraded Computer System Secured Federal Certification
Sep 2009
The Michigan Department of Human Services works with almost 10 million residents to ensure the safety and security of every child. Michigan needed IT integration for federal certification...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
Systems and software product line engineering with SysML, UML and the IBM Rational Rhapsody BigLever Gears Bridge
Jul 2009
The key to business success depends on the infusion of new ideas for how products are brought to market. To achieve this goal, today's software-based product development organizations must deliver...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Office Project 2010 Enhanced Project Management (Level 200)
Jan 2010
Discover how one can do more, better, faster, and cost effectively, by taking advantage of the new features in Microsoft Office Project 2010. The presenter of this webcast discusses how advanced...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Simpleshow video
Feb 2010
Watch our simple video to see how you can take advantage of our solutions to run better projects. This shows a group of individuals within an organization that come together to complete an...
Provided by Mindjet
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White Papers
MindManager - Extended Tutorial
Feb 2010
If you are already familiar with mapping, this tutorial will show you how to add extended information to your maps. Skills taught in this session include, adding topic notes, attaching files and...
Provided by Mindjet
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White Papers
MindManager - Tutorial for New Users - Short
Feb 2010
This tutorial is for new MindManager users and teaches you how to get started, by creating maps, reading maps and organizing your information.
Provided by Mindjet
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White Papers
Participatory Culture Case Study
Feb 2010
This paper will explore how the participatory culture is being enabled and is proliferating among a larger population of workers that need to interact, form on-the-fly communities and convey...
Provided by Mindjet
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White Papers
VOH
Feb 2010
This paper highlights how individuals within organisations can increase productivity by at least 3-5 hours per week by using Mindjet's MindManager, that helps individuals and teams work smarter,...
Provided by Mindjet
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White Papers
The Learning Partnership case study
Feb 2010
Working as a non-profit organisation to deliver a range of learning and development programmes across many different stakeholders with up to 40 authors proved a challenge before Mindjet's...
Provided by Mindjet
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White Papers
Content and Motion case study
Feb 2010
Content and Motion are a fast paced marketing agency with many blue chip clients. They required a way to present concepts and thoughts in a clear format for their clients to quickly understand....
Provided by Mindjet
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Webcasts
Microsoft Office System Webcast: Using Project 2007 to Manage Multiple Projects and Cross-Project Dependencies (Level 200)
Jan 2010
Often, people from multiple departments or disciplines work on separate aspects of a large project or program. Large projects typically require multiple project plans, and a different group could...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Project 2010 Desktop: Tips and Tricks (Level 200)
Jan 2010
The attendee of this webcast focuses on using some of the new features in Microsoft Project 2010 that help the attendee to build effective schedules quickly.
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Microsoft Project 2010 Recorded Webcast: Project Professional 2010 Overview
Jan 2010
Microsoft, will discuss and demonstrate how the new features and visual enhancements of Project Professional 2010 provides Project Managers of all maturity levels with the rights tools to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: User-Controlled Scheduling in Microsoft Project 2010 (Level 200)
Jan 2010
There are situations when user-controlled scheduling offers an advantage, and there are times when the attendee should turn off user-controlled scheduling. The presenter of this webcast...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Saipem Creates a Strategic Project Management Solution With CA Clarity PPM
Sep 2009
The increasing complexity of Saipem's work and the company's expanding geographical reach require sophisticated project management. Saipem management therefore needed a way to manage the project...
Provided by CA
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White Papers
CollabNet Success Story: Agile CMMI
Jan 2010
A leading investment bank needed to build a software development process that supported flexible Agile practices and the repeatable processes and accountability of CMMI (Capability Maturity Model®...
Provided by CollabNet
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White Papers
Review of New Project Management Trends
Aug 2009
This paper provides a consolidated review of near future trends in research topics on project management from different authoritative sources. The research is based on a literature review of...
Provided by Project Perfect
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White Papers
The Dynamics of Project Management
Mar 2009
This paper suggests project management methods and practices can move from a static, unidirectional framework, to a dynamics, multidirectional framework. It focuses on how project role dynamics...
Provided by Project Perfect
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White Papers
Application of CCPM (Critical Chain Project Management) to Generate Gains for Industrial Customers
Jul 2009
CCPM (Critical Chain Project Management) is a Project Management Methodology based on Theory of Constraints (TOC). This paper summarizes the application of this methodology to the software...
Provided by Geometric
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White Papers
Effective Strategies for Performing PLM Upgrades: Strategies and Best Practices for Implementing PLM Upgrades
May 2009
Enterprises that have PLM Solutions deployed are often faced with challenges on how to optimize their investments on PLM upgrades. PLM vendors are continually coming up with next generation PLM...
Provided by Geometric
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Case Studies
BP America Inc. Integrates Planning and Scheduling Across Its Refineries and Saves Millions of Dollars
Nov 2009
BP America Inc. wanted to integrate planning and scheduling for routine maintenance, capital projects, and turnarounds (periodic shutdowns for maintenance, overhauls, or testing) at four North...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Smarter Systems Development: A System Engineering Trade Study to support Green Initiatives with Model Driven Development
Dec 2009
Trade studies help us fully explore the design space to ensure that a proposed solution best meets conflicting performance and cost requirements. But many of us don't know that you can...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Unlock key strategies for successful systems development
Oct 2009
Are you involved in developing embedded software, systems engineering or designing systems of systems? Are you interested to know what challenges your peers face and what practices they have put...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Standards Australia - Aligning IT and the Business to Ensure Organisational Success
Aug 2009
As the nation's peak non-government standards body, Standards Australia is responsible for the development, review and acceptance of standards, working on behalf of the Australian community....
Provided by Adaptra
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White Papers
Project Management: A Process for All Times
Sep 2009
History shows that many companies bi-pass project management during recessionary periods as a cost saving measure. And in growth periods, some companies apportion project management too thinly...
Provided by M.R.S.
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White Papers
Project Management: Anatomy of a Failing Project
Sep 2009
Project failures are not an accident of nature. They are purely the outcome of a cumulative and compounding set of events that eventually conspired to derail the project. This non-technical...
Provided by M.R.S.
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White Papers
Windows Activation Technologies in Windows 7
Nov 2009
Software piracy is one of the most significant problems facing the software industry globally. It not only has an impact on the global economy but it affects legitimate businesses that have to...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
The Real Reason Executive Participation Creates IT Project Success
Oct 2009
Most mid to large scale IT projects, whether they are ERP, CRM, Business Intelligence, or other business transformation initiatives last at least 3 months, and most are 6 months to 2 years (or...
Provided by R3Now.com
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Whitepapers
Smarter Products - The Building Blocks for a Smarter Planet
May 2009
Businesses are delivering a new generation of smarter products that are increasingly instrumented, interconnected and intelligent - enabled through software. Integration of software engineering...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
LMC & Associates, PSC Improves Efficiency of Inspection Procedures With Online Collaboration
Mar 2008
LMC & Associates, PSC is an engineering and construction firm, founded on March 3, 1961. It offers professional services in design, inspection, and administration of construction projects. The...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Developing Something for Nothing with SQL Server
Oct 2009
When looking for no-cost software development solutions, does "free" always mean "free?" Is the free solution scalable? What about support? How long will it be "in play?" Are there legal issues to...
Provided by Quest Software, now a part of Dell
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Whitepapers
HP DL980 SPECjbb2005 Performance Brief
Aug 2011
HP ProLiant DL980 G7 earns superior performance records: #1 overall Windows AND #1 8-processor Windows results on SPECjbb2005 performance benchmark. This performance brief demonstrates the HP...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Speeding Software Innovation through Mass Collaboration
Jul 2011
To get their projects moving in the right direction, enterprise development organizations need to take a hard look at what's working and what isn't, and make the changes necessary to succeed in...
Provided by CollabNet
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White Papers
Serena Mariner Guide to Increasing Project Visibility
Nov 2007
Managing a project portfolio can take you into rough waters. The Serena Mariner Guide to Increasing Project Visibility tells you how to keep on an even keel and get to your destination intact....
Provided by Serena Software
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Whitepapers
Application Security: The Missing Pillar of Software Quality
Dec 2007
Web applications must be built with improved security features to fulfill their economic promise and protect organizations against liability and loss. This White Paper details the new HP...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
Italdesign - Giugiaro Reduces Project Management Cycle From Months to Just Weeks or Days
Jan 2008
Italdesign-Giugiaro designs, engineers, and constructs auto body prototypes for global distribution. Italdesign-Giugiaro wanted to develop a rapid, efficient project management cycle and provide...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Using open-source software in the enterprise: survey results
Sep 2011
Open-source software has hit the mainstream. More IT development teams are looking at accessible alternatives to the usual choices, and even UK government departments are choosing the likes of Red...
Provided by Progress Software
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White Papers
Open-source software deployments for enterprise IT success
Sep 2011
Wikipedia identifies open source as "enabling a self-enhancing diversity of production models, communication paths and interactive communities". A 'wiki' model such as Wikipedia is a good example...
Provided by Progress Software
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Podcasts
Controlling change disruption in the service lifecycle (mp3)
Oct 2011
Panel of experts discuss key considerations for controlling change disruption in the service lifecycle.
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Improve Quality in Your Application Delivery Process - A Success Story at Arizona Federal
Mar 2008
IT organizations today face the perennial challenge of staying within budget, meeting time-to-market demands, and increasing quality. It might appear that you have to sacrifice one goal to achieve...
Provided by Compuware
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Webcasts
Top Strategies to Reduce Cost While Increasing Quality in Application Delivery
Feb 2008
Reducing cost and increasing quality of applications at the same time is not a combination you see very often. IT usually has to sacrifice one for the other. In this webcast, Matt Winford, senior...
Provided by Compuware
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Case Studies
Transport Solutions Firm Allocates Resources More Efficiently, Saves Time and Money
Mar 2008
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is one of the largest transportation solutions companies in North America. Headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas, J.B. Hunt employs more than 17,000 people and posted...
Provided by Microsoft Tips
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White Papers
The Business Case for ALM Transformation
Oct 2011
Transformation begins high in the organization with the decision to change -- to break out of the status quo and turn Application Lifecycle Management into a strategic advantage. A common...
Provided by CollabNet
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White Papers
Christiana Care Health System - Leadership excellence in health care
Oct 2011
Christiana Care saw the need to provide consistent and ongoing leadership skills education to all of its managers. Existing leadership programs focused on newly hired or newly promoted managers,...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Case Study: Improve Network Security, Cut Carbon Emissions
Jun 2008
The John Lewis Partnership was founded in London 143 years ago. The company, which operates John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, had consolidated its diverse IT infrastructure...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Mashing it up with Support: Automate, Coordinate and Collaborate with the Incident Escalation Mashup
Jun 2008
Keep your internal customers, support and development teams informed--from first call to final fix--with insight at every step along the way. View this Serena webinar to see how Business Mashups...
Provided by Serena Software
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Case Studies
South African Bank Gains Consistent View of Project Managers' Work
Nov 2007
First National Bank (FNB) is a leading financial services organisation in South Africa with 680 branches. The FNB Branch Banking division saw the need to better align projects at its branches with...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Ovum Report: IBM Simplfies Service Management to facilitate business and IT
Jun 2008
All too often, companies find their IT infrastructure is fragmented and confused. Different parts of the business have different silos of data and applications, with no integrated vision joining...
Provided by IBM
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Resource Center
IBM Rational Quality Management ROI calculator: Try it today!
Mar 2008
If your QA team is struggling to keep up with the rapid pace of development, you've probably started thinking about ways to automate your testing. IBM Rational's quality management solutions...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
The eight most important best practices in SOA governance
May 2008
The technologies used by IT to create Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs) are maturing. They are found to be robust and reliable. SOA governance provides a framework for making and applying the...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
Whitepapers
Webcast: Best Practices in Enterprise Application Lifecycle Management
Oct 2011
Attend this complimentary webcast to learn how application lifecycle management solutions from IBM Rational® can make your development teams more collaborative, productive and transparent —...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Workload Automation Challenges and Opportunities
May 2011
Enterprise IT workload environments are becoming more complex, dynamic, and unpredictable. Traditional static batch processing workloads are being run side by side with dynamic business critical...
Provided by BMC Software
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Webcasts
Subversion 1.7 - Why You Should Care
Nov 2011
With Apache Subversion 1.7, the most broadly used SCM (software configuration management) software is getting even better. The new version, to be released shortly, promises the best Subversion...
Provided by CollabNet
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Whitepapers
Software Quality Management for SOA: Enterprise quality managers take the helm
Jun 2008
SOA brings challenges for every part of the IT organization, and the IT quality organization is no exception. SOA requires quality management across all types of testing--functional, performance,...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
On the Use of Issue Tracking Annotations for Improving Developer Activity Metrics
Dec 2010
Understanding and measuring how teams of developers collaborate on software projects can provide valuable insight into the software development process. Currently, researchers and practitioners...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
-
White Papers
The Economics of Community Open Source Software Projects: An Empirical Analysis of Maintenance Effort
Jul 2010
Previous contributions in the empirical software engineering literature have consistently observed a quality degradation effect of proprietary code as a consequence of maintenance. This...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
-
White Papers
Improving Effort Estimation by Voting Software Estimation Models
Jun 2009
Estimating software development effort is an important task in the management of large software projects. The task is challenging, and it has been receiving the attentions of researchers ever...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
-
White Papers
Human Resource Related Problems in Agile and Traditional Software Project Process Models
Jun 2011
This paper explores the impacts associated with different software process models on the staff. The main research question addressed is whether any process model leads to a higher satisfaction of...
Provided by IGI Global
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White Papers
Unleashing the Potential Impact of Nonessential Self-contained Software Units and Flexible Precedence Relations upon the Value of Software
Dec 2011
This paper evaluates the impact of Nonessential Minimum Marketable Features modules (NMMF) and Nonessential Architectural Elements (NAEs) on software projects; shows that the value-creation path...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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Case Studies
Borland Software Case Study: PHH Mortgage
Jun 2007
PHH Mortgage wanted to increase throughput to meet business requirements for mortgage processing and improve visibility into the Software Development LifeCycle process (SDLC). The challenge was to...
Provided by Borland Software
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White Papers
A Model for Crises Management in Software Projects
Nov 2011
Today software projects are important part into almost every business application. It is quality, efficiency and effectiveness of these applications will determine the failure or success of many...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Science Issues
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White Papers
Process Centric Business Case Analysis for Easing Software Project Management Challenges
Jan 2011
Software Project management involves coordinating various aspects of a project in order to bring forth a positive result. There have been increasing challenges faced by Project Managers. The major...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
Applying Fuzzy ID3 Decision Tree for Software Effort Estimation
Jul 2011
Web Effort Estimation is a process of predicting the efforts and cost in terms of money, schedule and staff for any software project system. Many estimation models have been proposed over the last...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Science Issues
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White Papers
Run SAP Methodology: How to Implement End-to-End Solution Operations
Apr 2008
SAP has a vested interest in ensuring that every support organization can successfully run the business systems that support the business processes. With Run SAP, the SAP Active Global Support...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Business Case for Better Software Practices
Jun 2008
Companies that invest in improved software development practices have found that their investments pay off. Improved software practices offer ROIs of 500%--and significantly more in many cases....
Provided by Construx Software Builders
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White Papers
Software Development's Cone of Uncertainty
Aug 2008
Software's Cone of Uncertainty is a model for understanding estimation uncertainty in software projects. Early in a project, specific details of the nature of the software to be built, details of...
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Managing Technical Debt
Jun 2008
"Technical Debt" refers to delayed technical work that is incurred when technical short cuts are taken, usually in pursuit of calendar-driven software schedules. Just like financial debt, some...
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Software Development's Classic Mistakes 2008
Aug 2008
Construx Software's Chief Software Engineer/CEO, Steve McConnell, introduced the concept of software development's classic mistakes in his book Rapid Development. He defined "classic mistakes" as...
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10 Deadly Sins of Software Estimation
Jun 2008
The average project overruns its planned budget and schedule by almost 100 percent. In practice, little work is done that could truly be called "estimation." Many projects are scheduled using a...
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Optimizing Agile for Your Organization
Sep 2008
Many organizations are interested in becoming Agile but wonder where to start. They want to ensure that their Agile adoption will achieve the desired benefits, goals, and objectives. This white...
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10 Keys to Successful Scrum Adoption
Sep 2008
Scrum is a project management approach for Agile software development and is the most commonly adopted Agile approach in the industry today. Construx has worked with hundreds of organizations to...
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