Cost estimation is one of the most challenging tasks in the field of Software Engineering. To calculate and predict the total costs required for a project is challenging and it has a high impact on the project and budget planning.… Continue Reading
Introduction When companies make significant strategic decisions, one of the essential tools they use is the SWOT analysis, where the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats are evaluated. Every project should be in line with the company’s vision statement, mission, goals,… Continue Reading
Lack of communication is a risk and can have an adverse impact on the project thus leading it towards failure. A report done by the PMI disclosed this fact. Even today several projects are missing effective communication amongst the teams.… Continue Reading
One of the reasons for project failures that caught my attention is “Distance and culture clashes.” It is a debatable issue. When an organization compiles a project team having people from different backgrounds and cultures, in my opinion, their vision… Continue Reading
One of the software project risks is “Correct resource allocation at the correct time is a crucial key to project success”. That is so true and happens all the times in the projects where project managers want tasks finished quickly… Continue Reading
It is hard to scale Agile for large-scale project probably because Agile methods were originally designed for small and single-team projects (Boehm and Turner, 2005). With the increase in the size of an organization, the difficulty of introducing agile methodology increases (Dybå and Dingsøyr, 2008). One main… Continue Reading
Version control and repo management tools are significant for software projects. The organization is a definite and important part of any software development project. Large-scale projects where hundreds of people might be involved, and there is a lack of coordination or management… Continue Reading
“The difficulty of ensuring all the quality aspects of a software is proportional with the complexity of the system.” I agree with the above statement. Not only quality but costs involved are also related to the software complexity. If a code is… Continue Reading
We so often in our day to day life use the term “dependable computer system”. Dependability has four properties that come together to make a system reliable. The four dependability properties are: Availability Reliability Safety Security The “Availability” of a… Continue Reading
Project management is a crucial part of any software development project. Managing intangible entities like software is a difficult task. Other projects where the product is visible for instance, a civil engineering project, the structure, and the defective parts can be… Continue Reading