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
Incomplete requirements can impact the schedule of the project and delay it. That is why requirements validation is essential. The agile approach is beneficial as requirements are validated at the end of every iteration as the end user gets a… Continue Reading
I believe it is only with experience that you learn if applying a design pattern would be beneficial or not. And at what stage it should be considered. For instance, if writing a piece of code, you can see which pattern… 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
“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
The entire project team should ensure the software quality and not only the developers. In my opinion, the quality of the software is directly proportional to the quality of the collaboration amongst the entire team. High-quality teamwork is considered a crucial… Continue Reading
It is not a straight word answer to choose one as the best option when comparing agile methods with plan-driven development approach. The circumstances and the scenario around the project direct the selection of the best methodology. Agile methods are… Continue Reading
QADirectory (2016) justifies the usage of waterfall model stating “Apart from other approaches to software development, top testing companies also use waterfall model for testing small projects where the requirements are simple and well-defined. Due to cascading effect from one phase to the other, this… Continue Reading