...Master Thesis Software Engineering Thesis no: MSE-2011:64 September 2011 Adaptation of Agile Practices: A Systematic Review and Survey Budsadee Kongyai and Edi Edi School of Computing Blekinge Institute of Technology SE-371 79 Karlskrona Sweden This thesis is submitted to the School of Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Software Engineering. The thesis is equivalent to 40 weeks of full time studies. Contact Information: Author(s): Budsadee Kongyai Address: Kungsmarksvägen 43 Karlskrona 371 44, Sweden E-mail: nune.budsadee@gmail.com Edi Edi Address: Kungsmarksvägen 57 Karlskrona 371 44, Sweden E-mail: edi198@gmail.com University advisor(s): Dr. Jürgen Börstler School of Computing EMSE Co-supervisors: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. H. Dieter Rombach (TU Kaiserslautern) Dr. Ove Armbrust (Fraunhofer IESE, Germany) School of Computing Blekinge Institute of Technology SE-371 79 Karlskrona Sweden Internet: www.bth.se/com Phone : +46 455 38 50 00 Fax : +46 455 38 50 57 Abstract Context. Due to the uniqueness of software projects there is no single Agile development approach that ideally fits all project contexts. Each software project is unique, whether in its subject area, development team, or project size. Because of this, adapting Agile practices according to project circumstances is a must. There has been a number of literature published discussing Agile practices...
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...The role and impact of project management in erp implementation Trends and Issues Report The role and impact of project management in erp implementation Trends and Issues Report Thesis Statement and Key Words Thesis Statement The key to success in implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is to understand an ERP life cycle and methodology throughout the implementation. Systems development theory uses the concept of a lifecycle and stages in the lifecycle to indicate development of information systems. In a system development life cycle (SDLC), complex problems need to be broken up into smaller manageable problems using a systems hierarchy, or project management methodology. This paper will introduce a popular methodology called Agile and why is it so useful compared to traditional methods. In addition, the roles of the project manager in the implementation process, how does he/she manage to help the company succeed will also be discussed. Key Words Enterprise Resource Planning Project Management Systems Development Life Cycle Methodologies Agile Risk management Adapt changes Overview Introduction Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is business process management software that allows an organization to use a system of integrated applications to manage many back office functions related to technology, services and human resources - (Beal, 2014). ERP systems are backbones of businesses. Companies are aggressively looking for competitive advantages...
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...Table of Contents MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS & LEADING PEOPLE-BIP2 Task 2 2 Evaluation of my Personal Leadership Style 2 Reflection on the Results of my Seven Habits Profile 2 Self-Leadership Evaluation 4 Strengths and weaknesses identified 6 Recommendations. 7 Goals to improve my leadership practice. 8 References 9 MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS & LEADING PEOPLE-BIP2 Task 2 Evaluation of my Personal Leadership Style Reflection on the Results of my Seven Habits Profile The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (1989) is a business and self-help book bestseller. The work brings up that success comes from developing personal leadership, from which leadership of others can follow. I had the opportunity to participate in a one day seminar with Mr. Covey, sponsored by my employer in 2010. At the time I took the seminar, I was an experienced software developer but I wanted to transition to the role of project manager. Covey’s work helped me to identify and work on some of my behaviors, which in turn helped me to take on the project manager role successfully to date. I executed a particular approach, I applied Covey’s teachings to my transition to project management, and then to a personal level. One of the good consequences at a personal level was obtaining my bachelor’s degree at Western Governors University, in 2014. Covey’s work proposes that just changing outward behaviors or attitudes is not the way to succeed. First, our principles, the way we perceive the...
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...Operation Suppy Chain & Management David Imboden, Livia Artuso, Clariss Chow, Youssef Hautier, Topic: Are Agile development / Scrum approaches applicable to other product domain than the software development? 1. Introduction The development of a new product is key for a company. The products can be very simple (a new fork in the Ikea assortment) to extremely complex (let’s think about a new airplane for Airbus), their development still requires a multidisciplinary approach, implies a lot of risks, a lot of uncertainties and usually involves a large amount of resources and cash. But what is exactly product development? We define it as the set of processes that will bring a concept or an idea to product that is used by the final customer, in volume. Other definitions can be found in the literature. We should note that Product Development can be applied to very different domain. Physical (or hardware) products (like the two examples stated above) are the first to come to mind. This category also encompasses products like a new molecule in the biotech industry or a new aliment for the pet-food industry. Millions of new products are launched every year. The time to market, the quality, the fit with the customer need, the integration with the other parts of the company (Customer Service, Manufacturing) are all critical to the success of this new product. It is no surprise that both the academic and industry world committed to develop better processes to handle Product Development...
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...There is no IT meeting that does not talk and debate endlessly about Waterfall vs. Agile development methodologies. Feelings run strong on the subject with many considering Agile ‘so of the moment’, just so right, while Waterfall is thought to be passé! But, before deciding which is more appropriate, it is essentially important to provide a little background on both. Waterfall A classically linear and sequential approach to software design and systems development, each waterfall stage is assigned to a separate team to ensure greater project and deadline control, important for on-time project delivery. A linear approach means a stage by stage approach for product building, e.g. 1. The project team first analyses, then determining and prioritising business requirements / needs. 2. Next, in the design phase business requirements are translated into IT solutions, and a decision taken about which underlying technology i.e. COBOL, Java or Visual Basic, etc. etc. is to be used. 3. Once processes are defined and online layouts built, code implementation takes place. 4. The next stage of data conversion evolves into a fully tested solution for implementation and testing for evaluation by the end-user. 5. The last and final stage involves evaluation and maintenance, with the latter ensuring everything runs smoothly. However, in case a glitch should result, changing the software is not only a practical impossibility, but means one has to go right back to the beginning...
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...Traditional Process 6 Software Testing Process in Agile 7 Key features of Agile Tester 8 Limitation of Traditional QA in Agile Environment 9 Software Testing – An Agile Methodology 10 Change Mindset 10 Change Focus 10 Elimination of Bottleneck 10 Latency Reduction 11 Less Documentation 11 Test Driven Approach 12 Value working software over comprehensive documentation 13 Importance of team than processes 13 Challenges in Agile Testing 14 Speed and Volume change 14 Inconsistent/ Inadequate Unit Testing 14 Decision fatigue 15 Testing in the nth iteration 15 Testing within same iteration as coding 16 Poor changing and Missing Test Oracles 16 Various Process Agile Testing 17 Exploratory Testing 17 Scrum Testing 17 Lean and Kanban Testing 18 Extreme Programming 19 Agile Testing in Large Scale Project 21 References 22 Traditional Software Development Process Traditional software methodologies are based on a sequential series of steps that has to be defined and documented in detail; this process does not support changes of requirements also the complete system has to be known at start. Traditional methodologies employ a requirement-design-build format and are considered to be the traditional way to develop software. These processes are well-defined processes and which continuously improves at each stage. Requirements are clearly specified at the beginning of the project and very less change in requirements is expected. Environment...
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...Running Head: USABLE SECURITY THE IMPLEMENTATION Usable Security the Implementation Name Institution Abstract This project was about usability security and its implementation. It involved the designing and development of a suitable human computer interface to provide a log on module for the Kuwait armed forces computer system. The development focused on relieving the user from the load of creating, remembering and maintaining their passwords for the login process. Based on the fact that the Kuwait information and communication technology literacy levels are still in their infancy stage, the conventional authentication system was proved unfriendly to the user. This system was developed with this in mind. This proposed system relies on the user logging in to the system after identifying five pictures they uploaded earlier from among a grid of twenty five pictures. By selecting the five correct pictures which they uploaded, the system was able to successfully authenticate the user. Using these pictures greatly reduced the mental load on a user who was required to remember strong passwords that ended up being compromised (Badre 2002). The use of pictures or graphical images for authentication or access control is a practice called biometrics that is gaining popularity in establishing system security today. Due to the need to deliver a solution in the shortest time possible the...
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...Elsevier “Mike Cohn has done it again. Succeeding with Agile is based on his experience, and all of our experience, with agile to date. He covers from the earliest days of the project up to maturity and offers advice for the individual, the team, and the enterprise. No matter where you are in the agile cycle, this book has something for you!” —Ron Jeffries, www.XProgramming.com “If you want to start or take the next step in agile software development, this book is for you. It discusses issues, great solutions, and helpful guidelines when scaling up in agile projects. We used the guidelines from this book extensively when we introduced agile in a large, FDA-regulated department.” —Christ Vriens, Department Head of MiPlaza, part of Philips Research “If making the move to agile has always baffled you, then this book will unlock its mysteries. Mike Cohn gives us all the definitive, no-nonsense guide to transforming your organization into a high-powered, innovative, and competitive success.” —Steve Greene, Senior Director, Program Management and Agile Development, www.salesforce.com “Mike Cohn is a great advisor for transforming your software organization. This book is a...
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...Project management From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Business administration | | * Company * Business * Conglomerate | Business organization * Joint-stock company * Limited liability company * State-owned enterprise * Privately held company | Business entity * Cooperative * Sole proprietorship * Partnership * Corporation | Corporate governance * Annual general meeting * Board of directors * Supervisory board * Advisory board | Corporate titles * Chairman * Chief executive officer (CEO) * Chief financial officer (CFO) * Chief information officer (CIO) * Chief human resources officer (CHRO) * Chief business officer (CBO) * Chief technology officer (CTO) | Economy * Commodity * Public economics * Labour economics * Development economics * International economics * Mixed economy * Planned economy * Econometrics * Environmental economics * Open economy * Market economy * Knowledge economy * Microeconomics * Macroeconomics * Economic development * Economic statistics | Corporate law * Commercial law * Constitutional documents * Contract * Corporate crime * Corporate liability * Insolvency law * International trade law * Mergers and acquisitions | Finance * Financial statement * Insurance * Factoring * Cash conversion cycle * Insider dealing * Capital budgeting * Commercial bank * Derivative * Financial statement analysis...
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...already existing products and services in the market. One of the most complex though important activity each company wishes to master is hiring the best talent available in market and then forming the most efficient teams within the organization. Team building is in itself a herculean task that demands brainstorming and investment. Hiring the best talent in the market would count to nothing if the individual cannot adapt to the working environment of the team and organizations. It is not surprising to see various contemporary organizations investing huge sums of money towards talent acquisition. In addition to technical and analytical abilities, the human resource departments search for the right soft skills in the prospective employee. Top talent is often rejected if it does not possess team skills. A good prospective employee, be it an operational staff, a middle level manager or a top level consultant, is expected to be knowledgeable about the importance of working collaboratively, build partnerships within the organizations and possess skills to build and lead teams of 21st century (Michael, 2012). Various organizations are sweating over the need to understand what all makes a team more effective and successful. A lot of research is being done to find out what all behavioral traits are imperative to enable smooth working of a successful team. This paper examines the importance of team behavior in team development and discusses the reasons behind success and failure of teams...
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...SYLLABUS – UNDERGRADUATE Course Title: Management Information System Semester: Spring 2012 Instructor: Professor Tang Qingquan Sun Yat-Sen Business School, SYSU Part 1: Course/Faculty Information |Course Title & Code |Management Information System | |Class schedule |2012.9----2013.1 | |Classroom location |SYSBS East Campus | |Course Duration： |54 | |No. of credits： |3 | |Level： |[√] Bachelor Core Course |[ ] Bachelor Elective Course | |Prerequisites： | | |Instructor name： |Tang Qingquan | |Office hours |14:30-18:00 on Thursday | |Instructor’s contact info (office, |SYSBS MBA centre M408 ...
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...[Type the company name] | Project Management Assignment | Research Paper and Presentation | Nathan Alexander 4/16/2016 | Contents Introduction 2 Traditional (Waterfall) 2 Agile Project Management 3 Rapid Application Development 3 What is PMBOK? 4 What is a project? 8 What is project management? 8 What does current literature have to say on this matter? 8 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 11 Introduction In our essay, we will be talking about the strategies that can offer advantages to an association through IT projects. We will be examining the current literature on the matter including diverse project management methods and additionally their qualities and shortcomings. PMBOK will be analyzed including the procedure groups that are included. We will be assessing and examining the learning regions and how the processing groups identify with each other. Traditional (Waterfall) According to Successful Projects, this is the oldest methodology it was practiced decades before the newer methodologies were introduced (Projects, S. 2016). This methodology can be used all industries, but it is most common in the construction industry. They call it the waterfall model because it defines the sequence of phases to be completed. This project management methodology is divided into 7 consecutive phases: 1. Requirements specification 2. Design 3. Coding 4. Integration 5. Validation 6. Installation 7. Maintenance You can only move...
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...JYOTI TANEJA Expertise in Business Analyst with over 7+ years of IT experience on all phases of a SDLC project. Primary focus on Analysis, Product implementations, system Integration/Migration projects and process improvement projects. Significant hands-on experience in business sectors such as, Finance, Healthcare and Banking. Effective communicator, excellent team player, quick learner and creative problem solver with fine-tuned analytical skills. Education includes: Professional Summary Business Requirements Gathering, Business Process Flow, System Analysis, Business Process Modeling and Business Analysis. Industry experience in Healthcare, Finance, Health Insurance and Banking sector. Expertise experience in writing Business requirements document, System requirements specifications, Functional requirements document, developing Use Cases, creating screen mockups, and preparing Training manuals. Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)- Feasibility Requirements Analysis, Design, Construction, Testing, Implementation, Support) and Rational Unified Process (RUP) and UML methodology Expertise in Waterfall and iterative methodologies such as Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology, and Agile. Excellent skills in writing Business Requirements Document (BRD), Functional Specification Document (FSD) and Non-Functional Specification Document, System Design Specification (SDS) Performed Gap analysis, SWOT analysis, Risk analysis, and Cost/Benefit analysis...
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...N14C31 Managing Projects 01.10.2012 Lecture 1: Introduction to Project Management & WBS Dr Christos Braziotis Christos.Braziotis@nottingham.ac.uk Module Convenor Dr Christos Braziotis Lecturer in Supply Chain and Operations Management Nottingham University Business School, Room B37, South Building Tel: 115 9514026 Email: Christos.Braziotis@nottingham.ac.uk N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 2 Agenda • Introduction to the Module: – Aims – Resources – Assessment • Introduction to Project Management: – Aspects to consider in Project Management – Work Breakdown Structure N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 3 Introduction to Project Management N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 4 • The word “Project” is frequently used N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 5 • The word “Project” is frequently used N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 6 What is a Project? – Definitions • A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service (US Project Management Institute) • Unique process, consisting of a set of coordinated and controlled activities with start and...
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...THREAT MODELING AND ITS USAGE IN MITIGATING SECURITY THREATS IN AN APPLICATION Thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY in COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING - INFORMATION SECURITY by EBENEZER JANGAM (07IS02F) DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA SURATHKAL, MANGALORE-575025 JULY, 2009 Dedicated To My Family, Brothers & Suraksha Group Members DECLARATION I hereby declare that the Report of the P.G Project Work entitled "THREAT MODELING AND ITS USAGE IN MITIGATING SECURITY THREATS IN AN APPLICATION" which is being submitted to the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering - Information Security in the Department of Computer Engineering, is a bonafide report of the work carried out by me. The material contained in this report has not been submitted to any University or Institution for the award of any degree. ……………………………………………………………………………….. (Register Number, Name & Signature of the Student) Department of Computer Engineering Place: NITK, SURATHKAL Date: ............................ CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the P.G Project Work Report entitled " THREAT MODELING AND ITS USAGE IN MITIGATING SECURITY THREATS IN AN APPLICATION" submitted by Ebenezer Jangam (Register Number:07IS02F)...
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