Towards Internet Branding - Ecommerce Web Application Development
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Vaishali_Saxena]Vaishali Saxena
The Ecommerce Web Development companies serve the multitude of companies worldwide irrespective of their size to make their presence on the worldwide web. These IT solutions help the businesses to build, maintain and succeed in their aim to make their web presence felt across the globe. These software solutions and secure servers enable the aspiring businesses to reach their international marketing goals through their eCommerce web site. The web development companies offer turnkey design solutions that are sure to earn a high rate of web presence with their professional web site using cutting edge ecommerce solutions. They consist of the latest trends in marketing services and web content aimed at higher profits and customers. The high end graphics and animation and interactive features add value to these web sites. The solution providers must have extensive expertise in PHP and MySQL, .NET and Java platforms and understanding of payment gateways, security and shipment integration.
Services offered
The ecommerce web development companies offer a gamut of services ranging from Web site development, E-commerce solutions, Content Development, E-Learning solutions, Internet Mobile technology and High Eng graphics, Search Engine optimization, Web marketing and Link popularity among others. These web development solutions assist the businesses to develop new business strategy through a streamlined process, system integration and organization of all of them. More than offering technological solutions, the service focuses on creating a clear strategic advantage for the company and its customers, partners, suppliers and employees as well to create real value. The services include front office solutions, back end implementation, business intelligence, customer relationship management, maximization of ROI, business projects and core IT. The maintenance of sophisticated internet applications, software development services that work smoothly without any hassles is of top priority in developing the systems. The solutions are of high quality and with a commitment towards working to improve constantly.
Points to note
It is advisable to go for web development solutions that come with guarantee predictable results, rigorous quality control and consistent process improvement and cost effective. Some ecommerce solution providers offer protection of intellectual property adhering to strict copyright protection policy and is protected by US laws. The ecommerce solutions must also be able to broaden the revenue potential with very low operating costs simultaneously expanding the company’s market reach. [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-features.php ]Ecommerce Web Design India and [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-Partners.php ]Ecommerce Web Development India are become more popular when we are targeting the websites for online business.
The author Vaishali Saxena is Web developer and Content Writer for [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/ ]Web Development Company India.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Application Development and Maintenance
Managing Design Complexity
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Tim_Bryce]Tim Bryce
"100% of your design documentation is contained in
the specifications of your information resources."
- Bryce's Law
There are many companies today, most overseas, still tackling major systems projects particularly in the areas of banking and manufacturing. These mammoth application development efforts contrast sharply with American companies who have failed in such undertakings and are now content with chipping away at systems, program-by-program, with the hope that disjointed software will somehow/someday interface with each other. Whereas foreign competitors talk in terms of enormous systems with hundreds of programs and millions of lines of code; large integrated systems tend to intimidate the most ardent of American developers. But this is not so much a story about competition as it is about understanding design complexity.
People in both the east and the west recognize the design and development of a total system is no small task. A system can consist of many business processes, procedures, programs, inputs, outputs, files, records, data elements, etc. The problem lies in how to best control these information resources and the design decisions associated with them. Two approaches are typically used: progressively break the problem into smaller, more manageable pieces, or; tackle a minuscule portion of the problem at a time. Whereas the former requires a long term perspective, the latter can show a quick return, which is more appealing to a company with a "fast track" mentality.
Some time ago we conducted a study of customer application development projects. Our research centered on two types of projects: those aimed at building a total system, and; those aimed at building a single program. One obvious conclusion was that the number of information resources used in a major system was considerably more than in a program.
However, the key observation made in the study was that there is a finite number of design decisions associated with each type of information resource. As an example, for an output, decisions have to be made as to its physical media (screen or report), size (number of characters), messages associated with it, etc. For a data element, its logical and physical characteristics must be specified (definition, source, label, size, class, length, etc.). For a program, the language to be used, program logic, required file structures, etc. These design decisions can be simple or complex; regardless, they are all required in order to design a system or a program. When we multiply the number of design decisions by the number of information resources, we get an
idea of the magnitude of a systems design project versus the design of a single program (see Figure 1).
FIGURE 1
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE SYSTEMS PROJECT: 2,006
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 49,850
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE PROGRAM PROJECT: 98
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 2,070
NOTE: Decisions are design oriented only; they do not include Project Management related decisions (such as those associated with planning, estimating and scheduling).
From this perspective, the average system design project is nearly 25 times larger than the average software design project in terms of complexity. As a footnote, our findings also revealed the "average" system design project is seven times larger than a "complex" software design project.
This discrepancy in system/software complexity provides a clue as to how companies address the problem. Since a software design project is smaller and seemingly more palatable to implement than a total systems project, some companies will focus on software engineering tools and techniques, and abandon total systems engineering practices. This is one reason why programming tools enjoy popularity today.
Contrast this with the size of Japan's "Best" project to build the country's next generation of on-line banking systems. This was a major application development effort resulting in 72 "average" systems; a considerably larger project than what is typically addressed in the United States.
MANAGING DECISIONS
There are two aspects to handling decisions: how they are formulated, and how they are controlled.
Trying to make nearly 50,000 design decisions in one step is not only an impossible task, it is a highly impractical way of operating. Just like the design of any product, a system must be designed in gradual phases in such a way as it becomes possible to review and refine the design. In other words, the 50,000 design decisions will be made throughout the life of a development project, not all at once.
It is the responsibility of a systems engineering methodology to define the sequence of events for designing a system. As such, the methodology represents the channel for formulating decisions. Breaking a complex system design down into smaller, more manageable pieces, also provides for:
Parallel development and delivery of portions of the system
(concurrent development within a single project).
An environment conducive for building quality into a product (as opposed to inspecting for quality afterwards).
The formulation of Project Management related decisions (such as estimating and scheduling the delivery of systems, in part or in full).
This philosophy of design is no different than any other product
design/development effort, such as shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, bridge building, etc. All require a specific methodology that breaks the product down to its sub-assemblies and parts; thereby organizing the specification of parts and the design decisions associated with them.
Managing the decision making process for even the smallest of application development projects can be a huge undertaking. We estimate there are approximately 500 design decisions associated in a small software design project (as compared to more than 125,000 decisions in the typical complex system design project). To record and control these decisions requires something more sophisticated than just paper and pencil; it requires an automated "Information Resource Manager" (IRM), a software tool capable of inventorying and documenting an enterprise's information resources.
Whether you call it an "IRM", a "Repository", a "Data Dictionary" or whatever, the philosophical heart of the product is based on the age-old concept of "Bill of Materials" whereby resources (also referred to as "components" or "parts") are cataloged and cross-referenced to each other. Consider a parts manifest as included in a major appliance maintenance bookley (or lawn/garden tool), I am sure this type of diagram is familiar to any homeowner who has reviewed product maintenance/warranty booklets.
Every part in the product is identified by number and name (see section to the right in the figure). To the left side in the figure is a schematic showing how each part relates to the other parts and, as such, represents the assembly of the product for maintenance purposes.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" provides the means to inventory resources thus allowing us to share and re-use them. For example, many of the parts shown in Figure 2 are re-used in other lawnmower models offered by the manufacturer. How can we share and re-use resources without such a concept? The answer is simple: we cannot. And this explains why there is considerable redundancy in our information resources and work effort. It also suggests most of our design decisions are maintained "by the seat of our pants." Most college courses involving computing are unfamiliar with the Bill of Materials concept. Their focus is on programming and file design, and little else.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" has three objectives:
To uniquely identify each resource by number and name (as well as by aliases). Names are nice, but numbers offer a more precise way to uniquely identify a resource. Identification is critical. After all, we cannot share and re-use something if we do not know it exists.
To record the part's specifications. Thus providing a way to determine if the part can be re-used in another product (thereby promoting the sharing of parts and eliminating redundancy).
To record where the part is used in a product(s) (aka "Where-used"). This specifies the relationship of parts to each other and, thereby, their assembly. This is also extremely useful for "impact analysis" whereby we can analyze where the part is used in all of our products, not just one, which is vital for making intelligent decisions about modifying a part. For example, if we change the specifications of a part in one product, this will severely impact other products it is also used in.
By controlling parts in this manner, a product's design is fully
documented.
The "Bill of Material" concept can easily accommodate information resources and offer the same benefits of sharing and re-using components. By doing so, we can easily manage the 50,000 design decisions accompanying a system design project. Our system/software products may be less tangible than an automobile, aircraft or lawnmower, but we can still apply the same concept to their control.
Therefore, an IRM Repository should have the ability to identify, specify, and cross-reference all of the resources mentioned in Figure 1. This can certainly be done manually with paper but this may lead to bureaucratic and access problems for developers. Instead, automation is recommended. There are several such commercial products on the market, but it is also fairly easy to create such software using today's Data Base Management Systems (DBMS) which are now fairly easy to define and relate resources (they also provide excellent documentation services).
The IRM should be viewed as the hub of all development efforts and provide the means to interface (import/export) with a myriad of other development tools; e.g., CASE, prototyping aids, program generators, etc. Such tools will use the intelligence of the information resources as contained in the IRM to function accordingly. As an example, a program generator should be able to interpret the program and file specifications in order to produce the necessary code. Such development tools should also have the ability to turn around and import resource specifications back into the IRM. This is particularly useful for documenting existing systems/software (aka "Reverse Population").
For information on how to create an IRM Repository, please see => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/pride/spir.htm
The concept of "Bill of Materials" is an important part of an overall strategy to implement an "Information Factory" environment to design and develop information resources. But this will be the subject of a separate paper.
CONCLUSION
This philosophy to managing design complexity is no different than what is found in the engineering and manufacturing of any product. Engineers break their design projects into smaller stages so that reviews can be performed and revisions implemented. A "bill of materials" processor is used to track
the parts or a product and how they interrelate; which is no different in intent than the IRM tool.
For people imbued in programming, it is difficult to think in terms of "parts" as described herein, but it is a practical solution and can be applied to any development effort, large or small. Standardization and integration of information resources is built by design, not by accident.
Without a formalized methodology for design or an IRM tool to record design decisions, a major system design is incomprehensible; there are just too many variables for the human mind to remember or control using manual techniques. It is not that analysts do not want to take on a major systems design project, they simply cannot. They lack the organization and proper tools to perform the job effectively. Because of this, they default to the things they know best, programming, and tackle systems in piecemeal.
The difference between east and west here is not one of working harder, but smarter. The Japanese and Europeans are simply better organized and equipped to perform system design than their American counterparts. This can be attributed, in large part, to management's sensitivity to the role systems play in a company. Because of this, they are not afraid to tackle large endeavors, while American companies view such undertakings as seemingly too massive to undertake. As such, they sidestep large projects in favor of smaller projects that may address only a portion of the overall problem. This is resulting in the unsettling situation where our competitors are rapidly becoming the world's systems engineers, while Americans become the world's software engineers.
For more information on our philosophies of Information Resource Management (IRM), please see the "Introduction" section of "PRIDE" at => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/pride/intro.htm#irm
Tim Bryce is the Managing Director of M. Bryce & Associates (MBA) of Palm Harbor, Florida, a management consulting firm specializing in Information Resource Management (IRM). Mr. Bryce has over 30 years of experience in the field. He is available for training and consulting on an international basis. His corporate web page is at => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/
He can be contacted at: [mailto:timb001@phmainstreet.com]timb001@phmainstreet.com
Copyright © 2006 MBA. All rights reserved.
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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Tim_Bryce]Tim Bryce
"100% of your design documentation is contained in
the specifications of your information resources."
- Bryce's Law
There are many companies today, most overseas, still tackling major systems projects particularly in the areas of banking and manufacturing. These mammoth application development efforts contrast sharply with American companies who have failed in such undertakings and are now content with chipping away at systems, program-by-program, with the hope that disjointed software will somehow/someday interface with each other. Whereas foreign competitors talk in terms of enormous systems with hundreds of programs and millions of lines of code; large integrated systems tend to intimidate the most ardent of American developers. But this is not so much a story about competition as it is about understanding design complexity.
People in both the east and the west recognize the design and development of a total system is no small task. A system can consist of many business processes, procedures, programs, inputs, outputs, files, records, data elements, etc. The problem lies in how to best control these information resources and the design decisions associated with them. Two approaches are typically used: progressively break the problem into smaller, more manageable pieces, or; tackle a minuscule portion of the problem at a time. Whereas the former requires a long term perspective, the latter can show a quick return, which is more appealing to a company with a "fast track" mentality.
Some time ago we conducted a study of customer application development projects. Our research centered on two types of projects: those aimed at building a total system, and; those aimed at building a single program. One obvious conclusion was that the number of information resources used in a major system was considerably more than in a program.
However, the key observation made in the study was that there is a finite number of design decisions associated with each type of information resource. As an example, for an output, decisions have to be made as to its physical media (screen or report), size (number of characters), messages associated with it, etc. For a data element, its logical and physical characteristics must be specified (definition, source, label, size, class, length, etc.). For a program, the language to be used, program logic, required file structures, etc. These design decisions can be simple or complex; regardless, they are all required in order to design a system or a program. When we multiply the number of design decisions by the number of information resources, we get an
idea of the magnitude of a systems design project versus the design of a single program (see Figure 1).
FIGURE 1
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE SYSTEMS PROJECT: 2,006
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 49,850
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE PROGRAM PROJECT: 98
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 2,070
NOTE: Decisions are design oriented only; they do not include Project Management related decisions (such as those associated with planning, estimating and scheduling).
From this perspective, the average system design project is nearly 25 times larger than the average software design project in terms of complexity. As a footnote, our findings also revealed the "average" system design project is seven times larger than a "complex" software design project.
This discrepancy in system/software complexity provides a clue as to how companies address the problem. Since a software design project is smaller and seemingly more palatable to implement than a total systems project, some companies will focus on software engineering tools and techniques, and abandon total systems engineering practices. This is one reason why programming tools enjoy popularity today.
Contrast this with the size of Japan's "Best" project to build the country's next generation of on-line banking systems. This was a major application development effort resulting in 72 "average" systems; a considerably larger project than what is typically addressed in the United States.
MANAGING DECISIONS
There are two aspects to handling decisions: how they are formulated, and how they are controlled.
Trying to make nearly 50,000 design decisions in one step is not only an impossible task, it is a highly impractical way of operating. Just like the design of any product, a system must be designed in gradual phases in such a way as it becomes possible to review and refine the design. In other words, the 50,000 design decisions will be made throughout the life of a development project, not all at once.
It is the responsibility of a systems engineering methodology to define the sequence of events for designing a system. As such, the methodology represents the channel for formulating decisions. Breaking a complex system design down into smaller, more manageable pieces, also provides for:
Parallel development and delivery of portions of the system
(concurrent development within a single project).
An environment conducive for building quality into a product (as opposed to inspecting for quality afterwards).
The formulation of Project Management related decisions (such as estimating and scheduling the delivery of systems, in part or in full).
This philosophy of design is no different than any other product
design/development effort, such as shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, bridge building, etc. All require a specific methodology that breaks the product down to its sub-assemblies and parts; thereby organizing the specification of parts and the design decisions associated with them.
Managing the decision making process for even the smallest of application development projects can be a huge undertaking. We estimate there are approximately 500 design decisions associated in a small software design project (as compared to more than 125,000 decisions in the typical complex system design project). To record and control these decisions requires something more sophisticated than just paper and pencil; it requires an automated "Information Resource Manager" (IRM), a software tool capable of inventorying and documenting an enterprise's information resources.
Whether you call it an "IRM", a "Repository", a "Data Dictionary" or whatever, the philosophical heart of the product is based on the age-old concept of "Bill of Materials" whereby resources (also referred to as "components" or "parts") are cataloged and cross-referenced to each other. Consider a parts manifest as included in a major appliance maintenance bookley (or lawn/garden tool), I am sure this type of diagram is familiar to any homeowner who has reviewed product maintenance/warranty booklets.
Every part in the product is identified by number and name (see section to the right in the figure). To the left side in the figure is a schematic showing how each part relates to the other parts and, as such, represents the assembly of the product for maintenance purposes.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" provides the means to inventory resources thus allowing us to share and re-use them. For example, many of the parts shown in Figure 2 are re-used in other lawnmower models offered by the manufacturer. How can we share and re-use resources without such a concept? The answer is simple: we cannot. And this explains why there is considerable redundancy in our information resources and work effort. It also suggests most of our design decisions are maintained "by the seat of our pants." Most college courses involving computing are unfamiliar with the Bill of Materials concept. Their focus is on programming and file design, and little else.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" has three objectives:
To uniquely identify each resource by number and name (as well as by aliases). Names are nice, but numbers offer a more precise way to uniquely identify a resource. Identification is critical. After all, we cannot share and re-use something if we do not know it exists.
To record the part's specifications. Thus providing a way to determine if the part can be re-used in another product (thereby promoting the sharing of parts and eliminating redundancy).
To record where the part is used in a product(s) (aka "Where-used"). This specifies the relationship of parts to each other and, thereby, their assembly. This is also extremely useful for "impact analysis" whereby we can analyze where the part is used in all of our products, not just one, which is vital for making intelligent decisions about modifying a part. For example, if we change the specifications of a part in one product, this will severely impact other products it is also used in.
By controlling parts in this manner, a product's design is fully
documented.
The "Bill of Material" concept can easily accommodate information resources and offer the same benefits of sharing and re-using components. By doing so, we can easily manage the 50,000 design decisions accompanying a system design project. Our system/software products may be less tangible than an automobile, aircraft or lawnmower, but we can still apply the same concept to their control.
Therefore, an IRM Repository should have the ability to identify, specify, and cross-reference all of the resources mentioned in Figure 1. This can certainly be done manually with paper but this may lead to bureaucratic and access problems for developers. Instead, automation is recommended. There are several such commercial products on the market, but it is also fairly easy to create such software using today's Data Base Management Systems (DBMS) which are now fairly easy to define and relate resources (they also provide excellent documentation services).
The IRM should be viewed as the hub of all development efforts and provide the means to interface (import/export) with a myriad of other development tools; e.g., CASE, prototyping aids, program generators, etc. Such tools will use the intelligence of the information resources as contained in the IRM to function accordingly. As an example, a program generator should be able to interpret the program and file specifications in order to produce the necessary code. Such development tools should also have the ability to turn around and import resource specifications back into the IRM. This is particularly useful for documenting existing systems/software (aka "Reverse Population").
For information on how to create an IRM Repository, please see => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/pride/spir.htm
The concept of "Bill of Materials" is an important part of an overall strategy to implement an "Information Factory" environment to design and develop information resources. But this will be the subject of a separate paper.
CONCLUSION
This philosophy to managing design complexity is no different than what is found in the engineering and manufacturing of any product. Engineers break their design projects into smaller stages so that reviews can be performed and revisions implemented. A "bill of materials" processor is used to track
the parts or a product and how they interrelate; which is no different in intent than the IRM tool.
For people imbued in programming, it is difficult to think in terms of "parts" as described herein, but it is a practical solution and can be applied to any development effort, large or small. Standardization and integration of information resources is built by design, not by accident.
Without a formalized methodology for design or an IRM tool to record design decisions, a major system design is incomprehensible; there are just too many variables for the human mind to remember or control using manual techniques. It is not that analysts do not want to take on a major systems design project, they simply cannot. They lack the organization and proper tools to perform the job effectively. Because of this, they default to the things they know best, programming, and tackle systems in piecemeal.
The difference between east and west here is not one of working harder, but smarter. The Japanese and Europeans are simply better organized and equipped to perform system design than their American counterparts. This can be attributed, in large part, to management's sensitivity to the role systems play in a company. Because of this, they are not afraid to tackle large endeavors, while American companies view such undertakings as seemingly too massive to undertake. As such, they sidestep large projects in favor of smaller projects that may address only a portion of the overall problem. This is resulting in the unsettling situation where our competitors are rapidly becoming the world's systems engineers, while Americans become the world's software engineers.
For more information on our philosophies of Information Resource Management (IRM), please see the "Introduction" section of "PRIDE" at => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/pride/intro.htm#irm
Tim Bryce is the Managing Director of M. Bryce & Associates (MBA) of Palm Harbor, Florida, a management consulting firm specializing in Information Resource Management (IRM). Mr. Bryce has over 30 years of experience in the field. He is available for training and consulting on an international basis. His corporate web page is at => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/
He can be contacted at: [mailto:timb001@phmainstreet.com]timb001@phmainstreet.com
Copyright © 2006 MBA. All rights reserved.
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Application Development and Maintenance
Managing Design Complexity
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Tim_Bryce]Tim Bryce
"100% of your design documentation is contained in
the specifications of your information resources."
- Bryce's Law
There are many companies today, most overseas, still tackling major systems projects particularly in the areas of banking and manufacturing. These mammoth application development efforts contrast sharply with American companies who have failed in such undertakings and are now content with chipping away at systems, program-by-program, with the hope that disjointed software will somehow/someday interface with each other. Whereas foreign competitors talk in terms of enormous systems with hundreds of programs and millions of lines of code; large integrated systems tend to intimidate the most ardent of American developers. But this is not so much a story about competition as it is about understanding design complexity.
People in both the east and the west recognize the design and development of a total system is no small task. A system can consist of many business processes, procedures, programs, inputs, outputs, files, records, data elements, etc. The problem lies in how to best control these information resources and the design decisions associated with them. Two approaches are typically used: progressively break the problem into smaller, more manageable pieces, or; tackle a minuscule portion of the problem at a time. Whereas the former requires a long term perspective, the latter can show a quick return, which is more appealing to a company with a "fast track" mentality.
Some time ago we conducted a study of customer application development projects. Our research centered on two types of projects: those aimed at building a total system, and; those aimed at building a single program. One obvious conclusion was that the number of information resources used in a major system was considerably more than in a program.
However, the key observation made in the study was that there is a finite number of design decisions associated with each type of information resource. As an example, for an output, decisions have to be made as to its physical media (screen or report), size (number of characters), messages associated with it, etc. For a data element, its logical and physical characteristics must be specified (definition, source, label, size, class, length, etc.). For a program, the language to be used, program logic, required file structures, etc. These design decisions can be simple or complex; regardless, they are all required in order to design a system or a program. When we multiply the number of design decisions by the number of information resources, we get an
idea of the magnitude of a systems design project versus the design of a single program (see Figure 1).
FIGURE 1
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE SYSTEMS PROJECT: 2,006
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 49,850
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE PROGRAM PROJECT: 98
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 2,070
NOTE: Decisions are design oriented only; they do not include Project Management related decisions (such as those associated with planning, estimating and scheduling).
From this perspective, the average system design project is nearly 25 times larger than the average software design project in terms of complexity. As a footnote, our findings also revealed the "average" system design project is seven times larger than a "complex" software design project.
This discrepancy in system/software complexity provides a clue as to how companies address the problem. Since a software design project is smaller and seemingly more palatable to implement than a total systems project, some companies will focus on software engineering tools and techniques, and abandon total systems engineering practices. This is one reason why programming tools enjoy popularity today.
Contrast this with the size of Japan's "Best" project to build the country's next generation of on-line banking systems. This was a major application development effort resulting in 72 "average" systems; a considerably larger project than what is typically addressed in the United States.
MANAGING DECISIONS
There are two aspects to handling decisions: how they are formulated, and how they are controlled.
Trying to make nearly 50,000 design decisions in one step is not only an impossible task, it is a highly impractical way of operating. Just like the design of any product, a system must be designed in gradual phases in such a way as it becomes possible to review and refine the design. In other words, the 50,000 design decisions will be made throughout the life of a development project, not all at once.
It is the responsibility of a systems engineering methodology to define the sequence of events for designing a system. As such, the methodology represents the channel for formulating decisions. Breaking a complex system design down into smaller, more manageable pieces, also provides for:
Parallel development and delivery of portions of the system
(concurrent development within a single project).
An environment conducive for building quality into a product (as opposed to inspecting for quality afterwards).
The formulation of Project Management related decisions (such as estimating and scheduling the delivery of systems, in part or in full).
This philosophy of design is no different than any other product
design/development effort, such as shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, bridge building, etc. All require a specific methodology that breaks the product down to its sub-assemblies and parts; thereby organizing the specification of parts and the design decisions associated with them.
Managing the decision making process for even the smallest of application development projects can be a huge undertaking. We estimate there are approximately 500 design decisions associated in a small software design project (as compared to more than 125,000 decisions in the typical complex system design project). To record and control these decisions requires something more sophisticated than just paper and pencil; it requires an automated "Information Resource Manager" (IRM), a software tool capable of inventorying and documenting an enterprise's information resources.
Whether you call it an "IRM", a "Repository", a "Data Dictionary" or whatever, the philosophical heart of the product is based on the age-old concept of "Bill of Materials" whereby resources (also referred to as "components" or "parts") are cataloged and cross-referenced to each other. Consider a parts manifest as included in a major appliance maintenance bookley (or lawn/garden tool), I am sure this type of diagram is familiar to any homeowner who has reviewed product maintenance/warranty booklets.
Every part in the product is identified by number and name (see section to the right in the figure). To the left side in the figure is a schematic showing how each part relates to the other parts and, as such, represents the assembly of the product for maintenance purposes.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" provides the means to inventory resources thus allowing us to share and re-use them. For example, many of the parts shown in Figure 2 are re-used in other lawnmower models offered by the manufacturer. How can we share and re-use resources without such a concept? The answer is simple: we cannot. And this explains why there is considerable redundancy in our information resources and work effort. It also suggests most of our design decisions are maintained "by the seat of our pants." Most college courses involving computing are unfamiliar with the Bill of Materials concept. Their focus is on programming and file design, and little else.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" has three objectives:
To uniquely identify each resource by number and name (as well as by aliases). Names are nice, but numbers offer a more precise way to uniquely identify a resource. Identification is critical. After all, we cannot share and re-use something if we do not know it exists.
To record the part's specifications. Thus providing a way to determine if the part can be re-used in another product (thereby promoting the sharing of parts and eliminating redundancy).
To record where the part is used in a product(s) (aka "Where-used"). This specifies the relationship of parts to each other and, thereby, their assembly. This is also extremely useful for "impact analysis" whereby we can analyze where the part is used in all of our products, not just one, which is vital for making intelligent decisions about modifying a part. For example, if we change the specifications of a part in one product, this will severely impact other products it is also used in.
By controlling parts in this manner, a product's design is fully
documented.
The "Bill of Material" concept can easily accommodate information resources and offer the same benefits of sharing and re-using components. By doing so, we can easily manage the 50,000 design decisions accompanying a system design project. Our system/software products may be less tangible than an automobile, aircraft or lawnmower, but we can still apply the same concept to their control.
Therefore, an IRM Repository should have the ability to identify, specify, and cross-reference all of the resources mentioned in Figure 1. This can certainly be done manually with paper but this may lead to bureaucratic and access problems for developers. Instead, automation is recommended. There are several such commercial products on the market, but it is also fairly easy to create such software using today's Data Base Management Systems (DBMS) which are now fairly easy to define and relate resources (they also provide excellent documentation services).
The IRM should be viewed as the hub of all development efforts and provide the means to interface (import/export) with a myriad of other development tools; e.g., CASE, prototyping aids, program generators, etc. Such tools will use the intelligence of the information resources as contained in the IRM to function accordingly. As an example, a program generator should be able to interpret the program and file specifications in order to produce the necessary code. Such development tools should also have the ability to turn around and import resource specifications back into the IRM. This is particularly useful for documenting existing systems/software (aka "Reverse Population").
For information on how to create an IRM Repository, please see => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/pride/spir.htm
The concept of "Bill of Materials" is an important part of an overall strategy to implement an "Information Factory" environment to design and develop information resources. But this will be the subject of a separate paper.
CONCLUSION
This philosophy to managing design complexity is no different than what is found in the engineering and manufacturing of any product. Engineers break their design projects into smaller stages so that reviews can be performed and revisions implemented. A "bill of materials" processor is used to track
the parts or a product and how they interrelate; which is no different in intent than the IRM tool.
For people imbued in programming, it is difficult to think in terms of "parts" as described herein, but it is a practical solution and can be applied to any development effort, large or small. Standardization and integration of information resources is built by design, not by accident.
Without a formalized methodology for design or an IRM tool to record design decisions, a major system design is incomprehensible; there are just too many variables for the human mind to remember or control using manual techniques. It is not that analysts do not want to take on a major systems design project, they simply cannot. They lack the organization and proper tools to perform the job effectively. Because of this, they default to the things they know best, programming, and tackle systems in piecemeal.
The difference between east and west here is not one of working harder, but smarter. The Japanese and Europeans are simply better organized and equipped to perform system design than their American counterparts. This can be attributed, in large part, to management's sensitivity to the role systems play in a company. Because of this, they are not afraid to tackle large endeavors, while American companies view such undertakings as seemingly too massive to undertake. As such, they sidestep large projects in favor of smaller projects that may address only a portion of the overall problem. This is resulting in the unsettling situation where our competitors are rapidly becoming the world's systems engineers, while Americans become the world's software engineers.
For more information on our philosophies of Information Resource Management (IRM), please see the "Introduction" section of "PRIDE" at => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/pride/intro.htm#irm
Tim Bryce is the Managing Director of M. Bryce & Associates (MBA) of Palm Harbor, Florida, a management consulting firm specializing in Information Resource Management (IRM). Mr. Bryce has over 30 years of experience in the field. He is available for training and consulting on an international basis. His corporate web page is at => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/
He can be contacted at: [mailto:timb001@phmainstreet.com]timb001@phmainstreet.com
Copyright © 2006 MBA. All rights reserved.
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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Tim_Bryce]Tim Bryce
"100% of your design documentation is contained in
the specifications of your information resources."
- Bryce's Law
There are many companies today, most overseas, still tackling major systems projects particularly in the areas of banking and manufacturing. These mammoth application development efforts contrast sharply with American companies who have failed in such undertakings and are now content with chipping away at systems, program-by-program, with the hope that disjointed software will somehow/someday interface with each other. Whereas foreign competitors talk in terms of enormous systems with hundreds of programs and millions of lines of code; large integrated systems tend to intimidate the most ardent of American developers. But this is not so much a story about competition as it is about understanding design complexity.
People in both the east and the west recognize the design and development of a total system is no small task. A system can consist of many business processes, procedures, programs, inputs, outputs, files, records, data elements, etc. The problem lies in how to best control these information resources and the design decisions associated with them. Two approaches are typically used: progressively break the problem into smaller, more manageable pieces, or; tackle a minuscule portion of the problem at a time. Whereas the former requires a long term perspective, the latter can show a quick return, which is more appealing to a company with a "fast track" mentality.
Some time ago we conducted a study of customer application development projects. Our research centered on two types of projects: those aimed at building a total system, and; those aimed at building a single program. One obvious conclusion was that the number of information resources used in a major system was considerably more than in a program.
However, the key observation made in the study was that there is a finite number of design decisions associated with each type of information resource. As an example, for an output, decisions have to be made as to its physical media (screen or report), size (number of characters), messages associated with it, etc. For a data element, its logical and physical characteristics must be specified (definition, source, label, size, class, length, etc.). For a program, the language to be used, program logic, required file structures, etc. These design decisions can be simple or complex; regardless, they are all required in order to design a system or a program. When we multiply the number of design decisions by the number of information resources, we get an
idea of the magnitude of a systems design project versus the design of a single program (see Figure 1).
FIGURE 1
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE SYSTEMS PROJECT: 2,006
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 49,850
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE PROGRAM PROJECT: 98
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 2,070
NOTE: Decisions are design oriented only; they do not include Project Management related decisions (such as those associated with planning, estimating and scheduling).
From this perspective, the average system design project is nearly 25 times larger than the average software design project in terms of complexity. As a footnote, our findings also revealed the "average" system design project is seven times larger than a "complex" software design project.
This discrepancy in system/software complexity provides a clue as to how companies address the problem. Since a software design project is smaller and seemingly more palatable to implement than a total systems project, some companies will focus on software engineering tools and techniques, and abandon total systems engineering practices. This is one reason why programming tools enjoy popularity today.
Contrast this with the size of Japan's "Best" project to build the country's next generation of on-line banking systems. This was a major application development effort resulting in 72 "average" systems; a considerably larger project than what is typically addressed in the United States.
MANAGING DECISIONS
There are two aspects to handling decisions: how they are formulated, and how they are controlled.
Trying to make nearly 50,000 design decisions in one step is not only an impossible task, it is a highly impractical way of operating. Just like the design of any product, a system must be designed in gradual phases in such a way as it becomes possible to review and refine the design. In other words, the 50,000 design decisions will be made throughout the life of a development project, not all at once.
It is the responsibility of a systems engineering methodology to define the sequence of events for designing a system. As such, the methodology represents the channel for formulating decisions. Breaking a complex system design down into smaller, more manageable pieces, also provides for:
Parallel development and delivery of portions of the system
(concurrent development within a single project).
An environment conducive for building quality into a product (as opposed to inspecting for quality afterwards).
The formulation of Project Management related decisions (such as estimating and scheduling the delivery of systems, in part or in full).
This philosophy of design is no different than any other product
design/development effort, such as shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, bridge building, etc. All require a specific methodology that breaks the product down to its sub-assemblies and parts; thereby organizing the specification of parts and the design decisions associated with them.
Managing the decision making process for even the smallest of application development projects can be a huge undertaking. We estimate there are approximately 500 design decisions associated in a small software design project (as compared to more than 125,000 decisions in the typical complex system design project). To record and control these decisions requires something more sophisticated than just paper and pencil; it requires an automated "Information Resource Manager" (IRM), a software tool capable of inventorying and documenting an enterprise's information resources.
Whether you call it an "IRM", a "Repository", a "Data Dictionary" or whatever, the philosophical heart of the product is based on the age-old concept of "Bill of Materials" whereby resources (also referred to as "components" or "parts") are cataloged and cross-referenced to each other. Consider a parts manifest as included in a major appliance maintenance bookley (or lawn/garden tool), I am sure this type of diagram is familiar to any homeowner who has reviewed product maintenance/warranty booklets.
Every part in the product is identified by number and name (see section to the right in the figure). To the left side in the figure is a schematic showing how each part relates to the other parts and, as such, represents the assembly of the product for maintenance purposes.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" provides the means to inventory resources thus allowing us to share and re-use them. For example, many of the parts shown in Figure 2 are re-used in other lawnmower models offered by the manufacturer. How can we share and re-use resources without such a concept? The answer is simple: we cannot. And this explains why there is considerable redundancy in our information resources and work effort. It also suggests most of our design decisions are maintained "by the seat of our pants." Most college courses involving computing are unfamiliar with the Bill of Materials concept. Their focus is on programming and file design, and little else.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" has three objectives:
To uniquely identify each resource by number and name (as well as by aliases). Names are nice, but numbers offer a more precise way to uniquely identify a resource. Identification is critical. After all, we cannot share and re-use something if we do not know it exists.
To record the part's specifications. Thus providing a way to determine if the part can be re-used in another product (thereby promoting the sharing of parts and eliminating redundancy).
To record where the part is used in a product(s) (aka "Where-used"). This specifies the relationship of parts to each other and, thereby, their assembly. This is also extremely useful for "impact analysis" whereby we can analyze where the part is used in all of our products, not just one, which is vital for making intelligent decisions about modifying a part. For example, if we change the specifications of a part in one product, this will severely impact other products it is also used in.
By controlling parts in this manner, a product's design is fully
documented.
The "Bill of Material" concept can easily accommodate information resources and offer the same benefits of sharing and re-using components. By doing so, we can easily manage the 50,000 design decisions accompanying a system design project. Our system/software products may be less tangible than an automobile, aircraft or lawnmower, but we can still apply the same concept to their control.
Therefore, an IRM Repository should have the ability to identify, specify, and cross-reference all of the resources mentioned in Figure 1. This can certainly be done manually with paper but this may lead to bureaucratic and access problems for developers. Instead, automation is recommended. There are several such commercial products on the market, but it is also fairly easy to create such software using today's Data Base Management Systems (DBMS) which are now fairly easy to define and relate resources (they also provide excellent documentation services).
The IRM should be viewed as the hub of all development efforts and provide the means to interface (import/export) with a myriad of other development tools; e.g., CASE, prototyping aids, program generators, etc. Such tools will use the intelligence of the information resources as contained in the IRM to function accordingly. As an example, a program generator should be able to interpret the program and file specifications in order to produce the necessary code. Such development tools should also have the ability to turn around and import resource specifications back into the IRM. This is particularly useful for documenting existing systems/software (aka "Reverse Population").
For information on how to create an IRM Repository, please see => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/pride/spir.htm
The concept of "Bill of Materials" is an important part of an overall strategy to implement an "Information Factory" environment to design and develop information resources. But this will be the subject of a separate paper.
CONCLUSION
This philosophy to managing design complexity is no different than what is found in the engineering and manufacturing of any product. Engineers break their design projects into smaller stages so that reviews can be performed and revisions implemented. A "bill of materials" processor is used to track
the parts or a product and how they interrelate; which is no different in intent than the IRM tool.
For people imbued in programming, it is difficult to think in terms of "parts" as described herein, but it is a practical solution and can be applied to any development effort, large or small. Standardization and integration of information resources is built by design, not by accident.
Without a formalized methodology for design or an IRM tool to record design decisions, a major system design is incomprehensible; there are just too many variables for the human mind to remember or control using manual techniques. It is not that analysts do not want to take on a major systems design project, they simply cannot. They lack the organization and proper tools to perform the job effectively. Because of this, they default to the things they know best, programming, and tackle systems in piecemeal.
The difference between east and west here is not one of working harder, but smarter. The Japanese and Europeans are simply better organized and equipped to perform system design than their American counterparts. This can be attributed, in large part, to management's sensitivity to the role systems play in a company. Because of this, they are not afraid to tackle large endeavors, while American companies view such undertakings as seemingly too massive to undertake. As such, they sidestep large projects in favor of smaller projects that may address only a portion of the overall problem. This is resulting in the unsettling situation where our competitors are rapidly becoming the world's systems engineers, while Americans become the world's software engineers.
For more information on our philosophies of Information Resource Management (IRM), please see the "Introduction" section of "PRIDE" at => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/pride/intro.htm#irm
Tim Bryce is the Managing Director of M. Bryce & Associates (MBA) of Palm Harbor, Florida, a management consulting firm specializing in Information Resource Management (IRM). Mr. Bryce has over 30 years of experience in the field. He is available for training and consulting on an international basis. His corporate web page is at => http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/
He can be contacted at: [mailto:timb001@phmainstreet.com]timb001@phmainstreet.com
Copyright © 2006 MBA. All rights reserved.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Application Development and Maintenance
Towards Internet Branding - Ecommerce Web Application Development
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Vaishali_Saxena]Vaishali Saxena
The Ecommerce Web Development companies serve the multitude of companies worldwide irrespective of their size to make their presence on the worldwide web. These IT solutions help the businesses to build, maintain and succeed in their aim to make their web presence felt across the globe. These software solutions and secure servers enable the aspiring businesses to reach their international marketing goals through their eCommerce web site. The web development companies offer turnkey design solutions that are sure to earn a high rate of web presence with their professional web site using cutting edge ecommerce solutions. They consist of the latest trends in marketing services and web content aimed at higher profits and customers. The high end graphics and animation and interactive features add value to these web sites. The solution providers must have extensive expertise in PHP and MySQL, .NET and Java platforms and understanding of payment gateways, security and shipment integration.
Services offered
The ecommerce web development companies offer a gamut of services ranging from Web site development, E-commerce solutions, Content Development, E-Learning solutions, Internet Mobile technology and High Eng graphics, Search Engine optimization, Web marketing and Link popularity among others. These web development solutions assist the businesses to develop new business strategy through a streamlined process, system integration and organization of all of them. More than offering technological solutions, the service focuses on creating a clear strategic advantage for the company and its customers, partners, suppliers and employees as well to create real value. The services include front office solutions, back end implementation, business intelligence, customer relationship management, maximization of ROI, business projects and core IT. The maintenance of sophisticated internet applications, software development services that work smoothly without any hassles is of top priority in developing the systems. The solutions are of high quality and with a commitment towards working to improve constantly.
Points to note
It is advisable to go for web development solutions that come with guarantee predictable results, rigorous quality control and consistent process improvement and cost effective. Some ecommerce solution providers offer protection of intellectual property adhering to strict copyright protection policy and is protected by US laws. The ecommerce solutions must also be able to broaden the revenue potential with very low operating costs simultaneously expanding the company’s market reach. [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-features.php ]Ecommerce Web Design India and [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-Partners.php ]Ecommerce Web Development India are become more popular when we are targeting the websites for online business.
The author Vaishali Saxena is Web developer and Content Writer for [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/ ]Web Development Company India.
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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Vaishali_Saxena]Vaishali Saxena
The Ecommerce Web Development companies serve the multitude of companies worldwide irrespective of their size to make their presence on the worldwide web. These IT solutions help the businesses to build, maintain and succeed in their aim to make their web presence felt across the globe. These software solutions and secure servers enable the aspiring businesses to reach their international marketing goals through their eCommerce web site. The web development companies offer turnkey design solutions that are sure to earn a high rate of web presence with their professional web site using cutting edge ecommerce solutions. They consist of the latest trends in marketing services and web content aimed at higher profits and customers. The high end graphics and animation and interactive features add value to these web sites. The solution providers must have extensive expertise in PHP and MySQL, .NET and Java platforms and understanding of payment gateways, security and shipment integration.
Services offered
The ecommerce web development companies offer a gamut of services ranging from Web site development, E-commerce solutions, Content Development, E-Learning solutions, Internet Mobile technology and High Eng graphics, Search Engine optimization, Web marketing and Link popularity among others. These web development solutions assist the businesses to develop new business strategy through a streamlined process, system integration and organization of all of them. More than offering technological solutions, the service focuses on creating a clear strategic advantage for the company and its customers, partners, suppliers and employees as well to create real value. The services include front office solutions, back end implementation, business intelligence, customer relationship management, maximization of ROI, business projects and core IT. The maintenance of sophisticated internet applications, software development services that work smoothly without any hassles is of top priority in developing the systems. The solutions are of high quality and with a commitment towards working to improve constantly.
Points to note
It is advisable to go for web development solutions that come with guarantee predictable results, rigorous quality control and consistent process improvement and cost effective. Some ecommerce solution providers offer protection of intellectual property adhering to strict copyright protection policy and is protected by US laws. The ecommerce solutions must also be able to broaden the revenue potential with very low operating costs simultaneously expanding the company’s market reach. [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-features.php ]Ecommerce Web Design India and [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-Partners.php ]Ecommerce Web Development India are become more popular when we are targeting the websites for online business.
The author Vaishali Saxena is Web developer and Content Writer for [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/ ]Web Development Company India.
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Application Development and Maintenance
Towards Internet Branding - Ecommerce Web Application Development
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Vaishali_Saxena]Vaishali Saxena
The Ecommerce Web Development companies serve the multitude of companies worldwide irrespective of their size to make their presence on the worldwide web. These IT solutions help the businesses to build, maintain and succeed in their aim to make their web presence felt across the globe. These software solutions and secure servers enable the aspiring businesses to reach their international marketing goals through their eCommerce web site. The web development companies offer turnkey design solutions that are sure to earn a high rate of web presence with their professional web site using cutting edge ecommerce solutions. They consist of the latest trends in marketing services and web content aimed at higher profits and customers. The high end graphics and animation and interactive features add value to these web sites. The solution providers must have extensive expertise in PHP and MySQL, .NET and Java platforms and understanding of payment gateways, security and shipment integration.
Services offered
The ecommerce web development companies offer a gamut of services ranging from Web site development, E-commerce solutions, Content Development, E-Learning solutions, Internet Mobile technology and High Eng graphics, Search Engine optimization, Web marketing and Link popularity among others. These web development solutions assist the businesses to develop new business strategy through a streamlined process, system integration and organization of all of them. More than offering technological solutions, the service focuses on creating a clear strategic advantage for the company and its customers, partners, suppliers and employees as well to create real value. The services include front office solutions, back end implementation, business intelligence, customer relationship management, maximization of ROI, business projects and core IT. The maintenance of sophisticated internet applications, software development services that work smoothly without any hassles is of top priority in developing the systems. The solutions are of high quality and with a commitment towards working to improve constantly.
Points to note
It is advisable to go for web development solutions that come with guarantee predictable results, rigorous quality control and consistent process improvement and cost effective. Some ecommerce solution providers offer protection of intellectual property adhering to strict copyright protection policy and is protected by US laws. The ecommerce solutions must also be able to broaden the revenue potential with very low operating costs simultaneously expanding the company’s market reach. [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-features.php ]Ecommerce Web Design India and [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-Partners.php ]Ecommerce Web Development India are become more popular when we are targeting the websites for online business.
The author Vaishali Saxena is Web developer and Content Writer for [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/ ]Web Development Company India.
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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Vaishali_Saxena]Vaishali Saxena
The Ecommerce Web Development companies serve the multitude of companies worldwide irrespective of their size to make their presence on the worldwide web. These IT solutions help the businesses to build, maintain and succeed in their aim to make their web presence felt across the globe. These software solutions and secure servers enable the aspiring businesses to reach their international marketing goals through their eCommerce web site. The web development companies offer turnkey design solutions that are sure to earn a high rate of web presence with their professional web site using cutting edge ecommerce solutions. They consist of the latest trends in marketing services and web content aimed at higher profits and customers. The high end graphics and animation and interactive features add value to these web sites. The solution providers must have extensive expertise in PHP and MySQL, .NET and Java platforms and understanding of payment gateways, security and shipment integration.
Services offered
The ecommerce web development companies offer a gamut of services ranging from Web site development, E-commerce solutions, Content Development, E-Learning solutions, Internet Mobile technology and High Eng graphics, Search Engine optimization, Web marketing and Link popularity among others. These web development solutions assist the businesses to develop new business strategy through a streamlined process, system integration and organization of all of them. More than offering technological solutions, the service focuses on creating a clear strategic advantage for the company and its customers, partners, suppliers and employees as well to create real value. The services include front office solutions, back end implementation, business intelligence, customer relationship management, maximization of ROI, business projects and core IT. The maintenance of sophisticated internet applications, software development services that work smoothly without any hassles is of top priority in developing the systems. The solutions are of high quality and with a commitment towards working to improve constantly.
Points to note
It is advisable to go for web development solutions that come with guarantee predictable results, rigorous quality control and consistent process improvement and cost effective. Some ecommerce solution providers offer protection of intellectual property adhering to strict copyright protection policy and is protected by US laws. The ecommerce solutions must also be able to broaden the revenue potential with very low operating costs simultaneously expanding the company’s market reach. [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-features.php ]Ecommerce Web Design India and [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/Ecommerce-Partners.php ]Ecommerce Web Development India are become more popular when we are targeting the websites for online business.
The author Vaishali Saxena is Web developer and Content Writer for [http://www.ecommerce-oscommerce.com/ ]Web Development Company India.
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Application Development and Maintenance
Expose of Standard Software Development Processes
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=James_Woodley]James Woodley
The standardized structure imposed by the software development market leaders are the development systems or processes strictly implemented in order to create a uniform development system anywhere in the world.
To understand software development systems fully a person would require a large amount of knowledge in the field of software engineering. However, if you are contemplating the leap into the unknown that is software development, it always helps to know some of the basics, even if you will not be heavily involved in the actual development. With this knowledge you will have in your armory the means to assess the stability and standards of the software being developed.
Today, there are three development systems that need consideration. Firstly is the Waterfall Process, secondly the Iterative Process and thirdly the Formal Method. The best known and most widely recognised among software developers is the Waterfall Process.
The waterfall model called as such because the manner in which the software development is executed can be likened to that of a waterfall: the eight (8) basic activity processes or steps are done from top to bottom like a falling waterfall. These eight (8) basic processes or steps are: (1) Requirement Analysis, (2) Specification, (3) Software Architecture, (4) Implementation (Coding), (5) Testing, (6) Documentation, (7) Software Training and Support, and (8) Maintenance.
In many software development systems, these 8 steps are interchanged and not all are done within the Waterfall Model. Some argue that this model is the most stable and suited model available, despite it's age! This is due to the ease of determining problems or bugs within the system, even as early as the specification requirements analysis and before any programming or coding begins. Through experience, a programmer will normally find it much harder to insert a fix into code that has already been written and finished, than it is to code that fix as part of the solution in the first place.
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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=James_Woodley]James Woodley
The standardized structure imposed by the software development market leaders are the development systems or processes strictly implemented in order to create a uniform development system anywhere in the world.
To understand software development systems fully a person would require a large amount of knowledge in the field of software engineering. However, if you are contemplating the leap into the unknown that is software development, it always helps to know some of the basics, even if you will not be heavily involved in the actual development. With this knowledge you will have in your armory the means to assess the stability and standards of the software being developed.
Today, there are three development systems that need consideration. Firstly is the Waterfall Process, secondly the Iterative Process and thirdly the Formal Method. The best known and most widely recognised among software developers is the Waterfall Process.
The waterfall model called as such because the manner in which the software development is executed can be likened to that of a waterfall: the eight (8) basic activity processes or steps are done from top to bottom like a falling waterfall. These eight (8) basic processes or steps are: (1) Requirement Analysis, (2) Specification, (3) Software Architecture, (4) Implementation (Coding), (5) Testing, (6) Documentation, (7) Software Training and Support, and (8) Maintenance.
In many software development systems, these 8 steps are interchanged and not all are done within the Waterfall Model. Some argue that this model is the most stable and suited model available, despite it's age! This is due to the ease of determining problems or bugs within the system, even as early as the specification requirements analysis and before any programming or coding begins. Through experience, a programmer will normally find it much harder to insert a fix into code that has already been written and finished, than it is to code that fix as part of the solution in the first place.
James Woodley is the writer for the website [http://software-development.webinfo-site.com]http://software-development.webinfo-site.com. Please visit for information on all things concerned with [http://software-development.webinfo-site.com/Articles/Waterfall_Processes_Bestknown_Among_Software_Development_Systems.php]The Expose of Standard Software Development Processes
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Application Development and Maintenance
Scope and Features of Website Design and Application Development in India
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Varun_Saxena]Varun Saxena
Nowadays, most of the web application development projects fizzle or remain unsuccessful in fulfilling user's requirements. If somehow projects are completed, then they go beyond the set budgets and time lines.
Scope of the Web Application
Prior to start developing a web application, scope of the application should be thoroughly analyzed and documented, considering the users of the product, it's benefits to them, etc..
Competitor Analysis
Review competitor's websites, figure out the goods and bads in the other website. This will help you to know the dos and don'ts which can lead your application overtake your competitors. Additionally you can consider other functionalities that you can add in your web application.
Practical Solutions
Don't rush towards web application development process, before starting the process, thoroughly estimate the time in man- hours, resources needed, etc.. Document everything you discuss, allot and your micro parts of the applications and all complexities involved. This will surely help in making your project a success.
Don't Push your schedule
It is suggested not to push the development process or prepone the schedule for marketing reasons. Modifications in the schedule may lead to several bugs, which may cost even more than the estimated. Hurrying your programmer to complete the modules before the time specified for that, can not help the application development a success. If you are managing the project keep the original estimated time and the development plan and not the exigency.
Quality Testing
Test your application with different possible and impossible parameters as many times as you can. Intensive testing is needed in this competitive product world. Use effective testing tools and methods that most appropriately works with your applications.
Besides product or module testing, everybody involved in the process should follow the standards and procedures of the company. If your team does not have a good stand on Quality you can not achieve quality web application.
Be a little more careful and particular, I am sure your application will be a success. [http://www.dimensioniseo.com/WebDesign/WebsiteDesign.html]Web Design India and [http://www.dimensioniseo.com/WebDesign/ApplicationDevelopment.html]Web Application Development India are the main solutions which are provided by Dimension India Seo Company.
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Nowadays, most of the web application development projects fizzle or remain unsuccessful in fulfilling user's requirements. If somehow projects are completed, then they go beyond the set budgets and time lines.
Scope of the Web Application
Prior to start developing a web application, scope of the application should be thoroughly analyzed and documented, considering the users of the product, it's benefits to them, etc..
Competitor Analysis
Review competitor's websites, figure out the goods and bads in the other website. This will help you to know the dos and don'ts which can lead your application overtake your competitors. Additionally you can consider other functionalities that you can add in your web application.
Practical Solutions
Don't rush towards web application development process, before starting the process, thoroughly estimate the time in man- hours, resources needed, etc.. Document everything you discuss, allot and your micro parts of the applications and all complexities involved. This will surely help in making your project a success.
Don't Push your schedule
It is suggested not to push the development process or prepone the schedule for marketing reasons. Modifications in the schedule may lead to several bugs, which may cost even more than the estimated. Hurrying your programmer to complete the modules before the time specified for that, can not help the application development a success. If you are managing the project keep the original estimated time and the development plan and not the exigency.
Quality Testing
Test your application with different possible and impossible parameters as many times as you can. Intensive testing is needed in this competitive product world. Use effective testing tools and methods that most appropriately works with your applications.
Besides product or module testing, everybody involved in the process should follow the standards and procedures of the company. If your team does not have a good stand on Quality you can not achieve quality web application.
Be a little more careful and particular, I am sure your application will be a success. [http://www.dimensioniseo.com/WebDesign/WebsiteDesign.html]Web Design India and [http://www.dimensioniseo.com/WebDesign/ApplicationDevelopment.html]Web Application Development India are the main solutions which are provided by Dimension India Seo Company.
This Article is published by Varun Saxena, SEM Consultant for Dimensioni [http://www.dimensioniseo.com/]SEO Company India
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Varun_Saxena http://EzineArticles.com/?Scope-and-Features-of-Website-Design-and-Application-Development-in-India&id=680969
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