Software performance benchmarking serves different purposes. It can be used to demonstrate whether or not a system meets the criteria set forward.
Best Practices
The Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) is a flexible approach that focuses on facilitating faster creation of technological solutions, attracting fewer people, reducing risks, and improving quality.
A dedicated team model is more like outsourcing a core function (in this case, creating an app) to a third party. On the other hand, extended teams are an example of outstaffing or hiring outsiders to perform in-house tasks.
Having a developer in house is convenient for project management reasons, however it’s not always financially viable for a marketing department or agency. On top of financial viability, not one developer has the capability to handle the breadth of development needs your team may have. Outsourcing web development has become a common activity for smart agencies and can often help a team to uplevel their service capabilities.
Don't Make Me Think is a book by Steve Krug about human-computer interaction and web usability. The book's premise is that a good software program or web site should let users accomplish their intended tasks as easily and directly as possible.
The two pillars of the Toyota Way are respect for people and continuous improvement. The philosophy was popularized by Jeffrey K. Liker in his 2004 book, The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer.
A Japanese word that roughly translates to best practice sharing across an organization
What causes an outsourcing project to fail? Lack of communication, high expectations, negative public opinion, poor quality, and lack of communication...?
The zero-sum way is to follow best practices for your preferred method. The non-zero sum way is to learn from a negotiation method where you try to figure out what each party really wants, and what each party will minimally accept. This defines the range of acceptability, which is the area up for negotiation. It is also known as the area where there is a win/win solution.
Getting your hands dirty: Why being ‘hands-on’ is a CSF (Critical Success Factor) for every Product Manager?
As we have seen, there are many different methodologies, and we will now learn that this is also true for software development life cycles.
How to Ramp Up Quickly as a New Team Member on a Project



