Category: Configuration Management

  • Software/Firmware Configuration Management (Within the System Development Process)

    Eddie R. Williams, PMP Book Title: Software/Firmware Configuration Management (Within the System Development Process)..(click to order) Subtitle: Management Control & Quality Published: December 2001 Being an IT professional for over 20 years and now a published author, I became very concerned about the high failure rate of projects within the IT industry. I had worked…

  • Management and Ethics

    Management and ethics for business and projects has to be a number one priority for many companies going into 2010 and the 21st Century, but first several issues have to be addressed. Over the past several months, I have had discussions about, and received emails, related to individuals being assigned as project and software configuration…

  • There are a Variety of Specifications Presented Throughout the Industry to Capture Requirements.

    The requirements document (specification), the result of analysis, sets the stage for the entire and/or any process/phase/activity (design, implementation, etc.) within the development process or life cycle. It is a configuration identification document as well as the design specification/document. The requirements document contains functional/capability, design, interface, data, and other product (software/application/system) requirements. Although it is…

  • Health Check – The 2010 Impact

    “A Restatement” Going into 2010 we still have many concerns that are impacting our lives (individuals and families), our communities, businesses and the IT industry: mergers, the fluctuating stock market, national and international security, continued business financial difficulties and unmet profit margins, layoffs, and regulations’ (i.e., CFR 21, part 11and HIPAA) requirements issued for the…

  • Technology Project Challenges… Continued

    Skill Set Requirements – Not Just Being Certified Resource requirements for a project or program have become a day-to-day challenge. RayAnn identified the challenge of resource availability in a previous information source, at the same time you have to ensure that the resource is the “right fit”; has the appropriate skill set. At one time,…

  • Unclear Development Processes and Methodologies

    There are many methodologies for IT development and implementation projects (hundreds, because many companies have their own “flavor” of a methodology or two, and maybe several) but they all should have/contain basic processes/activities: feasibility/initiation; planning; requirements analysis; design (Architecture/Detail Design); implementation/construction/build/test (unit, integration, functional\\(capability/qualification; system test (stress, functional, performance, volume, etc.); user acceptance test; operational…