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NASA May Launch Open-source Software Projects
News This is not to say releasing software open source magically means that programmers will step in when needed -- many open-source projects die in obscurity -- but when the technology is important enough.then the motivation will be there," Moran said.
[May 19, 2003, 8:07]
Quality Practices And Problems In Free Software Projects
White Papers Free software and open source projects are often perceived to be of high quality. It has been suggested that the high level of quality found in some free software projects is related to the open development model which promotes peer review.
[April 19, 2006, 1:01]
Staying Agile In Government Software Projects
White Papers Can government software projects be agile? This paper will discuss some of the unique challenges in the authors' environment and how they have had to adapt these practices to produce commercial-grade software.
[August 23, 2005, 6:00]
Software Process Maturity And The Success Of Free Software Projects
White Papers The success of free software and open source projects has increased interest in utilizing the open source model for mature software development. However, the ad hoc nature of open source development may result in poor quality software or failures...
[April 20, 2006, 1:01]
A Risk Assessment Model For Evolutionary Software Projects
White Papers This paper introduces a formal model to assess the risk and the duration of software projects automatically, based on objective indicators that can be measured early in the process. This is a weak approach because different people could arrive at...
[April 19, 2006, 1:01]
Evolution Of Volunteer Participation In Libre Software Projects: Evidence From Debian
White Papers Most libre software projects rely on the work of volunteers. This paper analyzes the evolution in time of the human resources of one of the largest and most complex libre software projects composed primarily of volunteers, the Debian project.
[April 19, 2006, 1:01]
Evolutionary Project Management Methods: How To Deliver Quality On Time In Software Development And Systems Engineering Projects
White Papers Software developers systematically fail to manage projects within the constraints of cost, schedule, functionality and quality. This paper shows methods and techniques, which do enable software developers and management to successfully managing...
[April 14, 2006, 1:01]
With IBM Rational Software Development Platform, US Capitol Police Ensures Projects Are Completed On Time And On Budget
White Papers More importantly, the organization is able to complete projects within those accurate estimates. The IBM Rational software development platform is providing the US Capitol Police with the ability to create accurate cost estimates and schedules.
[July 16, 2004, 3:00]
Gaming Company Gets Projects Back On Track: Korean Gaming Leader Saves Money With Help From Project Management Software
White Papers As a project manager for Korean gaming leader Webzen, Huh oversees 63 game developers working on a number of projects. Huh and his fellow project managers realized that they needed to use modern project management software, just as developers used...
[August 10, 2007, 10:09]
Banrisul Uses IBM Rational Software To Achieve Significant Cost Savings By Reducing The Number Of Labor Hours Required To Complete IT Projects
White Papers Leveraging IBM Rational software, Banrisul implemented a Project Management Office (PMO) solution that provides the access to internal processes and real-time visibility that it needs to fully utilize its IT resources and maintain the...
[November 17, 2007, 0:00]
Managing Big Projects: Software Provider Delivers Help To Major Organizations With Office Business Application
White Papers Dekker is an IT solution firm founded in 1984 by Simon Dekker and two partners to address a critical need of large organizations - a software solution that could be used to integrate schedule, cost, resource, performance, and financial information.
[February 20, 2008, 0:02]
Why Hackers Do What They Do: Understanding Motivation And Effort In Free/Open Source Software Projects
White Papers "What drives Free/Open Source software (F/OSS) developers to contribute their time and effort to the creation of free software products? is an often posed question by software industry executives, managers, and academics when they are trying to...
[February 21, 2005, 2:00]
Motivation Of Software Developers In Open Source Projects: An Internet-Based Survey Of Contributors To The Linux Kernel
White Papers The motives of 141 contributors to a large Open Source Software project (the Linux kernel) are explored with an internet-based questionnaire study. Participants' engagement was particularly determined by their identification as a Linux developer...
[April 18, 2007, 1:00]
REZN8 Productions Delivers HD Projects With Flair And Ease Using Adobe Premiere Pro And After Effects Software And Adobe OpenHD Workstations
White Papers The REZN8 team uses Adobe Photoshop CS2 software and Autodesk 3ds Max to create storyboards. Once a client approves the comp, final HD production and layoff occurs using Adobe Premiere Pro software. Since 1987, REZN8 Productions has been...
[April 11, 2007, 1:01]
Why Software Projects Fail: A New Assessment Of Risk - Practical Methods To Mitigate Project Failure
White Papers If anyones organization does not do a risk assessment during the project lifecycle, consider adding it at one or more places. Pay attention to the risk aspects previously discussed to anticipate some of the factors that create roadblocks to project...
[May 15, 2008, 1:01]
A Major Food Market And Supplier Of Dairy Products Wanted A Project Management Methodology To Manage Their Non-SAP Software Development Projects From Within The SAP Environment
White Papers The company needed one single methodology for managing both SAP and non-SAP development projects. The company deployed an IT Project Book that provides a set of templates to incorporate the best practices of SAP's ASAP methodology and the PMBOK.
[November 6, 2007, 0:00]
Purchasing Software Intensive Systems Using Quality Targets
White Papers Software projects are notorious for being late, over budget and delivered with poor reliability. This practice is becoming fundamental in both Defense and commercial purchasing organizations, especially related to complex systems where a software...
[April 28, 2004, 22:57]
Worlds Collide In IBM-VA Software Deal
News VA Software will move its SourceForge repository of open-source software projects to a foundation of proprietary IBM software, the companies plan to announce at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco.
[August 13, 2002, 13:30]
Performing Use-Case Realizations: The Case For High Cohesion And Low Coupling
White Papers In recent years, software engineering processes, in combination with object-oriented programming and improved development environments, have given software projects a greater level of control and therefore better probabilities for success.
[April 9, 2008, 1:02]
Developing Accessible Applications: The Lifecycle Approach To Ensuring Compliance
White Papers Beyond the Section 508 mandate, software projects that embrace a lifecycle approach to developing accessible applications can ensure more predictable, higher quality results. This webinar will address the implications of enterprise accessibility on...
[September 15, 2003, 0:00]
