model for software industry to evaluate the capability maturity of a software organization. It means through the CMM model, ability or productivity of software organization is measurable and we can choose better software development organization for our software projects How does this model be built, and how could we use this model to evaluate a software organization? In this research paper, I will present the history of Capability Maturity Model first and then present my initial findings about
model for software industry to evaluate the capability maturity of a software organization. It means through the CMM model, ability or productivity of software organization is measurable and we can choose better software development organization for our software projects How does this model be built, and how could we use this model to evaluate a software organization? In this research paper, I will present the history of Capability Maturity Model first and then present my initial findings about
Lean Software Development (LSD) is an implementation of Lean Principles in software development. In sum, every action that does not produce value is considered waste (muda)(Liker, 2005). The goal is to create a system (software development or otherwise) that is waste free. “Several Agile techniques can be used to achieve this in software development, making LSD and Agile similar at first glance (Austad, 2011)”. Origin/History It is important to note the history of Lean and the history of Lean Software
its simplest meaning, Public History refers to the employment of historians and the historical method outside of academia: in government, private corporations, the media, historical societies, and museums, even in private practice (Kelly, 1).” In this quote Robert Kelly states that public history is a historian’s career outside of the range of education, but does public history have a deeper meaning? In the search for the answer to the question of what is public history, the historian must ask, what
The role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the world today has been increasingly questioned in recent literature as people begin to recognize the flaws of our development aid industry. The article “NGOs – A Tainted History” by Firoze Manji and Carl O’Coill explores the history of the rise of NGOs in Africa in order to demonstrate that their aim is to control and colonize Africa. Similarly, the novel Damned Nations: Geed, Guns, Armies & Aid by Samantha Nutt emphasizes the patriarchal tendencies
The field of organizational development (OD) has a rich history of research and practice that is driven by a variety of business needs such as change management, leadership development, internal communications and business process re-engineering. OD has been, and arguably still is, the major approach to organizational change across the Western world, and is globally increasing. However, the ambiguity of the OD discipline is challenged with a posture to curve a standard definition. Richard Beckhard
The organization that I selected is the Far South CDC. I am currently employed by the organization. The Far South CDC is a 501(c) (3) not for Profit Corporation. The organization budget is 1.1M, solely comprising of city contracts and grants. The organization is currently looking to increase revenue streams and raise donations. The organization’s website address is http://farsouthcdc.org/. There are several tabs on the website. To start to analysis of the case statements, I will examine the about
Existence of an information system (IS) department in an organization got recognition as an important asset since two decades back. The main objective of having an IS department in an organization is to process the raw data available as input from organizations’ resources and transform it into meaningful information as output. Good quality information can be used effectively in managing organizations’ operations. However, an organization can enhance the effectiveness of the IS department by adding
Historical Perspective of the Services Provided and the Funding or Lack Thereof Planned Parenthood is an organization dedicated to fighting for women’s health and rights as well as equality (History and Success, 2015). Margaret Sanger, an activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse is credited for finding the organization. She knew the effects firsthand of what women went through when dealing with an unwanted pregnancy. Her mother birth eighteen children and out of the eighteen, eleven survived. As
I. Introduction In recently years, With the developments of software industry and rapidly increased requirements for software developments, hundreds and thousands of software development organizations and companies set up nowadays. Some of software companies have a long and famous history, such as IBM, they always give satisfied software products for users. While some software companies are set up recently are not equipped with good ability and quality. How to make difference on these companies