Author : Gerardus Blokdyk
Release : 2017-04-30
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Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Software Development Complete Self-Assessment Guide by : Gerardus Blokdyk
Download or read book Software Development Complete Self-Assessment Guide written by Gerardus Blokdyk. This book was released on 2017-04-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the compelling business reasons for embarking on Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? Have the types of risks that may impact Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) been identified and analyzed? If substitutes have been appointed, have they been briefed on the Software Development goals and received regular communications as to the progress to date? What are the expected benefits of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to the business? How does the Software Development manager ensure against scope creep? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' For more than twenty years, The Art of Service's Self-Assessments empower people who can do just that - whether their title is marketer, entrepreneur, manager, salesperson, consultant, business process manager, executive assistant, IT Manager, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are people who watch the process as it happens, and ask the right questions to make the process work better. This book is for managers, advisors, consultants, specialists, professionals and anyone interested in Software Development assessment. Featuring 379 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Software Development improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Software Development projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Software Development and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Software Development Index, you will develop a clear picture of which Software Development areas need attention. Included with your purchase of the book is the Software Development Self-Assessment downloadable resource, containing all questions and Self-Assessment areas of this book. This enables ease of (re-)use and enables you to import the questions in your preferred management tool. Access instructions can be found in the book. You are free to use the Self-Assessment contents in your presentations and materials for customers without asking us - we are here to help. This Self-Assessment has been approved by The Art of Service as part of a lifelong learning and Self-Assessment program and as a component of maintenance of certification. Optional other Self-Assessments are available. For more information, visit http://theartofservice.com
