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DFD: data flow diagram




Not everybody who has worked in the software development cycle has heard of what a Data Flow Diagram is, or what it does. So, for example, somebody who makes applications such as Windows or Office or PhotoShop may not need to know what a DFD is. However, for a team that is designing an application [...]



Questions regarding software testing and functionality




A couple of questions related to software testing, especially with regard to functionality ..

What if the application has functionality that wasn’t in the requirements? One might wonder how it is possible to have a situation where the application has functionality that was not in the requirements; but it is possible. In a badly controlled [...]



Product Development: Planning for metrics




What are metrics ? Metrics are becoming an increasingly important part of capturing all sorts of information about the product and about the interaction of users with the software system. If you are looking for a definition, here it is: A software metric is a measure of some property of a piece of software or [...]



Product Development – Prerelease planning




During a product development cycle, getting inputs from users is of great importance. It is not so easy for a development team to get inputs so easily. One way is to find focus groups or do other usability studies where groups of users from the desired customer groups are quizzed about their needs and their [...]