http://www.4-Developers.com 4-Developers.com is the software development resource that helps developers and development managers at all levels to improve their performance. We provides an important knowledge base for those involved in managing software development projects of all kinds. With regular updates, it keeps you in touch with the latest software development thinking. en Copyright: (c) 4-Developers.com Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:57:00 GMT http://www.4-Developers.com/images/rssicongrey.jpg http://www.4-Developers.com How high is your Cost of Quality? The answer might surprise you. Yes, it includes reviews, the QA infrastructure, and preparing tests, those are your "Appraisal Costs." But how high are your "Failure Costs" the cost of defects? Software Quality Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:57:00 GMT http://www.4-developers.com/software-quality/reducing-your-cost-of-quality.html Sometimes I wonder after years of software development whether things have really changed that much. Sure, technology has moved on at pace, but has our approach to running software development projects. Users remain baffled by techno speak, developers prefer to invent rather than reuse and know what is best for you before you tell them what you want, while projects frequently miss deadlines and exceed budgets. Software Development Process Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:17:00 GMT http://www.4-developers.com/software-development-process/successful-sofware-development-its-not-rocket-science.html The software development process has undergone drastic changes over the years. Initially only requiring a developer to write the code of the software, advances in the industry have expanded development into a more complex process. Involving architects, analysts, programmers, testers and users to develop codes, it is now capable of delivering more advanced results. You can avoid some of the most common problems that occur with software development by understanding the three most common reasons for project failure. Software Development Process Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.4-developers.com/software-development-process/understanding-the-software-development-process.html This is a discussion of the tension and its mitigation between ITIL Release Management and Application Development (projects) and enhancements from a particular real world occurrence. ITIL Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:42:00 GMT http://www.4-developers.com/itil/strain-between-release-management-itil-and-project-work-pmbok.html