Software breaks. That is inescapable. But intent is important also. Are the bugs in your software there by accident or by design? Ultimately, with regard to development, it comes down to trust. All of the factors outlined below impact the behavior of your in-house programming team and outsourced or offshore partners.
Fear of detection
Fear of punishment
Personal [...]
SAP is the dominant software provider for enterprise resource planning, with implementations in over 100 countries around the globe. Given the diverse nature of the businesses which run SAP, one does not simply install it and start the engine. Each system deployed is customized for the company that uses it. For that reason the success [...]
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A while back a query was made on a mailing list (by James McGovern I believe) what questions do you ask architects in job interviews and my response was, without being facetious, “What is the purpose of an architect?” The answer is straight forward but many people will give you a circuitous route through [...]