Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
When not to use Scrum
1. When team size is big ( more than 10)
2. When deadlines are fixed for fixed features
3. When multi vendor team is involved and especially part of team is not co-located
4. Onsite and offshore teams has inconvenient time differences
5. When pigs do not have decision making authority
6. When Enterprise Integration need to be executed with implementation of Enterprise Information System.
7. Offshore teams consist of fresher (very typical scenarios with IT offshoring companies).
8. Product vision and architecture is not ready.
2. When deadlines are fixed for fixed features
3. When multi vendor team is involved and especially part of team is not co-located
4. Onsite and offshore teams has inconvenient time differences
5. When pigs do not have decision making authority
6. When Enterprise Integration need to be executed with implementation of Enterprise Information System.
7. Offshore teams consist of fresher (very typical scenarios with IT offshoring companies).
8. Product vision and architecture is not ready.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Book Review: Cloud Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Secure Cloud Computing
Book Review: Cloud Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Secure Cloud Computing by Ronald L. Krutz & Russell Dean Vines: Publisher- Wiley: ISBN- 13: 978-0470589878
As the name suggests this book covers security aspects related to Cloud. But book fails to add any substantial to the subject. Book is just collection of IT security concepts appended by cloud.
I do not recommend this book.
Disclaimer: I did not get paid to review this book, and I do not stand to gain anything if you buy the book. I have no relationship with the publisher or the author.
Further reading: Competing book are Cloud Security and Privacy: An Enterprise Perspective on Risks and Compliance By Tim Mather http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Security-Privacy-Enterprise-Perspective/dp/0596802765 and Cloud Application Architectures: Building Applications and Infrastructure in the Cloud by George Reese http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Application-Architectures-Applications-Infrastructure/dp/0596156367
One can get more information about book and related topics from:
1. Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Security-Comprehensive-Secure-Computing/dp/0470589876/
2. Publisher -- Wiley http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470589876.html
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Book Review: The Decision Model: A Business Logic Framework Linking Business and Technology
Book Review: The Decision Model: A Business Logic Framework Linking Business and Technology by Barbara von Halle’s and Larry Goldberg: Publisher- CRC Press: ISBN- 13: 978-1420082814
The Decision Model – A Business Logic Framework Linking Business and Technology (IT Management) collect scattered knowledge and repackage the same in beautiful package and add some heavy words to it. Book claims to introduce Decision Model to model Business Logic (essentially Business Rules) but it the idea of separation of Business Logic and process is old. Book essentially formalize the idea and add rigor to it.
Book is good read and the most important aspect of book is separation of business process and business logic. The book is very theoretical and good for those who like to understand theoretical aspects of Decision Model. Book does not talk about how to implement separation of Business Process and Business Logic in real business applications.
Disclaimer: I did not get paid to review this book, and I do not stand to gain anything if you buy the book. I have no relationship with the publisher or the author.
One can get more information about book and related topics from:
1. Book’s web presence http://thedecisionmodel.com/
2. Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Decision-Model-Framework-Technology-Management/dp/1420082817
3. Publisher – CRC Press: http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420082814
4. Review: http://realworldsa.blogspot.com/2010/04/decision-model-business-logic-framework.html
5. One more review: http://www.tdan.com/view-special-features/10969
The Decision Model – A Business Logic Framework Linking Business and Technology (IT Management) collect scattered knowledge and repackage the same in beautiful package and add some heavy words to it. Book claims to introduce Decision Model to model Business Logic (essentially Business Rules) but it the idea of separation of Business Logic and process is old. Book essentially formalize the idea and add rigor to it.
Book is good read and the most important aspect of book is separation of business process and business logic. The book is very theoretical and good for those who like to understand theoretical aspects of Decision Model. Book does not talk about how to implement separation of Business Process and Business Logic in real business applications.
Disclaimer: I did not get paid to review this book, and I do not stand to gain anything if you buy the book. I have no relationship with the publisher or the author.
One can get more information about book and related topics from:
1. Book’s web presence http://thedecisionmodel.com/
2. Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Decision-Model-Framework-Technology-Management/dp/1420082817
3. Publisher – CRC Press: http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420082814
4. Review: http://realworldsa.blogspot.com/2010/04/decision-model-business-logic-framework.html
5. One more review: http://www.tdan.com/view-special-features/10969
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Enterprise Dash Board
Recently, I was involved with very large enterprise which like to purchase or develop Enterprise Dash Board (essentially Business Activity Monitoring system) which can cater to its growing needs. After surveying the market for various BAM and Dash Boards, none was able to fit into requirements. The dream BAM system was envisioned as:
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