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SE 477 Software and Systems Project Management Dennis Mumaugh, Instructor firstname.lastname@example.com Office: CDM, Room 432 Office Hours: Thursday, 4:00 – 5:30 March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 1 of 82 Administrivia Comments and feedback Due Assignment 5 – March 8 Journal – March 15 Project – March 15 Final Will be on Desire2Learn. March 10 to March 16 Assignment Solutions HW3 and HW4 posted on COL HW5 after all submissions in Project Make sure all are contributing equally. People who do not contribute and do their share can receive a zero for the project. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 2 of 82 Assignment 4 We want to concentrate on the computing environment. Major risks are Loss of time due to system or part of system down 1. Loss of configuration files renders system unworkable 2. Loss of hardware (bad computer, bad drives) 3. Loss of source files (disk corruption) 4. Loss of network (see 1 above) Loss of work (aka source code) and need to rewrite code 1. Backups essential 2. Use RAID for critical disks; tape for all; off-site backups for disaster The rest of the story: About a week after the last person left, there was a system crash that caused major problems. [See note page for details.] March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 3 of 82 SE 477 – Class 9 Topics: Quality control, planning and assessment and project tracking Configuration management and change control Final stages » Rollout » Migration » Project recovery Project closeout Defining project success » And failure » Success tips Reading: PMP Study Guide: Chapters 9-12 March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 4 of 82 Thought for the day "I don't know the key to success but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." – Bill Cosby March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 5 of 82 Last time Post-Planning Project Management aka Execution, Monitoring and Control Project executing processes Focusing on the project management process Project Monitoring, Tracking and Control Day-to-day tracking and management Measuring software progress » Cost Schedule Control (aka Earned Value Analysis) Milestones and status reporting March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 6 of 82 Quality Control "Quality must be built in at the design stage. It may be too late once plans are on their way." – W. Edwards Deming March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 7 of 82 Perform quality control Perform quality control is concerned with monitoring specific project results for compliance with quality standards Performed throughout project May also include taking control actions to correct causes of quality problems Perform quality assurance is the process that provides the framework of activities and standards for performing quality control March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 8 of 82 Role of the SQA Group – I Form a Software Quality Assurance Group Prepares an SQA plan for a project. The plan identifies » evaluations to be performed » audits and reviews to be performed » standards that are applicable to the project » procedures for error reporting and tracking » procedures for change management » documents to be produced by the SQA group » amount of feedback provided to the software project team Participates in the development of the project's software process description. The SQA group reviews the process description for compliance with organizational policy, internal software standards, externally imposed standards (e.g., ISO-9001), and other parts of the software project plan. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 9 of 82 Role of the SQA Group – II Reviews software engineering activities to verify compliance with the defined software process. identifies, documents, and tracks deviations from the process and verifies that corrections have been made. Audits designated software work products to verify compliance with those defined as part of the software process. reviews selected work products; identifies, documents, and tracks deviations; verifies that corrections have been made periodically reports the results of its work to the project manager. Ensures that deviations in software work and work products are documented and handled according to a documented procedure. Records any noncompliance and reports to senior management. Noncompliance items are tracked until they are resolved. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 10 of 82 Formal Technical Reviews Software quality assurance activity performed by software engineers to: Uncover errors in function, logic, implementation. Verify that the software meets requirements. Represented using correct standards. Achieve uniformity. Manage projects. Walkthroughs Inspections (Code Reading) Round-robin reviews [See notes and next slides for description/discussion of the above terms.] March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 11 of 82 Formal Technical Reviews Walkthroughs The least formal and most common kind of review is the walkthrough, which is any meeting at which two or more developers review technical work with the purpose of improving its quality. Walkthroughs are useful to rapid development because you can use them to detect defects earlier than you can with testing. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 12 of 82 Formal Technical Reviews Inspections and Code Reading Code reading is a somewhat more formal review process than a walkthrough but nominally applies only to code. In code reading, the author of the code hands out source listings to two or more reviewers. The reviewers read the code and report any errors to the code's author. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 13 of 82 Formal Technical Reviews Inspections and Code Reading Inspections are the most formal kind of technical review, and they have been found to be extremely effective in detecting defects throughout a project. Developers are trained in the use of inspection techniques and play specific roles during the inspection process. » The "moderator" hands out the material to be inspected before the inspection meeting. » The "reviewers" examine the material before the meeting and use checklists to stimulate their reviews. » During the inspection meeting, the "author" paraphrases the material, the reviewers identify errors, and the "scribe" records the errors. » After the meeting, the moderator produces an inspection report that describes each defect and indicates what will be done about it. » Throughout the inspection process you gather data about defects, hours spent correcting defects, and hours spent on inspections so that you can analyze the effectiveness of your software-development process and improve it. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 14 of 82 Formal Technical Reviews Round-robin reviews Each reviewer gets to present their comments on the product. The reviewers present one comment at a time. The person to the left of the leader starts, the reviewer to their left goes next, and so on, around the table (telephonic attendees are assigned an arbitrary order). March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 15 of 82 QA & Testing Testing "Phases" Static vs. Dynamic Unit Testing Integration Automated Testing System Pros and cons User Acceptance Defect tracking Testing Integration: 2 types Testing Types Top down Black-box Bottom up White-box March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 16 of 82 Defect Metrics Open Bugs (outstanding defects) Ranked by severity Open Rates How many new bugs over a period of time Close Rates How many closed (fixed or resolved) over that same period Ex: 10 bugs/day Change Rate Number of times the same issue updated Fix Failed Counts Fixes that didn't really fix (still open) One measure of "vibration" in project March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 17 of 82 Defect Metrics Why do we measure defects? Why do we track the defect count when monitoring the execution of software projects? What does this tell us? Defect counts indicate how well the system is implemented and how effectively testing is finding defects. Low defect counts may mean that testing is not uncovering defects. Defect counts that continue to be high over time may indicate a larger problem, » inaccurate requirements, incomplete design and coding, premature testing, lack of application knowledge, or inadequately trained team. Defect trends provide a basis for deciding on when testing has completed. When the number of defects found falls dramatically, given a constant level of testing, the product is becoming stable and moving to the next phase is feasible. Look at the next slide. [See also notes.] March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 18 of 82 The Rayleigh Distribution If we graph defects over time they will show a Rayleigh distribution Defect frequency Rc = t e-t2/2k2 k2 k is a constant representing the time at which defects peak. Note the tail to the distribution. k We see this same curve in other areas as well. Specifically in Time reliability and quality. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 19 of 82 Basic tools of quality Cause-and-effect (fishbone, Ishikawa) diagram Shows the relationship between the effects of problems and their causes See lecture 6 slide 57-60 and PMP Study Guide, p. 249 Control chart Maps the variation of a project variable (e.g. number of defects) as a function of time relative to a baseline value and within boundaries of ±3σ » Baseline may be established after sufficient project variable data are available Acceptable upper and lower boundaries of variable values are called the Upper Control Limit (UCL) and Lower Control Limit (LCL), respectively March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 20 of 82 Basic tools of quality Upper Control Chart Control Limit +3σ +2σ Number of Defects +1σ x Baseline value -1σ -2σ -3σ Lower Baseline Control establishment Time Limit March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 21 of 82 Basic tools of quality Process flowcharts Graphical representation of a project process that can help identify where problems occur Example on lecture 6 slide 61 Histogram Shows the discrete frequency distribution of a project variable versus some category or other characteristic influencing the variable Pareto chart Specialized histogram showing the causes of defects, rank ordered from highest to lowest frequency March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 22 of 82 Basic tools of quality 12 100 10 75 6 8 Number of Defects Number of Defects % of Defects 4 6 50 2 4 25 2 Team A Team B Team C Team D Histogram Team C Team A Team B Team D Pareto Chart March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 23 of 82 Basic tools of quality Run chart Time series showing the value of a project variable as a function of time A run chart is a more general version of a control chart: it is mostly used for trend analysis rather than project control decisions Scatter diagram x-y plot showing the relationship between two project variables A mathematical equation representing relationship between variables can be found using regression analysis (simple or multivariate) March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 24 of 82 Change Management "It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." – W. Edwards Deming March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 25 of 82 Change or Configuration Control Configuration Management Plan Change & Version control Items: » Code (source for product) » Documents: requirements, design, test plans, user guides » Plans and data bases (MS project, etc.) » Scripts for testing » Software development plan and other process documents March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 26 of 82 Change Control Average project has 25% requirements change Overly detailed specs. or prolonged requirements phase are not the answer Sources of change Change control is a process Change Control Board (CCB) Structure, process, triage March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 27 of 82 Integrated change control Recognizes that projects will often require changes to the established project plan All changes must be carefully controlled to maintain the integrity and consistency of the project plan Integrated change control encompasses all aspects of change to the project: Reviewing and approving requested changes Managing the changes when they actually occur Controlling elements of the project management plan (scope, cost, budget, schedule, and quality) in response to changes Controlling changes to requirements, design, code and documentation. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 28 of 82 Sidebar: Configuration management "Configuration management is the process of managing products, facilities and processes by managing the information about them, including changes, and ensuring they are what they are supposed to be in every case." Institute for Configuration Management (www.icmhq.com) The latest view of CM, CMII, addresses: Overall information integrity of a project Iterative and incremental development by recognizing that requirements and physical artifact production are not linear and sequential but rather may coexist [See notes]. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 29 of 82 CMII schematic CMII Project Configuration Quality Management Management Assurance Development Business Process Lifecycle Infrastructure Encompasses Encompasses Verification Support Encompass Management of: •Requirements Planning and •Changes Business •Releases Validation Decisions •Data •Records •Documents •Libraries March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 30 of 82 Control the Change – I 1. Need for change is recognized If change is approved: 2. Change request is submitted 1. Request is queued for action. as a "request for change" ECO (Engineering Change (RFC) or engineering change Order) is generated. order (ECO) 2. Individuals assigned to 3. Developer or PM team configuration objects. evaluates: impact and 3. Objects checked out and change desirability made. 4. Change report is generated 4. Change audited. 5. Change control authority 5. Baseline established. (CCB) makes a decision to 6. If it is a Software Configuration either: Item (SCI) a) Deny request. Perform SQA and testing i. Change request is denied activities ii. User is informed 7. Check-in the changed objects b) Proceed March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 31 of 82 Control the Change – II For Software Configuration Items (SCI) 1. Promote SCI for inclusion in next release 2. Rebuild appropriate version a) Include all changes in release b) Review/audit the change c) Perform Verification and Validation [testing activities] 3. Distribute new version March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 32 of 82 Control the Change – III Use a change management system (COTS) and a change tracking system. Ideal if they are integrated: aka Comprehensive Software Change Management SCM (Source code management) Perforce – multi-platform client/server solution ClearCase (IBM/Rational) Subversion CVS Issue/defect tracking software Perforce – multi-platform client/server solution ClearQuest (IBM/Rational) offers comprehensive software change management March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 33 of 82 Software Project Management Final Stages March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 34 of 82 Other Final Steps Roll-Out Release Check-List Training More than just end-users » Users, systems ops, maintenance developers, sales Documentation » Many types: End-user, sales & marketing, operations, design Migration Moving users from existing system to your new one Maintenance and Support We'll discuss each of these … March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 35 of 82 Rollout Create a "Release Checklist" Avoid activities falling through the cracks Activities by Group: » Engineering, QA, Documentation, Operations Possibly sign-off signatures Roll-out: Must have a plan for the process Often on a given day (ex: a Sat.) Must be a very detailed plan March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 36 of 82 Shipping Details Packaging (if commercial product) Marketing collateral Security mechanisms (if commercial product) Licensing Plan Mechanism March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 37 of 82 Installation Scripts Uninstall (if not Web-based) If you need to install your software (as on PCs): Don't underestimate: » Time this takes to develop » Importance of a "first impression" Or, if "custom" software you're reselling Installation at site is often a "mini-project" March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 38 of 82 Training Often more than just end-users Users Sales & Marketing staff System operators Maintenance engineers (possibly) Sales engineers (possibly) (Technical) Support staff March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 39 of 82 Documentation Must be ready by ship-date Final user documentation On-line help Updates to other Operations documentation Development documentation Sales and marketing material Web site Test reports Release notes March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 40 of 82 Migration Migration is the process of moving from the old application/system to the new Migration Plan Importance of 2-way communication Find-out customer's key dates Minimize intrusiveness Back-out Plan Data Conversion March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 41 of 82 Migration Plan Includes Description of environment (computers, DBs, interfaces) Description of existing data needed Description of operational constraints (ex: when can we move to the new system? Weekends only? Last week of month only?) List of affected organizations and contacts Plan of steps to be taken Does it require a service interruption? If so, when does this happen? A weekend? Training? Is there a help-desk? If so, do they have "scripts" or new material? March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 42 of 82 Migration Strategies 1. Flash-Cut migration Straight-move from old system to new A.Immediate Replacement Fastest approach Still want a back-out plan Requires strong planning and testing B.Parallel Operation Mitigates risk Parallel to either existing manual or system process Cut occurs once new system "burned-in" 2. Staged migration Replace one part of existing system at a time March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 43 of 82 Migration Strategies Communication with customers is crucial What is happening, when, and why "Why" should remind them of the benefits Not too much detail or too little Where do customers go for more information? Minimize intrusiveness Find-out about customer's key dates When does the system absolutely need to be stable? Know about their important deadline dates They must buy-into the approach! March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 44 of 82 Migration Strategies Considerations: Level of business disruption Degree of latitude in "production" date How much internal opposition to system is there? » If higher, perhaps a longer 'adjustment' period Your comfort level of system quality » If questionable, may want to mitigate risk March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 45 of 82 Cutover Criteria: What conditions must be met prior? Responsibility: Who decides? Operations: Who 'owns' it once it's live? Rehearsals: Sometimes used. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 46 of 82 Flash-Cut Immediate Replacement Ex: new corporate-wide calendar system Requires very careful planning & testing Still try to get some users to "try" it first if possible Develop a back-out plan March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 47 of 82 Back-Out Plan Especially important for "conversions" Customers already have expectations and needs as defined by their existing system Must be able to restore customer's service ASAP May mean running both simultaneously "just in case" Leave it in place for awhile (more than a day!) When to fall-back? Mgmt: sooner, Tech: one-more-fix Set a time limit (ex: 3 hours of start) Data recovery and migration back to old system March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 48 of 82 Data Conversion Most systems need this step Most PMs forget this Impacts both completely new and replacement systems The "data" often more valuable than the "system" Data Conversion Areas Data Sources: Where does it come from? Do you need to modify data on the way in? Is it accurate? Process Controls: Does it happen all at once? How do you guarantee it's been done correctly? Completion: How do you handle any 'exceptions'? Do you make backups? Can you restart? March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 49 of 82 Parallel Operation Multiple variations of this method An "adoption" period See telephone industry with new area codes Both work for a period of time Strategies Avoid flash-cuts if possible » Start with test subjects March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 50 of 82 Concluding Software Projects Seems simple, often isn't Potential Issues Last-minute change requests » "One more feature" Disputes of fulfillment of all requirements » Often "interpretation" issues Keeping the team motivated Difficult transition to maintenance March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 51 of 82 Maintenance Phase Need a support plan and a maintenance plan [should be part of project plan] The "No respect" phase Less "glamorous" Lack of enthusiasm Pressure to make fixes quickly For "production" problems Software can become "hacked" "patchwork" over time Finding a support & test platform can be difficult Often the forgotten child until fixes are needed March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 52 of 82 Maintenance Phase Compare to hardware maintenance Not to keep state same; but changes to state Fixes and enhancements Configuration control is very important Fixing the "right" version; tracking branches Project management not always carried over Smaller team Often not a 'dedicated team' Drawn from developers with other main tasks March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 53 of 82 Maintenance Phase Contracts, remember those? Always consider the maintenance phase here Often via a "labor hours" contract » Time & materials in a "direct" scenario Otherwise via "maintenance contract" » Percentage of software license fee » Ex: 20% of original cost per year Corp. budget if internal/IS projects Often annual/monthly "maintenance" allocations March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 54 of 82 Project in Trouble A student asked: "What if the project cannot meet the schedule?" Level with the sponsor Move some features/requirements to a second phase Use Resource Leveling Techniques Fast tracking – two activities in parallel Activity shifting – Move start/end dates forward or backward Activity splitting – Break an activity into two or more pieces Activity stretching – Use less of a given resource continuously Resource substitution – Assign a different resource Allocating overtime – Work resources longer Re-evaluate tasks: effort and need March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 55 of 82 Project Recovery How to save a "drowning project" 3 Approaches Cut the size of the software Increase process productivity Slip the schedule, proceed with damage control Opportunity for decisive leadership action Not a time to 'just cut corners' Be realistic (not foolish) Timing: politically important Not too early, not "too" late March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 56 of 82 Project Recovery First Steps Assess situation » Is there a hard deadline, what's negotiable, etc. Don't do what's been done already Ask team what needs to be done People Steps Morale; focus; re-assign » Restore morale • Sacrifice a sacred cow [See note] – Dress code, off-site, catered meals, etc • Cleanup personnel problems » Focus people's time • Remove non-essential work » Reassign tasks and responsibilities March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 57 of 82 Project Recovery Process Steps Fix classic mistakes » Inadequate design, shortchanged activities, etc? Create "Miniature Milestones" » Small (in day(s)), binary, exhaustive » Boosts morale: getting things done! Track progress meticulously Recalibrate after a short time Manage risk painstakingly March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 58 of 82 Project Recovery Product Steps Stabilize the requirements Raise the bar on change requests Trim the feature set (see feature set control) » Determine priorities, cut the low ones "Take out the garbage" » Find error-prone modules; re-design Get to a known, stable state & build from there March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 59 of 82 Closeout Processes March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 60 of 82 Close project Concerned with finalizing all activities across all process groups at termination of project (or phase, for multi-phase projects) Result is transfer of the completed (or cancelled) project There are two major procedures for performing project closeout: Administrative closure procedure Contract closure procedure March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 61 of 82 Administrative closure procedure Administrative closure procedure relates to closing activities of the project for the project team members and stakeholders Identifies activities, roles, and responsibilities Includes activities such as: Collecting and organizing project records Analyzing project success or failure Performing final lessons learned session Archiving project information for future use March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 62 of 82 Project Closeout Processes Closing the Project: Learning from Experience Sharpening your project management skills Influencing the continuous improvement process of your organization Post Project Reviews (PPR) a.k.a. Lessons Learned Review Postmortem Post Project Analysis (PPA) Post Performance Analysis Focused on: Process not People! Potentially a finger-pointing, blame-game exercise March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 63 of 82 Post Project Reviews Steps 1. Email team to schedule meeting Use a Survey Form to gather initial feedback » Ask them to collect all potentially relevant data • Dimensional project data for work products: size, qty, etc • Change requests • Time and effort data Email team with survey and schedule meeting » Gather data 2. Conduct meeting Collect data and feedback, discuss 3. Summarize in a PPR report March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 64 of 82 Contract closure procedure Contract closure procedure relates to closing activities needed to settle and close contract agreements for the project Includes: Product verification – all work completed correctly and to satisfaction Contract-related administrative closure » Sign-off by sponsor and vendor March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 65 of 82 Software Project Management Project Success March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 66 of 82 Feature Set Control Minimal Specification Requirements Scrubbing Versioned Development Effective Change Control Feature Cuts March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 67 of 82 Think Small Keep requirements tight & focused One milestone at a time Smaller, incremental chunks As simple as possible but no simpler March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 68 of 82 Process Spectrum Too much medicine can kill the patient Process Spectrum Chaos Bureaucracy Balance is crucial March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 69 of 82 Miscellaneous You are not Santa Claus Learn to say "No" Be polite but firm The Value of Versions "We will put that in phase 2" An Ounce of Prevention Paralysis Analysis Paralysis Over-process Nothing gets finished 65% of software professionals have experienced this Paralysis Paranoia Fear of over-process = process avoidance March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 70 of 82 Miscellaneous MBWA – Management by Walk About Shows your actually involved day-to-day Recognizes individuals may say more 1-on-1 Allows spontaneity Finds personnel problems sooner Delegate Don't be a "Control Freak" You need to be the "hub" but not everything Project Home Page Give your project an intranet page Central repository for project status, documents and other resources March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 71 of 82 Success Metrics 1. On schedule Requires good: plan; estimation; control 2. Within budget Again: planning, estimation & control 3. According to requirements Importance of good requirements Perception & negotiation critical 4. High quality. May or may not be same as item 3 Only real measure: Is the customer happy? Customer satisfaction!! March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 72 of 82 Success Rates By Industry Best: Retail » Tight cost controls in general Worst: Government » Least cost controls By Size Smaller is better: cost, duration, team March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 73 of 82 Why Do Projects Succeed? How to identify a project's success potential What metrics could you look at? » Project size » Project duration » Project team size Review assignment 1 March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 74 of 82 Why Do Projects Succeed? Executive support User involvement Experienced project manager Clear business objectives Minimized scope Standard software infrastructure Firm basic requirements Formal methodology Reliable estimates Standish Group "CHAOS 2001: A Recipe for Success" March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 75 of 82 Why Executive Support? Top management can help to: Secure adequate resources Get approval for unique project needs in a timely manner Receive cooperation from people throughout the organization Provide leadership guidance March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 76 of 82 State of the Practice in Software Management Factors that may influence the success or failure of the software projects could be: 1. Social Factors 2. Technology March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 77 of 82 State of the Practice in Software Management Technologies on Unsuccessful Technologies on Successful Projects Projects • No historical software measurement • Accurate software measurement data • Early use of estimating tools • Failure to use automated estimating tool • Continuous use of planning tool • Failure to use automated planning tool • Failure to monitor progress or • Formal progress reporting milestones • Formal architecture planning • Failure to use effective architecture • Formal development methods • Failure to use effective development • Formal design reviews methods • Formal code inspections • Failure to use design reviews • Failure to use code inspections • Formal risk management • Failure to include formal risk • Formal testing methods management • Automated design and specification • Informal, inadequate testing • Automated configuration control • Manual design and specification • Less than 10% creep in • More than 30% creep in user requirements requirements March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 78 of 82 State of the Practice in Software Management Social Factors on Unsuccessful Social factors on Successful Projects Projects • Excessive schedule pressure • Realistic schedule pressure • Executive rejection of estimates • Executive understanding of • Severe friction with clients estimates • Divisive corporate politics • Cooperation with clients • Poor team communications • Congruent management goals • Naïve senior executives • Excellent team communications • Project management • Experienced senior executives malpractice • Capable Project management • Unqualified technical staff • Capable technical staff • Generalists used for critical • Specialists used for critical tasks: quality assurance, tasks: quality assurance, testing, planning, estimating testing, planning, estimating March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 79 of 82 How to ensure a project fails Do the same things you did on the last project. Over and over and over. Don't listen to your experts. After all the last project worked out okay (mostly) Don't measure progress with metrics. The only thing that counts is "did you meet the delivery date?". Set delivery dates with the customer but not with the developers. Developers can meet any schedule we ask for. Don't use new tools. Keep using the ones we used ten, twenty years ago. Spend your time making sure people do it your way. Office politics and vendettas are more important than the project. March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 80 of 82 Next Class Topic: Managing the Project Team: Project environments: cultural and social, international and political, physical; Managing the Project Team; Shaping project culture Reading: PMP Study Guide: Chapter 8 Sommerville, Chapter 25 Weinberg, Gerald M., The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition, ISBN 0-932633-42-0 March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 81 of 82 Journal Exercises Choose one: 1. Thoughts on Post Project Reviews: do they really help, does an organization really learn from its mistakes? 2. Turnover and migration: horror stories and things that can go wrong 3. Support: just what is this about. More than help desks? March 1, 2012 SE 477: Lecture 9 82 of 82
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Q&A: Bob Muglia on Microsoft's Dynamic Systems Initiative, autonomic computing
He believes companies will adopt DSI once they see value in the effort
Computerworld - Bob Muglia, senior vice president for enterprise management and storage at Microsoft Corp. helped define Microsoft's Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI) and Systems Definition Model and their place in the emerging market for autonomic computing products. He spoke with Computerworld's Matt Hamblen and Carol Sliwa on Oct. 6 about Microsoft's plans and how they differ from initiatives launched by other companies, such as IBM.
What makes Microsoft's DSI better than autonomic products from other vendors? The key distinction ... is that we are looking at what we can do to the developer tools to make it easy to build applications that later on can be managed through the operations part of the life cycle. When IBM talks about autonomic computing, they often talk about the resource-balancing nature of it, and that is something we are also focused on. However, I am less concerned about the use of computer resources in a data center and more concerned about the people cost of developing, deploying and operating applications. So by capturing management knowledge at the development stage of an application as we do, there's a lot to be done to lower the cost of operating these systems.
Is DSI going to be synonymous with Web services management? Is it more? It's not synonymous with Web services management. It's very helpful for Web services management, and yes, it is more than Web services management. The whole idea of DSI is, Can you create a model for what a system looks like? For example, Active Directory is not Web services-based, but I sure would like it to be managed through DSI. I sure would like a System Definition Model to describe the Active Directory environment. Modeling tools would be helpful for such pre-existing applications as Active Directory, SQL Server or Exchange, because Exchange is a multitiered application split across many machines. DSI applies more to the overall Windows environment, with Web services a piece of it.
When they hear of autonomic tools such as on-demand and now DSI, enterprise network managers sometimes say, "Why weren't the vendors doing that 15 years ago?" They are asking, "Why didn't you do this 10 years ago?" Before DSI, all the management vendors were providing products late, with poor and fair degrees of success. It's not because they did a bad job, but they were trying to manage things not fundamentally manageable. The first thing the Active Directory team learned when they built their management pack was AD wasn't manageable.
What are you going to do to get customers interested in the DSI concept in this economy? People
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Memorial service for Rose Billings will be 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 4, at Memorial Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Simpson officiating.
Rose passed away Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at OU Medical Center, Oklahoma City, at the age of 52.
The daughter of Ray Esparza and Micaela Hagood was born Oct. 25, 1960, in El Paso, Texas. While in school in California Rose was proud to be on the Drill team. She graduated from Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Texas.
Rose married Dennis Coats and they made their home Atlanta. They later moved to Midland, Texas, and then Claremore around 1983. On Oct. 20, 1990, she married David Billings at the First Christian Church in Chelsea.
They made their home in Claremore. Rose worked at Sunglass, in house cleaning, and at The Laundry Barn. She was a member of Memorial Heights Baptist Church, and enjoyed taking care of her granddaughter, Veronika.
Rose is survived by her husband, David of the home; father, Ray Esparza and wife, Mary of San Tan Valley, Ariz.; mother, Micaela "Micki" Hagood of Bogata, Texas; children: Michelle Armstrong and husband, Erik of Claremore, Jason Coats of Stillwater, and David Billings of Shawnee; siblings: Bea Fisher of Baytown, Texas, Cecilia Hammond and husband, Mike of Cove, Ark., Glenn Esparza and wife, Goldie of Denver, Colo., and Rob Esparza of Gilbert, Ariz.; and grandchildren: Veronika and Chandler Armstrong.
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Upstream Intergenerational Transfers
This study analyzes upstream intergenerational transfers from middle-ages children to their elderly parents. We formulate a model in which the middle-aged child transfers both money and time to an elderly parent, based on an altruistic motive. We test the altruistic assumption empirically and examine substitution between financial transfers and time transfers using data from the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS). Empirical results support the assumption that upstream transfers are motivated by altruism, particularly financial transfers. Poor parents receive more money. Overall, the results of time transfers provide less strong support for our model. A child with a high way tends to transfer money rather than time. Our findings on time transfers differ from predictions of models based on exchange motives. Public subsidies of nursing home care crowd out both private financial and time transfers.(This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)
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Film director Michael Winner dies aged 77
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Tributes have been paid to one of the "true originals" - film director and restaurant critic Michael Winner - who died today aged 77.
Mr Winner, who made more than 30 films including the blockbuster Death Wish series, had been ill for some time.
He died at home in Kensington, London, where he was being nursed by wife Geraldine following a lengthy battle with liver disease.
Paying tribute to her husband, Mrs Winner, a former dancer who he married two years ago, said in a statement: "Michael was a wonderful man, brilliant, funny and generous.
"A light has gone out in my life."
In a career spanning more than 50 years, he worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including Marlon Brando, Robert Mitchum and Faye Dunaway.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, who was among the close friends to celebrate Winner's wedding two years ago, wrote on Twitter: "Dearest Mr Michael Winner. True originals come rarely in a lifetime. Madeleine (Lloyd Webber's wife) and I will deeply miss you. ALW."
Famed photographer Terry O'Neill - whose images of Winner include a 1969 photograph of the director smoking a cigar in a football ground with "I can't stand vulgar publicity" written on a scoreboard - said Winner called him at 8am every day for around 30 years.
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The U.S. Marshal adds four fugitives to the November's "Dangerous Dozen," list that consists of suspects from throughout northern Ohio.
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November 5, 2007 John F. Kennedy was in the White House the last time Navy beat Notre Dame in football. Navy ended decades of frustration by holding off the Irish 46-44 in triple overtime in South Bend, Ind. The 43 straight losses was the longest losing streak against one team in college football.
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Archive: May, 2013
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MIAMI — Forty minutes before first pitch Tuesday, the latest cruel twist in a cursed Phillies season happened. Chase Utley was scratched from the lineup with what the team described as "discomfort on his right ribcage."
Utley felt the injury during batting practice. He will be examined Wednesday. That it was not an injury to his knees came as a modicum of relief. Utley has chronically injured knees that halved his last two seasons.
Freddy Galvis replaced Utley in the lineup at second base.
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MIAMI — The Internet was rife with conspiracy theories Monday night when the Phillies' broadcast feed showed Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia spit on a baseball immediately after allowing a solo home run to Domonic Brown.
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was not bothered by the incident.
"Not really," he said Tuesday. "It happens all the time. I didn't see it."
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MIAMI — The cortisone injection in Ryan Howard's left knee apparently worked wonders. The $125 million first baseman is back in the Phillies' lineup Tuesday, one day after head athletic trainer Scott Sheridan said inflammation in Howard's knee "concerned us."
The team was unsure whether Howard had a tear in his meniscus. Even so, players can trudge through that injury.
The Phillies need every offensive reinforcement possible. They are scoring 3.49 runs per game, the franchise's fewest since 1972 (3.22). Miami will start phenom Jose Fernandez. The 20-year-old has thrown 13 scoreless innings with three hits and 14 strikeouts against the Phillies.
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Michael Young hasn't played first base in a while, either while practicing or in an actual game.
That will change today when he gets the start at first base when the Phillies close out their weekend series with the Cincinnati Reds this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.
It's interesting that Ryan Howard is getting the day off, even though the Reds are starting a righthander, Homer Bailey.
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Tyler Cloyd's first impression, a quality start in Arizona he deserved to win, was enough to merit another opportunity as the Phillies' fifth starter.
He will pitch Tuesday in Miami when the Phillies need a fifth starter for the first time in 10 days. The 26-year-old righty was decent in his debut, May 10 at Arizona. He held the Diamondbacks to two runs in 6 1/3 innings. Arizona mustered just two hits.
Cloyd was immediately returned to triple-A Lehigh Valley afterward. He made one start since then and allowed seven runs on 11 hits in 3 1/3 innings against Norfolk. But given the rough patch for prospect Adam Morgan and Carlos Zambrano's lack of readiness, Cloyd is the pick.
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Michael Young has started 76 career games at first base, but none as a member of the Phillies. He will do that in Sunday's finale against Cincinnati as the Phillies attempt to win a series.
Young has displayed immaculate patience this season. He leads the team in walks with 22. That is significant because while Young has always hit for a high batting average, his on-base percentage is hurt by a lack of walks. Young's walk rate is 13.6 percent in 2013. His career rate before this season was 6.6 percent.
He qualifies as one of the few bright spots for a sputtering offense.
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Myriad injuries have cluttered the Phillies' roster, and the team faces numerous decisions in the next 24 hours. A quick rundown of the postgame news following a dramatic 3-2 victory over Cincinnati:
- Carlos Ruiz will not immediately travel to Miami. He will undergo an MRI in Philadelphia to determine the extent of his right hamstring strain. A trip to the disabled list appears likely.
- Ryan Howard will also undergo an MRI on Monday in Philadelphia. He has a left knee injury that has been nagging him, he said. He will fly to Miami on Monday afternoon. Charlie Manuel does not expect him to play Monday.
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It's odd to hear a man who has never hit a big-league home run talking about regaining his power stroke, but that's the subject center fielder Ben Revere raised Saturday afternoon after finding out his name was not in the starting lineup for the fourth straight game.
"Right now I've been working with Hendu (hitting instructor Steve Henderson) on getting my stroke back, my power swing back," Revere said before the Phillies' game against the Cincinnati Reds.
In Revere's case, he is talking about finding the swing he had in his first two seasons of professional baseball when he had 10 triples each year in the Gulf Coast League and the Midwest League after the Minnesota Twins took him with the 28th overall pick in 2007.


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After an infatuation with military adventures in 1557, he retired to the forests of joinville to become a tutour for the family d'Elbeuf. Here he prepared his richly chaotic, bucolic masterpiece, La Bergerie (1565.
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Report: More Than 1 Million Pay-TV Customers Canceled Service Last Year Bloomberg
With options such as Netflix and Hulu available to consumers, about 1.08 million pay-television customers canceled their service last year, reports Bloomberg, citing a report from Convergence Consulting Group.
That means the total number of consumers to have cut their service from cable and satellite operators has reached 3.74 million since 2008, the story says. This year, the total will reach 4.7 million.
Still, the percentage of people canceling service last year was only 1.1% of all pay-TV accounts. But that's slowing growth in pay-TV subscriptions, with the industry only forecast to add 98,000 accounts this year.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - New York State's ongoing dispute with the Public Bridge Authority, which oversees the Peace Bridge, is not stalling efforts to have all trucks inspected on the Canadian side.
Right now, trucks crossing the bridge are often backed-up in the Buffalo plaza, waiting to be inspected. But there are 20 acres of land available on the Canadian side and work is underway to have trucks undergo a primary inspection there by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
The Public Bridge Authority has authorized half a million dollars toward the pilot project. Construction on the initial booths could begin in a matter of months.
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