Deployment and Change Control Procedures
INTRODUCTION Deployment needs to be managed and communicated properly. A deployment can either be a brand new application or an update to an existing application/system. If we are not managing this properly, we will lose track of what is deployed in the server. These include any third party DLLs, applications, etc. And also, your business […]
Continue ReadingHow to Run a Successful IT Development Practice
INTRODUCTION In this article I want to talk about running a successful development practice. I will list the tools and automation that you can use to ensure that your development practice runs smoothly. THE TOOLS The tools we need are: Development environment, testing environment, UAT environment and production environment. If possible ALL environments are configured […]
Continue ReadingRequirements Gathering: Asking the Right Questions
INTRODUCTION I’ve talked a lot about starting a project with gathering requirements. In fact, in my series: How to Deliver a Successful Project, gathering requirements is THE key to a successful project. The problem that I’ve often experienced though, the requirements gathering session itself can turn into a boring, going-around-the-circle sort of session. In this […]
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