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May 12, 2013  2:29 PM

Book Review: The Plateau Effect: When Outer Success Blindfolds Inner Strength



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

The Plateau Effect: Getting From Stuck To Success written by Bob Sullivan and Hugh Thompson is a great insight on the reality of life that for each person there is a limit to success. This...

May 5, 2013  7:17 PM

Fishbowl Sofware Development Becomes Tech Startup Of The Week



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Online portal Siliconrepublic.com declared Fishbowl Software Development as the Tech Startup of the week. Fishbowl Software Development, recently started by Dave GRaham, who is its co-founder and managing director, is based in Dublin and is engaged in mobile applications for smartphone. They have...


May 5, 2013  5:59 PM

Software Testing Industry In Vietnam Showing Tremendous Growth



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

So many companies and countries come into news at some moment of time promising some commitment and then vanish afterwards with people trying to find out the company sometimes, and what happened to their commitment, at other times. But this is not in the case of Vietnam Software Testing Industry...


April 28, 2013  2:52 PM

Dual Responsibility Of A Tester



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management, project management. Software quality, Software Project, software testing, tester, testing

Testers have a dual responsibility while testing a product handed over to them. On one hand they are part of the organization that is responsible to launch this product. Development team, after finishing their coding part, hands over the product to testing team who in turn have to ensure that...


April 28, 2013  2:32 PM

Why More Bugs Satisfy A Tester More



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management, project management. Software quality, software, Software Project, software testing, tester, testing

Nobody would like to have a bug prone app as far as end user is concerned. When an end user is paying for an app in the market, it means he expects to get what is committed to be delivered in a most satisfying manner with highest level of accuracy. Especially when the app is related to core...


March 24, 2013  10:59 PM

Seven Amazing Types Of Project Managers Based On Animal Kingdom Of Jungle



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management, project management. Software quality, project manager

Project Managers could be of various types. No two project managers can be alike in terms of managing their project, people and events. There could be some similarities in some aspects between two project managers but their way of tackling a particular situation, handling management, managing...


March 17, 2013  10:03 PM

Check If Your Ongoing Project Team Is Living As Prisoners Of Fear



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management, project management. Software quality

There is a very interesting story that I read online recently. When an abandoned fort that was used as a prison was being stripped by a group of contracted laborers, they discovered a very amazing fact. When this team was dismantling this jail if was found that huge sized powerful locks and strong/...


February 23, 2013  10:06 PM

Things You Should Know Before Jumping Into Agile



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management, project management. Software quality, project manager, Software Project

How many companies would have adopted Agile and then felt helpless in carrying on with it? There would be. Plenty of them. Such organizations get influenced with any new technology, methodology, process or concept in such a manner that they forget to do their homework before deciding on jumping...


February 16, 2013  1:46 AM

Basic Tips On Adopting Process Methodology Or Tool For Project Management



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management, project management. Software quality, Software Project

There is not limit in making effort for making a project success (or failure). Using a latest technology or tool for managing a project does not guarantee you that you are going to succeed in your project. There are a lot more things that matter. Adopting agile, for that matter and actually...


January 31, 2013  8:45 PM

8 Steps To Avoid Becoming A Devil Developer



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Without preparing any background let us admit that a developer is prone to create bugs in the code he or she creates irrespective of volume/ length/ size or type of code. Though this reduces with the increase in experience but that is not a straight line formula in all cases. The mindset of a...


December 16, 2012  2:04 PM

IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Project Benefits Seven Cities Of US



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management, project management. Software quality

IBM Smarter Cities Challenge is about selecting the most deserving cities across the globe for the purpose of improvements, changeover, and enhancement to benefit the various communities residing in those cities.


December 15, 2012  9:32 PM

Nora Loreto On What Is Quality Assurance For Ontario Universities



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Nora Loreto If you are around Quebec City, it is impossible that you are not aware about the local activist, musician, writer and a young social worker Nora Loreto. She...


December 15, 2012  6:51 PM

Large Projects Fail Too As In Case Of St Johns River



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Project failure does not differentiate between size of the project. Failure may happen to large project with equal number of chances as there in smaller project. The factors pertaining to success of...


December 15, 2012  6:21 PM

Think If You Really Need To Buy A Project Management Tool



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Think if you as a Project Manager really need to buy a project management tool. I do not mean to say that a tool is not important to manage projects. It is. A good tool is always helpful in optimizing your efficiency, productivity and accuracy. Tools with higher level of automation produce higher...


November 25, 2012  7:10 PM

Six Failing Factors In Project Management



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle, project management, project management. Software quality, software development, Software Project

This is a lovely comic strip from BrightWork and says a lot about the misleading components of a project. The whole game of project management depends solely on its drivers. If it is being driven wholeheartedly engaging all its stakeholders, nothing can take it away from success. But the misleading...


November 25, 2012  6:40 PM

Project Failure Happens At US Airport



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management, project management. Software quality, software development, Software Project, software testing

Nobody would think that the things that happen in developing, under-developed and not developed countries can happen in developed countries like the United States too. Passenger screening machines being supplied at U.S. airports has become a highly controversial matter now. The fact coming out is...


November 25, 2012  2:38 PM

Quality Project In Real Life Gets Awarded In San Francisco



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management, project management. Software quality, Software Project, testing

Recently there was a new in papers circulated around San Francisco. This was regarding an exemplary achievement attained by the District Inspector of Air Quality Management Department of Bay Area which has been recognized and acclaimed by the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association...


November 24, 2012  12:29 PM

Project Quality: Thanksgiving Means No Thanksliving for Turkey



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle, project management, project management. Software quality, project manager, software development, Software Project

This is Constance MArie on WhoSay. This is a small Thanksgiving video, and its tagline says "Happy Thanksliving!!! The turkey gets to live." [brightcove] Well, if we correlate this occasion with Project lifecycle, let us see what are various Thanksgiving instances that arise during various...


November 22, 2012  7:23 PM

Can You Build This Power Of Magic In Your Project



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Watch this amazing Video first that made thousands of attendees of TED 2011 stand in admiration and clap so loudly for next 5 minutes. To understand the power of MAGIC and its holistic approach, will become quite clear after watching this...


November 18, 2012  10:19 PM

IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Grants 2012 Benefits Healthcare Of Pune Citizens



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle, project management, project management. Software quality, software development, Software Project

Pune local city administrative body - Pune Municipal Corporation - PMC - has finally shortlisted global software company - IBM India for working together on a new and comprehensive project. This project will be aimed at building a comprehensive healthcare solution for the residents of Pune. The...


October 29, 2012  9:58 PM

Excellent Customer Experience Brings In Multiple Gains From Multiple Roads



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Customer is supreme - is a well known saying. Every business knows how much truth this small sentence comprising of just 3 words is. The power that it carries is so huge that it can groom a small local unknown business to an international fame, and vice versa. We all have seen many big names...


October 28, 2012  11:09 PM

Richmonder Chris Cooper Grabs Grand Prize At HAC4EDU For Innovative Programming



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Chris CooperThis was the first time Chris Cooper from...

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October 28, 2012  9:59 PM

Indian Company Bags One Of The Top Award In International Convention On Quality Circles 2012



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

ICQCC2012This is related to Quality which all human beings always strive for. This is not related directly to software. But Quality in any area is inspirational and motivating for achieving higher and...


October 14, 2012  5:48 PM

iPhone5 Supplies Hampered Due To Quality Problems



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

iPhone 5 has been in news right since its launch was announced. Lot of news, articles, reviews and comments were there all across the world - some talking about its excellent features, some about the removal of Google Maps from iPhone 5 and insertion of Apple's own map application pre-installed in...


October 2, 2012  12:06 PM

Book Review: C++11 Primer: A Must For All C Programmers And Aspirants



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

This is a review of C++ Primer, Fifth Edition, by Stanley B. Lippman, Josee Lajoie and Barbara E. Moo, available from Addison-Wesley...

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September 30, 2012  8:49 PM

Either Crib About The Gap Or Put Efforts In Filling The Gap



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Any Project has high or low level of encountering gaps during its entire lifecycle. High or low will depend on how strong shield is built around the project to anticipate those gaps in advance and ensure getting them filled as soon as they occur during any phase of the project. There can be...


September 9, 2012  8:23 PM

Celebrating Indian 100th Space Mission And Getting Project Learning



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

India has achieved its 100th Space mission and it makes India as a strong contender one among the top technically strong nations across the globe. India in fact is a unique example of absorbing so many cultures, so many castes, communities and so many contrasts complementing and supplementing; and...


July 29, 2012  10:33 PM

Five Excellent Quotes On Quality



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. ~Henry Ford Everything can be improved. ~C. W. Barron Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. ~Peter F. Drucker Professionalism means...


July 29, 2012  9:41 PM

Learning Quality From Aristotle



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

"Quality is not an act. It is a habit. - Aristotle 384BC-322BC, Greek philosopher and scientist, student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great". This great philosopher, scientist, learner, student, and teacher from Greece knew decades back the secret of quality what even the current era...


July 22, 2012  9:12 PM

Video: 7 Critical Ideas For A Tester In Any Software Project



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Hey Guys, another attempt to present my one of the earliest blogs in a video. If is not very much different in terms of context of the article but listening to a song and reading its lyrics, makes a big difference. I am not sure whether this attempt is good or not, probably you guys would be the...


July 22, 2012  8:51 PM

Video: What Stops A Good Programmer Becoming A Good Tester



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
developer, Project Lifecycle, project management, project management. Software quality, software, software development, Software Project, software testing, tester, testing

Hi Guys, This is basically the video version of my long back posted article here on IT Knowledge Exchange website. Probably that is one of my earliest blogs and it got quite popular among readers belonging to Project Management, Software Projects, Quality Assurance, Quality Control fields. Here...


May 17, 2012  5:19 PM

Communication Is Perhaps The Most Serious Thread During A Project



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality

Irrespective of whether it is offshore project or the whole team is sitting within the same building; communication does play a major role in project...

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April 13, 2011  10:07 AM

When And Why Build A Test Plan



Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management. Software quality, Project Plan, project quality, Software Project

Test Plan is a basic and fundamental document of quality department. It is project based document so has to be made afresh for each new project. It has not to be very thick document so that it does not become just a record purpose document in office in your drawer or shelf. On the...


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