Archive for the ‘Software Engineering’ Category

Using Multi-tenancy in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 to Address Challenges in Enterprise Business Environments

This white paper discusses scenarios in which using multiple Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 instances to separate areas of functionality can assist in addressing business challenges in the Enterprise. It also describes some common approaches for integrating multiple, separate instances of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Download the white paper from the link below: Download Using Multi-tenancy […]

December 14, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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A World of Samples at your Fingertips

Samples are the primary way that we as developers learn to develop applications for a new platform. We use samples as a starting point to learn about new APIs, we reference them when we hit bugs in our own code and need a comparison, and we share them for others to learn from our discoveries. […]

June 11, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Razor and Open Source – ScottGu’s Blog

Microsoft has made the source code of ASP.NET MVC available under an open source license since the first V1 release….more @ link below: ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Razor and Open Source – ScottGu’s Blog You can find the new ASP.NET CodePlex project here: http://aspnetwebstack.codeplex.com.

May 3, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Announcing a Java SDK for TFS – MSDN Blogs

From the beginning, extensibility of TFS was a core design principle – both to enable great 3rd party partners (like Ekobit, Urban Turtle, InCycle and more) and because almost all development shops have a need to customize the tools they use…. Announcing a Java SDK for TFS – bharry’s WebLog – Site Home – MSDN […]

May 17, 2011 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Overestimate or Underestimate?

While trying to provide estimate for a new requirement / project, it is always an enigma whether to overestimate the requirement and face the risk of not getting the project or underestimating the requirement to get the project. My thoughts, don’t intentionally underestimate (to get the work). The outcome and the penalty for underestimation is […]

December 21, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Project Management, Software Engineering

Estimates and Plans – The tightly bonded relationship

Estimation and planning are related topics (not similar topics), but at the same time estimation is not planning, and planning is not estimation. As project managers we do tend to ignore this relationship very often.   Estimation should be treated as an unbiased, analytical process; where as, planning should be treated as a biased, goal-seeking […]

December 15, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Project Management, Software Engineering

SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Post Mortem Phase (6)

Continuing the previous articles: SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Inquiry / Investigation Phase (1) and SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Inception / Initiation Phase (2) and SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Pre-Construction Phase / Design Phase (3) and SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Construction / development Phase (4) and SDLC, Phases […]

December 15, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Project Management, Software Engineering

SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Post Construction / Development Phase (5)

Continuing the previous articles: SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Inquiry / Investigation Phase (1) and SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Inception / Initiation Phase (2) and SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Pre-Construction Phase / Design Phase (3) and SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Construction / development Phase (4) the next phase […]

November 7, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Project Management, Software Engineering

SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Construction / development Phase (4)

Continuing the previous articles: SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Inquiry / Investigation Phase (1) and SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Inception / Initiation Phase (2) and SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Pre-Construction Phase / Design Phase (3) the next phase should be Construction phase / development phase. This is where the software […]

November 4, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Pre-Construction Phase / Design Phase (3)

Continuing the previous two articles: SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Inquiry / Investigation Phase…(1) and SDLC, Phases and task ownership – Inception / Initiation Phase (2)  here is the  Pre-Construction / Design phase. This phase starts after the inception phase. In general, it can be started when the ERS (Engineering requirement specifications) and the project […]

November 1, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Project Management, Software Engineering