Integrate PERT Chart with RACI Roles to Task Manager

Integrate PERT Chart with RACI Roles to Task Manager

Today I would like to use Visual Paradigm to demonstrate how to perform task planning for team members who will take up the RACI roles and these tasks in the Enhanced PERT Chart can automatically be assigned to the automated task manager called “Tasifier” for project management. A traditional PERT chart is a project management tool used to schedule, organize, and coordinate tasks within a project. The enhanced PERT Chart tool adds four additional features for integrating with different Visual Paradigm building blocks. You can do all these within an enhanced PERT Chart modeler.

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Powerful Free Tool for Startups: Online Form-based Apps without Coding

Powerful Free Tool for Startups: Online Form-based Apps without Coding

According to Deloitte research, “digitally advanced small businesses” earned more revenue per employee, were more likely to create jobs. The truth is, those who don’t embrace technology may be left behind! And yet, four of five U.S. small businesses aren’t taking full advantage of digital tools available to them. Today I would like to introduce an easy form builder for generating database applications without any IT technical background or coding, such as survey form, student questionnaire, order form, registration form and etc.

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Do More with LeSS (Large Scale Scrum) Framework: with Tool Illustration

Do More with LeSS (Large Scale Scrum) Framework: with Tool Illustration

LeSS was created by Bas Vodde and Craig Larman from practical experience in scaling up Scrum, founded as the LeSS Company in 2014. The “More with LeSS” principle is at the heart of LeSS (Large Scale Scrum). Complex product development doesn’t require complex solutions. It requires a deep understanding of the essence of the problems, which can then be solved with simpler solutions.

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Decision Table: Clearer Logic and Better Decision

Decision Table: Clearer Logic and Better Decision

A decision table is an excellent tool to use in both testing and requirements management. Essentially it is a structured exercise to formulate requirements when dealing with complex business rules. In a decision table, business logic is well divided into conditions, actions (decisions) and rules for representing the various components that form the business logic.

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What is an agile estimate? What are the common pitfalls?

What is an agile estimate? What are the common pitfalls?

In software development , the usual “estimation” includes a quantitative evaluation of the work required to perform a given development task; this is usually expressed in terms of duration (hour / day) or estimated unit (story point). The purpose is to consolidate a number of such individual estimates in order to obtain an indication of the overall duration, work or cost of the software project.

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Use Case Modeling

Use Case Modeling

A UML use case diagram is the primary form of system/software requirements for a new software program under developed. Use cases specify the expected behavior (what) of a system, and not the exact method of making it happen (how). A complete set of use cases specifies all the different ways to use the system and therefore defines all behavior required of the system bounding the scope of the system.

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Use Case Description Example

Use Case Description Example

A use case is a written description of how a user performs a task on your system. It outlines the behavior of the system from the user’s perspective when responding to a request. Each use case is represented as a sequence of simple steps, starting with the user’s goal and ending when the goal is achieved.

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