Rapid Application Development Model (RAD) by Cinoy Ravindran
RAD is a linear sequential software development process model that emphasis an extremely short development cycle using a component based construction approach. If the requirements are well understood and defines, and the project scope is constraint, the RAD process enables a development team to... Data Modeling: The information collected from business modeling is refined into a set of data objects (entities) that are needed to support the business. ... RAD model has the following phases: Business Modeling : The information flow among business functions is defined by answering...

Business Process Delivery System by Arbia Siddique
Ramco releases BPDS Technology Ramco Systems has announced a new approach to application development that enables fast, flexible deployment and change on demand of business applications. Using the latest in business process modelling and service-oriented technologies, the Ramco Business Process... It includes: The Ramco Business Process Platform (BPP) combines innovative business modeling capabilities with an integrated services environment and business services repository to create and assemble agile, global-class applications.

The Role of Model-Driven Architecture in Business Integration by Patrick Spencer
As businesses grow, often as the result of mergers and acquisitions, the need to integrate enterprise applications becomes a quintessential factor in the drive to remain competitive. It is a common strategy to allow the capabilities of hardware or software products drive the development of the... “A main benefit of the MDA approach is that it provides an all-encompassing and controlled solution for application 'interoperability and portability'.” The MDA Benefits: Employing the MDA method also has a number of other significant advantages, including: · Independence of business needs from...

Better Database Designs Quickly And Easily From Simple English Sentences by Venkat Reddy
1. Introduction and overview I first present four common problems with the existing database design methods. To overcome these problems, next I introduce you a new method of building directly database designs from simple sentences. Also, I provide the benefits of the new method to your... This mean business analysts can save 20% to 40% because of improved communication with customers and domain analysts, and the rest of team members such as software architects, software engineers, and maintenance engineers to a tune of 20% to 50%.

PhD Summary - User Driven Programming by Peter Hale
I hope this might be useful for anyone who is thinking of looking at my research, and want to know if it is useful, and applicaple to their problems. I'm particularly interested in applying this research to allow those in business and organisations to solve their modelling problems. ... The thesis explains how the above aims can be achieved, in order to enable decision support during product development, whilst minimising dependence on specialist software and detailed programming effort. ... The advantage of this is that the engineers can share and adjust models without needing to call...

Automated Generation of Modelling Programs using Jena and Protégé by Peter Hale
Abstract This paper explains a technique of User Driven Model Development that could be part of a wider approach of User Driven Programming. This approach involves the creation of a visual environment for software development, where modelling programs can be created without the requirement of... This project would give people more access to software for modelling, education, and allow them to develop their own software. ... This should allow translation from a model-based representation of software to the actual software.

Test Driven Software Development by Chetan Patel
Indian software outsourcing industry has grown to become world leader in Offshore Software Development. It has seen many different trends technology wise as well as ups and downs. Test driven Software Development also known as first test programming or first test development, is an approach that... Replacement for Software Development Modeling: Verbal thinkers learn better from text than from drawings. ... 4) Your Software Development designs must consist of highly cohesive and loosely coupled components to make the testing easier.

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Texas – ERP Implementation Notes by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Dynamics GP should be considered as flexible MRP platform, ready to be modified to fit mid-size company business processes. It has rich set of modules, supported by Microsoft as well as so-called third party modules, supported and developed by Microsoft ISV partners. ... eConnect (with XML Web Service interfaces) fits Visual Studio Developer, Microsoft Dexterity (former Great Plains Dexterity) is more fundamental tools (GP architecture historically was based on GPS Dexterity) – it requires profound GP structure knowledge and probably several years of GP software development, SQL...

User Driven Modelling - Detailed Explanation - Part 3 - Criteria Necessary by Peter Hale
Why a different approach is needed Translating concepts into an implementation is difficult. The difficulty of trying to explain the subjects of interest in a call for papers, or proposals illustrates this problem. Because of the ambiguity of words, there is always going to be a problem of... User involvement is important in the development of software but a domain expert does not necessarily possess expertise in software development, and a software developer cannot have expertise in every domain to which software might apply.

Business Valuation Software by Eric Morris
Businesses planning to close, merge or acquire another company need to undergo the process of business valuation. An accurate and up-to-date valuation is critical for any business. The present day also demands the business to be fast and speedy. Cumbersome spreadsheets and hardbound journals... Some of the software readily available on the market includes BIZpricer, BizPricer’s business valuation model, Ball Park Business Valuation, Money Soft Corporate Valuation, Valuer Business Valuation software, and E ValPro, to name a few.