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... RAD model has the following phases: Business Modeling : The information flow among business functions is defined by answering questions like what information drives the business process, what information is generated, who generates it, where does the information go, who process it and so on.

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...

Axapta: Global Economy ERP implementation notes by Andrew Karasev
The evolution of ERP/MRP comes together with the change in business processes and new businesses models emerging. If we look at the companies, going public in .com era and now, we could recognize very unusual business models, such as Google, which is neither really paid services, nor advertising... Looking at the other companies, such as eBay, Amazon.com – we could say that the shift for the ERP is made from traditional business processes, such as manufacturing, customer service, project management, accounting to more generic processes, such as Supply Chain Management (SCM), where you...

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... (2000) Improving the Aircraft Design Process Using Web-Based Modeling and Simulation. ... This project would give people more access to software for modelling, education, and allow them to develop their own software.

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.

Simulation Software by Elizabeth Morgan
The world behind a virtually simulated world is that of simulation software. Simulation software is the tool used to design or manage the imitation system to describe the real potential process or situation. They are generally application specific and the main characteristics of this software is... One example of this type of software is Risk, a software package used primarily for risk analysis and decision-making. ... Scheduling, goods and people management, call centre activities, network flow analysis can all be included features in simulated software.

CMMI Demystified by Arbia Siddique
CMMI stands for Capability Maturity Model Integration. The main emphasis of CMMI is to achieve process improvement and help the organizations to gain maximum out of their existing processes by fine tuning them. Most of the people believe that CMMI benefits only large organizations but it is not... • Process improvement objectives are aligned with business objectives. ... • Process improvement increases product and service quality as organizations apply it to achieve their business objectives. ... Functional analysis is not the same as structured analysis in software development and does...