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By Todd Merry Welcome to part 3, where I’ll continue traversing the wonders of the Function Point Analysis. In part 3, I’ll take a brief look at some samples that will help in the identification of External Files, Queries and finally an Output – bringing all 5 types of Elementary Processes into focus for you … Read more

By Miljan Bajic In my last blog post, “A Call for Agility in the Age of Constant Change”, I wrote how it is indisputably clear that Agile is becoming a mainstream methodology, and that Agile is winning the race when it comes to completing complex projects. Many organizations have adopted some aspects of Agile in … Read more

By John Stoltenborg At Portland Webworks we use continuous integration, the process of frequent testing and deployment of the software, to deliver higher quality products at a lower cost. Automation means less overhead during the development process A tightened feedback loop means increased communication on multiple developer teams Increased quality means better software and lower … Read more

By Nick Stuart Let’s walk through the process of getting a Yeoman based AngularJS application up and running inside Cordova/PhoneGap environment on an Android device. While we will cover Android only, the same general steps should apply for an iOS device as well, and the Yeoman project should be able to be shared between the … Read more

By Todd Merry Ready for some more estimating madness? Good! Persistence is a wonderful virtue, and you’ll need some persistence to become good at estimating software development projects. In part 2, I’m going to walk you through a couple of sample counting exercises to help you continue to become more familiar with the Function Point … Read more

By Todd Merry Arguably, the toughest part of any project is estimating its cost and/or schedule. My wife has always teased me about my ability to estimate when I will leave work and it being inversely proportional to the importance of me getting home at a specific time. Even the best laid plans get washed … Read more

By Diane Bienkowski When chatting with a colleague recently, they asked if I liked doing QA. Initially, I found the question rather amusing as it’s been my career choice for several years, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the question had merit. The perception and understanding of QA has … Read more