Project management: Numbers related to processes

Numbers related to processes in project management: Knowledge areas What: A way to organize processes by their own virtue How many: 9 C Comminication Q Quality T Time C Cost H Human Resources I Integration R Risk P Procurement S Scope Process groups What: A way to organize processes by the action they are used in How many: 5 Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring & Controlling Closure Processes: 44 -- Yet to remember .......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

linux: create svn repository

Assumptions: You already have SVN installed on your linux server. If you do not know if it is installed, just type command which svn If this returns a valid path as output, then it means that svn is installed on your linux box. If not, you need to install it. Installing subversion is very easy (for most distributions) and ample documentation is available on the web. You can start with http://subversion.apache.org/. Four steps to complete svn repository creation on linux log onto server as root I prefer to have all svn repositories in one directory for better organization and easy maintenance. So next step for me would be.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

Bug tracking

Purpose: Utility to report issues/ tasks Convey status of each task on list unambiguously Contribution to planning: Plan releases Manage product versions Configuration: Projects: Projects should be clearly defined in the system to avoid any confusions regarding the context of the reported issue/ given task Versions: At least three versions should always be considered in roadmap Status: Enough status codes should be defined to convey the actions being taken without having to spend time on co-ordination for this task. Status transition process: A process that has always worked for me in all the .......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

Brain munch – Marriage

I just received an SMS from my cousin saying Marriage is a relationship where one person is always right and the other is the husband. Result of brain munch in next 5 seconds: 1. Marriage is a relation where one person thinks he is always right and he is husband 2. Husband is a person who thinks he is always right and he is never 3. That makes wives always right .. or is it again just a thought made to believe ! Complicated stuff ! --> Now comes the universal truth !.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

Sending email through C#.net

Module: CEmailManager Calling function: public static bool SendDummyEmail() { return SendEmail(CGlobalParams.AdminEmail, "dummy", "Hi"); } Worker function: private static bool SendEmail(string p_strTo, string p_strSubject, string p_strBody) { try { MailMessage objMessage = new MailMessage(); string[] lstRecipient = p_strTo.Split(','); foreach (string strTo in lstRecipient) { objMessage.To.Add(strTo); } objMessage.From = new MailAddress(CGlobalParams.SMTPUser, CGlobalParams.EmailSenderDisplay); objMessage.Subject = p_strSubject; objMessage.Body = p_s.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

Brain munch of the day !

An employer is the most compromising employee of himself. Comments welcome ............................ READ FULL ARTICLE

To remember: .net web app deployment

Problem: While creating an installer for a .net web application, we usually follow a practice of adding a web deployment project and then adding the pre-compiled web output to a web setup project. An observation is that the precompiled web output contains project files, version control system files if any and debug symbols as well. Solution: Find a way to remove the files from precompiled web output. How: Open the web deployment project file and add following so that ItemGroup section looks like following. This example is considering SVN as a version control system. .......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

How to make SVN remember password

Who is this post for? This post is for anyone who wants a step by step guide to accomplish any of the following Make a SVN client like tortoise svn remember password Make linux server remember your password when logging through putty Tools you need: Putty Puttygen What you need to do: Using putty - login to linux server. change directory to ~/.ssh/ by typing following command cd ~/.ssh Type command ssh-keygen -b 1024 -t dsa and press enter. Do not enter a passphrase. Hit enter when prompted for one. Same for the filename. default filename = id_dsa and id_dsa.pub. id_dsa is the priva.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

Over chat – tech team

Just a few simple things to keep in mind .. in suggested order :) Greet Use smileys often Thank for every help Ask precise questions and wait for answers Appreciate them for any positives they have Try to explain reasons/purpose for asking for things from the person Use words like we rather than you or he or she. If you have to, use names - politely. After a couple of talks - practise small talk. Small talk includes talking about anything but work like wheather, a news etc. Try getting casual Don't forget to greet while leaving .......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

Get organized

Here are 10 habits to develop for self organization. In my opinion, this looks like the most practical and a “follow-able” list. How to use? Each of these habits should be learned and practiced one at a time if possible, or 2-3 at a time at the most. You don’t need to adopt all 10 habits. Habits 1-8 are essential. You can consider habits 9 and 10 if possible. The subject: 1. Collect habit Carry a notebook or whatever tool convenient to you and write down any tasks, ideas, projects or other information that pops into your head. Taking it out of your head and onto paper will help you to remember.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE