The Technical Director, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is the top technical leader in a company's hierarchy. Depending on the industry, there are different names. In certain industries, technical concerns are also distributed among several people and there is, for example, a Chief Information Officer and a Chief Science Officer. The chief technical officer holds a special place in every business. … [Read more...]
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Explanation of different terms used for computer hardware, computer software and in the Internet.
What is Lean Startup and How Does it Work?
Lean Startup is a method of developing companies and products that aims to shorten product development cycles. As a result of the many failed startups after the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, American investor Steve Blank introduced a new approach that was designed to avoid many of the mistakes of the time. This approach is popularized by his former student Eric Ries about lean production under the … [Read more...]
What is Agile Fixed Price
The agile fixed price is a contract model for suppliers and customers in IT projects that are carried out using agile methods. The contract model stipulates that after an initial test phase, costs and deadlines are set and a procedure for controlling the scope is agreed upon within a fixed framework. Classic fixed-price projects strive for an accurate, detailed description of the subject matter … [Read more...]
What is SWOT Analysis?
SWOT analysis is a strategic planning and strategic management technique used to help a person or organization identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to business competition or project planning. It is sometimes called situational assessment or situational analysis. Additional acronyms using the same components include TOWS and WOTS-UP. This technique is designed for … [Read more...]
Basics of a Marketing Plan
A marketing plan is usually a written document that shows how the company assesses the current market situation and its further development, what goals it pursues, and with which strategies and marketing tools it wants to achieve the goals. In addition, there are key figures for monitoring progress and success as well as suggestions for reacting to (unavoidable) deviations of the actual from the … [Read more...]
Why Do You Need a Facility Management Software?
Facility managers are responsible for ensuring that the systems in and around buildings remain harmonious. This starts with the operation and management of technical facilities and extends to property management. To be able to handle these many tasks efficiently, safely and sustainably, many facility managers use Computer Aided Facility Management – CAFM software. How do you benefit from such a … [Read more...]
What is Code Injection
Code injection is the exploitation of a computer error caused by the processing of invalid data. The injection is used by an attacker to inject code into a vulnerable computer program and bring it to execution. The result of a successful code injection can be devastating, such as the spread of computer viruses or worms. Certain types of code injection are interpretation errors that give special … [Read more...]
Basics of Mobile App Development
Mobile app development is the process or process by which a mobile app is developed for mobile devices, such as tablets or smartphones. As is generally the case with software development, a large number of different devices must be taken into account when creating mobile apps. Mobile app development is a growth market and mobile apps generated more than half of the world's internet traffic in … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Quality Assurance of Mobile Apps
Hardly anything is more annoying for app users than when an application does not work as intended. Anyone who has ever pressed around on the screen of their smartphone or tablet for what feels like an eternity without anything happening knows that there are no second chances. The applications usually end up in the app graveyard immediately. Quality assurance (QA) is the effort by a company to … [Read more...]
What Should We Know About Software Quality
In software engineering, software quality is an overall appreciation of software, based on many indicators. Completeness of functionality, correction and accuracy of results, reliability, fault tolerance, ease and flexibility of its use, simplicity, extensibility, compatibility and portability, ease of correction and transformation, performance, consistency and integrity of the information it … [Read more...]
Which Programming Language is the Best for a Tech Student
You’ve heard about the importance of education. Most likely, you’ve been hearing it throughout your childhood. You should study to acquire the profession that will help you to land the job of your dream. Moreover, every ten to twenty years there was that specific profession that everybody wanted to acquire. Things do change with time, and we get more and more chances to be successful in our … [Read more...]