Critical path method is one of the frequently used techniques in project planning. A typical project has many tasks involving lots of different people so project managers have a hard time keeping track of things. It is far too easy for certain activities to fall behind and get lost in the sea of endless jobs. These forgotten tasks and errors in planning can severely affect the time scale of the whole project. A late project [...]

When planning a project it is important to learn about the internal and external factors that can affect the project. There are some excellent strategic planning methods that you can use analyse all these factors. SWOT analysis and PEST analysis are two of the most frequently used planning methods. Below is a brief introduction to both methods and a comparison of SWOT analysis vs PEST analysis. What is SWOT Analysis ? SWOT when broken down [...]

Wire-frames function as a bridge between raw creative thoughts and the final product. Think of wire-frames as architectural blueprints for a building and you’ll understand why it is a critical tool in just about any development project. The fact is, constructing a decent, structurally sound building without using blueprints is inconceivable, and no sane real estate developer will partner with a construction outfit that does not use blueprints. Considering the vast number of wire-frame benefits, [...]

An Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) is a visual representation of different data using conventions that describe how these data are related to each other. For example, the elements writer, novel, and consumer may be described using ER diagrams this way: In the diagram, the elements inside rectangles are called entities while the items inside diamonds denote the relationships between entities. This ER diagram tutorial covers most things related to ER diagram, for quick navigation use [...]

Many people consider class diagrams a bit more complicated to build compared with ER diagrams. While this might be true, this article helps clip some of the complexities of class diagrams in such a way that even non-programmers and less tech-savvy individuals will come to appreciate the usefulness of this modeling approach. In particular, this article explains how to correctly determine and implement the different class diagram relationships that are applicable in object-oriented modeling. Class [...]