Optimising processes of IT organisation through software products’ configuration management

The present paper is focused on the efficiency of processes within IT firms which design software products, by finding optimum management solutions for these types of activities. In order to achieve this, we focus on software products configuration management, with specific objectives in documenting and ensuring visibility to the product’s configuration and of the stage of achieving its physical and functional characteristics. Through configuration management, technical and administrative rules are established and applied for designing, developing, producing and supporting the elements of the product’s configuration, in each stage of its lifecycle. The conclusions of this research are focused on evaluating economic effects obtained by implementing the quality management system, according to the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard, while developing software products, at the level of IT firm.configuration management, quality management, product lifecycle, software quality

A STUDY OF QUALITY IN THE PROCESS OF SOFTWARE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO MAINTAINABILITY AND REUSABILITY

Our research indicates the modality by which algorithm modifications imply intervention in modules where expressions are evaluated or selections of elements are performed, the conclusion being the fact that in order to design robust software, a clear definition of the modules is necessary. Thus, the weak module which can be easily modified must be defined and placed so as not to affect other modules through modifications applied to them. The reusability issue is even more important as the main software producing companies have developed class libraries which reduce programming efforts. It is thus possible to start the realisation of software with personnel no larger than 15 people, but with high qualification and logistical resources. The problem of reusability occurs especially in the interference area. In designing interfaces, graphic elements are dominant, as well as those of information search-find. All this implies the definition of text placement and designing parts of the text which determine actions or operation selection. The problem of reusability occurs when in new software products conversions, compressions, sorting and optimisations as operations with extremely low proportion in the computing volume must be introduced, but which represent significant consume from the point of view of the programming effort.endogenous growth, horizontal differentiation, technological change, imperfect competition, human capital

MARKETING EVOLUTION: E-MARKETING - QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

E-marketing is a generally accepted concept, due to its advantages compared to other marketing mechanisms: it is faster, more efficient, more intelligent and less expensive. The option for e-marketing is also enforced by its flexibility with which it addresses potential clients. Moreover, e-marketing is the environment which leads to quick results, allowing complex calculus in order to analyze request and market evolution as pertinent as possible. Access to new market segments and gaining the existing clients’ trust and loyalty through the products’ quality and price is mostly due to the e-marketing campaigns.e-marketing, market research, Internet, e-marketing campaigns

Dynamic Programming Algorithms for Computing Optimal Knockout Tournaments

We study competitions structured as hierarchically shaped single-elimination tournaments. We define optimal tournaments by maximizing attractiveness such that the topmost players will have the chance to meet in higher stages of the tournament. We propose a dynamic programming algorithm for computing optimal tournaments and we provide its sound complexity analysis. Based on the idea of the dynamic programming approach, we also develop more efficient deterministic and stochastic sub-optimal algorithms. We present experimental results obtained with the Python implementation of all the proposed algorithms regarding the optimality of solutions and the efficiency of the running time

ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF THE REENGINEERING PROJECTS

Fundamentally, a reengineering project should have, as its common objective, the delivery of a fully functional business/customer service. The reengineering project should be complementary to and supportive of business processes within the enterprise. The paper presents an overview of economic feasibility of reengineering projects. Therefore various financial and accounting justification techniques such as payback period (PP), return on investment (ROI), net present value (NPV), and internal rate of return (IRR) are frequently used by managers in order to assess the economic aspects of the project. Furthermore, these methods could be misleading when employing too short payback periods or too high discount rates, neglecting various benefits of the reengineering projects or being unable to quantify them properly in financial terms.reengineering, project, economic feasibility, financial terms