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Software Factories: Part 4 – Measuring Outcomes

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Malcolm Mac Donald

[Software Factories Series] One of the difficulties with implementing a software factory is measuring development-team performance. Depending on the culture of the team, and the desired outcomes for your team, the approach may be fundamentally different, but here is an … Continue reading →

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Software Factories: Part 3 – Smart Clients

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

[Software Factories Series] A custom smart client can go a long way to addressing your Software factory needs and is in my opinion one of the most effective ways of reducing ongoing development effort. A Smart-client can address many non-functional … Continue reading →

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Software Factories: Part 2 – Types of Factory

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

[Software Factories Series] There are a number of ways to implement the Software Factory Principle (Remember the principle says that any method to enable mass-production of software (especially standardized non-functional requirements) at a lower cost and in a shorter time … Continue reading →

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Software Factories: Part 1 – An Introduction

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

[Software Factories Series] Introduction I have been aware of the Concept of a Software Factory since about 2003. The Principle is very simple: If you are producing software, tool-up in order to produce good quality software that meets your requirements, … Continue reading →

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