management

Task management algorithm in C#

Hi guys, i am looking for efficient task management fo C# what i mean by task management is executing pre-defined interval time of task. Example: task a needs to be run every 1 mins task b needs to be run every 3 mins task c needs to be run every 5 mins these tasks can be added and removed in arbitary time... And the task that i men...

Objective-C memory management issue

I've created a graphing application that calls a web service. The user can zoom & move around the graph, and the program occasionally makes a decision to call the web service for more data accordingly. This is achieved by the following process: The graph has a render loop which constantly renders the graph, and some decision logic which...

How software configuration management help in improving project management?

Which best practice involved in software configuration management to help in improving project management? ...

Open source project management tool?

Anyone help me out in finding an open source good project management tool? I need a tool in which task management, bug reporting, testcase management are all combined. ...

What is the best free W3C javascript wysiwyg editor which has image upload functionality?

I've been using HTMLAREA for quite sometime, but it's so iffy, I think it is time to change. Suggestions welcome Thanks, ...

Any recommendations for open-source cross-platform virtual machine monitor/managers?

I'm looking for virtual machine managers, the more functions the better, that will centrally manage Xen and VMWare virtual machines and hosts. I've come across BixData and LxCenter, but haven't tried them. Has anyone any experience of them, or recommendations for other such tools? Ignore this, it should be on Server Fault. I've made an...

Keeping track of business rules within IT department?

I am looking for the best way to keep track of the business rules for both developers and everybody else (support staff / management) in a startup enviroment. The challenge is that our business model requires quite a lot of different business rules, which are created pretty much on the fly and evolving organically after that. After runni...

Induction of graduate programmers

What are some practical ideas that you have found useful for bringing graduates on to your team in their first job? Some of the things that are working well for us include: Assigning a mentor to assist the learning process Written coding standards/guidelines Spending a period of time with the test team to learn the product Where possi...

memory management objective c - returning objects from methods

Hi, Please clarify, how to deal with returned objects from methods? Below, I get employee details from GeEmployeetData function with autorelease, 1. Do I have to retain the returned object in Process method? 2. Can I release *emp in Process fucntion? -(void) Process { Employee *emp = [self GeEmployeetData] } +(Employee*) GeEmploye...

Need a good SQL Server Management GUI Tool?

Hi, Is there any options as a GUI to manage Microsoft SQL Server 2005 express except Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express. Winxp used. Thanks. ...

What other RM methodologies are well know besides FMEA??

Risk management is defined trough several processes that pretend to identify and control the possible risks that may affect the succes of a project. The most common methodology for RM is Failure Mode Effect Analysis. Does anybody know some other methodologies used in the management of risk?? ...

Managing code transitions between developers

What are your best practices for making sure newly hired developers quickly get up to speed with the code? And ensuring developers moving on don't set back ongoing releases. Some ideas to get started: Documentation Use well established frameworks Training / encourage mentoring Notice period in contract ...

Is it acceptible to expect mentoring to replace many years experience?

Hi all Just a quick question Here's my situation: I've been maintaining, extending and creating websites against a CMS for the last 18 months In that time I've learnt a LOT more about ASP.Net, javascript, and of course the quirks of the CMS we are using My manager wants to get others involved, and I'm expected to mentor another prog...

How to do your best when everybody is too busy?

Sometimes I have seen some code or part of the project which I could improve but is not related with my current team project. Those times I have a conflict because despite wanting to help, many teams lack enough people and doing extra work seems like betrayal. Obviously any managers will appreciate much more if you focus your effort on...

Need Help finding an appropriate task assignment algorithm for a college project involving coordinating in the field workforce through PDAs

I am a long time lurker here and have found over time many answers regarding jquery and web development topics so I decided to ask a question of my own. This time I have to create a c++ project for college which should help manage the workflow of a company providing all kinds of services through in the field teams. The ideas I have so ...

Should we be giving the client's management team direct access to our git hub repository so that they can see what we are up to in real time?

Hi, We are presently working for a client who is new to working with distributed teams. We have teams spread across India and the UK. Although we have decent project tracking tools (Mingle), would it be a good idea to the give the PM at the client access to our git hub repo. Would this be make it easier for them (see what the devs are ...

What are the most difficult aspects of project management in Software Engineering?

I have been asked to provide a brief summary of the what the most difficult aspects of being a project manager of a software engineering project. However, I have no experience of this as I'm still at University and have no "hands on" experience of project management. I was hoping that someone on SO would be able to provide some insight...

The right way to manage subviews in a UIControl

(iPhone SDK 3.x:) I have a UIControl subclass that creates a different number of subviews depending on the length of an NSArray property. Please take my word for it that this needs to be a UIControl rather than a UIView. Currently I implement subview management in drawRect, beginning by removing all subviews and then creating the appr...

How does your team handle support requests

Hi All, I have just taken over as manager at a company and at the moment they are very rigid in how they approach development. Everyone gets a list of what they are doing each week. My question is how does your company balance support with development and if an important support request comes in how is this processed without disturbing ...

How to measure a Website Bandwidth (Upload+Download) in MB using C#/VB.Net programmatically?

Hi all. Hope that everybody is fine here. I am writing a windows service in C#/VB.Net that aims at measuring bandwidth consumption for all WebSites on localhost and store their statistics for upload , download etc on local/remote database. Target Platforms include only Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2, 2008 and 2008 R2. I have searched ...