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As the CEO of a software R&D services firm that focuses on new and game-changing technology, I’m often asked what technology trends I see dominating the year ahead. I have several predictions for 2012, and I thought it would be fun to share them with you and learn what trends you foresee developing in the [...]

I remember my career’s first and career’s largest software project with over 150 team members and more than 20 different modules working as a fresher in developing India’s largest electronic depository system - NSDL.I was fresh out from my university and my colleagues 2 years older in project used to scare me with their bombardment [...]

In recent past, I came across requirements about creating mobile application for IPhone and Android platform. One of the obvious choices was to create a native application for IPhone and Android respectively. After understanding the requirement, it was learnt that the application doesn’t need to access any of the native feature of mobile device like camera, [...]

Imagine your product as a tree, sprouting new leaves and high-quality fruit with every new feature you add. But what if one area grows out of control, taking the nutrients and life away from another section? As with trees, products need to be shaped to ensure growth in the future. Rather than simply trimming [...]

In my forthcoming book, “Innovative Kids: A Workbook for 8 to 12 Year-olds”, I explain both invention and innovation to kids and their parents. USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) has conveniently defined “invention” for us. There are 3 requirements: novel, useful and un-obvious. The first two are clear enough. “Un-obvious” means that your idea [...]

This is a simple model to prioritize requirements. Assumptions * It assume you can accurately determine the cost and value of each “feature”. * It assumes the homogeneity of skills to perform these function. * It assumes no interdependence of the requirements. * It assumes requirements have been broken down consistently. The framework provides a way to prioritize what gets build [...]

Agile the revolution: Now what? Before we start our journey I would request the reader to be patient enough to reach the end of the blog and not to draw a conclusion in the middle of it. So what did I mean when I said “Agile the revolution”? Let us go back to the days when [...]

Amazing talk by Colin McQuade on BSkyB journey. Talked about trends in Digital Media, Mobile, Agile and 3D! Talked about the importance of cultural/ mindset fit while picking Agile product development partner. Popularity: 20% [?]

“Collector” is probably too generous a word, but I am definitely an aficionado of handcrafted items. While true hand craftsmanship has become rare and generally prohibitively expensive in the West, I’m fortunate that I get to travel to places where hand-made items are still relatively affordable. Over the years I’ve managed to accumulate artwork, metal-craft, [...]

One of a frequently encountered question in enterprise software development is where does the hand off happen from the architect (who design the software) to the developer (who implements the software). Usually, the architect designs the software at a higher level of abstraction and then communicate her design to the developers, who take the idea [...]