Software Development: Attributes, Processes, and Models
Essential Attributes of Quality Software
Acceptability
Software must be acceptable to the type of users for which it is designed. This means that it must be understandable, usable, and compatible with other systems that they use.
Dependability and Security
Software dependability includes a range of characteristics, including reliability, security, and safety. Dependable software should not cause physical or economic damage in the event of system failure. Software has to be secure so that malicious users
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Company: Definition and Core Concepts
A company is a structured system or group of individuals oriented towards service provision.
A service is something that is produced and consumed simultaneously; thus, it never exists in a tangible form. You can only see the result after the fact. Unlike goods, it cannot occur in one place and be sent to another, nor can it be stored.
Adaptive problems are external issues affecting the business, such as competition.
Administration: A Continuous Process
Administration
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Understanding Motor Skills: Running Development
- The Race: Running is essentially fast walking, distinguished by a flight phase. It depends on three factors:
- Strength
- Coordination
- Balance
Factors Influencing Running
- Fixed Factors
- Variable Factors (intelligent opposition)
The Level of Risk
- Physical Risk: High / Low (pedagogical progression)
- Sports Risk: High / Low
The Sequencing of Decisions
This depends on the purpose of the task and the rules governing it.
- Order of Fixed Motor Sequence
- Order of Variable Motor
Understanding Production Processes and Plant Distribution
Production
The Production Function
The production function aims to provide goods and services that will meet consumer needs. This is done by transforming inputs and raw materials into goods or services.
- It is the function that characterizes the industrial and commercial enterprise, unlike the latter, which only buys and sells.
- Production is providing goods and services to meet users’ needs, transforming a set of inputs (raw materials, materials, hand labor, energy) into a set of specific elements out:
Understanding Leadership Styles: Democratic vs. Authoritarian
13. Analyze the Characteristics of Democratic and Authoritarian Leadership
Democratic Leadership:
– Teamwork and a lack of fear among group members, regardless of their position.
The democratic leader utilizes communication effectively with team members.
The democratic leader is motivating and stimulating towards achieving goals.
The role of the leader extends beyond a purely democratic workplace.
Authoritarian Leadership:
– Makes concrete decisions and all actions originate from their authority,
Key Strategies for Successful Outsourcing Implementation
Basics for a Successful Outsourcing
1. Review the Structure of the Company.
A. Have proper administration of the procurement process: The process of outsourcing should have a defined mission: to increase the product value perceived by consumers.
B. Identify key skills and identify bottlenecks: Identify which activities are central or main for the business.
C. Change the organizational culture: Members of organizations should understand the fundamentals of this separation of activities, the reasons behind