Murali Chemuturi's Blog

Test Effort Estimation program at Mumbai on 12th November 2011

chemuturi — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:49:51 +0000

I conducted a one-day training program at Mumbai on 12th November 2011. It was arranged by the combine of Computer Society of India and SPIN of Mumbai. It was well attended by 35 participants. There was one participant from Dubai, UAE. There were participants from other cities of India.

It was very well received with some of the participants giving an “Outstanding” rating to the program in their feedback.

I am giving a talk on 6th Sep at DFW ASEE – you may attend

chemuturi — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:17:58 +0000

I am giving a talk at DFW ASEE on 6 Sep. If you are in the vicinity, you my attend

http://www.dfw-asee.org/meetings/view/39.html

My

chemuturi — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:55:05 +0000

Al Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan has suggested my book “Mastering Software Quality Assurance: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques for Software Developers” as reference book for their subject “Software Quality Assurance”! Take a look at your leisure

http://www.alzaytoonah.edu.jo/Faculties/Science/SE/TextbooksAndReferences.aspx?lang=ar

It bolsters my confidence that I have wrote a valuable book because a University has selected it as fit for their students.

Software development a creative work?

chemuturi — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:08:31 +0000

There are two serious schools of thought. One says that software development is a creative work – one hundred percent. The other school of thought says that software development can be engineering. While creative work is completely dependent on the individual, engineering work is much less dependent on the individual, for both quantity and quality of output. Which one is right? My view is that both schools of thought are right but they have their places.

Especially in system software development and development of software in new and emerging fields is largely creative. Development of business applications is largely engineering.

When you come to think of it, is there any activity of human endeavor that so completely devoid of creativity? I say not. If any activity is so completely devoid of creativity, it would have been entrusted to a machine. Engineering activity has but a smaller component of creativity and every creative activity has a smaller component of engineering in it.

I wish that this is recognized by the proponents of “software is completely creative” theory. BTW, most of them are academics. In any discussion on application of engineering methods and tools, these people become aggressive and denounce any attempt at bringing discipline to the field of software development. Result? Higher cost of software for the public.

Till next post. Ciao

My SPM book is now a text book!

chemuturi — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:51:03 +0000

It university of Copenhagen, Denmark has prescribed my book on software project management as text book for their subject o software project organization for their Bachelor’s course in software.

Here are the URLs. Please take a look at your convenience.

.https://mit.itu.dk/ucs/cb_www/course.sml?course_id=991586&mode=search&semester_id=991552&lang=da&print_friendly_p=t&goto=1288950550.000

https://blog.itu.dk/BSUP-F2011/files/2011/01/undervisningsplan-2011-version-105.pdf

I am happy because I am sure that university has an academic council which sifted the books available on the subject and selected my book as the prescribed text book.

Famous Why interview with me.

chemuturi — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:17:08 +0000

I was interviewed by Famous Why people on my software product PMPal and the transcript is on their web site. Take a look at your convenience

http://download.famouswhy.com/publisher/chemuturi_consultants/

My podcast by Joe Dager of Business901.com

chemuturi — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:48:34 +0000

Joe Dager of business901.com interviewed me on software quality assurance and podcast it on his site in the last week of December 2010. He liked it immensely. He informed me that it was downloaded or listened to by a number of people. Then he uploaded a transcript of the interview. In other words, it was successful. Now he placed a link for this podcast and the transcript on Pitchengine.com by creating a nice web page. Please take a look. Here is the URL

http://www.pitchengine.com/pitch/119694/

All the best

Murali Chemuturi

Mike Pinto’s review of my book on software quality assurance

chemuturi — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:49:20 +0000

Michael Pinto, Principal Consultant of Friendly Technologies based at Winnipeg, Canada has reviewed my book “Mastering Software Quality Assurance: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques for Software Estimators” and here is what he has to say -*************************************************************

Murali Chemuturi’s book titled: Mastering Software Quality Assurance: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques for Software Developers, is very well written in a very simple to understand format.Reading becomes easy as each chapters weaves into the next topic, which makes it easier to retain the information. Abundant definitions, distinctions, charts, process flows and illustrations are available appropriately.His charts and templates in the Appendices are excellent, especially A, G, J and K. All the appendices provided will help a novice to incorporate the information within the organisation.I will recommend this book strongly to my clients and will continue to use it as a preferred book on the subject.Michael PintoPrincipal ConsultantFriendly Technologies,Winnipeg, Canada

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IT is going crazy!

chemuturi — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:20:08 +0000

The certification craze is the highest in IT field. No other field demand a project management certification as much as IT. Was the manager who managed Burj Dubai project certified by PMI? No. But to manage a small IT project, companies demand PMI certification. Now some organization has come up with certification for “risk management” in IT projects. This is absolutely crazy. The finance field where the risk management evolved doesn’t require a certification for risk management.

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