What is Bitcoin & how does it work? Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. The primary objective was to design Bitcoin to have a cross-country payment system such that no government organization will have control over it. A decentralized architecture helps it get a system …
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To understand how software project management is hard. We will first look at how software project is different from non-software projects? Software is intangible, and it is invisible till it is ready and runs. It might be possible that lots of code has been written but don’t know whether it is going in right direction …
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We will decompose and explore individual words of project portfolio management (PPM) to understand the entire term better. Starting with Portfolio: It means a briefcase. However, when we are talking about finance, then a portfolio represents a collection of assets held by an individual or an organization. Similarly, when we are talking about project development …
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To understand the whole note, there is a prerequisite. So. it is our recommendation to go through the Foundation for Information Technology Security. We referred NIST 800-27 document to compose this note. For any clarification. Kindly refer to the linked document. The security should be embedded into the solution as early as possible rather than …
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Information systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) are often considered synonymous. However, in reality, IT is a subset of Information systems. Information System Information System is an umbrella term for the Systems, People, and Processes designed to create, store, manipulate, distribute, and disseminate information. The field of Information Systems bridges Business and Computer Science. It …
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An analogy to understand it: If Data Security is meant to protect the books’ information in the library, then System Security is what protects the library itself. Data Security: It is related to all the efforts your organization takes to ensure that the information we possess isn’t accidentally deleted or modified or deliberately accesses, manipulated, …
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To understand any concept or terminology, we should possess a basic foundation to comprehend it. So, at the starting of this note, I will lay down the basic foundation, and later I will explain Information Technology Security and Cyber Security. What do you mean by Security? What do you mean by Cyber, Cybernetics, and Cyberspace? …
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What is a project? A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result (PMBOK Guide, fifth edition, 2012). A set of activities undertaken within a defined time period to meet a specific set of goals/objectives within a budget. (Plan activity, bounded time period, associated budget) A project generally exhibits …
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Boehm suggests an approach that addresses project objectives, milestones and schedules, responsibilities, management and technical approaches, and required resources. He calls it the W5HH principle after a series of questions that define key project characteristics and the resultant project plan. W5HH principle: A series of questions that lead to a definition of Project Scope. Why …
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Software projects can be categorized into the product (a generic software) and Services (a custom software for specific uses and specific requirements). Type of software: Packaged software- prewritten software available for purchase: Horizontal market software – meets the needs of many companies. Vertical market software – designed for a particular industry. Custom software – software …
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