Graduate Achievement Portfolio Communication Part 2

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the road. They also are responsible for communicating with the customers, vendors, and other branches of “MY COMPANY�.

It is my experience that custom software applications and the forms of software productions that are discussed statistically here are prone to disaster for several reasons. First and foremost software failure can be contributed to the lack of research prior to the development phase. Developing software is not an easy task to attempt at any level. Developing custom software applications requires ongoing support prior to development in order to repair mistakes or fix bugs. Many individuals that take on the tasks involved with creating software applications are not financially capable of carrying out the maintenance after the product is published.

Secondly, software is forgotten about after it is installed on a user's computer unless the application is up front and hard to ignore. How many programs are on your computer that you have neglected for more than 30 days? You can find this out in your Add/Remove Applications in the control panel. Making an application that does not tie up the system with memory consumption is difficult to achieve. How many applications are running in your system memory that is unnecessary? Chances are there are about 5 to 7 programs running in your computer right now that you do not absolutely need.

Software developers that begin developing applications for production use often abandon the project long before it begins. This is due in part to several reasons. Mainly, checking source code for copyright infringement leads to numerous changes. Sometimes the changes to the source code will disable the program from running correctly or even running at all. After fighting a software development for months without producing an income for the efforts is the final reason why many software applications are considered runaway. Answering the six fundamental questions that each project manager should address is not an easy


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