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A best practice is a method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior to alternatives because it tends to produce superior results. Best practices are used to achieve quality as an alternative to mandatory standards. Best practices can be based on self-assessment or benchmarking. [ 1] Best practice is a feature of accredited ...
Agile software development is an umbrella term for approaches to developing software that reflect the values and principles agreed upon by The Agile Alliance, a group of 17 software practitioners in 2001. [ 1] As documented in their Manifesto for Agile Software Development the practitioners value: [ 2] Individuals and interactions over ...
Coding best practices. Coding best practices or programming best practices are a set of informal, sometimes personal, rules ( best practices) that many software developers, in computer programming follow to improve software quality. [ 1] Many computer programs require being robust and reliable for long periods of time, [ 2] so any rules need to ...
A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart [4] [5] that illustrates a project schedule. [6] This chart lists the tasks to be performed on the vertical axis, and time intervals on the horizontal axis. [4] [7] The width of the horizontal bars in the graph shows the duration of each activity. [7] [8] Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of ...
Evidence-based practice is the idea that occupational practices ought to be based on scientific evidence. The movement towards evidence-based practices attempts to encourage and, in some instances, require professionals and other decision-makers to pay more attention to evidence to inform their decision-making.
SWOT analysis (or SWOT matrix) is a strategic planning and strategic management technique used to help a person or organization identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats related to business competition or project planning.
Best current practice. A best current practice, abbreviated as BCP, [1] is a de facto level of performance in engineering and information technology. It is more flexible than a standard, since techniques and tools are continually evolving. The Internet Engineering Task Force publishes Best Current Practice documents in a numbered document series.
Good engineering practice ( GEP) is engineering and technical activities that ensure that a company manufactures products of the required quality as expected (e.g., by the relevant regulatory authorities). Good engineering practices are to ensure that the development and/or manufacturing effort consistently generates deliverables that support ...