One often hears that open source software is "free as in speech, not free as in beer"; actually, there's both.
There are also "free as in beer" licenses, such as the Apache, Berkeley and Mozilla licenses which grant virtually unlimited rights to use, modify, distribute and profit from such licensed source.
The best example of a "free as in speech" license is the Free Software Foundation's Gnu General Public License, and just as free speech comes with responsibility, these licenses carry the responsibility of giving back to the community/project.
Constant communication and feedback is one benefit of working online, instantly creating a [searchable] knowledgebase, and providing for incremental improvements to specifications with corresponding adherence to those specifications resulting in higher quality.
eMails can get lost, and they may not be tracked properly
Internal Marketing is a process of continuing championing of the project or programs; generating excitement for new features, bringing awareness for meeting evolving analytical needs.
Open Source projects and tools can be found on a variety of global or regional forges, in foundries specific to one type of project, or on sites owned by corporate sponsors or the project founders. We haven't seen any standardization on the use of the terms forge or foundry in regards to open source software. For example, SourceForge is one of the best known sites hosting over 100,000 open source projects, but they also have regional forges that host project specific to that geographical area, such as sourceforge.jp in Japan. OjectWeb is better known in Europe. JavaForge and Google Code are also two large forges. Eigenbase.org hosts database related open source projects. JasperForge.org hosts hundreds of projects extending the capabilities of JasperSoft BI open source tools. SpagoWorld does the same for projects built off of the open source Spago Java framework, including SpagoBI and Spagic ESB.
1. Architecturally Artificial 2. Collaboration and Social Networks 3. Tagging your Knowledgebase 4. Virtual Teams need Virtual Worlds 5. Dashboards and Gnomes; Assessing Programs 6. BI & Mining your Portfolio
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Projects IN Controlled Environments - Developed by the UK Office of Government Commerce
See also:http://press.teleinteractive.net/yackity/2005/01/22/terms_for_measuring_benefits_for_project
Return on Investment (ROI): This is a very common term. It is the percentage the shows what return is made for a particular investment. The formula is: ROI = (benefits - cost) / benefits Example: An IT project costs $200,000 and the computed benefits of doing this project is $230,000. The computed ROI is 15%
Net Present Value (NPV): Investopedia defines NPV "An approach used in capital budgeting where the present value of cash inflow is subtracted from the present value of cash outflows." This is based on the concept of Present Value (PV). PV according to the definition of The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics is the value today of an amount of money in the future. The simplified formula is: NPV = PV-cost Example: The IT project has a PV of $500,000 with a cost of $300,000. Then the NPV is $200,000. To put it in the context of project justification, the bigger the NPV, the better for the project.
Opportunity Cost: MSN Money defines Opportunity Cost as "The cost of passing up one investment in favor of another." This concept can be used in measuring benefits for projects by asking "What is the cost of missing out on other opportunities because money was invested in this project?" To be able to show that the Opportunity Cost is small is good because no one wants to miss out on a big opportunity.
Internal Rate of Return (IRR): investorwords.com defines IRR as "The rate of return that would make the present value of future cash flows plus the final market value of an investment or business opportunity equal the current market price of the investment or opportunity." You can refer to Investment FAQ on how to compute for IRR. ;D For project justification, the basic concept is, the bigger the IRR, the better.
Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR): As the term suggests, it is the ratio of benefits to Cost. BCR = Benefits/Cost Example: The projected benefit of an IT project is $1 Million and the cost is $500,000. The BCR= 2.
The scope of this presentation is limited to providing guidance in two areas.
Incorporating the lessons learned from managing loosely-coupled, geographically distributed and remote team members Finding, evaluating, comparing and adapting open source software for collaboration, tracking and analysis
Joseph A. di Paolantonio
InterActive Systems & Consulting, Inc.
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This presentation will apply the lessons learned from managing open source communities and distributed work groups. To do so, we will establish the basic concepts and criteria surrounding open source development, as well as discuss open source tools that are available to better manage project portfolios, serve project teams and analyze program metrics to better guide each project to success. Note that project management is a discipline that can encompass multiple methodologies, such as waterfall, agile [eXtreme Programming or Scrum] or community, and that the PM discipline is separate from software development, sysetm integration, hardware design, or other disciplines and related methodologies.