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Engineering application software is pretty complex after all!
June 13, 2011 | 
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Toyota recalled approximately 133,000 2010 Prius and 14,500 Lexus vehicles in the U.S. recently to update software in the vehicle’s antilock brake system (ABS) because of uneven braking. This recall was necessary for the issue would harm those in the car should it occur.
The weak link in a car’s software is not a virus or ill-behaved third party application, but the computer code and how it responds, or fails to respond, to unforeseen conditions. The computer running the software is designed to do just one thing, and is not a buggy device. This example illustrates how critical software is, for it not only results in lost profits and lost brand loyalty, but potentially lost lives.
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Suitability of Agile in fixed bid projects
Fixed bid projects are characterized by fixed time, predefined scope and fixed budget. Add to this, predefined quality checks. We will keep quality out of consideration for it can be never be considered a variable. The other three (time, scope and budget) can be considered variables. In most fixed-bid projects, none of them are allowed to be variables, which more often than not, lead to the project not meeting the expectations of stakeholders. Having all three of time, budget and scope fixed is very unrealistic and will most likely result in project failure. However, if we can change one of the variables, it will certainly increase the probability of success.