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What is an Infographic?

What is an Infographic?

Infographics (a clipped compound of “information” and “graphics”) are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. – Wikipedia Infographics are a powerful tool for displaying data, explaining concepts, simplifying presentations, mapping relationships, showing trends and providing essential insights. Usage of Infographics Infographics can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends. Similar pursuits are information visualization, data visualization, statistical graphics, information design, or information architecture. Show the best and worst values in a data set Demonstrate…continue reading →
ITSM: Information management with Visual Paradigm

ITSM: Information management with Visual Paradigm

itsm_overviewWhen talking about Visual Paradigm (“VP”) then I’m positive that most readers will immediately associate the topic with modeling or modeling languages, just like I would. And I think it’s hard not to. VP is an award winning modeling tool after all. But although things may seem very clear cut on first impressions I think that you might be surprised to discover what you’ll find when we start digging a little deeper into some of the more specific and maybe less often mentioned features of Visual Paradigm. One of which being: information management. (more…)
A more in-depth overview of the VP Editions

A more in-depth overview of the VP Editions

versions_iconVisual Paradigm provides 5 different editions of their highly acclaimed design and management tool; from a free to use community version (for non-commercial use only) right to an Enterprise Edition suitable for extensive Enterprise Architecture. Although the VP website provides a full overview of the different editions and their versions, I think that a more in-depth guide from a user perspective might be useful. (more…)
User Story is Compatible with use case?

User Story is Compatible with use case?

Googling around the web, the Agile Sages considers use cases and user stories are two different things: Mike Cohn: User stories aren’t use cases Alistair Cockburn: A user story is to a use case as a gazelle is to a gazebo Extreme Programming.org: User stories serve the same purpose as use cases but are not the same. Use case driven approach was one of the hottest technique for requirement capturing and some people now consider it is a kind of outdated, old style technique that associated with a lot of problem that causing your team NOT…continue reading →

Is there a Best Approach for Software Development?

“工欲善其事, 必先利其器” 《論語.魏靈公》  “To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools” 《Confucian Analects》 Software approach is the practice of using selected process techniques to improve the quality of a software development effort resulting fewer defects and, therefore, ultimately provides shorter delivery times and better value. One software approach is often claimed to be better than any others is always subject to debate endlessly. I must say that there is no one best development approach, different methods are best for different project contexts. What is best depends on whom the method is for, in what circumstances, for…continue reading →