When I worked in productionization, that step in the product development process when you figure out how to build cheap production versions of a costly prototype, we often accumulated a storage area filled with units called “hanger queens”. When your prototypes cost hundreds of thousands… Read More
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The Future of Industrial Engineering
A December, 2015 XKCD comic poked fun at our future not looking like that promised in comics, movies and books over the past few decades. Where’s my flying car? Where’s my hover board? Then there’s the irony that we have an internet with computers connecting… Read More
The Unusual Exception to Pareto’s Law in IT, Updated
Pareto’s Law is based on the observation by an Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who found that 80% of the wealth and property was held by 20% of the people, the same concept has held true in many other areas. For example, 80% of your user… Read More
Software Verification and Software Validation – What’s the Difference?
What is Software Validation? Validation can be described as verifying that you are building what the customer wants. Software validation is the process of ensuring that your application meets functional and non-functional requirements before coding and during development. In general, validation is verifying that the… Read More