Blogs of Prajakta Pandit

The Software Development model has evolved tremendously, from the basic waterfall model to the one most widely used - Agile Development Model. By now, almost every team is using the Agile development model and everyone looks convinced with it's realistic and easy to implement methodology. We have adapted from quarterly or biannual production releases to small sprints. We are successfully planning sprints, testing small pieces of code, without waiting to complete the development of entire functionality. QA cycles are not planned only after completion of the development phase. Also, no dedicated bug fix cycles are planned at the end, the way we had in the traditional QA phase. Because in the agile development model, both testing and development phases run in parallel. Both teams work hand in hand at the same time. Developers are also testing the product effectively. When a defect is found, it is fixed immediately in the same sprint. The requirement understanding of everybody in the t...

Weekdays....get up early in the morning, wake kids up, then cook a breakfast and followed by a meal. Now, get kids ready, get yourself ready and it is then followed by office work. After doing some office work have lunch and general chitchat with husband. After that do pending house chores and go back to office work. Then have some tea or snacks, finish up a day at office by evening hours. The work waiting for you in the pipeline continues...cook something for a dinner, do bit of house cleaning, feed kids, have dinner, put kids to bed, try to complete remaining office work.  If possible catch up friends on social networking platforms or talk to parents and then go to bed. Few minutes right before falling asleep, I felt uncertain, sensed a kind of emptiness. I ignored that feeling and without even noticing that my mind by itself started planning for the next day. Before I am done with the planning, I was asleep. This routine continues for years and years. Knowingly or unknowing...