My Ethical Framework

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My Boxing Gloves

I want to hang this gloves of mine. Well, I am into biking now and well, this time I need to use my hands for my bike :).

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Speeding up your code build

Code building might be an easy task. However, if you are handling a large development team and is catching up a deadline, then creating release packages for your codes will be a task that may prove to be hard. Automating code building is one of the ways to speed up your development. It can also make your SDLC follow the schedule you are given. Most of the time, developers build their code by themselves, and usually thru manual means. This increases the probability of delays and mis-builds. Why? 1. If you do not automate the build process, you will always need one developer to handle the "official" build. But with automation you can let a tool to do this task for you. 2. Each developer has its own style of building the codes. This causes inconsistencies. There are a lot of tools that can help speed up development up to release of software products. I have come across with this blog from linkedin http://blog.vincentbrouillet.com/how-is-the-next-jenkins-looking-like-delivery-pipeline-and-cloud/ Next I will share the tools that I have tried in speeding up and automating building of software products.

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Redmine: A good tool in project management

If you are into project management but you are not using any project management tool due maybe because of high cost or simply you do not know which one to choose, then you better checkout redmine.

Redmine is an open source web tool that lets you perform project management easily. Since it is open source, all you need to spend is a computer set, probably a quadcore computer if your budget allows it.

Aside from this, with redmine you can also use it as an issue/defect/task management tool, a news site, a forum site, and uploads documents. In my case, I also used it as a daily task record, so that I can indicate my plan for the day and record the results.

You can get more information from this site, http://www.redmine.org/.

Then experiment, you'll definitely love this tool.

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Three Awesome Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Are you tired of following orders and making other people rich through your hard work? Well, it's probably time for you to step out of the relative safety of being a mere employee and start your own business. Now, you're probably a bit scared at the thought because it's quite a big step. After all, if you are your own boss, you'd be responsible not only for your own welfare and income but also that of your workers. But major changes such as this don't really have to be frightening. You just need to have a great deal of determination and do a lot of planning. With the country experiencing a booming economy, now would be the perfect time to do it. So what should you do and where should you start? Well, here are some useful tips to help you with that.

Do Some Research

Most often, when start-ups go bust, it's because of poorly done research. You see, since you'd have to place a lot of your time and money at risk when you put up your own business, it would only be wise to make smart calculated moves instead of hastily made decisions. And so, the first thing you need to do is find a product or service that is trending or in demand. There would be no use offering goods and services that don't have any potential customers, don't you agree?   Also, you don't have to find the most unique business idea out there. You just have to be clever about it. Try out an old idea and put a new spin on it, for instance. That way, you already know there's a market for it, but you just cleverly made it your own.

Formulate a Business Plan

Despite popular belief, you don't have to develop a seriously detailed and comprehensive business plan before you can start your own enterprise. Most probably, having all kinds of assumptions and calculating all kinds of imaginary money will only stress you out. And because of it, you'd end up fretting about every little thing instead of enjoying the freedom of being an entrepreneur. What you really need to determine first are just the basics. What will be your product or service? How much would you charge for it? How are you going to sell it? Who is your target market? How will you reach them? What payment method will you be using? Where will you be operating your business? At home, or in one of the fully furnished serviced offices downtown perhaps? After you've answered all these pertinent questions, all the other minute details can be tackled and resolved later.

Get Your Funding

After you're done brainstorming, it would then be time to start looking for funds. Now, if you ask budding entrepreneurs about which part is the hardest when they started, most probably they would tell you that it's putting up the capital. Getting enough funds to be able to open your doors is indeed quite difficult, especially if you don't have rich relatives and friends you can easily borrow money from. However, you actually have a lot of options in this area. One, you can tap your savings. Two, you can apply for a bank loan. However, if you don't have any valuable property you can put up as collateral, you probably will not get approved. But then, you may also try crowdfunding. You post your business idea online, in the Kick-starter website perhaps, and anyone who's interested about your business idea will just donate money via the site.

If you would like more ideas about starting and managing your own business, read more about it. Cyberspace has a wealth of information about anything and everything you might need help with. All you need to do is look for them.

Author Bio:

Regus PH has been providing high quality business solutions such as serviced offices, virtual offices, business lounges, meeting facilities and workplace recovery services to small and large companies around the globe for over twenty years. You can also follow us on Twitter Regus Asia.

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