Jharna Software
Harvard Business Case: "Living on Internet Time: Product Development at Netscape, Yahoo!, NetDyanamics, and Microsoft".
2. What are the similarities and differences between the four approaches to product development? What drives these differences? Type Netscape
Yahoo
Net Dynamic
Microsoft
Development Methodology
RAD
Phased
Agile
RAD Prototype
Agile RAD
Throwaway Prototype
Waterfall
RUP SDLC Approach
(BA/Interactive design) Interactive design -Goal oriented Interactive design -Goal oriented Interactive design -Goal oriented Noble Path, Business analyst.
Programming language
JAVA
LSI and CAD s/w
Unix and NT and later JAVA
.NET
User involvement in throughout the development
Feedback was throughout during the design, coding and integration stages Initial internal staff was involved and external users were Integrated in the development process at the later stage. Customer inputs at time of setting objectives , Advance users from customers for evaluating the prototype User feedback was taken throughout the SDLC development
Release process
Multiple prototype Beta release, with first release was limited to internal development staff.
Prototype releases were slow, to ensure progressive robustness of new product.
Based on the design flaws detected by users during beta and gamma tests.
Major versions released in 9 months Error detection process
From developers and newsgroups until the stabilization
Stage was reached
External users and internal staff Advance users conducted Beta and Gamma tests Market and employee feedback
Daily Build for continues integration
It was not done
It was not done
Every morning
It was not done
Factors Driving by External customer feedback External users at later stage. Min loading time of web apps by keeping graphics content low The fact of delivering the products within time, instead of it being perfect/flawless. Web pages were linked with internal
2. What are the similarities and differences between the four approaches to product development? What drives these differences? Type Netscape
Yahoo
Net Dynamic
Microsoft
Development Methodology
RAD
Phased
Agile
RAD Prototype
Agile RAD
Throwaway Prototype
Waterfall
RUP SDLC Approach
(BA/Interactive design) Interactive design -Goal oriented Interactive design -Goal oriented Interactive design -Goal oriented Noble Path, Business analyst.
Programming language
JAVA
LSI and CAD s/w
Unix and NT and later JAVA
.NET
User involvement in throughout the development
Feedback was throughout during the design, coding and integration stages Initial internal staff was involved and external users were Integrated in the development process at the later stage. Customer inputs at time of setting objectives , Advance users from customers for evaluating the prototype User feedback was taken throughout the SDLC development
Release process
Multiple prototype Beta release, with first release was limited to internal development staff.
Prototype releases were slow, to ensure progressive robustness of new product.
Based on the design flaws detected by users during beta and gamma tests.
Major versions released in 9 months Error detection process
From developers and newsgroups until the stabilization
Stage was reached
External users and internal staff Advance users conducted Beta and Gamma tests Market and employee feedback
Daily Build for continues integration
It was not done
It was not done
Every morning
It was not done
Factors Driving by External customer feedback External users at later stage. Min loading time of web apps by keeping graphics content low The fact of delivering the products within time, instead of it being perfect/flawless. Web pages were linked with internal