Paulita C. Lobrin

System testing of software or hardware is testing performed on a complete, integrated system to check and evaluate the system's compliance with its specified requirements. System testing falls within the scope of black box testing, and as such, should require no knowledge of the inner design of the code or logic.

It is normal to have titles like Father or Leader. But we must remember God always to teach us that all things are transient and to teach us to stay humble always. We must thank God for giving us distinctions, gifts and blessings and to ask Him to share what we have to others sincerely.

Let’s face it, it is indeed difficult to handle an IT project. So many matters to consider like schedule to meet, budget allocation, constant inquiries from stakeholders, team to manage, constant changes, etc. Due to the complexity of an IT project, many Project Managers (PM) tend to focus on the system to build rather than at the “big picture”.

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models help in the complete development of a system, right from the conceptual stage to the customer delivery stage. SDLC is very useful if one has a complicated system to build. SDLC is the overall process of developing information systems through a multi-step process, from investigation of initial requirements to analysis, design, implementation and maintenance.

The Project Development Plan document is very important and essential especially if you’re into software development. Without this document as guide, an IT developer might experience “groping in the dark” in the middle of the project, NO FORMAL GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS established, and there is poor management in areas of budget, staffing, schedule and resources.

But, the top three ever-present factors in a project that need to be considered are Cost, Scope and Time. These three are also the constraints in Project Management. There’s also a different kind of approach used in an analytical way to handle problem-solving and management issues, and that is Systems Management

If you will bother to read my article, you will see the importance of IT Project Management. Through Project Management, software developers will be able to identify, coordinate and monitor tasks, activities and resources to meet the project requirements.

A branch of Commerce - Marketing - is one of the beneficiaries of IT's progress. Marketing started when man discovered the technology that improved our agriculture. With this discovery, abundant supply of food resources became abundant to such an extent that it is imperative to dispose products quickly. Through marketing, people are enticed to patronize and purchase goods and/or services. The basic concept of marketing and its