The difference between a successful project and one that is a dismal failure can often come down to the project plan.  There are different approaches to planning from ad hoc planning to full on gantt charts in MS Project.  I think there are some universals for developing a plan that results in a project that…

SOA or service oriented architecture is a way of building a complex project so that each individual unit can stand alone with a documented API.  There are many benefits to taking an SOA approach to designing a complex software system. To those familiar with programming, SOA provides the same sorts of benefits as OOP but…