Nandan Dasgupta (Wells Fargo) : Lifting the Veil; The Relationship Between Budgeting and Iterative Development: The Value of Corporate Control
October 5, 2006
Location: University of Minnesota, EE/CS 3-115
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Meeting Announcement:
Thursday
October 5th, 2006
5:30-8:00 p.m. at The University of Minnesota
5:30 start for networking, 6:15 start for meeting.
EE/CS Building
Room EE/CS 3-115 (Look for signs)
Minneapolis, MN
Directions:
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This Month’s Meeting:
Program Manager: Paul Kraska
Topic:
Lifting the Veil; The Relationship Between Budgeting and Iterative Development: The Value of Corporate Control
Speaker:
Nandan Dasgupta, E-Busines System Consultant, Wells Fargo
Abstract:
Iterative Development as simply defined: Increase understanding of the problem through successive refinements and multiple cycles.
Iteration is a complete development loop resulting in a release (internal or external) of an executable product
- A subset of the final product under development, which grows incrementally from Iteration to Iteration to become the final system.
Iterative and Incremental Estimating:
- Estimating the costs for each task of an Iteration
- Estimating the overall Costs
- Top-down Approach for initial phase of development
- Bottom-up Approach for later phase for development
The aims of cost planning are determining of future prospects of cost and calculation of cost objectives as a prerequisite for budgeting.
This presentation will try to answer the following questions:
- How to forecast financial number for anIteration and the revised financial numbers for subsequent Iterations?
- How to feed those financial numbers in Corporate Financial System without asking any structural changes in Corporate Financial Systems?
- How to highlight that Iterative Development is an effective tool in regulating Corporate Financial Expenses?
Nandan Dasgupta Bio:
Nandan Dasgupta is an experienced professional having over twenty one years experience in Information Technology, with excellent analytical, communication, leadership skills. His particular professional interests are in the areas of IT Analysis, Project Management, and System Testing.
Nandan is currently employed in Wells Fargo as E-business System Consultant where he is responsible for:
- Presenting customized version of RUP (Methodology and List of Deliverables) for a project and for project team members
- Assisting projects in developing integrated process flow
- Providing training and mentoring on various RUP disciplines
He has have worked in different industries Agency (Services), Airline, Banking (Retail – Loan, Deposit), Banking (Treasury and Investment), Banking (Mortgage), Manufacturing, Healthcare, Retail, and School Education.
Nandan has presented at the IBM – Rational User Conference 2005 and at various Twin City organizations including TCQAA, Rational User Group, OTUG and the Oracle User Group.
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