Anjali Singhal

An approach followed to design and develop any software has an important role in determining the reliability and quality of the final Software product. So proper guidelines are required to develop a software. There are different models, that are being followed by different companies as per their requirements. Among all, Agile methodologies are most popular because of its flexibility and adaptability. But that is possible because this model involves continuous customer interaction. There are short development cycles. After which there is interaction between the stakeholders. If there is an issue or change, that is incorporated in the next cycle. The Covid-19 pandemic has a destructive effect on the socioeconomic state. This has resulted in the closure of many companies. The companies which change strategies and adapt to the current situation survived. Agility assists companies in making new changes and adapting their business in this pandemic. This paper outlines on how adhering to a...

Now days, Agile development methodologies are becoming popular in various IT industries. This methodology is combination of different stages in repetitive and incremental manner. Its main focus is to increase the adaptability in process, which in turn increases customer satisfaction. There are various development frameworks in agile methodology like Scrum and Kanban. There is also another programming practice known as Test Driven Development. It starts with developing test for a feature, before its implementation. It is also known as test first programming. The main objective of this paper is to adopt an approach in which TDD can be merged with Scrum to add benefits of TDD in Scrum and also to provide a comprehensive review of this approach.

Smart grid technology is progressing worldwide. Various Countries are investing to transform their traditional power grid to Smart grid. They have started realigning their organization to support a Smart grid vision. At this initial stage some software models are required to quantifiably evaluate, monitor the progress and plan for the realization of a smart grid. At present some models like Smart Grid Interoperability Maturity Model, Smart Grid Investment Model, Smart Grid Maturity Model and Smart Grid Conceptual Model are available. Smart Grid Interoperability Maturity Model is used to measure the current status of automation in the areas like transmission, distribution and demand side resources. The Smart Grid Investment Model is used in calculating different smart grid investments, along with their strategies. Smart Grid Maturity model is used in planning of utilities in smart grid transformation; prioritize the tasks and measuring their progress at every stage. Smart Grid Concep...