Bhuvan Unhelkar

Agile is a set of values, principles, techniques, and frameworks for the adaptable, incremental, and efficient delivery of work. Big Data is a rapidly growing field that encompasses crucial aspects of data such as its volume, velocity, variety, and veracity. This book outlines a strategic approach to Big Data that will render a business Agile. It discusses the important competencies required to streamline and focus on the analytics and presents a roadmap for implementing such analytics in business.

This book presents the analysis, design, documentation, and quality of software solutions based on the OMG UML v2.5. Notably it covers 14 different modelling constructs including use case diagrams, activity diagrams, business-level class diagrams, corresponding interaction diagrams and state machine diagrams. It presents the use of UML in creating a Model of the Problem Space (MOPS), Model of the Solution Space (MOSS) and Model of the Architectural Space (MOAS). The book touches important areas of contemporary software engineering ranging from how a software engineer needs to invariably work in an Agile development environment through to the techniques to model a Cloud-based solution.

A practical approach to enhancing quality in software models using UML Version 2.0

“Despite its increasing usage, many companies are not taking the best advantage of UML and, occasionally, individuals have experienced frustration in applying its standards. Perhaps this is because they have not yet read this book!”
-From the Foreword by Prof. Brian Henderson-Sellers

This book presents a practical checklist approach to enhancing the quality of software models created with the Unified Modeling Language (UML) Version 2.0. The foundation for quality is set by the discussion on the nature and creation of UML models. This is followed by a demonstration of how to apply verification and validation checks to these models with three foci: syntactical correctness, semantic meaningfulness, and aesthetic symmetry. The quality work is carried out within three distinct yet related modeling spaces:
* Model of problem space (MOPS)
* Model of solution space (MOSS)
* Model of background space (MOBS)

Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems assimilates the principal views from international authors, who provide a combination of industrial experience and scholarly research, in the area of supply chain systems. This book discusses the business and technical reasons for integrating supply chain systems, and provides excellent arguments for globalization resulting through integration of supply chain systems. Readers of Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems will receive an excellent overall understanding of what comprises supply chain systems, why they should be integrated and how the resultant global organization will be able to compete and grow in this age of communication. They will also find practical business reasons for the crucial need to integrate supply chain systems in global enterprises and, more importantly, collaborating clusters of organizations.

Quality is a subjective term, but while we may struggle defining it, experts recognize that bad quality can derail a software project or tarnish the reputation of a development organization. Good quality is difficult to achieve, but can be attained. This new book spells out a process that teaches practitioners how to achieve an acceptable level of quality. Ultimately, quality application development is all about satisfying the needs of the user. This book spells out a way to achieve that and produce a software product that can evolve, scale, and change according to the needs of the user and the business. As the Unified Modeling Language is the industry standard, the book appeals to a broad audience by defining how to use the UML to enhance quality. The author helps the reader understand the elusive nature of this pursuit, and the important role that modeling plays in software quality. The book also points out advantages, disadvantages, strengths, weaknesses, traps, and pitfalls of using the UML.

Practical Object Oriented Design deals with the designing of software systems in the ‘solution space’ using the Unified Modelling Language (UML 2.0). This book builds on the analysis models created in its precursor, Practical Object Oriented Analysis, and iteratively creates architectural and solution models.

OPEN Modeling with UML

Brian Henderson-Sellers and Bhuvan Unhelkar

ACM Press

“As you read this book you will find a well-defined and well-honed methodology for managing your own software development processes. Clear explanations of fundamentally difficult concepts make this book a major contribution to the literature and to future standardization in this area” – Richard Soley, Chairman and CEO, Object Management Group.

“I have seen the software industry evolve over the past 33 years and in my opinion process discipline has been one of our most significant lacunae. OPEN with UML provides an extremely solid and powerful base for promoting the software process discipline, offering immense value to the still rapidly growing software industry. The new millennium in my home country of India, as well as worldwide, will benefit greatly from a simple and lucidly written work such as this.” – Prabhat (S.D.)Pradhan, CEO, TATA Technologies India.

Global Enterprise Transitions: Managing the Process addresses the importance of information technology management and issues in operating information systems in the global dynamic business environment. This book embraces discussions of the global information technology theory, frameworks and IT architecture, discovery of global knowledge management, improvement of the global information systems development methodologies, and applications of the latest technologies such as mobile technology and web services in the global information systems development and operations.

After the Y2K Fireworks focuses on the business and technical aspects of surviving the year 2000 problem – from an author conversant with both business (particularly financial) and computer professionals.
More companies than not will fail to prevent the problems arising from this potential programming disaster. After the Y2K Fireworks addresses this part of the market – putting the problem in perspective and examining all the various organizational and technical issues required to rebuild.

The current technological and commercial landscape points to an expanding role for the rapidly evolving innovations in mobile technology in shaping current forms of business and transactions and driving the development of new models.
The Handbook of Research in Mobile Business: Technical, Methodological and Social Perspectives, Second Edition collects the latest research advances in the rapidly evolving field of mobile business to provide researchers, educators, and practitioners with the leading reference source on the subject. Combining authoritative articles in this reference compilation, the Handbook of Research in Mobile Business: Technical, Methodological and Social Perspectives, Second Edition is an essential addition to academic, research, and professional library collections across the globe

presents a consistent, integrated, and strategic approach to achieving “Agility” in your business. Transcending beyond Agile as a software development method, it covers the gamut of methods in an organization—including business processes, governance standards, project management, quality management, and business analysis—to show you how to use this composite approach to enhance your ability to adapt and respond to evolving business requirements. The book is divided into three parts

Fellow of the Australian Computer Society (elected to this prestigious membership grade in 2002 for distinguished contribution to the field of information and communications technology), Australia

Life member of the Computer Society of India (CSI), India

Life member of Baroda Management Association (BMA), India

Member of Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS), USA IEEE Senior Member

Rotarian (President) at Sarasota Sunrise club, USA; Past President Rotary club in St.Ives, Sydney (Paul Harris Fellow; AG), Australia

Discovery volunteer at NSW parks and wildlife, Australia

Previous TiE Mentor, Australia

Rotarian Bhuvan Unhelkar (PHF+3) was invited on 11th December 2002 to the membership of Rotary club of St. Ives, Sydney, Australia (Zone: 8; District: 9685 Club Number: 18041). On his move from Sydney to Sarasota, Florida (USA) in August 2015, he transferred his membership to Rotary Club of Sarasota Sunrise (Area 8; District: 6960; Club Number: 4343) where he serves as President of the club (2017-18). His Rotary classification is Software Engineering (also classified as Professor for a short time in Sarasota Sunrise). He is Past President of St. Ives club in Sydney, twice Assistant Governor (AG) for the City North Zone (in Sydney) with the then newly formed District #9685 (2013-14 and 2014-15) and has 100% attendance since year 2010-11. nder Bhuvan’s leadership the club was selected as one of 200 worldwide to experiment with “Innovative and Flexibility” initiatives. These initiatives were taken up wholeheartedly by the club and included recording (with permission) the guest speaker and putting the speech on Youtube, electronic (SurveyMonkey-based) voting by the board and members on various issues and trying out different meeting times (e.g. early morning breakfast meeting instead of the regular evening dinner) and application of OH&S principles (e.g. creating dinner tags to prevent tilting of chairs and tripping of members) – to name but a few.

Consulting, Training and Coaching in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) domain with particular emphasis on Big Data Strategies, Agile and Business Analysis. Mastery in capability enhancement (AGILE, CAMS, Quality), Enterprise Analysis, Business Analysis (Requirements Management, Requirements Analysis) together with Solution Assessment (Use cases/UML; BPMN; User Stories), Software Engineering Architecture (EA, SOA) and the Environment (Green IT).
Providing leadership and guidance in ICT strategies, Big Data Strategies for Agile Business, Analytical approaches & processes and quality initiatives. Training and customized coaching to senior/lead business analysts/executives and ICT professionals. Domain expertise in financial markets, banking, mortgage, insurance, telecom, retail, environment and government.
SPECIALITIES: Business Analysis & Requirements modelling (with UML’s use cases, activity graphs; BPMN); Big Data Strategies (BDFAB), Enterprise Analysis; Requirements Management & Communication; Elicitation; Capability Enhancement (and Change management) with AGILE processes; Configuration and Deployment of Processes- CAMS. Information Strategy Development in Business Transformation programs, SOA, Mobile Enterprise Architecture; Quality Assurance & Testing;
Extensive Workshop facilitation, negotiation & translation experience ;
Research & Development (industrial); Executive Reports & Books