{"id":3653,"date":"2018-06-12T15:50:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T14:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/?p=3653"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:24:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:24:04","slug":"june-2018-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/june-2018-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2018 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Halfway<\/h2>\n

June, halfway through the year, its easy to measure and define when we reach that point. Fundamentally that’s because the length of the year is clearly defined and we can measure when we reach the 1\/2 way point.<\/p>\n

Projects are not that simple.<\/h4>\n

If we’re unlucky we have no idea where we are or how far through the pile of requirements we have moved.<\/p>\n

In a better position we have an idea how many requirements we have and how many have been linked to design solutions and possibly how many of those have been tested. A dashboard<\/em> can help you quickly visualise these measurements.\u00a0 The real problem, however, is knowing how much effort you have expended and how much is still needed. Numerically you may have completed 90% of your requirements, with 80% of your budgeted effort. Can the remaining 10% be completed with the remaining 20% budget?<\/p>\n

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Effort \/ Completeness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One method would be to assign an LoE (Level of Effort) to each of the tasks. This then allows a weighted metric to be produced showing the numeric percentage of completed design elements compared to the current weighted effort expended.<\/p>\n

This example show that although there are only 13% of the Design<\/em> elements to complete we expect there is 46% of the total work still to be completed. Better check the budget and required finish date pronto!<\/p>\n

Cradle Version 7.4<\/h2>\n
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Cradle 7.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s great to see so many downloads of Cradle 7.4<\/em> and we hope you are enjoying the new features. We’re adding blog entries to cover these, and you can search for these using the\u00a0 blog tag “cradle-7.4”<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’ve not had a new security code and have a maintenance agreement, request a code by email.<\/p>\n

Charity<\/h2>\n
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Discount code<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We have a special “Secret (not!) Birthday Discount”<\/a>\u00a0 offer of \u00a330 off single user prices and licences.<\/p>\n

However, those buying Cradle Enterprise licences<\/em> can choose to donate \u00a330 per licence bought to a charity of their choice. \u00a0 <\/em> Ts&Cs apply<\/a><\/p>\n

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Circus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last month our we chose to make a donation to\u00a0 Circus Starr<\/a> “The Circus with a Purpose”<\/strong> ‘A touring circus boasting world-class, professional artists from across the globe. It was first founded in 1987 and provides free seats for thousands of disadvantaged, disabled or vulnerable children, whilst helping to raise much needed funds for local charities.’<\/p>\n

Banking Changes<\/h2>\n
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Banking Changes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As we have said previously, there have\u00a0 been some changes in UK banking as some banks have been split so as to\u00a0 isolate traditional banking from\u00a0 investment banking activities.\u00a0 Barclays<\/a> have confirmed the new SWIFT BIC<\/em> code is BUKBGB22<\/span><\/strong>. Our sort code and account numbers have stayed the same but our IBAN<\/em> numbers have changed.\u00a0 This is especially important to our distributors and overseas customers. Please contact salesdetails@threesl.com<\/a> to request our IBAN<\/em> numbers. Updates are\u00a0 posted here.<\/a><\/p>\n

GDPR<\/h2>\n
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GDPR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our new policies have been released, if you didn’t see the last email please read\u00a0 Privacy Policy Update<\/a> article.<\/p>\n

If you’ve got any noteworthy GDPR stories \/ articles that would be worth sharing let us know social-GDPR@threesl.com !!<\/a><\/p>\n

Social Media<\/h2>\n

Twitter<\/h3>\n
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Big Battery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We love keeping an eye on what’s new with our customers and what’s changing in the engineering community. This development is one BIG battery<\/a> engineering challenge.<\/p>\n

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And on a lighter note we celebrated Chocolate Chip Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n