Microsoft Information Technology Group (MSIT)

Microsoft Increases Developer Productivity by 40 Percent with Workflow Modeling Tools

Since 2003, the Microsoft Information Technology Group (MSIT) has developed and maintained Order Management, an online transaction processing (OLTP) application that makes it possible for customers in more than 200 countries to purchase Microsoft® products over the Internet. In 2007, MSIT discovered that 90 percent of the code defects in Order Management were caused by functional requirements being mistranslated into C# code. To reduce errors and speed development, the group decided to incorporate workflow models into its development process. MSIT implemented a solution based on Windows® Workflow Foundation in the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0. As a result, the productivity of developers has increased by 40 percent, functional code defects have decreased by 90 percent, and the performance of the OLTP application has been maintained.

Source - http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000003498

Florida Tech University Online Response

As companies increasingly face both vital technology and management decisions, demand for management professionals with master's degrees is expected to continue to grow. Florida Tech’s Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) is an innovative, nationally recognized master’s program carefully constructed to prepare you for the unique challenges of today’s dynamic information technology environment.