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5 Best Tools For Women

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A hammer seems like an obvious choice, but is it the best tool for the job? Here are the five best tools every gal should have in her tool belt—or at least nearby! Drill It may seem like a dangerous jump, especially if you've never used one before, but the best tool a woman can buy is a cordless drill with a bit set. Think of your drill as your aggressive BFF, it can help you furnish and decorate your entire home in a cinch! The key to finding the perfect cordless drill is to finding one that fits your grip and is lightweight. Also make sure that it has multiple speeds and is reversible.  If a cordless drill is a little out of your price range, or you want to start out with something a little less powerful, a screwdriver set (like the purple one below from Barbara's Way) is a fabulous option. Claw Hammer The hammer is your best friend and is necessary for decorating your walls with all of your favorite pictures. However, a claw hammer is handy becau...

What is the Difference Between Tools and Equipment

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Tools and equipment are terms that are often used interchangeably without knowing the actual difference between tools and equipment, but in fact, they have different definitions. Tools and equipment are not only two words that are often used in day to day life, but also two utensils that are often used every day as well. However, how does one make a distinction between these two items? Let us find out. What is a Tool? Any physical item that is used to achieve a goal but is not consumed during this process can be defined as a tool. Informally speaking, it can also be used to describe a specific procedure with a specific purpose as well. The use of tools by human beings dates back million years. However, humans are not the only creatures known to employ tools in their day to day life. Tools are often also referred to as machine, apparatus, implements, instruments or utensils. The knowledge of obtaining, constructing and using tools is known as technology. Anthropologi...

Benefits of using a Requirements Tool

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Reduction in costs The costs of requirements errors are extremely high. For example, the cost to correct errors injected early (during requirements development) multiplies as your project proceeds - costing you 50, 100, or even 400 times more as the project proceeds (Reifer, 2007; Dabney and Barber, 2003; Boehm and Basili, 2001; Nelson et al., 999; McConnell, 1996; Boehm and Papaccio, 1988). Companies need to reduce their development cost in order to maintain themselves competitive. By using a professional tool your team will reduce the cost of working with well-defined and well-managed requirements. Reduce rework According to the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, "Data indicate that 60-80% of the cost of software development is in rework." In order to maintain competitive companies need to be able to create, store and shared their requirements, allowing multiple teams to work and reuse them, instead of starting every product or service de...