Hi,
JUG members and others are invited to attend this WUG talk on Tuesday
free of charge (including refreshments and door prizes).
We' will have a presentation from a top IBM consultant on closing the gap
that often exists between objectives and what Java development projects
actually deliver.
I'll be honest with you - I really need to learn some lessons in this
area myself, and I am really looking forward to learning some of them
Tuesday evening. I think that, given the speaker's skills, a lot of us
who are consultants or who work for corporations full time will find this
talk well worth the time spent.
We hope to see you there.
Regards,
Don
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Using Business Driven Development to Bridge the Business/IT Gap
Jim Amsden, IBM
Tues. Aug. 30, 2005
IBM Building #500 Cafeteria
Research Triangle Park, NC
No RSVP Required - please just show up (except citizens of China-PRC, Hong
Kong and Macao please see end).
Agenda
6:00 p.m. Gather, Networking, Refreshments courtesy of NumberSix
http://numbersix.com/ .(Services for Mentoring, Assessments, Education and
Software)
6:10 p.m. Group Business, Remarks by NumberSix, who also will bring door
prizes consisting of two Rational bags, 45 propeller whirligigs, and 35
assorted goodies consisting of CD cases, light-up pens, and credit-card
multi-tools.
6:30 p.m. Main Presentation - Business Driven Development
8:15 p.m. (approx.) Adjournment
Main Talk - Using Business Driven Development to Bridge the Business/IT Gap
Evolutionary forces such as rapid change, increasing complexity, and the
need for flexible participation in distributed value chains to exploit new
market opportunities are effecting how we develop software. Modularity,
encapsulation, loose coupling, separation of concerns, reuse and composed
solutions are concepts that apply to both businesses and Information
Technology platforms that support them.
But what is needed is a way to ensure that IT solutions actually meet
business objects and provide their intended value. Business Driven
Development is an integrated approach to software development that aligns
line-of-business, development, and operations teams to improve business
performance through accurate and reliable capture and transformation of
business intent into verifiable IT solutions.
This talk will provide an example-driven overview of the Business Driven
Development process, the roles played in the process, their
responsibilities, the work products they produce and consume, and the
integrated tools used to view and create them.
We'll start by collecting the business goal and objectives specified by
business executives, determine as-is and to-be business processes that meet
those objectives, build and deploy services that realize the business
processes, then test, deploy, monitor and manage the solution.
We'll tie the whole process together by using runtime monitoring to collect
data on Key Performance Indicators to see if the deployed applications
actually meet business goals and objectives.
This feedback can then be used to refine new goals and objectives starting
the process all over again.
Along the way we'll take a closer look at the RAD 6 and RSA 6 tools used to
capture, transform, and manage project artifacts, and how those tools are
integrated to support the relationships between the artifacts and a
seamless development process.
This talk is an encapsulation of three-day "Proof of Technology" labs that
are given to major national corporations as part of IBM's "Go to Market"
strategy. This approach arose out of a collaboration of IBM Technical
Sales and Engineering, and is in successful use at multiple major IBM
customers.
So come and attend and you will gain practical skills in implementing
full-cycle Java development plans that work!
Speaker
Jim Amsden is co-author of the book "Enterprise Java Programming With IBM
Websphere." He consults nationally with major IBM customers on
implementing successful development strategies.. He has authored papers on
UML Profiles for Business Profiles, Levels of Integration with Eclipse, and
other topics, as well as taken part in panels on Cracking the Software
Paradox and other topics.
Directions to the Meeting
Distance from Raleigh (17 miles) / Durham (8 miles) / Chapel Hill (12 miles)
From I-40, take Exit 280 - Davis Drive. At the end of the exit ramp, take
a right (North) onto Davis Drive. Continue straight on Davis Drive for
about 0.5 miles. Take a right on Cornwallis road. Go about 1/2 mile, you
will cross over railroad tracks. At the IBM gate keep to the right.
If the rightmost gate is down, press on the intercom button and tell the
remote guard that you are attending the WebSphere User Group meeting, and
give him your name. He will open the gate for you. Go through gate, follow
the road around past the first Tivoli Building, looking for signs leading
to Building 500 or "Software Group." Our IBM host is Greg Ackerman - they
may ask for his name.
Go through gate, follow the road around past the first Tivoli Building,
looking for signs leading to Building 500 or "Software Group." It should be
the third road on the left. It can be a little tricky, so please allow some
extra time the first time.
It can be a little tricky, so please allow some extra time the first time.
You will see a visitors' parking lot. Turn in and park, and walk to the
Building 500 lobby.
Be careful not to go too far (the second Tivoli building is too far) or you
will find yourself on a one-way exit ramp and have to drive back around.
See http://www.rtpwug.org/sitemap.pdf for a map for this location.
IBM Site Security now requires names and birth dates for non-US
citizens. For most nationalities, IBM will just ask for that information
when you arrive at the event. However, special arrangements are required
for citizens of China (PRC), Hong Kong, and Macao.. Citizens of those
countries (only) who are interested in attending meetings are asked to
email name and date of birth to Greg Ackerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Please
email Greg now if you fall in this category and may be interested in
attending any future meetings, as the clearance process may take some
time. We apologize for this requirement, which arises from certain
obligations of IBM undertaken in connection with the Lenovo sale.
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