Agile Database Techniques
Refreshments sponsored by Wingspan Technology
Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 - Towers Perrin, Philadelphia
Application Development
Leadership and Application Development
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Agile Database Techniques
Refreshments sponsored by Wingspan Technology
The Presenters:
Louise O’Donnell
is VP of MIS and Senior Project Manager at Sun National Bank. She has 16 years of systems experience and leadership in enterprise application development, database re-engineering (ERP-DW), business intelligence and knowledge management with whole life-cycle methodology. Louise is responsible for strategic planning, tactical planning and execution of development and implementation processes. Louise has developed partnerships with organizations providing services and solutions in the areas of data warehousing, data mining, decision support systems (DSS), On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) and Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS).Louise holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and is a certified Project Manager, PMP, and a member of the Project Management Institute.
With the economy of the past few years, many companies have cut back hiring and increased demands for more diverse developer skills. Many developers and project leads find themselves with smaller teams, increased workloads, limited funds and working remotely. Communication used to mean going to the next cube or office. Now personnel can be hundreds of miles away. This presentation will discuss how creative problem solving techniques can meet business-critical objectives within multiple environments and avoid common pitfalls. Topics will include:
Scott W. Ambler
is senior consultant with Ronin International, Inc., a software services consulting firm that specializes in software process mentoring and agile software development. Scott is the (co-)author of several books, including Agile Modeling, Agile Database Techniques, The Object Primer 3/e, and The Elements of UML Style. Scott is a contributing editor with Software Development magazine and Senior Columnist with Computing Canada.You can read more about Scott at www.ronin-intl.com/company/scottAmbler.html
Data Doesn’t Have To Be A Four-Letter Word Anymore - Data is clearly an important aspect of software-based systems, a fact that the information technology (IT) industry has understood for decades, yet many agile development teams are struggling to involve data professionals within their projects. The goal of the Agile Data (AD) methodology (www.agiledata.org) is to define strategies for data-oriented activities within agile projects, to define ways that application developers and data professionals can work together effectively.
This presentation will explore:
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