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Application Development Strategies

This one day conference will help attendees with a defining and implementing a business value framework to determine what applications to build, how to build them and what tools and technologies should be considered along the way.

May 14, 2009

9:00am-5:00pm

7 CPE / 0.7 CEU / CISSP / 7 PDU Credits Awarded

   

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center  Rosemont (O'Hare) Illinois

Overview

This one day conference will help attendees with a defining and implementing a business value framework to determine what applications to build, how to build them and what tools and technologies should be considered along the way.

What You Will Learn

In this one day conference attendees will learn:

  • An understanding the role that Application Development plays in IT Governance
  • How to prioritize projects on defined business value to the organization
  • How to work through the top issues that face the Application Development Professional including
  • Application Strategy, Application Development Strategy and Application Development Technology Strategy
  • How to build next generation applications with SOA and Web 2.0 Technologies
  • How to achieve predictability and consistency through software development
  • How to execute a successful application development project and articulate the results to management
  • Strategies for translating business requirements into technical and functional requirements
  • Using Business Process Analysis to identify the major boundaries and business value of your project
  • Strategies for application performance management
  • Strategies for effective application testing
  • How to work through development process management
  • Accurately defining requirements Management

Conference Program

8:00am - 9:00am - Registration and Continental Breakfast

Rawlins

9:00am-10:00am

Motivation, Money, and Millenials: 3 Reasons Software Development is Fundamentally Changing ( And What It Means to You )  

Nathan Rawlins, Senior Director Product Marketing, Serena

We are at the beginning of one of the most exciting periods in application development ever. (And no, we're not talking about the recession.) The confluence of several developments are leading to a fundamental shift in the way we develop, deploy, maintain, and use business applications.

Individuals and businesses that adapt fastest are going to get ahead.

Are you ready?

10:00am -10:30am - Refreshment Break

Chomko

10:30am-11:30am

How to Leverage Web Technology to Drive Business Growth to Prepare for the Recovery

Roy Chomko, President, Adage Technologies

While your competitors worry about the economy, now is the time to be strategic.  
How can you leverage web technology to position your company for growth when the economy recovers?  


Are you effectively engaging your customers with web technology?  
What are key components to a successful web application implementation.

 

In this session you will learn the following:
  • Why web technology will continue to be a key component in remaining competitive in the marketplace
  • How to identify web projects that will provide ROI.
  • Best practices for web application development
  • Future trends in web technology
  • How to choose the right web architecture and tools for your business’ needs

Gill 

11:30am-12:30pm

Web Services: Clarity through the Cloud

Todd Gill, President, Ossia Systems

Web services have emerged as one of the most powerful technologies for integrating applications in existence. From desktop applications, to complex web applications, to PDA applications - web services are the standard for application integration. As this technology has matured, an ever-growing number of companies (and individuals, whether they know it or not) are using this technology every day. This discussion will explain how this extremely useful technology can help you:
  • Securely integrate your existing applications and systems - even if they run on different platforms, in different locations, and on different networks
  • Outsource specific pieces of application functionality to 3rd party vendors
  • Offset risk by using 3rd party web services to handle sensitive transactions or to store sensitive data (or create additional revenue streams by handling these transactions for others)
  • Extend the life of your existing code libraries, reducing the frequency of costly re-writes
  • Use all of the above to effectively build and manage your company's application portfolio

12:30pm - 1:30pm Luncheon

Zimmerman 

1:30pm-2:30pm

Bringing Predictability to the Software Development Process

Bob Zimmerman, Vice President Service Delivery, Geneca

In the midst of our sputtering economy, the single most important success factor for IT is to deliver business value. Unquestionably, this ability goes hand in hand with a predictable delivery process.

Even the most challenging custom solutions can be brought to market predictably, quickly and without risk. This session will help you identify the obstacles that hinder your team’s ability to deliver on business expectations. Topics we will cover:
  • Why some initiatives fail while others are surprisingly successful
  • How the business can inadvertently set IT up for failure
  • Understanding your organization in terms of process, roles and metrics
  • How to measure success in a way that makes the most sense to the business

2:30pm - 3:00pm - Refreshment Break

Cleary

3:00pm-4:00pm

Application Development Metrics That Matter

Rod Cleary, Sr. Manager, IT Governance, Sallie Mae

The options for measuring the effectiveness of the software development process are endless. Understanding both what to measure and why to measure it enables real application development process improvement.

In this session attendees will learn how to:
  • “Common-size” application development metrics
  • Show the cost of poor quality (in hard dollars)
  • Six key software metrics that scale from the small project to the large software release
  • The right “light” organization structure to support the software metrics program

Franklin

Massel

Thompson

4:00pm-5:00pm

How to Best Understand the Application Needs of the Business During Challenging Times (panel discussion)

Moderator: Keith Franklin, Midwest Regional General Manager, Magenic

Panelists:

Bruce Massel, Vice President-IT, Fidelitone Logistics
 Douglas Thompson, Manager, Development, TransUnion International

Oliver Gorman, Technical Architect, Underwriters Laboratories and other application development professionals from IT departments

 

In this session attendees will learn from a group of seasoned IT application development leaders.

Topics that will be covered include:

  • How to strengthen relationships with the business to insure applications are meeting the exact business requirements
  • How the applications have helped moved the business forward in terms of increased revenue, decreased costs, increased customer satisfaction
  • How companies have gained competitive advantages
  • Pitfalls to avoid when working with the business
  • How to drive ROI with your application development projects

Conference price: $249 per person.


Each attendee will receive a certificate awarding 7 CPE credits for CISSP continuing education, in addition to 0.7 CEUs and 7 PDUs. CISSP is a registered certification mark of (ISC)˛, Inc.

Exhibits

As is always the case at CAMP IT Conferences events, the talks will not include product presentations.  During the continental breakfast, coffee breaks, and the luncheon break you will have the opportunity to informally meet representatives from the following sponsoring companies, who have solutions in the area of the conference.

  


 

 

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