Seminars & Workshops
Transitioning to Object Technology—A 12-Step Program
(1/2 Day Seminar)

OVERVIEW

With the ever increasing pressure to deliver large, complex software systems on budget and on schedule--many organizations find themselves scrambling to move from their current "traditional" software development methods to "object-oriented" methods. This seminar presents a twelve-step program to get you from "here" to "there."

Each transition step is fully discussed and illustrated with examples. Pitfalls are discussed extensively--as well as strategies to avoid them. The principles presented in this seminar can assure software development organizations a smooth transition in the world of object-orientation.

COURSE BENEFITS

"Fore-warned is fore-armed!" Knowing the pitfalls before you get into a new way of building software systems can save enormous amounts of time and money. This seminar addresses in detail key technology transfer issues when moving into object-orientation. Strategies, techniques, "work-arounds," etc. are introduced to help students successfully migrate to object-oriented development.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:

Select the right object-oriented techniques for your project
Establish a "maturity level" for your organization
Select a suitable first project
Establish meaningful metrics
Structure and manage your first object-oriented project
Learn from your mistakes and plan for the future

KEY TOPICS

Motivation for change
What's object-orientation all about???
Assessing your assets
Getting management to buy-in
Identifying a "symbioject"
Establishing meaningful metrics
Understanding and planning for "the games"
How to deal with "technology interaction"
"jump starting" the learning curve
Assuring that first project is successful
Methodology, process and practice
Risk management planning
Project planning
Beginning an asset re-use library
Knowing when you're done
Learning from your mistakes
Planning for the future

AUDIENCE

This course is intended for project and MIS managers and anyone who needs to deal with the complexities of technology transfer.