Advice from an Information Architect (IBM)
Sunday, January 4, 2009
On Project Management...
- choose the right people for the team
- estimate the time required to complete tasks accurately
- evaluate overall performance after the 1st iteration
- create your own template/process on how projects are delivered
- run your project as if you were funding it with your own money (claim ownership)
- choose the job that helps squeeze out some experience
- seek opportunities and people that can influence you and promote you
- find an environment that will help you find out what you want to do
- contact professors and try to participate in their projects
- never be idle
- constantly seek opportunities to promote myself
- "if you don't ask, you won't get it"
- Service Oriented Architecture (TOGAF, ITIL, DODAF / MODAF)
- Enterprise Architecture
- Blue Ocean Theory (and other management theories)
- RUP (Rational Unified Process)
posted by Bryan @ 10:05 PM,
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Linux
Saturday, January 3, 2009
To kick off 2009, I decided to give Linux a try. After installing Ubuntu on to my hard drive, I started to explore the features. It took a while for me to get adjusted to the interface, but now that I am starting to get the hang of it, I'm beginning to grow an affinity for it. How can I not? It comes with all the bare necessities required to create and edit documents (OpenOffice.org), view multimedia, browse the internet, and instant message.
Also, I don't know how to explain it, but everything feels "crisp," as if I just purchased a new computer. There are no delays or unexpected freezes between opening applications. I don't have to CTRL+ALT+DEL and click on the Processes tab to fish for third-party applications that I do not want running and using up my memory.
Overall, I feel a whole lot less restricted, and I am looking forward to exploring the freedom I have with this OS a lot further. I toyed around with the Terminal as well and felt like a 1337 hacker although the only commands I know are "ls" and "cd." It reminds me of the days I used to fiddle around with DOS in elementary school. I'm looking forward to taking the Linux course at CMU this upcoming semester.
posted by Bryan @ 5:09 PM,
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