Category: Project Management

Van 15 tot en met 19 april geeft Luc Bors de 5-daagse ADF 11g training op het kantoor van AMIS in Nieuwegein. In 5 dagen leer je de basis …

Hierbij nodigen we je uit om met ons kennis te komen maken. Ben jij een (junior) Oracle consultant die een stap verder wil maken? Wil je verder groeien en …

Currently in Cary Millsap’s session about his agile approach on things called “My Case for Agile Methods“. Agile is (not yet) my thing, but knowing Cary, and he is …

For years I was a fan of bug/issue management systems and worked with open systems like Jira or Bugzilla. I’ve used these systems during the development and production/ support phase …

‘Oracle Team Productivity Center (TPC) is an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool that enables software development teams to collaborate and work productively together when developing applications using JDeveloper.’ (OTN …

Hello, you project manager/team leader. I expected this title to grasp your attention. Would you like to know how to improve the performance of your team members?  This can …

This is the tenth of 12 posts about the principles of agile software development. Purpose is to go back to the start of the agile manifesto (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html) and discuss …

  Introduction: At AMIS we have a group of Project Managers who exchange experiences and knowledge with each other. This group read the book of Lawrence P. Leach about Critical …

Datum: dinsdag 3 maart  2009 Tijd: 16:30 tot 21:00, incl. diner Locatie: AMIS, Edisonbaan 15 in Nieuwegein Doelgroep: Deze sessie is interessant voor zowel developers, projectmanagers, consultants als sales medewerkers. Coördinator: …

This is the ninth of 12 posts about the principles of agile software development. The purpose is to go back to the start of the agile manifesto (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html) and …

This is the eight of 12 posts about the principles of agile software development. Purpose is to go back to the start of the agile manifesto (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html) and discuss …

In your project, allocate time (and budget!) for research. I used to think that all activities should contribute directly and specifically to the end goal. I now tend more …

A few weeks ago I received a Request for Information for a substantial project. There was one question that struck me: “Describe on which moments your organization communicates with …

“To follow, without halt, one aim: There’s the secret of success.” (Anna Pavlova, a famous ballerina). To repeat the quote from my last blog. The goal must be worth …

 “To follow, without halt, one aim: There’s the secret of success.” (Anna Pavlova, a famous ballerina). Completely true of course. A project rarely fails due to one large incident …

This is the seventh of 12 posts about the principles of agile software development. Purpose is to go back to the start of the agile manifesto (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html) and discuss …

This week Sander Hoogendoorn (Cap Gemini) presented a seminar about “Estimation with Use Cases”. Generally, this seminar confirmed that the development method of AMIS, internally called the “Way We …

Agile software development, the principles. Principle 6: The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation. This is the sixth …

Principle 5: Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done. This is the fifth of 12 …

We as project managers really loved managing projects using ‘conventional’ Oracle tools. Most of us actually started as software engineers in projects using these tools. We had experience, knew …

This is the fourth of 12 posts about the principles of agile software development. Purpose is to go back to the start of the agile manifesto (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html) and discuss …

This is the third of 12 posts about the principles of agile software development. Purpose is to go back to the start of the agile manifesto (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html) and discuss …

This is the second of 12 posts about the principles of agile software development. Purpose is to go back to the start of the agile manifesto (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html) and discuss …

This is the first of 12 posts about the principles of agile software development. Purpose of this, and the upcoming 11 posts, is to go back to the start …

Recently we were bidding on a major project for the rebuilding and enhancement of an extranet system for one of our prospects. Their current system was based on old …

This week I attended our AMIS Query on “How the Middle Tier is slowing the Database down” by renowned performance “problem solver” Anjo Kolk. When I saw the announcement …

Last week I revisited a client in the healthcare sector. A client where I delivered a project for a Central Laboratory Information System back in ‘97. I was the …

As a manager I had an encounter with myself today. Actually I had one with my team. Personally I thought I had it all figured out just fine. My …

Last week we had a project scoping day: in a room, client and AMIS, setting the boundaries of the project. Nothing unusual you would say. It is healthy to …

Before I enter into more detail on the factors I perceive as contributing to project success, let’s take a look at how ICT Project are actually doing, now. A …

Last week I was again painfully reminded of how important it is to start your project the right way. Last year we started a major ADF/JHeadstart project. And we …

In all my years as a project manager I always faced the same problems when setting up a project plan. The problem was not the plan itself but the …

A few weeks ago I was asked to deliver a presentation on methods (development, project management, application implementation, …) to the Oracle User Group Holland (OGH). My initial response …