Technology Introduction: "Bringing J2EE into your Established (Slightly Hidebound) Organization"

April 3, 2003

Location: Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Bldg., Room EE/CS 3-180

Abstract:

J2EE's comprehensive, component-based approach to application architecture holds great promise for enterprises needing to build large, scalable applications that simultaneously target users inside and outside the enterprise, and integration with both internal and external systems.  For many enterprise developers and architects, however, J2EE represents an entirely new way of thinking about application architectures. This presentation will discuss what we've learned in helping clients introduce J2EE into organizations that have little or no experience with java or distributed development. Topics to be covered include: how managing J2EE differs from managing client-server projects; why the J2EE learning curve is so steep at the beginning, and what can be done to mitigate its impact; which skills transfer and which don't; using consultants effectively along with your staff; how to know whether your staff is sinking or swimming; adjusting your software engineering methodology or process, and project management to the demands of distributed development.  The presentation includes discussion on J2EE - what it is and why you would use it, how to go about adopting it, the baseline skills required, overcoming activation energy, methodology to use, and more.

This presentation is intended for project managers, senior IT managers and IT executives who wish to execute J2EE based development projects in-house, using existing staff with minimal experience in the technology. Participants can expect advice and insights based on our real-world experience with successful J2EE projects in Fortune 1000 companies.

About the Speakers:

Steve Demuth is Chief Technology Officer at Artemis Alliance and a nationally recognized expert on distributed architecture methods and techniques. In addition to his work consulting with clients, he has led Artemis Alliance effectively into leading edge technology consulting, with an emphasis on integrating technology strategy, effective software engineering practice and methodology, and Java 2 Enterprise Edition technologies. He has been a regular speaker at industry conferences, including Software Development, International Conference for Java Development, and the Borland Developers' Conference. Mr. Demuth spoke  at BorCon Europe at the end of October on J2EE Project Success Factors.  This talk is entitled "Bringing J2EE into your Established (Slightly Hidebound) Organization."  It is aimed primarily at management (corporate and project) to help them understand what they will need to do to adopt J2EE, particularly with respect to multi-tier architectures.