Software Process Improvement Workshop Series

All DigitalFilipino.com PH-SPIN members are invited to attend the Software Process Improvement Competency Development Workshop this May 6 to 8, 2009 at the AIM Acceed Conference Center, Benavidez St. corner Paseo de Roxas, Makati City.

DigitalFilipino.com PH-SPIN members can send one representative on one of the trainings mentioned above. Please confirm for food count purposes.

Non-members can also join this training through Posh Marketing Services and avail of our 1+1 promotion.

Software Process Improvement Competency Development Workshop

Day 1

• Introduction to Software Process Improvement
• The CMMI Framework - Level 2
• Requirements Management
• Project Planning
• Project Monitoring and Control
• Supplier Agreement Management
• Configuration Management
• Creating a Software Process Improvement Strategic Plan
  

Day 2

• Process and Product Quality Assurance
• Measurement and Analysis
• Introduction to CMMI Level 3
• Requirements Development
• Technical Solution
• Product Integration
• Verification
• Validation
  

Day 3

• Decision Analysis and Resolution
• Integrated Project Management
• Integrated Supplier Management
• Risk Management - Organizational Process Focus
• Organizational Process Definition
• Organizational Training
• Presentation of Software Process Improvement Strategic Plan
  

We added a Competency Development component. The Competency Development Exercise is meant to assist participants in drafting the list of skills needed to be acquired in order for each process area to be developed in the organization. It can also be used in the future in assessing skills needed by one personnel to be able to competently perform a process area and in determining their capability as well.

Interested non-members are requested to sign up as a DigitalFilipino.com PH-SPIN member prior to the training date and confirm attendance for food count purposes.

Getting into the web hosting business

Eversince I started DigitalFilipino, a question often received is if we develop websites and into web hosting business. Default answer would always be a "No, but I can refer you to others." However, as I find myself gradually investing into domain names, create blogs, helping companies start a blog, among others, having a web hosting server that can service unlimited domain names is fast becoming an attractive option. Eventually subscribed two weeks ago from a corporate club member and will start attending to it soon.

Being in the search engine marketing and optimization business, having multiple web host accounts, not limited to one country provider, is critical especially for those whose clients are global in nature. This also saves you from the situation where if the web host is down, all of your sites (especially if they are by the hundred) are down too.

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I realized that this is now easy to do as there are cheap webhost review sites today, like Web Hosting Bluebook, that can help any newbie webmaster decide to pick the right one that suits their budget and be confident as the entities are recommended by others.

The top 10 web hosting sites offers great deals like free domain name and monthly hosting fees as low as US$3.95. I like also the trust factor where details about the web hosting provider is given such as the year they started in business, uptime rating, total customers, etc.

Readers can also suggest other providers and complain about the ones listed through the forums.

The web hosting business is still very much promising. For as long as companies believe they need to have a website and individuals recognize the importance of having their own presence, the demand for it will continuously increase.

What will separate one service provider over another is the trust and reputation they are able to establish.

Agile expert Bas Vodde to teach Scrum in Manila

Bas Vodde co-author of the book "Scaling Agile and Lean Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum" and of "Practices for Large-Scale Agile and Lean Development" will be in Manila this April 14 and 15 to conduct the 1st Scrum Master Certification Course, organized by CodeLean Inc. and Agile Philippines.

Bas works for a small consulting company based in Singapore called Odd-e specializing in training and coaching related to Agile and Lean development in Asia. For several years he led the agile and Scrum enterprise-wide adoption initiative at Nokia Networks. He is also known as one of the authors of "CppUTest" unit test framework for C/C++.

Attendees who complete the course will receive an official certificate labeling them as Certified ScrumMasters (CSMs), and will be listed on the CSM registry of the Scrum Alliance, an organization of internationally recognized Scrum experts. The course will be conducted in the Boardroom of the Dusit Hotel in Makati City.

The Certified Scrum Master course covers the what, how, and whys of the Scrum framework for product development—from theory to practice. Structured around stories and discussions, the course is for anyone who wants a deep understanding of Scrum: team members, product owners, Scrum Masters and other stakeholders. The first part covers the concepts of Scrum: background, overview, roles, empirical process control, and the key differences between Scrum and other ways of developing new products. The second part covers the practical side: making a backlog, planning, estimating, scaling, initiating a daily Scrum, and more. At the end of the course, participants will have concrete knowledge on how to implement Scrum and an understanding of why it is done that way.

200 Million to Boost the E-Services Sector

One of the announcements made by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during the E-Services Philippines 2009 event last February 9 & 10 at SMX Convention Center was the 200 million assistance by the government to help the growing e-services sector.

There are varying opinions on how this 200 million be better spent. Lauro Vives, CEO of XMG believes that this is better used to boost the quality of manpower resource in the country.


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Bayantel Managing Director Tunde Fafunwa believes this should be used to promote the Philippines and bring potential investors in the country.


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How about you? What do you think?