Conference Week 13

More Information Technology stuff to learn/discuss this week.

End-user development is sometimes needed but can present problems in the future. The developer should keep documentation and make sure that the application is working properly when using. This may not always be possible because the end-user may be limited in their knowlege of the application as well as the technology.

Standards good or bad. I believe that standards are good for the most part. You need to have some consistancy in an organinization, especially larger ones. Having some type of standard would make it easier on an IT help desk team because they can be more aware of the resources available to troubleshoot problems. In addition, you should definately have standards for application development. You would want everyone or mostly everyone speaking the same languages. You don't want them all over the place and without the support to ensure that their application is working with a particular technology environment. Sometimes standards can be too limiting to the end user.

Offshore outsourcing can be good at first glance but can be troublesome latter on during development.

Under Current Events TSA is allowing certain preauthorized individuals the right to avoid the delay in traveling caused by the red tape before boarding a plane. Biometrics along with registration are a key components that is making this happen.

The miniproject in Wikispaces.com allowed me the opportunity once again to experience another online place that can be accessed by multiple users who have sign in rights. This project allowed me to look at some possible job requirements for a CIO. By the time I added mine there were so many requireements already posted. I searched the web for CIO jobs to get some idea of what is required.

Group Project - I did not feel like I was finished with my part of the project. However, I did take time to review the comments provided by mike and others to see how I can improve my slides.