Week 1 Introduction †
Hello everyone, my name is Yuji Shimojo and I'm 27. I am from Okinawa, Japan and live there now. My vitals are as follows.
- Proficient languages: Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic, SQL, Shell
- Moderate proficient languages: C, C++
- Less familiar languages: C#, Ruby, PHP
- Skills: Cloud computing, business development, requirements analysis, system architecture, database design, programming, system operational design
- Weaknesses: User interface design, English (second language)
- Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- IDEs: Eclipse (on Windows 7), Xcode (on MacOS X 10.6)
- Modeling tools: astah* community, ERMaster
- Version control systems: Subversion, Git
- Issue tracking: Redmine, Wiki (PukiWiki)
- Communication tools: Google Hangouts, Skype
- Private file sharing: Dorpbox, Box.net, Google Drive
- Documentation: Microsoft Office 2013 (on Windows 7), Google Docs, Google Spreadsheets
I have more than 4 years of working experience as a technical sales representative. I directed of more than 50 projects including offering managed server hosting, cloud systems migration, integration, and 24/7 operational monitoring using cloud services such as AWS, and design/implementation/operations/consulting business/consumer applications for PC, feature phone, and smartphone/tablet as a technical consulting sales representative and a project leader.
I enjoy architecting and building systems basically. Also, I have practical experience in proposing solutions for customers' business issues and analyzing system requirements for them in Japan, I am not exactly sure about business customs in the U.S. though.
Week 1 Discussion †
For this week's conference, respond to the following:
- Find an article in an IEEE or ACM journal about project management, read and summarize it, and give us your reactions to the article. Be sure to include a good citation to the article.
- What do you propose to do in case one or more members of your group make no significant contributions to your project.
- Note that reasonable ideas may be used in determining project grades!
- Describe some problems that might arise in a group project and suggest one or more strategies for dealing with those problems.
- You are welcome to comment (nicely!) on the postings of other students.
Week 1 Form Groups †
Here is where you discuss with each other topics you are interested in, and what role you would like to play in a project with the goal of forming at least tentative groups by the end of the week.
By the end of this week, you should have pretty well decided on the project topic for your group, posted it here, and gotten my agreement.
Week 2 †