Collaborating with Developers and DBAs

website@infoadvisors.com — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:20:00 GMT

On Tuesday 26 June 2007, I will be speaking at the Portland Oregon DAMA Chapter on Collaborating with Techs: Performance Improvement with Developers and DBAs. This is a brand new presentation I've developed and Portland DAMA has been kind enough to be the first audience to see it.

So if you are in the Portland or Vancouver WA area, I'd love to get your input into the presentation.

I'm also giving my "Everything I know about Data Management I Learned from Amazon.com / Powells.com one that's a lot of fun.

See announcement below

Hope to see you there

Karen speaking at DAMA Portland on 26 June 2007

Next Meeting: Tuesday June 26th , 2007
Subject

Working with Techies: Better Collaboration with Developers and DBAs

Karen Lopez

Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Sign-in /coffee and pastries
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Presentation

11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Chapter News/Announcements

Where

Con-way

2055 NW Savier St

Portland, OR 97209

There is free parking at Con-way

Cost

Free for members!
$15 for non-members.
See the list of corporate members.

RSVP

E-mail VP-Communication by Thursday, June 21st

Abstract

Working with Techies: Better Collaboration with Developers and DBAs

An interactive workshop on increasing collaboration with developers, DBAs, and other technical IT staff. Topics will include:

·       Working with the new generation of IT workers
·       Location, location, location
·       Throwing models over the wall
·       Resolving differences of opinion
·       Architecture versus model versus design
·       Proactive versus reactive methods
·       Removing obstacles to success
·       Building Trust
·       Each attendee will take away a portfolio of techniques and checklists for having easier projects, better products, and faster tasks.

I Learned Everything I Need To Know About Data Modeling from Amazon.com: An Overview of Really Useful Books that Aren't About Data Modeling

Karen shares her passion in reading by giving an overview of really useful books for data architects who want to be:

·       Great team members
·       Well positioned in the workplace
·       Great communicators
·       Better Analysts
·       Attendees will also get the opportunity to nominate their favorite books.

Speaker

Bio

Speaker: Karen Lopez

Karen Lopez is a principal consultant at InfoAdvisors, Inc., a Toronto-based consulting firm. She has 20 years of experience in project and data management on large, multi-project programs. She specializes in the practical application of data management principles.

Karen is frequent speaker at DAMA chapters and conferences around the world. Her sessions are well attended and receive great reviews. She is often invited to return to speak again on new topics.

She has been a speaker for:

§       DAMA Australia
§       DAMA MN*
§       DAMA Portland*
§       DAMA San Francisco
§       DAMA UK
§       IRMAC (Toronto)*
§       Albany EMUG
§       Dallas EMUG
§       New York City EMUG*

*Multiple events

Karen is a former president of the Information Resource Management Association of Canada (IRMAC), and was the 2006 recipient of the Gary Hadford Professional Achievement Award. She is also the ListMistress and moderator of the InfoAdvisors Discussion Groups at www.infoadvisors.com.

Karen Lopez: Musings on Data, Process, and Architecture

Collaborating with Developers and DBAs