Spring 2008 Class Web Links |
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| Please review the Web Links from 2007 before submitting your new Information Management links. | ||||||
| Site | Description | Submitted By | ||||
| www.pmi.org | Project Management Institute | Mark | ||||
| A major IT project management institute which is also the source sponsor of the Project Management Professional (PMP) certifcation, which is fast becoming required of project management personnel in government IT contracts. Project Managers are in demand for local, state, and federal IT projects. | ||||||
| www.theiiba.org | International Institute of Business Analysis | Mark | ||||
| A growing institute that promotes the profession of Business Analysis through education and certification. Business Analysts are largely responsible for gathering requirements and providing documentation support and requirements management to aid in the design and specifications for programmer developers to implement IT solutions. The highlighted creditial is the Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP). | ||||||
| www.cio.gov | Chief Information Officers Council | Mark | ||||
| The primary federal interagency source to help CIOs in implementing their mandates in the process of managing information technology initiatives within their respective agencies. | ||||||
| www.omg.org | Object Management Group | Mark | ||||
| Chief proponents of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Model Driven Architecture (MDA) which support object oriented design and development in software projects. Provides certifications such as OMG Certified UML Professional, and materials related to these practices. | ||||||
| www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org | Association for Software Testing | Mark | ||||
| Professional group devoted to improving software testing practices through best approach testing methodologies and education. They sponsor an annual conference on the testing aspects, inviting developers, testers and researchers. | ||||||
| Updated 05-08-2008 | Contact Jerry Merwin (gamerwin@valdosta.edu) | |||||