Ideal 2007 BEAM Overview
- 1. Catalyst for software success™ BEAM™ Overview
- 2. Most software projects fail for two reasons: Inaccurate, inflexible design Users uninvolved Users overly-influential Communication gap between users and designers Undisciplined development Redundant coding Inconsistent coding Difficult maintenance.
- 3. Ideal Systems: Catalyst for software success™ BEAM™ Training – Design it right Common language for users and developers Understandable and verifiable by users Disciplined, consistent, flexible for developers zTools™ Technology – Build it right Minimal coding Consistent methodology Simple application maintenance.
- 4. Design Your “Dream Home” Roles Owner Architect Builder Tools Conversations Drawings Models Floor Plans Blueprints.
- 5. Design Your “Dream Application” Roles Owner -> User Architect -> Designer Builder -> Developer Tools Conversations -> Interviews Drawings -> UI Mock-Ups Models -> Data Models Floor Plans -> Diagrams Blueprints -> Scripts.
- 6. BEAM: Business Events Analysis & Modeling™ Discuss Casual yet focused interview method Common, natural language Design Precise, disciplined results Verified with representative samples Document BEAM Application model (DB & UI) BEST Diagram (event flow & scope) SQL Scripts (schema & metadata).
- 7. BEAM Courses BEAM Introduction BEAM Basics BEAM TSS (Transaction Support Systems) BEAM DSS (Decision Support Systems).
- 8. BEAM Introduction Essential for everyone No prerequisites Fundamental concepts Common design language Interviewing methodology Basic application models. (0.5 days)
- 9. BEAM Basics For power users, designers & developers Requires BEAM Introduction Special design cases Numerous reinforcing exercises Leverages BEST diagrams. (1.5 days)
- 10. BEAM TSS For TSS designers & developers Requires BEAM Introduction & Basics Unique TSS design challenges Advanced specifications Script and generate schema & metadata. (2.0 days)
- 11. BEAM DSS For DSS designers & developers Requires BEAM Introduction & Basics Unique DSS design challenges Advanced specifications Data warehousing concepts. (2.0 days)
- 12. BEAM Benefits Promotes user “buy-in” Efficient, practical process Clear, precise communication Easy to understand and verify Provides fresh perspectives Flexible enough for any industry Platform-independent DB & UI models Flows seamlessly into zTools apps.
- 13. Why settle for anything less than ideal ?