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I liked the idea about del.icio.us...This had been something that I was looking for in the past year or so...Bookmarks on the web is a great idea.

I have created mine at http://del.icio.us/advait_k

Getting closer to appraisal...

As we get jitters about getting so close to the CMMi Level 2 appraisal, there are some good news as well. Microsoft was inquisitive to know today how we used their methodology template to get Level 2 certification. I have a conference call with 4 people from the Pattern and Practices department and it should be interesting to have an article/ White paper about how SCI IT achieved level 2 using VSTS.

Been a while...

Its been a while since I last posted. The Company CMMi initiative is going really full steam and we hope to meet the Dec 4 deadline for CMMi interviews. T'will b interesting to see how we do to say the least.
Meanwhile I have grown some fancy to newer technologies like :
Office 12
Project Server 2007
WSS 3.O
Windows Workflow Foundation Services
.NET 3.O
Found an interesting blog about Software Return on Investment
http://blogs.msdn.com/arpans/archive/2006/11/11/return-on-investment-on-software.aspx

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CMMi Progress

We have made good amount of progress towards CMM Certification. The biggest obstacle in this process has been the lack of resources as well as getting the Configuration practice officially up. We have been doing a lot of things CM wise but putting it down on paper has been a tough job. Policy,Processes and plans have been updated. Now PMs just need to follow them correctly. Out of the 7 KPAs(Key Process Areas) I think we have nailed down REQM,PP,PMC,QA and CM nicely. The MA and SAM process areas are turning to be a challenge given the time that our team can dedicate towards these areas.
Lets see how we progress...

Certification

Amid all the issues that we faced during CMMi Certification I think it might b really worth putting all these pts together and post it so that it will help others who want to take this route..

CMMi

Our company is in the process of undergoing a CMMi certification for Software development life cycle. If anybody has gone through the pains or wants to know about the same, contact me at advaitk@gmail.com

SAP Modules

Following are some interesting SAP links from a Business Analysis perspective:

SAP BW

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem60/helpdata/en/e3/e60138fede083de10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm


SAP SEM

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem60/helpdata/en/3a/c670373bbf0303e10000009b38f842/frameset.htm


SAP NetWeaver

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/start.htm

DSL Tools

I have been looking at the new DSL tools that MS has come out with. The blog at

http://blogs.msdn.com/pedrosilva/archive/2005/11/08/490640.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/alan_cameron_wills/

http://blogs.msdn.com/jochens/

http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecook/

http://blogs.msdn.com/stuart_kent/

http://blogs.msdn.com/georgem/

is interesting

New Architectural Link

Nice piece of work by a team of Architects:
http://realworldsa.dotnetdevelopersjournal.com/

Best Practices for the Team

http://www.microsoft.com/architecture/library.aspx?pid=solve.secure&id=www.msdn.microsoft.com/architecture/application/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnnetsec/html/threatcounter.asp

Some useful Architectural links

http://www.sdmagazine.com/
http://www.ftponline.com/channels/arch/
http://www.intelligententerprise.com/
http://www.service-architecture.com/
http://www.knowledgestorm.com
http://www.fawcette.com/
http://www.bredemeyer.com/
http://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/

Best Practices for Team Build

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=422304&seqNum=4

Some free training

http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2005/11/06/489592.aspx

Back from India

I just got back from India yday and got down straight to work on the latest VSTS
version. Looks like we are in for some luck now that the latest version of TS is more stable
and forgiving than Beta 3 refresh..

Microsoft Certified Architect Program

I have been reading some..about the MS Certified Arch program and found some useful links.
http://www.microsoft.com/architecture/default.aspx?pid=journal

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/architect/

Microsoft CRM

Recently, a dept in our company has expressed interest in MS CRM. I found some links that might help us look at some of the cool features of this tool.

Microsoft CRM Demos


Microsoft CRM Customer Service Demo


Microsoft CRM Overview Demo


Microsoft CRM Sales Demo


Microsoft CRM White Papers


CRM ROI Blueprint 2004 - How Customer-Focused Strategies and Solutions Drive Productivity, Profitability and Growth (154 KB)

Very useful Build Links

Ajay Sudan, a product manager for Team System, recently assembled the following resources for Team Foundation Build:
Team Foundation Team Blog - Team Foundation Build Overview
Product Documentation - Managing Builds with Team Foundation Build
Product Documentation - Team Foundation Build Walkthroughs
Product Documentation - Performing Nightly Builds with Team Foundation Server
MSDN Forums - Teambuild: Customizing the e-mail sent when a build completes
TeamSystemRocks.com Video - Automating Nightly Builds with Team Build
TeamSystemRocks.com Video - Customizing the Build Process with Team Build
Product Documentation - Team Foundation Server Beta 3 Known Issues
And Nagaraju Palla, a technical lead at the India Development Center, added links to these related blogs:
http://blogs.msdn.com/nagarajp
http://blogs.msdn.com/anutthara
http://blogs.msdn.com/manishagarwal
http://blogs.msdn.com/hemantk
http://blogs.msdn.com/Uday

Architectural links

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnvs05/html/introappdesigner1.asp?frame=true

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnvs05/html/datacenterdesigner1.asp?frame=true

Team Foundation Build

As Team Build becomes important, I had started looking for good reads on the latest Team Foundation Build system. Here's some info:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms242867
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171479(en-US,VS.80).aspx