The training - Looking back...

2-6 May 2011 and before - Every new adventure typically kicks off with lots of enthusiasm and excitedness. I mean excitement. Ours was no different. Now we look at the training and experiences so far.

The programme content  - In the pass 3 weeks we have been involved in intense classroom and (not so intense) practical training on different technologies, methodologies and project demos - mainly Java based. The quality of the material is exceptional. We have learnt a lot during this time. The technology sessions in week 3 were about EJB 3.0, Hibernate, Struts 2.0 and Ajax. These were very interactive and helped us understand the power of these technologies and where they can be used to deliver business value. The project demos were very effective because the demonstrators shared a lot of knowledge with us on the decisions taken on fulfilling both non functional and functional requirements for the project. Checkout one of these projects -http://www.tumbhi.com.

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Teamwork - From the second week onwards, we managed to build a respectable network of contacts and continue to do so. Through interactions with both ‘classmates’ and the broader Nihilent team members who are not part of the programme, we were able to identify key individuals whose knowledge can be of great help to us as RMB. We’ve already started knowledge-sharing sessions pertinent to improving the way we apply technology as a business enabler.

Experiences - As previously mentioned in this blog, we do make time to explore our surroundings, and the Nihilent team has been helpful in involving and guiding us to more interesting places.

Reflections - The selection criterion partially based on (RMB) experience is excellent; it emerges when discussing programme-related issues. Effective collaboration between manager, candidate and Nihilent is essential. Organisational goals, individual aspirations and Nihilent offering must be aligned.

 

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Pilot Project Alignment - The business requirements for the pilot project have been presented to us. In the next 3 weeks we have to go trough requirements gathering, design, development and testing of this web-based solution. The pilot project for the next 3 weeks is a very good initiative but I think its going to keep us too preoccupied in such a way that we wont be able to do job shadowing and explore in different use cases/projects. The challenges we might face on the project is that the methodology, deliverables and technologies have been chosen so we wont have an opportunity to explore or use different approach or even compare different frameworks and how  they can be used. This might help achieve personal, business and training objectives.

Conclusion - The classroom technology trainings have widened my knowledge exceptionally and have met my technology learning objectives and expectations from the programme. The resources provided to us are efficient and making our learning experience easier.