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Technology Stocks : Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems & Infrastructure Problem -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (363)	5/10/1998 3:24:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

[HAYES] Cowles on the Y2k book of Ulrich and Hayes Rick Cowles: 'He co-authored "The Year 2000 Software Crisis - Challenge of the Century" (1997) and "The Year 2000 Software Crisis - The Continuing Challenge" (1998) with William Ulrich I fully agree with Rick. I have read this book summer 1997 from front to end and backwards, so to speak. Still use it to get new ideas; or to check things. It gives the Y2k project manager a lot of backing is setting up and carrying out Y2k projects. It goes into great (technical) depth. It explains in detail what functions have to be filled in a Y2k project team. It goes into great detail about migration strategies; all business relations involved (e.g. software/outsourcing vendos; suppliers; government; data suppliers; purchasing departments etc) Y2k budgetting; enterprise Y2k strategy; Implementation strategies; validation strategies are dealt with in great depth. The huge complications in enterprise level Y2k projects can best be grasped by reading this book. Think of configuration managmenet; change management; building a test environment. The need of a Y2k project office is discussed. Common mistakes are presented. The all importance of executive support is shown. ...and much much more. My definite number one book on Y2k! ISBN 0-13-655664-7; Prentice-Hall; 'Yourdon Press Computing Series' (sounds like a sales pitch ;-) but I really mean it!) John ____________________________________ 'On Sun, 10 May 1998 10:44:16 -0400, Robert and Frances Egan <nospam_allowed@ix.netcom.com> wrote: >I have never heard of Ian Hayes, but I know there at least half a dozen >Boston area posters to comp.software.year-2000, so I thought I'd post >this. Anyone else know who he is or what his credentials are? He co-authored "The Year 2000 Software Crisis - Challenge of the Century" (1997) and "The Year 2000 Software Crisis - The Continuing Challenge" (1998) with William Ulrich. IMHO, the first book is the definitive book on Y2k project management (and has been at or near the top of all Y2k books in sales at deJager's site). -- Rick Cowles (Public PGP key on request) Now Shipping From AMAZON.COM: "Electric Utilities and Y2k" - The Book euy2k.com ____ Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Boston Y2K Seminar Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 12:52:02 -0400 From: rcowles@waterw.com (Rick Cowles) Organization: What's that? Newsgroups: comp.software.year-2000 References: