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Addition
Changes within the past 2 months
ISSRE Highlights:
A Report from 19th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability
Engineering (ISSRE)
Robert Binder, CEO of mVerify Corporation
Source Code Quality and Security
Tony Czarnik of Klocwork
Improving the Conversation between Systems Engineers
and Project Managers- presentation
Bob Ferguson, Sr. Member of the Technical Staff, SEI
XXM: Ten Minute Madness
Chris
Kaufman of Olenick & Associates on
Continuous Build - presentation
J. R. Jenks of AgileTek on Agile
Development in a Regulated Environment - presentation
Ross Fraser on Test Data Privatization -presentation
Robert Stalzer on IEEE Software Engineering Certification – PI Focus - presentation
· Previous Meeting Wednesday, June 4, 2008 30 May
2008
announcement
Putting the Engineering in Software
Engineering: Technology Infrastructure in Process Improvement
Dr Adam Kolawa, CEO Parasoft, Inc.
Update: Parasoft will be raffling a copy of "Automated Defect
Prevention: Best Practices in Software Management", co-authored by the
presenter
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file (2.3 MB) 9 June 2008
· Previous Meeting Wednesday, May 7, 2008
20 Apr 2008
announcement
Improving the Effectiveness of IT Service
Deliver
Bob Lawhorn, Chief Technology Officer, Computer Aid, Inc.
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file (5 MB) 19 May 2008
· Past Event April 28 - May 2, 2008 - QAI QUEST: Quality Engineered Software and Testing Conference 29 Feb 2008
Tha Annual QAI conference is being held in Chicago this year. For conference information including Tutorials, Workshops, Conference Ssessions, and Exhibitor Expo ŕ http://www.qaiquest.org/chicago/
· Previous Meeting Wednesday, April 2, 2008 13 Mar 2008
Busting the Legal Myths Endangering Your
Development Process: The Law of Software Development
John Zabriskie, a partner in the Chicago office of Foley & Lardner LLP
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in two Acrobat files file1(18 MB) file1(20 MB) 20 Apr 2008
· Previous Meeting Wednesday, March 5, 2008 13 March 2008
Case Study: Methodology Implementation
is More Than Meets the Eye
Dr. Glenn Stout, Manager, Quality & Methods for Internal Business
Systems, Hewitt Associates
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file (0.5 MB) 19 May 2008
Avoiding Process Improvement Pitfalls (What
NOT to do!)
Steve Huck, PMP Quality Improvement and Optimization Lead - Slalom
Consulting
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. (0.8 MB) 22 Jan 2008
Right Requirements, Right Now - Strategies
for Successful Software Projects
Scott Stribrny, Co-founder, President, and Managing Director of Group
Atlantic, Inc.
Is the World (Really) Flat? --
Measurement Insights from Around the World
Michael Mah, Managing Partner, QSM Associates Inc.
Special Announcement: Discount for C-SPIN members to ITMPI 2007 Software Best Practices Conference Oct 18th 20 Aug 2007
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. (1.4 MB) 12 Jun 2007
10 Minute Madness
Various C-SPIN Members. See announcement to volunteer
Special Announcement: CQAA Call for Presentations for 2008 QAI Worldwide Quality Software & Testing Conference 20 Aug 2007
Practical Software Measurements:
A metrics framework for software projects
Mark Muehlhausen, P.E.
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. (1.4 MB) 12 Jun 2007
SEPG 2007 Update
Dr. Larry Dribin
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. 12 Jun 2007
Enterprise Strategic Decision Management: A
disruptive business process innovation
Gary DeGregorio, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff
Science Advisory Board Associate, Motorola, Inc.
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. (3.3 MB)
Process Scenario Measurement for Process
Improvement Roadmap
Kulpreet Singh Nanda,
Software Process Consultant, Patni Computer Systems Inc.
Joint Program with the CQAA (Chicago Quality
Assurance Association)
What IT Departments Need to Do About Web 2.0
in 2007 to Avoid Being Irrevocably Left Behind
Ed Yourdon
Ed comments on the meeting in his blog entry, "Talkin’ About Web 2.0 in Chicago" 12 Jun 2007, and here’s a link to Ed's public downloads where you can currently (April 9, 2007) find mind-maps (they're PDFs whose file names start with Web2) like the one he used in his presentation.
Enhancing SLIM To Match Company Processes
Charles Mages
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.
Practical Uses of Software Measurement for
Process Improvement
Larry Dribin, Ph.D.,
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in a PowerPoint file.
o Adobe Readers for Acrobat PDF files are available for free download from Adobe.
o A Microsoft Windows PowerPoint file viewer is available for free download from Microsoft.
Note
from the SEI: The Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
would like feedback on the November 1, 2006, C-SPIN program,
"CMMI V1.2 - What has Changed?" and has therefore developed
a brief survey. If you attended that program, please
complete the survey.
CMMISM
CMMISM models and appraisal products are available on the SEI Web site at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/models/ and http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/appraisals/.
® Capability Maturity Model, CMM, CMMI, and CMM Integration are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
We are always open to new ideas to improve our web site. (After all, we
are a process improvement organization.)
Please send suggestions and comments on this web site to
Steve Coffman.
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