C-SPIN
Chicago -
Software Process Improvement Network

The Chicago SPIN is a leadership forum for the free and open exchange of software process improvement experiences and practical ideas.
We promote achieving higher levels of process maturity, software quality, and mutual respect.
Companies, academic institutions, government organizations and individuals are invited.

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MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Effective Team Management
Brian Vanderjack, PMP, MBA of LeadPresenter.com

AGILE/SCRUM and QA Framework
Srikant Chellappa, eMids Technologies, Inc.

Controlling Software Costs: Development Is Only Job One
Daniel Galorath

Driving Software Quality through Formalized Business Analysis presentation
Carl M. Manello and Jenna Evans of Slalom Consulting

Adopting Agile in a Regulated Environment presentation
J. R. Jenks of AgileTek

Establishing a Goal-Based Measurement Program    pdf file presentation  New  9 Jun 2009  
Cheryl Saar & Marty Safirstein, Allstate Insurance

Why ERP Projects Fail                    pdf file  presentation
Jack Frano, PMP and Jon Fred of Adaptive Growth, Inc.

Manage Risk in an Uncertain World - It’s the Future of How Businesses Will Be Run
Scott Stribrny

The Role of Use Cases in the Development Lifecycle    12 Mar 2009  
Marcia Stinson

Agile Outside Application Development
Martin Fowler, ThoughtWorks
Looking for parking on 2/18?   Parking at the AON building is as low as $6.  Details here   6 Feb 2009

Agile Transformation    pdf file presentation    08 Feb 2009  
Pete DuPre’, Borland Inc.

ISSRE Highlights:A Report from 19th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE)     21Jan 2009        pdf file presentation
Robert Binder, CEO of mVerify Corporation

Source Code Quality and Security    13 Jan 2009         pdf file presentation
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

ChrisKaufman 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 May2008       pdf file 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

·        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(18MB)  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 Aug2007

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

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.  (1.4MB)  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 2.0in 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"  12Jun 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., DePaul University

The slide presentation from this meeting is available in a PowerPoint file.

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"CMMI V1.2 - What has Changed?" and has therefore developed
a brief survey. If you attended that program, please
complete the survey.


 

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