Chicago Software Process Improvement Network (C-SPIN) Meeting
AT&T
Center Campus
AT&T
Institute 2501 W. Eagle Way at
Lakewood
Blvd and Eagle Way, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Be sure to check the C-SPIN
website (http://www.c-spin.net/) to confirm details.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
6:00 - 7:00 PM –
Atrium: Registration, Networking, & Light Dinner
6:20 - 6:40 PM –
Birds-of-a-Feather Topic [See sign-in table for details]
7:00 - 8:30 PM –
Auditorium: Presentation
8:30 - 9:00 PM –
Auditorium: Additional Q&A and discussion
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Program: Agile Transformation Presenter: Pete DuPre’,
Borland Inc. |
Abstract
Two years ago, Borland’s executive
team made the decision to transition its globally distributed development
organization to Agile as part of an effort to reduce development costs, boost
efficiency and quality, and introduce more operational oversight. Today, more
than 60 percent of Borland’s development teams are Agile. Through this
transformation, Borland has increased the productivity and morale of its teams,
forged deeper relationships with its most valuable customers, and has become a
more adaptive, responsive and predictable delivery organization.
Like most organizations considering
a large-scale Agile shift, Borland faced a major process renovation while still
needing to execute on an aggressive product roadmap. As Borland began to scale
its Agile efforts across an organization with more
than 350 developers in five geographic locations, teams needed a better way to
collaborate, share information and manage their work. At the same time,
management needed visibility in order to establish a baseline for performance
and be able to measure the progress and benefits of the transition to Agile.
At Borland, we have experienced Agile transformation first-hand. In this session, we will
share the background and intentions of Borland’s transformation, the approach,
challenges, lessons learned and real results.
About the Presenter
Pete DuPre’
has 23 years of experience in applications development and in management of
software and systems, with a BS & MS in Electrical Engineering. In a career
with rapid advancement, he has created complex technical solutions, managed WW
development organizations, and is a former CIO of a Fortune 100 company. Well
acquainted with international business, Mr. DuPre’
has developed relationships and built organizations throughout Asia, South
America and Europe, as well as in North America. His speaking engagements have
included multiple industry events worldwide, including particular many Gartner
Symposiums, PMI Events and US DOD Forums.
Driving and Parking Directions
From I-90
Northwest Tollway, exit North on Barrington Road. Take Barrington
Road to Lakewood Blvd (2nd light) and turn East (right) onto Lakewood
Blvd. Turn right into the AT&T
Campus Center’s West Employee Entrance (the first entrance past Eagle Way) and
follow the signs to the West Parking Structures.
Parking in covered lot W3 is
recommended. Look for parking spaces
near the west entrance/exit of parking structure W3. Then walk west from the parking structure to
the Institute Building to the main door, which has a big ENTRANCE sign over the
door. The Institute is approximately 100
yards from the parking structure–back across the road you came on. Visit http://c-spin.net
for a map of the AT&T Campus Center.
(Additional parking is available in covered lot W2 as well as upper
level parking lot W1.)
About C-SPIN
C-SPIN is
made possible through the efforts of its Steering Committee. The Steering
Committee is composed of Lee Bennett, Alan Berow,
Jamie McCabe, Karen Mermel, Donna Miller, and Robert Stalzer. Other key volunteers are Kathy Brown, Steve
Coffman, Larry Dribin, Ross Fraser, Steve Huck.
C-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. For more
information regarding this meeting, contact Robert Stalzer
at cspin@coderelay.com.
For information about C-SPIN or the steering committee, contact Karen Mermel at kmermel@yahoo.com.
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