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Software Process Improvement Network

Updated 20 Apr 2007

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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

Enterprise Strategic Decision Management: A disruptive business process innovation
Gary DeGregorio, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff
Science Advisory Board Associate, Motorola, Inc.

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", 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.

CMMI V1.2 – What has Changed?
Mike Phillips, Program Manager, Software Engineering Institute

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

An extended version of the November presentation on CMMI V1.2 is also available. Go to the "V1.2 Information" folder
and then to the "V1.2 tutorial" PowerPoint file.

Continuous Testing in an Agile Environment
Nan Krull, Manager, Software Quality, Macrovision Corp.

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

Process Improvement: Real Life Examples Panel:
What worked and what didn’t

Karen Mermel, Moderator
Alla Allison Crowder
Ben Burrows, AT&T
Michael Hopman, Walgreens
Margaret Lakins, AT&T
Barbara Schwartz
Maria Thompson, Motorola

Practical Support for CMMI®-SW Project Documentation:
Using IEEE Software Engineering Standards
John Walz, The Sutton Group

The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.

The Basic Scrum Engine: “What makes agility work”
Douglas Shimp, CST, CSP, Net Objectives

The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.

Workshop on SCM Patterns
Ross Fraser

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

Effective Functional Specifications – A Cooperative Approach
Fabrizio Stortoni, Seimens Building Technologies

The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.

Assessing Your Career
John Keister, The Stanton Group, Inc.

The handout from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.

Also, the article "Get Paid What You're Worth" by this meeting's speaker, John Keister, is available as an Acrobat file.

Programming Can Be Fun
Watts Humphrey

Process Improvement Isn't Always the Answer:
The Human Elements Behind Defect and Cycle Time Issues
Corinne Miller, Director, Global Functional Learning, Motorola, Inc.

eXtreme Programming, Tools and Team
a story of commercial software development
Dave Deuchert, Brian Spears, RJ Lindelof, Brian Smith, and Mike Gedzyk, Follett Software Company

Agile Management Methodologies "Old Goats vs. Young Bucks"
A Young Goat’s Observations on Productivity Metrics and Deadlines
Michael Mah

The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an 11.2MB Acrobat file.

Legacy Systems of the Past, Present, and Future
Conrad Weisert

The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.

The Spiritual Life of Projects
Phillip G. Armour

Estimating Return on Investment (ROI) of process improvement activity
Anand Paropkari

Reducing project failures with Value-Driven Project Leadership
Gezinus J. Hidding, Ph.D., et al

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

Building Personal Resilience for Turbulent Times
Carol Lischalk, MA, Creative Interchange Institute, Inc.

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

Experiential Learning: Establishing a Successful Metrics Program
Deborah Devadason, Satyam Computer Services

The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.

Merging Agile Methods with Use Case Best Practices
Douglas Shimp, NetObjectives

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

Customer-Driven Development: Leveraging the Voice of the Customer for Software Product Development
Steven Davis

Metrics - Creating a Balanced Scorecard Aligned to Corporate Objectives and Goals
John Durbin

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

Outsourcing in the 21st Century
Mark Power, President, ROS Incorporated

Agile Software Configuration Management
Brad Appleton

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

Introduction to the SWEBOK (Software Engineering Body of Knowledge)
Michael A. Ulm, CSDP

Unleashing the Power of Distributed Intelligence
Beth Rehm / SBC

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

PMO (Program or Project Management Office) Panel

Tony Kvitek, Sogeti-USA, Moderator
Shaun Ajani, Spherion
Thomas Janik, CSTE, Strong Financial Corporation
Wally Splitt, Abbott Laboratories

 

Back to the Future: Leveraging your SW-CMM Improvement Program to Support CMMI
SuZ Garcia, Technology Transition Practices, Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University

The Legal Aspects of Managing Risk in Software Development Projects
Matt Furton and Diana McKenzie, Partners, Gordon & Glickson LLC

Of Zeppelins and Jet Planes: The Nature of Software and the Laws of Software Process
Phillip G. Armour, Corvus International Inc.

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

Applying Simulation Tools for Quantitative Management of Software Process Improvement
Nancy S. Eickelmann, Ph.D., Motorola Labs
Michael J. Crowley, Motorola, Inc.

Software Architecture as a Realization of Business Goals
Len Bass, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Lessons Learned from the SEPG 2003 Conference,
"Assuring Stability in A Global Enterprise"
Steve Coffman, Abbott Laboratories

Testing is about Specification, not Verification
Robert C. Martin, Object Mentor, Inc.

PMBOK: A Framework for Project Management
Bill Knudsen, Sleipner Enterprises

The presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.

(Acrobat readers are available for download from Adobe.)

The Art of Finding That Perfect Career Position: A Question and Answer Period with the Experts
Fran Linhart, Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) www.comptia.org
Paul Soderlind, Spherion www.spherion.com
John Fortino, Resource Dynamics Technologies www.resourcedynamics.net

The panel's responses to submitted questions from this meeting are available in Word documents
from Fran Linhart and John Fortino.

Systemic Risk Management for Projects
Robert Ferguson / CommWorks, a subsidiary of 3Com

The slideware (a Powerpoint presentation and a Word document) from this meeting is available in a ZIP file.

Fagan Inspections: The Left Shift Paradigm
Michael Fagan, Michael Fagan Associates

Building a Forest, One Grove at a Time
Paul A. Tedesco, Tedesco & Associates, Inc.

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

Organizational Culture and How It Impacts Process-level Change
Janice Nelson, RODC, Organization Excellence, Inc.

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

Using Extreme Programming in the Real World
Robert Serr, VP, Web Services Infrastructure Lab / divine, inc.

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

A Participative Approach to Methodology Development and Dissemination
Conrad Weisert, Information Disciplines, Inc.

The presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.

Challenges of Educating Technologists in 2002
Helmut P. Epp, Ph.D.,
Dean, School of Computer Science, Telecommunnications and Information Systems,
DePaul University

Lessons Learned from the SEPG 2002 Conference
Attendee panel

Panelist Larry Dribin's slide presentation from this meeting is available in a PowerPoint file.

Simple Management Mediation
Margaret R. (Peggy) Wolfe, Noca Concepts, Inc.

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

Deadline-Driven Software Project Estimation
Michael Mah / Managing Partner, QSM Associates, Inc.

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

Implementing a Defect Tracking Tool: A process improvement war story
Robert Ferguson / CommWorks, a subsidiary of 3Com

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

Professionalized Project Management in Software Development
Kerinia Cusick, ESI International

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

Challenges and Best Practices for e-Commerce
Mark C. Paulk, Software Engineering Institute

Process Improvement Infrastructure in a Large IT Organization
Margaret Lakins, SBC-Ameritech

How to Incorporate a Quality Transformation into your Organization
Monica Turner Hill, Cingular Wireless

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

Lessons Learned from the SEPG 2001 Conference
Ben Burrows, SBC/Ameritech
Susan Davidowski, Northrop Grumman Corp.
Donna Miller, Cingular Wireless
Vijay Reddy, Covansys

Extreme Programming (XP)
Martin Fowler, ThoughtWorks, Inc., www.martinfowler.com

Overview of the Software Engineering Institute CMMI Product Suite
Dan Weinberger, Motorola

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

Process Asset Library Panel
Bob Ferguson, 3COM
Karen Johns, Mosaic, Inc.
Michael P. Baldwin, Anexsys L.L.C.
Bob Raczynski, Motorola, Inc.

The Human Side of Technology Change
Michael Hughes, The Revere Group
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in a PowerPoint file.

A Panel on Configuration Management
Amy Marrinan's panel presentation from the October meeting is available in a PowerPoint file.

European Software Engineering Process Group (ESEPG) 2000 Keynote Presentation:
"Aligning Measurements to Strategy with a Balanced Scorecard"
Girish Seshagiri, AIS

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

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MORE ABOUT C-SPIN

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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.


 

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