[Twin-SPIN] [Fwd: Sep-10 Meeting Announcement (NOTE: Wednesday date)]

[Dick Hedger]

Good Morning,

A reminder that the September TwinSPIN meeting is next Wednesday, 
September 10th. The meeting announcement  follows.

Hope to see you there.

Regards,

Dick Hedger

*Twin-SPIN
*For the Minneapolis/St. Paul Regional Area



      Meeting   Announcement:

Wednesday
September 10th, 2008
5:30-8:00 p.m. at The University of Minnesota
5:30 start for networking, 6:00 start for meeting.

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EE/CS Building
Room EE/CS 3-115 (Look for signs)
Minneapolis, MN

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*Directions:   
*A map is available at/ /http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/EE/CSci/
Check out the detailed map under the ?close up? button.

*This Month?s Meeting:
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*Program Manager: *Alex Dietz ? Vital Images


*Topic: *Eat Your Own Dog Food ? Applying the CMMI to the Process 
Improvement Project

 

*Speaker: **Pat O?Toole ? **PACT***

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*Abstract:*

* *It?s often been said that process improvement programs should operate 
one maturity level higher than the group that they are trying to 
influence, thereby reflecting process discipline in their own work.  
Unfortunately, many improvement programs convey a different message ? 
?Do what I say, not what I do!?

 

It?s time for process improvement programs to use the CMMI as THEIR 
guidebook for improving their own internal practices ? in other words, 
it?s time for them to eat their own dog food!  This session outlines the 
multi-course meal plan.**

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*Speaker Bio:*

Pat O?Toole is the Principal Consultant at Process Assessment, 
Consulting & Training (PACT).  He is one of the most active SEI 
certified SCAMPI high maturity lead appraisers, and has led appraisals 
spanning all maturity levels.  Pat is an authorized instructor for the 
?Intro to CMMI? course and has taught the course more than 50 times.  
Pat is a Visiting Scientist at the SEI, and as such has taught the 
?Intermediate Concepts of the CMMI? course, the ?CMMI Instructor? 
course, and has observed more than 10 ?Intro to CMMI? candidate 
instructors.  He also served as a member of the SEI?s 12-person Expert 
Group for CMMI Interpretive Guidance project, and co-teaches a course in 
the University of Minnesota?s Masters of Computer Science program.  In 
addition to his popular ?Do?s and Don?ts? articles, Pat facilitates 
ATLAS (ATLAS = ?Ask The Lead AppraiserS?), an email forum that poses 
model interpretation questions to the SEI-authorized community, and then 
compiles and publishes the results. 

With over 25 years of software development, project management, and 
consulting experience, Pat works with all levels of management, (S)EPGs, 
and Process Action Teams in establishing, evaluating, and sustaining 
their process improvement initiatives.  He is a popular instructor who 
supplements standard training material with a vast array of case studies 
and humorous examples.

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*Twin-SPIN **Mission** Statement:
*The Twin-SPIN software process improvement network  (SPIN) is a 
regional organization established in January of 1996 as a   forum for 
the free and open exchange of software process improvement   experiences 
and ideas. Representatives from industry, government, academia, other 
professional organizations, and consultants are welcome to participate. 
Our mission is to help sustain commitment and enhance skills in the area 
of software process improvement through an active program of networking 
and mutual support. The organization strives to serve as a source of 
educational and experiential information for its members, other SPIN 
organizations, and the general community of software professionals.  

Meetings are normally held on the 1st Thursday of each month from 
5:45-8:00 p.m. Twin-SPIN is a non-profit organization and is sponsored 
by the University of Minnesota Center for Software Engineering (UMSEC). 
 See: http://twin-spin.cs.umn.edu <http://twin-spin.cs.umn.edu/>

*2008 Sponsors:*

*Facility** **Sponsor** **
*University of Minnesota, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

 

*$2,000 **Sponsors** **
*University of Minnesota Software Engineering Center (UMSEC)


*$600 Sponsors *

*General Dynamics ? AIS*

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*$500 Sponsors*

*Vital Images*

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*$400 Sponsors*

International Institute of Software Process

 

*$200 Sponsors*

Goodrich Aerospace

Open Systems International

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*$100 Sponsors*

*Fissure*

Glewwe Castle Brewery **

Integral Process Solutions

Quality Software Technologies

            Trissential


*Best regards.   Hope to see you on September 10th*

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Paul W. Kraska PhD
Twin-SPIN Coordinator

612.823.6217

Paul Kraska <kraskapw at msn.com <mailto:kraskapw at msn.com>>

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