[Twin-SPIN] October 2nd Meeting Announcement

[Dick Hedger]

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



      Meeting   Announcement:

Thursday
October 2nd, 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: *Cindy Jokinen - BenchmarkQA

*Topic: *"Incorporating Quality Throughout the Lifecycle"*
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*Speaker: **Betty Schaar -- Benchmark QA
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*Abstract:*
Studies have shown that as high as 80% of all software "bugs" are 
introduced before the coding stage.  The cost to find and fix these bugs 
during the testing phase, or after release to the customer, is quite 
alarming.  As a matter of fact, fixing a bug or a defect found during 
the testing phase can cost up to 50 times more to fix than if it had 
been found and fixed in an earlier stage of development.   Are you doing 
all that you can to discover and remove defects early in the life 
cycle?  Here's your opportunity to find out how to have an impact on 
quality and costs. The speaker will share compelling data about industry 
costs related to software defects and quality, as well as pragmatic 
ideas for ways to modify your software development processes to improve 
quality with significant, positive impact on overall costs. 

Topics covered will include:  Costs of Quality, Cost of Rework, Defect 
Prevention to Lower Project Costs, Determining Cost of Finding and 
Fixing Defects, Project Estimation Approaches, Elements of a Good 
Testing Process and Creation of Improvement Actions Plans**

*Speaker Bio:*
Betty Schaar is a senior consultant for BenchmarkQA and 20 year veteran 
in the crusade for improved quality assurance. A highly respected 
leader, Betty has earned the designation of Certified Software Quality 
Analyst (CSQA) through the Quality Assurance Institute and has held QA 
leadership positions in major Twin Cities corporations including United 
Healthcare, Kodak Health Imaging, and Imation. Betty has also consulted 
at a number of companies spanning a variety of industries. Betty's QA 
expertise has been highlighted through speaking engagements at national 
conferences including the Practical Software Quality Techniques (PSQT) 
and Software Testing Analysis and Review (STAR) conferences, and through 
her leadership and participation in TCQAA and PSQT.

*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   *

* $400 Sponsors *
International Institute of Software Process

 **$200 Sponsors *
BenchmarkQA *
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 October 2nd***

**Dick Hedger for
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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