[Twin-SPIN] REMINDER: Oct-02 Meeting Announcement

[PAUL W KRASKA]

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.

 

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

  

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

This Month's Meeting:

Program Manager: Cindy Jokinen - BenchmarkQA


Topic: "Incorporating Quality Throughout the Lifecycle" 

 

Speaker: Betty Schaar - Benchmark QA

 

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

 

$500 Sponsors

Vital Images

 

$400 Sponsors

International Institute of Software Process

 

$200 Sponsors

BenchmarkQA

Goodrich Aerospace

Open Systems International

 

$100 Sponsors

Fissure

Glewwe Castle Brewery 

Integral Process Solutions

Quality Software Technologies

            Trissential


Best regards.   Hope to see you on October 2nd

  

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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