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We promote achieving higher levels of process maturity, software quality, and
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MEETINGS AND EVENTS
- Next Meeting Wednesday, September 3,
2008 30 May
2008
announcement
XXM: Ten Minute Madness
Presented by Several Interesting Speakers -- See Announcement
to submit your own idea
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Previous Meeting Wednesday,
June 4, 2008 30 May 2008 announcement
Putting the Engineering in Software
Engineering: Technology Infrastructure in Process Improvement
Dr Adam Kolawa, CEO Parasoft, Inc.
Update: Parasoft will be raffling a copy of "Automated Defect Prevention: Best Practices
in Software Management", co-authored by the presenter
The slide presentation from this meeting is
available in an Acrobat file
(2.3 MB) 9 June 2008
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Previous Meeting
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 20
Apr 2008
announcement
Improving the Effectiveness of IT Service
Deliver
Bob Lawhorn, Chief Technology Officer, Computer Aid, Inc.
The slide presentation from this meeting is
available in an Acrobat file
(5 MB) 19 May 2008
· Past Event April 28 - May 2, 2008 - QAI QUEST: Quality Engineered Software and Testing Conference 29 Feb 2008
Tha Annual QAI conference is being held in Chicago this year. For conference information including Tutorials, Workshops, Conference Ssessions, and Exhibitor Expo ŕ http://www.qaiquest.org/chicago/
· Previous Meeting Wednesday, April 2, 2008 13 Mar 2008
Busting the Legal Myths Endangering Your
Development Process: The Law of Software Development
John Zabriskie, a partner in the Chicago office of Foley & Lardner LLP
The slide presentation from this meeting is
available in two Acrobat files file1(18 MB) file1(20 MB) 20 Apr 2008
· Previous Meeting Wednesday, March 5, 2008 13 March 2008
Case Study: Methodology Implementation
is More Than Meets the Eye
Dr. Glenn Stout, Manager, Quality & Methods for Internal Business
Systems, Hewitt Associates
The slide presentation from this meeting is
available in an Acrobat file
(0.5 MB) 19 May 2008
- Previous Meeting Thursday, January 10, 2008 19 Dec 2007
Avoiding Process Improvement Pitfalls (What
NOT to do!)
Steve Huck, PMP Quality Improvement and Optimization Lead - Slalom
Consulting
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. (0.8 MB) 22 Jan 2008
- Previous Meeting Wednesday, November 7, 2007 31 Oct 2007
Right Requirements, Right Now - Strategies
for Successful Software Projects
Scott Stribrny, Co-founder, President, and Managing Director of Group
Atlantic, Inc.
- Previous Meeting Wednesday, October 3, 2007 27 Sep 2007
Is the World (Really) Flat? --
Measurement Insights from Around the World
Michael Mah, Managing Partner, QSM Associates Inc.
Special Announcement:
Discount for C-SPIN members to ITMPI 2007 Software Best Practices Conference
Oct 18th 20 Aug
2007
- CORRECTION: For
questions regarding the C-SPIN Discount contact Dan Galardini at Dan_Galardini@notes.compaid.com.
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. (1.4 MB) 12 Jun 2007
- Previous Meeting Wednesday, September 5, 2007 20 Aug 2007
10 Minute Madness
Various C-SPIN Members. See announcement to volunteer
Special Announcement: CQAA Call for Presentations for 2008 QAI Worldwide Quality Software & Testing Conference 20 Aug 2007
- Previous Meeting Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Practical Software Measurements:
A metrics framework for software projects
Mark Muehlhausen, P.E.
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. (1.4 MB) 12 Jun 2007
SEPG 2007 Update
Dr. Larry Dribin
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. 12 Jun 2007
- Previous Meeting Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Enterprise Strategic Decision Management: A
disruptive business process innovation
Gary DeGregorio, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff
Science Advisory Board Associate, Motorola, Inc.
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file. (3.3 MB)
- Previous Meeting April 2007
Process Scenario Measurement for Process
Improvement Roadmap
Kulpreet Singh Nanda,
Software Process Consultant, Patni Computer Systems Inc.
- Previous Meeting March 2007
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" 12 Jun 2007, 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.
- Previous Meeting February 2007
Enhancing SLIM To Match Company Processes
Charles Mages
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in an Acrobat file.
- Previous Meeting January 2007
Practical Uses of Software Measurement for
Process Improvement
Larry Dribin, Ph.D.,
The slide presentation from this meeting is available in a PowerPoint file.
o Adobe Readers for Acrobat PDF files are available for free download from Adobe.
o
A Microsoft
Windows PowerPoint file viewer is available for free download from
Microsoft.
Map to C-SPIN
- Most C-SPIN
meetings are held at the AT&T Center Campus in Hoffman Estates.
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for a map to the meeting room on Google
And where to park - Link for a PDF map of the Campus
MORE ABOUT C-SPIN
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- The C-SPIN Steering Committee
SEI - Information available on SEI's web site:
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.
- Some samples of available information:
- Listing of other SPINs - Traveling? Relocating? Check out other SPINs, get a contact name, see their web sites.
- CMMs - Capability Maturity Models®
CMMISM
CMMISM models and appraisal products are available on the SEI Web site at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/models/ and http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/appraisals/.
® Capability Maturity Model, CMM, CMMI, and CMM Integration are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- TSP and PSP - The Team Software Process and the Personal Software Process
ESPI
- ESPI - The European Software Process
Improvement Foundation
IEEE Computer Society
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