Austin Software Process Improvement Network (A-SPIN)
A-SPIN HAS MOVED TO TUESDAY NIGHTS!
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Next A-SPIN Meeting - Tuesday, August 21, 2001,
Presentation - A PI Smorgasbord-Small Group Discussions of Your Area of Concern, presented by the SPIN Board and friends.
PRESENTATION ABSTRACT:
For our August meeting, we will address some of the topics that scored in the high interest Top 10 on our Austin SPIN survey. We will break into small discussion groups, each moderated by an ASPIN board member, and discuss Where Do You Start, Lessons Learned, Things to Do, Things to Avoid, and Questions to Ask (identifying problems), for each of the selected topics. The moderators will provide a list of helpful references for each topic, and to wind up the program, representatives from each of the discussion groups will share their insights with the entire group.
Please help us have a good discussion by bringing with you your own experiences, examples, Lessons Learned, etc.
Topics to be addressed, and the moderators, are:
- Software process at "internet speed"-- Completing projects in weeks not months, moderated by Steven Teleki
- Simple (KISS) metrics programs, moderated by Lynn Thurmond
- Project Management for small development projects, moderated by David Friedman
- Requirement Management strategies, moderated by Debbie Wahrmund and Teri Eubanks
- Risk and Issue Management, Practical Applications in the Business World, moderated by Diana Keating
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General Admission Ticket - $5 per person
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Click here to view the 2001 ASPIN Survey Results.
Austin Software Improvement Network (A-SPIN)
SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network) is a forum for the free and open exchange of software process improvement ideas and experiences. The organization serves as a source of educational, scientific and practical information for its members, other SPIN organizations and the general software community. The Austin SPIN is affiliated with the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, the Austin Software Council, the Software Quality Institute and currently has sister SPINs in several cities across the U.S.
SPIN Meeting Times: Tuesday Evenings, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Meeting Location: Pickle Research Campus, Commons Building, Auditorium 1.122
(SPIN meets the third Tuesday evening of each month (excluding the month of June).
SPIN Meetings are held in the small auditorium in the Commons Building on the Pickle Research Campus (PRC) of The University of Texas at Austin. PRC is located on Braker Lane between MoPac and Burnet Road. Enter the gate on Burnet Road, half a block south of the Braker and Burnet intersection. Inside the PRC Campus, the Commons Building is located on the northeast corner of Road A and Granberry Trail.
Directions
Go to the intersection of MoPac and Braker Lane. Go east on Braker and turn right (south) on Burnet Road. Go a half-block and turn right into the PRC gate. Alternatively, you can go north on Burnet from 183 and turn left into the gate. In either case, from the PRC gate continue straight ahead on Read Granberry Trail. The Commons Building is at the intersection
of Read Granberry and Road A. Turn right on Road A and right again to get to the parking lot which is under the water tower on your right.
SPIN Meeting Agenda
6:00 p.m. Dinner (optional)
6:30 p.m. Networking
7:00 p.m. Meeting - Call to Order: Lynn Thurmond, LET Quality.
7:30 p.m. Presentation
9:00 p.m. Adjourn
www.utexas.edu
- Tuesday Nights at the Commons
For more information about A-SPIN, contact: lynn.thurmond@austin-spin.org
SPIN Meeting Announcements
Information about monthly meetings are distributed by postal service and E-mail. To be added to the mailing list, send your name, company, mailing address, zip code and Internet address to:
Fax (512)471-4824
E-mail: info@sqi.utexas.edu
SPIN Financial Support
Financial support for the Austin SPIN is underwritten by individual and corporate subscriptions to the Software Quality Institute.
SPIN Administration
Facilities arrangements, staffing, and promotion of SPIN activities are provided by the Software Quality Institute.
Links to Other SPIN Resources
SEI's National SPIN Page
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