Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) May Meeting Announcement Topic: Dynamic Business Planning Speaker: John Satta When: Tuesday, May 16, 2000. 6:30pm-8:30pm 6:30-7:00 Networking and Round Tables 7:00-7:10 Announcements 7:10-8:10 John Satta: Dynamic Business Planning 8:10-8:30 Questions and Answers Who: Everyone (Academia, Government, Industry) Location: General Dynamics, 77 "A" St., Needham MA. Info: See our web page, http://www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN For SPIN info, contact Johanna Rothman, 781-641-4046, or jr@jrothman.com Abstract: Today the world of business is moving at Internet speed. Now more than ever, enterprises need to react quickly and accurately. The only consistent way to do that is to connect your strategic vision to the ever-evolving environment that is your business reality. The strategy should be consciously set at the top, generally a good vantage point from which to see opportunities and obstacles. But that vision must be based on an accurate understanding of the true direction of the organization. In this presentation we will discuss: 1 - how the planning process can and must be continual, not periodic 2 - using dynamic planning to communicate across the organization 3 - getting and keeping stakeholders involved 4 - planning for change in the face of uncertainty 5 - practical considerations and pitfalls to watch out for Linking process improvement to the business goals makes it possible to continue doing process improvement. In this presentation, John will explore several processes that can connect your strategic vision to the everyday business realities. About the Speaker: John Satta is the Product Manager for the VisionTools product line from Quality Systems and Software. John started his career designing electronics for various military contractors. He then co-founded Oryx Corporation and led a small team that designed and built the then-fastest fully programmable DSP system. Later, John consulted on system design for several large military contractors on projects including the USAF F-22 advanced tactical fighter and the USN New Attack Submarine. Looking for a change of pace, John spent a year in the video wall industry, leading the development of a 12 foot by 60 foot wall for the Nasdaq Stock Market as physical incarnation of the virtual stock market. Now as Product Planning Manager for Quality Systems and Software, John is using his experience in developing large complex systems to define and develop products that help industry successfully manage complexity in today's ever-accelerating business environment. About the Roundtables: Roundtables are focused group or "birds-of-a-feather" discussions, with a facilitator, to stimulate and moderate discussion. Roundtables are held during the Networking portion of the SPIN meeting. See our web page, http://www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN to see which topics are selected for this SPIN meeting. Directions: From Route 128 in Needham, take exit 19A onto Highland Avenue East. Take your first right by the Ground Round and take your second left onto "A" Street. General Dynamics is the last building on the right. Enter the parking lot by the General Dynamics sign and come into the building by the cafeteria entrance, which is located to the left of the main entrance. There will be a security guard at the entrance. . See http://www.gd-cs.com/needham.html for directions. Cancellations (including weather cancellations): We will notify the membership via email to the SPIN distribution list, post the notice on the SPIN web page, and send the cancellation announcement to Channel 7 TV and radio, WRKO AM 680 starting at 3pm. SPIN Sponsors: General Dynamics Communications Systems, Needham, MA, http://www.gd-cs.com/needham.html Raytheon Corp., Lexington, MA, http://www.raytheon.com Edelman & Associates, http://www.edeltech.com We thank the Computer Science department of UMass-Lowell for providing support and hosting our web page. -- Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. http://www.jrothman.com voice:781-641-4046 fax:781-641-2764 jr@jrothman.com Speaker, Writer, Consultant - Managing Product Development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scotty didn't say AYE AYE Captain for Nothing http://www.AYEconference.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~