Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 08:51:30 -0500 From: John Pustaver Subject: MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Software Quality Group Meeting, Wed, Apr 11, Johanna Rothmann, No More Whining: Reframing the Not Enough Problem Meeting of the Software Quality Group of New England Meetings of the Software Quality Group are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the facilities of Sun Microsystems, Burlington (Driving directions below). MEETING DAY & DATE: Wednesday, Apr 11, 2001 TIME: 6:15 PM HEADLINE: No More Whining: Reframing the Not Enough Problem Speaker: Johanna Rothmann MORE INFO: John Pustaver, 978-443-4254, pustaver@swquality.com LOCATION: Sun Microsystems, Burlington (Driving directions below) DESCRIPTION: Ever feel as if you don't have enough time or resources to do your job the Right Way? Do you ever feel as if you're the only one concerned with quality? If so, Johanna's talk has some alternative descriptions and responses to your reality. You don't have to be a victim of Not Enough in your organization. Johanna Rothman observes and consults on managing high technology product development. She works with her clients to find the leverage points that will increase their effectiveness as organizations and as managers, helping them ship the right product at the right time, and recruit and retain the best people. A frequent speaker and author on managing high technology product development, Johanna has written articles for Software Development, Cutter IT Journal, IEEE Software, Crosstalk, IEEE Computer, Software Testing and Quality Engineering, Catapulse, StickyMinds.com, and publishes Reflections, an acclaimed quarterly newsletter about managing product development. Johanna is the founder and principal of Rothman Consulting Group, Inc., and is a member of the clinical faculty of The Gordon Institute at Tufts University, a practical management degree program for engineers. Johanna leads workshops in the areas of project management, software quality, and software management. She also chairs the ASQ Boston section. NEXT MEETING NOTE: The next meeting will be held on May 9, 2001: Bill Silver, Best Testing Practices 1999-2000 Software Quality Group Calendar Oct. 11, 2000: Linda McInnis, Relentless Software Development Nov. 8, 2000: Eric Patel , Web Testing Dec. 13, 2000: Steve Rakitin, Management's Role in Achieving Predictable Software Development Jan 10, 2001: Mark Shelley, Removing Defects through Structural Analysis Feb. 14, 2001: Metrics Panel Mar. 14, 2001: Anna Allison, Meaningful Metrics: Is the Software Improving? Apr 11, 2001: Johanna Rothmann, No More Whining: Reframing the Not Enough Problem May 9, 2001: Bill Silver, Best Testing Practices June 13, 2001: TBD July 11, 2001: Annual Hot Topics Night The Software Quality Group holds monthly meetings. Topics covered at these meetings have included software testing, inspections, ISO 9000, metrics configuration management, and demonstrations of vendor QA tools. There is no charge. The Software Quality Group meets monthly at 6:15pm on the second Wednesday of the month at the facilities of Sun Microsystems, Burlington, MA. Driving directions: From 128/95 Take the Rt. 3 exit heading north (not the Middlesex Turnpike exit if you're coming form the south). From Rt. 3N take the first exit (which is Rt. 62 - Bedford Ave). Turn east toward Burlington. Approximately 0.3 mile after the interchange, turn right onto Network Drive, which leads to the campus on your right. Take the second drive off of Network Drive into the Sun parking lot. Park in the visitor lot and enter the lobby opposite the Sun clock tower. Information about future meetings will be available on the Software Quality Page at http://www.swquality.com/users/pustaver. To be on the email distribution list, send a note to pustaver@swquality.com. The Software Quality Group is cosponsored by Sun Microsystems and the ASQ Software Division and all are welcome. There is NO charge. Directors of the Software Quality Group are John Pustaver, Region I Councilor, American Society for Quality, Software Division and Paul Ratty, Sun Microsystems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Software Quality Consulting voice:978-443-4254 fax:978-443-6052 pustaver@swquality.com http://www.swquality.com/users/pustaver