Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:45:01 -0000 From: Boston_SPIN@yahoo.com We have a new meeting location at The MITRE Corporation! Because of security concerns, you'll need a Picture ID. And it's best to leave all carrying bags, backpacks, and briefcases in your car. Any items you do bring with you will be opened and inspected when you arrive. Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) Meeting Announcement Topic: What Is Excellence? Process Improvement for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations Speaker: Watts S. Humphrey When: Tuesday, December 18, 2001. 6:30pm-8:30pm 6:30-7:00 Networking and Round Tables 7:00-7:10 Announcements 7:10-8:10 Presentation 8:10-8:30 Questions and Answers Who: Everyone (Industry, Government, Academia) Location: The MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington Rd. (Rt. 62), Building S, Bedford, MA 01730 More Info: See our web page, http://www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN (soon to be www.bostonspin.org) For SPIN info, contact Linda McInnis, LindaMcInnis@yahoo.com Boston SPIN meetings are free. No RSVP is necessary. Abstract: Excellence is generally agreed to be desirable, but it is rarely defined in enough detail to make its pursuit meaningful or practical. In this talk, Watts Humphrey reviews what excellence means for organizations, teams, and professionals. He then describes his personal search for excellence in software organizations and how that quest led him to understand what excellence means for engineers, managers, and executives. His examples are from his work with the CMM, Team Software Process (TSP)SM, and Personal Software Process (PSP)SM. In this talk, Mr. Humphrey describes his personal definition of excellence and suggests how others can define and pursue excellence for themselves. About the Speaker: Watts S. Humphrey Mr. Humphrey joined the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University after his retirement from IBM in 1986. While at the SEI, he established the Process Program, led the initial development of the Software Capability Maturity Model, and introduced the concepts of Software Process Assessment and Software Capability Evaluation. Prior to joining the SEI, he spent 27 years with IBM in various technical executive positions including the management of all IBM commercial software development. This included the first 19 releases of OS/360. Most recently, he was IBM's Director of Programming Quality and Process. Mr. Humphrey holds graduate degrees in Physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology and Business Administration from the University of Chicago. He is an SEI Fellow, a member of the ACM, an IEEE Fellow, and a past member of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners. He has published six books, including A Discipline for Software Engineering; Managing Technical People - Innovation, Teamwork, and the Software Process; Introduction to the Personal Software Process; and Introduction to the Team Software Process December Roundtable Program, subject to change. 1. Process Definition Facilitator David Heimann What could you have in one? What should you have in one? Why? 2. How to Reduce Schedule Facilitator TBD Define basic minimum situation in which schedule can be reduced, ask what's your experience? What to try, when it works and doesn't. 3. Cost Overruns Facilitator TBD Sources, mitigations, preventions 4. Striking the Balance between Scope, Schedule and Staffing Facilitator Johanna Rothman How do you really make tradeoffs between cost, duration, and resources? Boston SPIN Book Discussion Roundtable: No Book Club Discussion for December - Will return in January 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 (soon to be www.bostonspin.org) to see which topics are selected for this SPIN meeting. Do It Yourself Resource Table: We are making available a Resource Table where you can place copies of Job Postings, Announcements, Resumes, Call for Papers and other Notices for SPIN attendees. Directions: A map and directions are attached to this message to ensure that you get our NEW location. Coming from 128 (I-95) South or North 1. Take Exit 32A onto Route 3 North. 2. Proceed two miles on Route 3 North and take the first Exit 26 (for Route 62 Bedford). 3. Go down the ramp to the traffic signal. Continue straight across Route 62 onto Crosby Drive. 4. After a short hill, take the first right into the MITRE campus. 5. Follow the driveway, which bears left and then right and turn right into the parking lot (immediately after the third speed bump). 6. Walk into the courtyard between Buildings K and S and enter the S lobby to sign in. >From New Hampshire 1 Take Route 3 South to Exit 26 (for Route 62 Bedford). 2. Turn Left on Route 62. 3. After going under Route 3 take a left at the traffic signal onto Crosby Drive. 4. After a short hill, take the first right into the MITRE campus. 5. Follow the driveway, which bears left and then right and turn right into the parking lot (immediately after the third speed bump). 6. Walk into the courtyard between Buildings K and S and enter the S lobby to sign in. >From Logan Airport 1. Go through tunnel to Route 93 North. 2. Take Route 93 North eleven miles to Exit 37B (Route 128 (I- 95) South). 3. Take Route 128 (I-95) South six miles to Exit 32A (Route 3 North). 4. Proceed two miles on Route 3 North and take the first Exit 26 (for Route 62 Bedford). 5. Go down the ramp to the traffic signal. Continue straight across Route 62 onto Crosby Drive. 6. After a short hill, take the first right into the MITRE campus. 7. Follow the driveway, which bears left and then right and turn right into the parking lot (immediately after the third speed bump). 8. Walk into the courtyard between Buildings K and S and enter the S lobby to sign in. Cancellations (including weather cancellations): Starting at 3pm, we'll notify you via email to the SPIN distribution list, we'll post the notice on the SPIN web page, and we'll send the cancellation announcement to Channel 7 TV and WRKO AM 680. 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