Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 21:40:48 -0400 From: Withall Subject: Boston SPIN Meeting Announcement - Tuesday, October 21, 2003 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Re-sent to Correct Date in Body of Announcement Please Note: This announcement is being re-sent to correct date listed in body of first announcement. Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) Meeting Announcement Please Note: The October meeting will be held in building "M" instead of our regular location in building "S". Please see directions for building "M". Topic: Effective Metrics for Pragmatic Project Managers Speaker: Johanna Rothman When: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 6:00pm-8:30pm 6:00-6:45 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 NOTE: Because of security concerns, you'll need a Picture ID and any large items you bring will be opened and inspected when you arrive. The earliest arrival time is 5:15pm. No one will be admitted prior to that time. The building is secured at 9pm. All attendees must have left the building by that time. Info: See our web page for information and directions, Boston SPIN meetings are free. No RSVP is necessary. Abstract: Effective Metrics for Pragmatic Project Managers Puzzled about what's really happening with your project? Perplexed about whether the project will finish successfully? Perturbed about what and how to communicate what^Òs happening to your team, your sponsors, your management? Want to predict the end of the project? Sometimes, it appears that our projects are black holes, refusing to show us what's happening. There are some key measurements that will you discover your project's state. Once you know where your project is, you can choose how to steer the project to success. In this presentation, we^Òll discuss what to measure and how those metrics can help you manage your project. Learn how to gather data in a way that will encourage your technical staff to help you measure and reduce the tendency to ^Ófudge^Ô the data. Finally, we^Òll discuss how to assess true project progress by measuring schedule, work completion, and how well the project staff is managing defects. Learn how to use effective measurements to assess a project, communicate its status, and steer it to success. About the Speaker: Johanna Rothman consults on managing high technology product development. She helps managers, teams, and organizations become more effective by focusing on project management, risk management and people management. Johanna uses pragmatic techniques to help her clients apply effective practices that create successful teams and projects. A frequent speaker and author on managing high technology product development, Johanna has written numerous articles and is now a columnist for Software Development, Computerworld.com, and StickyMinds.com. Johanna publishes Reflections, an acclaimed quarterly newsletter about managing product development. Johanna is a member of the clinical faculty of The Gordon Institute at Tufts University, a practical management degree program for engineers, and served as the Program Chair for the Software Management Conference for two years. Johanna's book, Hiring Technical People will be available in November 2003. About the Roundtables: Roundtables are focused group or "birds-of-a-feather" discussions, with a facilitator, to stimulate and moderate discussion. Forums are continuing discussions with a central theme, e.g., the Software Testing Forum and the Software Process Improvement Forum. These discussion groups are held during the Networking portion of the SPIN meeting from 6:00 to 6:45. Roundtable topics will be sent out in the reminder announcement. SPIN Sponsors: William George Associates, MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA, Raytheon Corp., Lexington, MA, MKS, Inc. (http://www.mks.com) We thank the Computer Science department of UMass-Lowell for providing support and hosting our web page. Directions: Revised Directions to Building M - This Meeting Only: Coming from 128 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. 4. You may either proceed to the main entrance to the MITRE campus on Route 62 or enter through the side entrance on Crosby Dr. 5. To enter through the main entrance, at the end of the ramp turn right on Route 62. 6. At the first set of lights, take an immediate left into MITRE. 7. Bear left and follow the drive to the end. 8. Turn right at the one-story garage on your right and then immediately turn right into the parking lot in front of the garage. 9. The entrance to M Building is directly off the center of this parking lot (opposite the garage). OR 5. To enter through the side entrance, at the end of the exit ramp (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 drive past one incoming road on the right and turn right into the parking lot immediately after the one-story garage on your right. 8. The entrance to M Building is directly off the center of this parking lot (opposite the garage). From New Hampshire or Points North on Route 3 1. Take Route 3 South to Exit 26 (for Route 62 Bedford). 2. At the end of the exit ramp, at the traffic signal turn Left on Route 62. 3. To enter through the main entrance, go under Route 3 and proceed to the second traffic signal. 4. Take an immediate left into the main entrance to the MITRE campus. 5. Bear left and follow the drive to the end. 6. Turn right at the one-story garage on your right and then immediately turn right into the parking lot in front of the garage. 7. The entrance to M Building is directly off the center of this parking lot (opposite the garage). OR 3. To enter through the side entrance, Go under Route 3 and proceed to the first traffic signal. 4. Turn left onto Crosby Drive. 5. After a short hill, take the first right into the MITRE campus. 6. Follow the drive past one incoming road on the right and turn right into the parking lot immediately after the one-story garage on your right. 7. The entrance to M Building is directly off the center of this parking lot (opposite the garage). 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. Follow the instructions above, "Coming from 128 South or North". 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.