Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 13:03:39 -0500 From: John Pustaver Subject: MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Software Quality Group Meeting , Wednesday, Jan 12, 2005: Carol Perletz, Nokia, A Quality Perspective on the Menlo Software Factory Software Development Methodolgy NOTE: Sun has implemented a new system for guests to the facility. When we sign-in, the guard will register each of us in the computer system. This will slow done the sign-in process but you can speed this up by pre-registering for the meeting. To pre-register email paul.ratty@sun.com with subject "SQG Meeting", and with your name and company in the body of the email. Happy New Year! I hope that one of your New Year's resolutions is to attend every one of our monthly meetings. Come to our next meeting to join Carol Perletz as she talks about Richard Sheridan's Menlo Innovations secrets for software success. Also, check out our new website at http://www.sqadvice.com/SQGNE_Home.htm.. A lucky attendee will win a $25 gift certificate from SoftPro Books (now at 75 Third Ave in Waltham). Due to enhanced security, a picture ID is required for attendance. Best wishes, John Pustaver Director, Software Quality Group of New England Region I Deputy Councilor, ASQ Software Division P.S. If your company has SQA positions to fill for permanent or contract employment, please have HR send me a .htm file for each job with all pertinent info so that it can be posted. There are many people looking. Send to pustaver@ieee.org. The Jobs website is at http://www.swquality.com/users/pustaver/jobs/. Software Quality Group Meeting 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, Jan 12, 2005 TIME: 6:00 PM Networking, 6:30 PM Meeting HEADLINE: A Quality Perspective on the Menlo Software Factory Software Development Methodolgy SPEAKER: Carol Perletz, Nokia MORE INFO: John Pustaver, 978-443-4254, pustaver@ieee.org LOCATION: Sun Microsystems, Burlington (Driving directions below) DESCRIPTION: Why can't we build successful, high quality software? Why don't the technologies, process improvements, software engineering methdologies, and software development tools we have at our disposal provide the answer? Despite the fact that we have writings from W. Edwards Deming in Out of Crisis, Joseph M. Juran in Juran's Quallity Control Handbook, Watts S. Humphrey in Managing the Software Process, and many other experts, we are still having our software projects cancelled, we're experiencing billions of dollars in cost overruns for late project deliveries, and 80% of our budget in delivered products is spent on repairing defects we have introduced into our software.(1) Not a pretty picture. In the early 1970s, American education was also facing a crisis that continues today. American students had fallen well below students in Europe and Asia in math and science where the U.S. is considered a technology leader. American students continue to score below what previous generations have achieved on standardized tests. Why? Again there has been a lot of research into cognitive development, education methodolgies, teaching techniques, and learning styles. William Glasser wrote Schools Without Failure, a landmark book in the early 1970s to try to address the crisis. Both areas of crisis, software development and American education, have parallel movements that hold promise for providing answers, solutions to the crisis. Join Carol as she talks about Richard Sheridan's Menlo Innovations secrets for software success. She will compare her experiences teaching in American public schools with her experiences working on numerous software projects as a manager of software quality assurance. (1) "MIT Magazine of Innovation - Technology Review," July/August 2002 As Senior QA Manager at Nokia, Carol Perletz is responsible for the release of high quality software messaging and email server products for mobile networks. Her experience in software testing, test management, software quality assurance, and quality management in several technology areas spans 20+ years and 25+ years in other software engineering fields. She has held various management positions in several software companies and has been responsible for managing all areas and personnel engaged in the product development life cycle. Carol is an ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CQM) and an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE). She maintains an active membership in ASQ, IEEE, SPIN, and the Software Quality Group of New England. She is currently the secretary of the Boston SPIN organization. Carol has a B.A. and M.A. in Education. She has written many software development processes and curricula, and conducted training in several technical, quality, process, and management areas. She also has presented at BOSCON and NEQC. 2004-2005 Software Quality Group Calendar Sept 8, 2004: Robin Goldsmith, Go Pro Management, Testing Whether Requirements Are Right Oct. 13, 2004: Stephanie Beach, Eleven Technology, How to Start A QA Department from Scratch Nov. 10, 2004: Brian LeSuer, Star Quality, Planning for Effective Test Automation Dec. 8, 2004: Ted Rivera , Rational Software, Top Ten Opinions About Software Testing Jan 12, 2005: Carol Perletz, Nokia, A Quality Perspective on the Menlo Software Factory Software Development Methodology Feb. 9, 2005: David Garmus, David Consulting Group, Latest Industry Data for Application Development and Maintenance Mar. 10, 2004: Anna Allison Memorial Presentation, Linda McInnis, Noble Associates, Champagne QA on a Beer Budget Apr 13, 2005: Howie Dow, Dory Consulting Group, Results from Inspecting Test Automation Scripts May 11, 2005: Dr. Bill Eventoff, ESTM Associates, Applying Six Sigma to Software Development June 8, 2005: John DiMassi and Ann Danby, Software Quality Associates, Out of Ad Hoc and Into Maturity July 13, 2005: Annual Hot Topics Night August 2005: NO MEETING 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@ieee.org. The Software Quality Group is cosponsored by Sun Microsystems and the American Society for Quality Software Division and all are welcome. Directors of the Software Quality Group are John Pustaver, Region I Deputy Councilor, American Society for Quality Software Division, Eric Patel, Education Director and Regional Councilor, ASQ-SD, Steve Rakitin, Program Director, and Stephanie Beach, Web Director. Sun Microsystems is represented by Paul Ratty, and Jack Morrison. To unsubscribe, reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" as the subject. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Pustaver, Director Software Quality Group of New England http://www.sqadvice.com/SQGNE_Home.htm voice:978-443-4254 pustaver@ieee.org Visit the Software Quality Page at http://www.swquality.com/users/pustaver/index.shtml