Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 21:11:02 -0400
From: Dan Allen <danallen@ma.ultranet.com>
Subject: Boston SPIN - May Meeting Announcement

Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN)
April Meeting Announcement
Our web site:  http://www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN/bos-SPIN.html

TOPIC:                    "Using Inspection Data"
GUEST SPEAKER:  John T. Harding, Software Technology Transition

WHEN:	 May 19, 1998
             6:30pm (networking & refreshments)
             7:00-8:30pm (meeting)
HOST:	Boston area Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN)
            (Admission Free)
LOCATION:  GTE, Building #5, 77 A Street, Needham, MA
            (Wheelchair accessible)
INFO:  Maureen Harris (617) 455-3393,
           maureen.harris@GSC.GTE.com;
           Ken Oasis (617) 563-4197, ken.oasis@fmr.com; or
           www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN/;
SPIN E-Mailing List Additions or other changes:
           Dan Allen 603-756-0938
           danallen@ma.ultranet.com

A large number of organizations are using software inspections today but
many of them are not getting enough value from the data.

Jack will describe various uses of the inspection data including:
1. Optimizing the inspections to find the most defects
2. Using inspection data to make business trade-offs
3. Forecasting the number of defects remaining which need to be found
during test
4. Creating and using defect removal models

The discussion will also identify those aspects of  the inspection
process which need to be in place to use the data for these types of
analysis.

John T. Harding is one of the founding partners of Software Technology
Transition,  which provides training and implementation in the Software
Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and
CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement method and in
software inspections, metrics, and project management. He was a visiting
scientist at the SEI, was the metrics mission manager for Groupe Bull,
and held various technical and managerial positions in software
development with IBM and the Bank of Boston.

Directions: To get to GTE, Building #5:

>From Route 128 in Needham, take exit 19A onto Highland Avenue East. At
first traffic light turn RIGHT onto Second Street.  Go 1/4 mile (passing
hillside Sheraton entrance on right) and turn RIGHT onto A Street.  Go
1/5 mile and before GTE HQ building on left (multi-story glass facade),
turn LEFT into Parking lot.  Please enter at the cafeteria.