Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 21:59:43 -0400 From: Daniel Forrest Allen Subject: Boston SPIN - June Meeting Announcement (Final Notice) Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) June Meeting Announcement Topic: Why Good Requirements Are Key to Successful Projects Speaker: Kimberly Roberts When: Tuesday, June 15, 1999. 6:30pm-8:30pm 6:30-7:00 Networking and Round Tables 7:00-7:10 Announcements 7:10-8:10 Kimberly Roberts: Why Good Requirements are Key to Successful Projects 8:10-8:30 Questions and Answers Who: Everyone (Academia, Government, Industry) Location: GTE, 77 "A" St., Needham MA. Info: See our web page, http://www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN For SPIN info, contact Johanna Rothman, 781-641-4046, or jr@jrothman.com Abstract: Some projects are behind schedule and/or over budget because the project staff doesn't really know what to do - they don't have adequate requirements. This presentation will present some techniques to writing better requirements, a knowledge of writing and structuring both functional and non-functional requirements, and requirements management via information models and traceability. The main types of requirements: user needs, functional, performance and interface, are highlighted as well as specialty (non-functional) requirements, that can actually make or break the successful development of your software and systems. This presentation will discuss how to write requirements and will discuss some real life scenarios of how these requirements helped other projects. About the Speaker: Kimberly Roberts is a Senior Application Engineer for Quality Systems & Software Inc. (QSS). Kimberly has a decade of experience with specialized knowledge in systems and software engineering environments, process improvement initiatives, and requirements information management. She received her undergraduate degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1990 and has achieved Graduate Certification in an Advanced Software and Systems Administration Management Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Monthly Round Table Announcement - 6:30 - 7:00 PM, before SPIN Meetings These are focused group or "birds-of-a-feather" sessions. We are looking for topics that you want to discuss. Propose your issues or topics as a Round Table and find solace and good ideas from the movers and shakers in the software community. Round Tables are generally informal discussions, with a facilitator, to stimulate and moderate discussion. Seating is limited to 10 people per table so come early! For roundtable information or if you would like to facilitate a round table, contact Caroline J. Starita, 978-442-4004 or staritac@amp.com See our web page, http://www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN to see which topics are selected for this SPIN meeting. Directions: From Route 128 in Needham, take exit 19A onto Highland Avenue East. Take your first right by the Ground Round and take your second left onto "A" Street. GTE is the last building on the right. Enter the parking lot by the GTE sign and come into the building by the cafeteria entrance, which is located to the left of the main entrance. There will be a security guard at the entrance. Weather cancellations: We will notify the membership via email to the SPIN distribution list, post the notice on the SPIN web page, and announce the cancellation on Channel 7 TV and radio, WRKO AM 680. We will attempt to make a 3pm deadline on the email to the SPIN distribution list. SPIN Sponsors: GTE Government Systems, Needham, MA, http://www.gte.com We thank the Computer Science department of UMass-Lowell for providing support and hosting our web page. -------------------------------------- Dan Allen Membership Chairperson - Boston SPIN -------------------------------------- danallen@danallen.com -------------------------------------- 603-756-0924 --------------------------------------