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Organization
Philadelphia SPIN
(Software Process Improvement Network)
Location Sponsor: Prudential Meeting Sponsor: Prudential
For more information on our sponsors, please visit the sponsors page.The next meeting of the Philly SPIN will be May 8, 2012 6-8PM at Prudential in Dresher, PA
TOPIC: CMMI+Scrum: Power Partners in Product Development by Jeff Dalton
Everywhere we look, agile methods are taking hold. Whether it is Scrum or XP, Spiral or Crystal, we are all starting to see the positive effects that Agile methods are having on our work. But it's not all good news. Many "agile" shops are not getting anything close to the results they were hoping for. Management still waits for information and makes decisions based on perception. Projects are still late and over budget. People are not trained, and the same mistakes are being made time and time again. But there is an answer.
The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), the leading framework for continuous improvement can ALSO be used to improve Agile methods! CMMI is fully compatible with Scrum and XP, and it fills in the blanks in a way that makes the investment in agile both powerful and productive.
About the Presenter:
Jeff Dalton is Broadsword’s President, Certified Lead Appraiser, CMMI Instructor, Scrum Master and author of “agileCMMI,” Broadsword’s leading methodology for incremental and iterative process improvement. He is co-Chair of the SEI’s Partner Advisory Board and President of the Great Lakes Software Process Improvement Network (GL-SPIN). He holds degrees in Music and Computer Science and builds experimental airplanes in his spare time.
For more information, visit his web-site http://www.broadswordsolutions.com/
The agenda for the meeting includes:
6:00 - 6:30 Check-in, lite dinner, and networking
6:30 - 8:00 Presentation
8:00 - 8:30 Networking
REGISTRATION:
Attendance is free, to register e-mail philly_spin@yahoo.com
Directions:
Prudential
2101 Welsh Road
Dresher, PA 19025
Please note the directions below as the "GPS" does not always find this address
From Philadelphia
Take I-95 South approx. 6 miles to Exit 7 (Chester). Turn right onto Rt. 476 North (Plymouth Meeting).
Continue for approximately 21 miles to the sign “East Only, New Jersey” Enter tollbooth that brings you onto the PA Turnpike. Go east about 9 miles to Exit 343 (Willow Grove). Leave the Turnpike and follow signs for Rt 611 North. Turn Left at second traffic light onto Blair Mill Road (about ¼ mile from turnpike exit). Continue on Blair Mill until it ends at Welsh Road (Rt 63). Cross over Welsh Road to Prudential property entrance and follow road to right. Follow signs to Visitors Parking. Enter thru the main entrance at the flagpole. -OR- Take Route 1 to PA TurnpikeA SPIN is a group of software/information technology professionals who are interested in software process improvement. The SPIN is sponsored by the ASQ <http://www.asqphilly.org>(American Society for Quality) and the SEI (Software Engineering Institute).