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Monthly SeaSPIN Meeting
May 1
Free and Open to the Software Engineering & IT Community
SolutionsIQ. 10785 Willows Rd NE, Suite 250, Redmond, WA [Map]
Food & networking from 5:45 to 6:15 (pizza, salad, soda )
Announcements from 6:15 to 6:30
Presentation from 6:30 to 7:45
Q & A from 7:45 to 8:15
Doors close at 8:30
Informed Process Performance
by Troy Magennis, FocusedObjective.com
Modeling and Monte-carlo simulation allows rapid (and repetitive) "what-if" risk analysis to be performed on proposed or ongoing Agile/Scrum and Lean/Kanban projects. This analysis leads to reliably forecasting delivery dates, cost, staffing-requirements, and informed risk management. Learn how to quickly find options that minimize cost and delivery time, whilst maximizing revenue for a project and portfolio.
Modeling and simulation gives you a platform for experimentation before and during a project. Modeling your development process and project allows you to simulate possible delivery date/cost outcomes 1000's of times, and then compare these results to quickly find those model inputs that have the greatest impact on a final result (cost, date, or cycle-time); and then manage your project accordingly.
This talk both introduces the concepts and then discusses how to answer important questions like:
1. What is the impact of outsourcing my QA process? Is it cost effective?
2. What is the cost impact because of high defect rates during development?
3. What is the delivery date impact of losing a key staff member? What staff skills do I need to hire next?
By the end of this talk you will understand the capabilities of Monte-carlo simulation and modeling a Kanban or Scrum project and be in a position to embrace these techniques in your own projects and teams.
Speaker Bio
Starting in his Agile career using XP back in 2001, Troy has been implementing and mentoring others on Agile techniques ever since. Troy has held many roles during his career, with the latest being Vice President of Architecture, and Vice President of software for Travelocity, before starting his own Agile software tools company, Focused Objective. Troy is a regular speaker at Lean and Agile user groups, and author of “Forecasting and Simulating Software Development Projects: Effective Modeling of Kanban & Scrum Projects using Monte-carlo Simulation” which describes in detail how to manage risk and improve decision making in Software development projects. He can be contacted at: troy.magennis@focusedobjective.com.
New Location - SolutionsIQ
10785 Willows Rd NE #250,
Redmond, WA 98052
Heading North or South on Interstate 405
- Take exit 20 for NE 124th St:
Turn east onto NE 124th St
- In Approximately 1.5 mi:
Turn right onto Willows Rd NE
- After Driving Approximately 0.9 mi:
turn right
- Destination will be on the left; Look for the Willow Creek Corporate Center Sign
Plenty of Free Parking!!
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