Expert advice says that management support is critical to process improvement success. How to you get that support? How do you lead process improvement from the ground level? Construx’s Earl Beede will lead a talk on Strategies for Ground Up Process Improvement. Earl will identify several ways individual contributors can start process improvement in their organizations. While not a cookbook approach, the strategies described have been used to initiate change
Earl Beede is a Certified Software Development Professional with the IEEE and Professional Software Engineer and the Director of Seminar Content at Construx Software. Earl has been in the IT industry for over 15 years as a quality assurance representative, systems analyst, process architect, and manager. He is a member of the Computer Society of the IEEE. Earl is an expert in early project lifecycle practices. He has designed and written software development processes at Verizon Wireless, AirTouch Cellular, Boeing Computer Systems, and the Defense Logistics Agency, where he was a certified quality representative. He has deep knowledge in software project management, estimation, requirements, quality assurance, contract management, and software methodologies.
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