by David Anderson, Microsoft
David Anderson, a program manager at Microsoft, will speak on how the new Microsoft Solutions Framework embedded in Visual Studio Team System can help you achieve level 3 of the CMMI. What is even more exciting is that the VSTS enabled approach is Agile! David will share his analysis of how you can use Agile methods to achieve process improvement.
David Anderson works as a program manager with Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington, USA. He has 22 years experience in the software development business. David was a member of the team which created the agile software development method known as Feature Driven Development in Singapore between 1997 and 1999. David introduced FDD at Sprintpcs.com, the Internet business unit of Sprint PCS in Kansas City, MO, where he reported to John Yuzdepski, VP & GM. He was one of a core team who created the technical product offer for the launch of PCS Vision. He also launched the Sprint Application Developer program for wireless data applications in October 2001. David has held managerial positions at Motorola, Sprint PCS and earlier in his career with two startups in the UK – Rombo, a video imaging company – and MDi Systems, a document imaging company. Prior to starting college, David was a leading computer games developer with Ocean Software in the UK with over 20 titles published including the game of the Sylvester Stallone movie “Rambo”.
David holds a degree in Electronics and Computer Science from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. His first book, “Agile Management for Software Engineering” was published in September 2003 by Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference, Upper Saddle River, New York.