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SEPG North America 2010: Call for Participation: March 22-25, 2010 Savannah, GA

visionary1usa — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:15:14 GMT

SEPG North America 2010
Call for Participation Announcement

Calls for Abstracts, Reviewers, Keynotes, and Topics Now Open for SEPG North America 2010

Do you have real-world examples, lessons learned, innovative ideas, or an exciting perspective on a cutting edge topic that you'd like to share with the process community? Do you want to participate in the North America 2010 program by speaking, reviewing abstracts, or suggesting keynotes and topics?

The Call for Participation is now open through August 26. The information you’ll need to prepare an abstract or being a reviewer is now available on the conference website; the submission website will be available at the end of July. You are also invited to nominate outstanding leaders to be keynote speakers or suggest topics. Visit the conference website for details: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/sepgna/2010. SEPG North America 2010 will be held March 22-25, 2010 in Savannah, Georgia.

Thanks,

Shane McGraw
Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University
4500 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213| (: 412.268.2358| 7: 412.268| mailto:spm@sei.cmu.edu
Web: www.sei.cmu.edu/go/spins

Next WOPR, October in Portland

jbullock — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:26:55 GMT

The next "Workshop on Performance and Reliability" will be hosted at WebMD in Portland.

http://performance-workshop.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=86

The Workshop On Performance and Reliability

Is an ongoing series of invitation-only, minimal-cost workshops for experienced performance testers and related professionals. WOPR builds skills in system performance and reliability and allows people who are interested in these topics to network with their peers. The emphasis is on mutual learning, sharing hands-on experiences and solving practical problems. In these semi-annual meetings, subject matter experts and experienced working practitioners discuss pertinent state-of-the-art topics. WOPR has been organized by a small team of highly experienced practitioners in the field of performance and reliability testing.

Being Invited to a WOPR Conference:

We usually cannot accommodate everyone who would like to attend a WOPR conference. Despite the claims of skeptics, it probably is easier to get into WOPR than Harvard Medical or Law Schools, but only slightly. We limit the size of each WOPR conference to between 15 and 20 seats based on the facility. The fee is the minimum needed to cover expenses for the facility, refreshments, etc., in other words as close to free as we can make it. Presentations are typically from advanced-level, experienced practitioners, and it is fair to say that some are world-class experts. So it is not surprising that WOPR conferences tend to be over-subscribed. Nevertheless, we strive to give every serious inquirer a fair chance to attend and we encourage newcomers who have a passion for the field to attend.

How to Improve Your Chances of Being Invited:

As we mention elsewhere, the best way is to offer to give a presentation and submit a proposal through this web site.

Another way is to provide a reference or two from experienced performance testers who know your work. If we already know and respect your references, so much the better. Don’t be intimidated, however, if you do not have industry recognized references – most of the prior WOPR attendees didn’t when they attended their first conference, yet still had valuable experiences to share.

A third way is to engage us in dialog and inform us about what you have to offer and what you hope to gain by attending.

Finally, don’t give up if you are not invited. There is always next time, and we reward persistence as evidence that you share our goals of building a community of performance testing professionals and advancing the state of the art.

Click here to learn more about WOPR.

Complete the WOPR application to be considered for the next workshop.

View articles resulting from previous WOPRs.

View details (theme, location, date, etc) for the next workshop.

Review themes, select papers, summaries and comments from previous workshops.

SEI Free Webinar May 14

Earl Beede — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:50:37 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: SQUARE Up Your Security Requirements Engineering with SQUARE

Join us for a Webinar on May 14

Presenter: Dr. Nancy Mead

It is well recognized in industry that requirements engineering is critical to the success of any major development project. Security requirements, if they are specified at all, tend to be developed independently of the rest of the requirements engineering activity. As a result, security requirements that are specific to the system and that provide for protection of essential services and assets are often neglected.

Through the SQUARE project, CERT researchers have developed an end-to-end process for security requirements engineering to help organizations build security into the early stages of the production life cycle. The SQUARE methodology consists of nine steps that generate a final deliverable of categorized and prioritized security requirements. The process has been baselined, piloted, and incorporated into practice. CERT has prototyped a computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tool to support each stage of the SQUARE process. More recently, SQUARE for Acquisition (A-SQUARE) has been developed and is available for early pilot use. This seminar provides an overview of the SQUARE process, and discusses current activities and plans.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: SQUARE Up Your Security Requirements Engineering with SQUARE

Date:		Thursday, May 14, 2009

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/845945576

Free SEI Webinar, April 28, "Building Process Performance Models"

Earl Beede — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:41:52 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: A Practical Approach for Building CMMI Process Performance Models

Join us for a Webinar on April 28

Presenters: Dave Zubrow, Rusty Young, Kevin Schaaff and Robert Stoddard

This webinar targets individuals who will be developing and using process performance models as part of an overall CMMI High Maturity improvement framework. As the community becomes more aware of the detailed definition and characterization of CMMI process performance models, there is a need to provide additional guidance on the process or “model” of how one properly builds a process performance model. The authors combined their varied and in-depth modeling experiences to deliver a tutorial on this subject for the 2009 SEPG NA from which this webinar is drawn. Process performance modeling is also referred to in a handful of courses within the SEI training portfolio. Specifically, it receives some treatment in the CMMI Introduction and Intermediate courses and much more in-depth conceptual treatment in the Understanding CMMI High Maturity Practices (UCHMP) course. Lastly, basic process performance modeling techniques are taught in the Improving Process Performance using Six Sigma (IPPSS) course while advanced process performance modeling techniques are taught in the Designing Products and Processes using Six Sigma (DPPSS) course.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: A Practical Approach for Building CMMI Process Performance Models

Date:		Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/714747993

SEI Free Webinar 4/9

Earl Beede — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:22:26 GMT

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SEI Webinar Series, SMART: Analyzing the Feasibility of Migrating Legacy Systems to SOA Environments

Join us for a Webinar on April 9

Presenter: Grace Lewis

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) has become an increasingly popular mechanism for achieving interoperability between systems. Because it has characteristics of loose coupling, published interfaces, and a standard communication model, SOA enables existing legacy systems to expose their functionality as services, presumably without making significant changes to the legacy systems. Migration of legacy systems to service-oriented environments has been achieved within a number of domains, showing that the promise is beginning to be fulfilled.

While migration to an SOA environment can have significant value, any specific migration requires a concrete analysis of the feasibility, risk, and cost involved. The Service Migration and Reuse Technique (SMART), which was initially developed in 2005, helps organizations to make initial decisions about the feasibility of reusing legacy systems within an SOA environment. To achieve this, SMART gathers information about the legacy system, the target SOA environment, and candidate services to produce (1) a preliminary analysis of the viability of migrating the legacy system, (2) preliminary estimates of the costs and risks involved in the migration, and (3) a proposed migration strategy that includes the identification of a pilot project as a risk mitigation mechanism.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series, SMART: Analyzing the Feasibility of Migrating Legacy Systems to SOA Environments

Date:		Thursday, April 9, 2009

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/982216699

Silicon Valley SPIN 02/09 -- Web Available

Earl Beede — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:10:16 GMT

This month we deviate from our usual fare, with a fascinating look
at security and voting machines. Since this is a topic of concern
for all citizens, please forward this invitation to other interested
parties.

Best regards,
Suzanne Garner

February 25, 2009
SILICON VALLEY SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT NETWORK
(SV-SPIN)

Security in the Election Process and Voting Machines
Joy Forsythe
Fortify Software

ABSTRACT

"Security in the Election Process and Voting Machines"

Elections are the core of the democratic process. In order for an
election to remain truly democratic, it must uphold four critical
properties: privacy, incoercibility, accuracy and verifiability.
This presentation will discuss threats against these properties,
summarize the strengths and weaknesses of current voting techniques,
and compare security in voting systems and business systems. It will
conclude with a look to the future of voting systems in America and
recommendations for how the federal government and state governments
can work with voting machine vendors to adopt business software
assurance techniques into the systems they create.

SPEAKER BIO

Joy Forsythe is a member of the Security Research Group at Fortify
Software, where she is responsible for developing security content
for the Fortify suite of products. Prior to joining Fortify, Ms.
Forsythe worked for Oracle, where she designed and implemented the
encryption and storage optimization features for SecureFiles. At MIT
she was a Research Assistant in the Computer Science and Artificial
Intelligence Laboratory, where she worked under Professor Ron Rivest
on electronic voting and cryptography. She holds a M.E. and a B.S.
in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT.

ABOUT THE SV-SPIN MEETING

WHEN: Wednesday, Febuary 25, 2009
5:45 - 6:15 Sign-in, Refreshments, Networking
6:15 - 6:30 Introduction and SV-SPIN Business
6:30 - 7:45 Talk
7:45 - 8:15 Networking

LOCATION: Cisco Systems
Boiler Maker Conference Room, 1st floor Building 24 510 McCarthy
Blvd., Milpitas, California 95035

MAP: http://www.svspin.org/cisco.htm

Building Info:
Enter the lobby and the conference room is on the left as you face
the building. We normally have someone in the lobby up until the
presentation starts to let people in the front door. But, if no one
is there and the door is locked you should be able to get someone's
attention by standing near the windows to the left of the front door.

There will be a sign-in sheet and name badges at the reception desk
in the lobby.

If you have any questions e-mail saarnold@... or phone 408-525-
0802.

See below for information on joining the meeting via voice/web
conference.

RSVP: Please RSVP by email before Monday, February 23, 2008 to
Steve Arnold
Email: saarnold@...

SV-SPIN CONTACT: Suzanne Garner
E-mail: sv_spin@...

SPIN HomePage: http://www.svspin.org

SV_SPIN meetings are held the last Wednesday of each month.

(r) Capability Maturity Model, Capability Maturity Modeling, Carnegie
Mellon, CERT, CERT Coordination Center, CMM, and CMMI are registered
in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by Carnegie Mellon
University.

SM Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method; ATAM; CMM Integration;
CURE;
IDEAL; Interim Profile; OCTAVE; Operationally Critical Threat, Asset,
and Vulnerability Evaluation; Personal Software Process; PSP; SCAMPI;
SCAMPI Lead Assessor; SCAMPI Lead Appraiser; SCE; Team Software
Process; and TSP are service marks of Carnegie Mellon University.

Date/Time: Febuary 25, 2009 at 06:00PM
America /Los_Angeles

Length: 120

Frequency: once

Meeting ID: 131505131

Global Access Numbers:

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US/Canada: +1.866.432.9903

TO ATTEND A WEB AND VOICE CONFERENCE

CISCO INTRANET ATTENDEES

Join the Web & Voice Conference*

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2. Enter your CEC User ID & Password then click OK

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3. Click on CONNECT from the Meeting Room to join the Voice
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EXTERNAL ATTENDEES - Outside the Cisco Intranet**

Join the Web & Voice Conference*

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2. Fill in the My Name is field then click Attend Meeting

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- Accept any security warnings you receive and wait for the Meeting
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3. Click on CONNECT from the Meeting Room to join the Voice
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- Note: Guest users will see a link to the Global Access Numbers.

*If this is your first time attending a Web Conference, disable any
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test your web browser for compatibility with the Web Conference.

**Not all meetings are scheduled to allow external attendees into the
Web Conference portion of the meeting, if the URL does not work,
please follow the Voice only Conference instructions below to attend.

TO ATTEND A VOICE ONLY CONFERENCE

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SUPPORT

Information about this Conference: Contact Steve Arnold, 14085250802

Cisco IT Support Center : Attend the Voice Conference and then press
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Free SEI Webinar 2/23/09

Earl Beede — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:56:23 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: CMMI V1.2 and Beyond…

Join us for a Webinar on February 23

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/178813757

Presenter: Mike Phillips & Mike Konrad

This webinar describes the continued updates of CMMI to better address key elements like acquisition and services. After a short look at current status, an overview of each of these two new “constellations” will be provided, along with information about other related new themes to better use CMMI (and TSP and the P-CMM) to improve performance. Emphasis will be on the acquisition improvements, but It will also cover progress on defining the key elements of focus for V1.3 with a final encouragement for any remaining Change Requests for team deliberation.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: CMMI V1.2 and Beyond…

Date:		Monday, February 23, 2009

Time:		7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

SEI Webinar CMMI 1.3 2/10/09

Earl Beede — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:19:40 GMT

Special Event in the SEI Webinar Series: CMMI Version 1.3 Product Suite

Join us for a Webinar on February 10

Presented by Mike Konrad and Rusty Young

In this webinar session, Mike Konrad, manager of the CMMI Model Team and CMMI Chief Architect, and Rusty Young, manager of the SCAMPI Appraisal Team, will discuss CMMI Version 1.3. Version 1.3 will include updates to the entire CMMI Product Suite and will focus on, but not be limited to:
1. Clarity of high maturity
2. More effective generic practices
3. Appraisal efficiencies
4. Commonality across the constellations: Development, Acquisition, and Services

This webinar will be the final in-depth communication on Version 1.3 before the change request period is closed. Change requests that are submitted before March 2, 2009 for CMMI-DEV, CMMI-ACQ, and CMMI-SVC constellations will be reviewed as part of this project. As plans are finalized, more information about CMMI Version 1.3 will become available on the SEI website. The date of the Version 1.3 release is not yet definite, but is likely in 2010.

SPACES ARE LIMITED! SO, REGISTER NOW!

Title:		Special Event in the SEI Webinar Series: CMMI Version 1.3 Product Suite

Date:		Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Time:		9:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/258250327

Free SEI Webinar 2/9/09

Earl Beede — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:48:51 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: Recursion and Iteration of CMMI Project Management Practices

Join us for a Webinar on February 9

Recursion occurs when a process is applied to successive levels within a structure. When we talk about engineering practices in CMMI, we expect recursion, e.g., requirements must be managed for the product, product component, subcomponents, etc.  Although not directly stated in the model, the same expectation should be made of project management practices.

In spite of the reputation of CMMI-DEV as a Product development model, there is a distinct “Project” focus to CMMI-DEV. There are process areas that use the word “Project” explicitly in their title (Project Planning, Project Monitoring and Control, Integrated Project Management). So, would you expect everyone’s definition of a project to be the same? Let’s say you were a large defense contractor, building an integrated aircraft. How would you define the scope of this project? In a project of this magnitude we find that there are actually a lot of smaller “projects” being executed, with an “integrating” project at the highest level. So, how do we define Project Management practice instantiations at the highest level, and how do we apply it at lower levels? Should we expect to find full instantiations of PP, PMC, and IPM at an IPT level or in a functional organization? When we appraise this organization, should we expect to gain affirmations from IPT leads or software leads regarding PM PAs?

Similarly, project management practices are expected to be iterative.  For example, project planning is performed throughout the life of the project, not just at the beginning.

This presentation will examine the project management practices from the perspective of both recursion and iteration.  We will identify those practices where recursion and iteration are expected, and discuss implementation tactics and options.  Finally, implications for appraising these practices and for preparing appraisal evidence will be noted.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: Recursion and Iteration of CMMI Project Management Practices

Date:		Monday, February 9, 2009

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/624491082

Cincinnati SPIN Notice 1/09

Earl Beede — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:34:17 GMT

The January meeting will be on Wednesday January 14th from 4pm to 6pm at
Cincom
55 Merchant St
Cincinnati, OH 45246 Thank you Cincom for sponsoring! The presentation topic is The Process and Value of Test Driven Development (TDD) presented by Andy Lawrence from Pillar.

Andy is going to talk about what TDD is and the value of it to an organization. There will be no code presented here; we're going to explore the benefits and application of TDD. We're going to talk about the goals of TDD (Hint: it's not "testing"), the other things having tests in places enables, how to get started with an existing code base, and what the testing suite typically looks like. Lastly, TDD is not a panacea, so we're going to talk about some of the myths around TDD. Please forward this email to your colleagues and contacts who may be interested in this field. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting! Thank you.

Cincinnati SPIN

www.CincinnatiSPIN.com

SEI 01/09 Free Webinar

Earl Beede — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:59:33 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: Exploring Enterprise, System of Systems, System and Software Architectures

Join us for a Webinar on January 22

Presenter: Paul Clements

As systems grow in complexity in today’s software-intensive world, architecture's role becomes crucial at enterprise, system, and software levels. The theme of the SATURN 2009 conference is “architecture at all scales” exploring the boundary between software, system and enterprise architectures. The theme highlights the growing importance of architecture in driving organizations to success by acknowledging the best architecture-centric practices that architecture practitioners use to build predictable, high-quality systems.

In this webinar, we will present our findings from a U.S. Army workshop on architecture that was held at the SEI in September of 2008, under the auspices of the Army Strategic Software Improvement Program (ASSIP). We invited accomplished practitioners from government, academia, and industry to discuss the various “genres” of architecture: enterprise architecture, system of systems architecture, system architecture, and software architecture. The goal of the workshop was to clarify the relationships among the different genres, explore and identify areas of commonality and difference, and to discuss the role of the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) in helping to capture these architectures.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: Exploring Enterprise, System of Systems, System and Software Architectures

Date:		Thursday, January 22, 2009

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/930959975

Free SEI Webinar 12/18/08

Earl Beede — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:33:48 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: Process Improvement at the Edges

Join us for a Webinar on December 18

Presenter: SuZ Garcia

Process improvement is a well-established business competitiveness strategy for medium and larger enterprises in a number of industries critical to the global economy. But process improvement is challenging “at the edge”, especially for very small organizations and in multi-organization collaborations common in systems of –systems settings. At both of these edges, there are challenges. Some of these are different, but some are surprisingly similar. SuZ Garcia has successfully worked on process improvement “in the small” and is now translating strategies from small and traditional settings into systems of-systems. She will share insights on approaching CMMI and other model-based improvements drawn particularly from small settings, with a focus on how solutions from the very small can also support improvement in the very large, multi-organizational setting.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: Process Improvement at the Edges

Date:		Thursday, December 18, 2008

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/941082132

Boston SPIN Notice 12/08

Earl Beede — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:50:01 GMT

Please Note: We will continue to meet in building S. See our web page for information and directions to building S. http://www.boston-spin.org/directions.html We will meet in the auditorium in S building.

Topic: Taming the SOA Beast: Making Quality a Continuous Process Across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Speaker: Wayne Ariola

When: Tuesday December 16, 2008 6:00pm - 8:30pm

6:00-7:00 Networking with PIZZA

6:00-6:45 Roundtables (also with PIZZA)

7:00-7:10 Announcements

7:10-8:10 Presentation

8:10-8:25 Questions and Answers

8:25-8:30 Raffles and Gifts

Who: Everyone (Industry, Government, Academia)

Location: The MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington Rd. (Rt. 62), Building S, Bedford, MA 01730

NOTE: Because of security concerns, you'll need a Picture ID and any large items you bring will be opened and inspected when you arrive. The earliest arrival time is 5:15pm. No one will be admitted prior to that time. The building is secured at 8:30pm. All attendees must have left the building by that time.

Info: See our web page for information and directions. http://www.boston-spin.org/directions.html

Boston SPIN meetings are free. No RSVP is necessary.

Abstract: Taming the SOA Beast: Making Quality a Continuous Process Across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Your CFO would laugh at the thought of waiting for an auditor to determine whether the books had any errors. Rather, he would ensure that the company had policies and procedures for vetting and then correcting errors long before the audit. If the CFO did not have this, he would go to jail.

Why, then, do so many software development teams wait for QA to identify the errors in their software? Since today's complex SOA applications are becoming increasingly difficult to test at the application level, leaving the burden of testing to QA is inefficient and ineffective. Consequently, applications are released without understanding what defects they include and what impact they will have.

On the other hand, some teams diligently perform developer testing, but don’t effectively validate the application’s high level functionality. As a result, they can’t be confident that the complex and distributed cmponents which comprise a SOA application work together to satisfy the expected business requirements.

A more effective approach advocates enabling quality as a continuous process across the SDLC. Using this approach, developers identify and eliminate errors upon introduction, and QA testers or business analysts focus on validating end-to-end business scenarios. This entire process is supported and unified by an infrastructure that automates repetitive tasks, tracks project status, and provides instant access to the information needed for smart decision making and process improvement.

This presentation explores why such an approach is necessary, how it addresses today’s most pressing SOA development concerns, and how to best introduce it into your own development group.

About the Speaker: Wayne Ariola

Wayne Ariola, VP of Strategy at Parasoft, oversees the company's Business Development team. Ariola has the responsibility for growing the company's revenue and customer base through channel sales strategies. Ariola has more than 12 years strategic consulting experience within the high technology and software development industries. He has a BA from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a MBA from Indiana University.

About the Roundtables:

Roundtables are focused group or "birds-of-a-feather" discussions, with a Facilitator to stimulate and moderate discussion. These discussions are held during the Networking portion of the SPIN meeting, before the speaker.

Roundtable topic: “Digital Forensics Methodology” Facilitator: Leo Manning

Is your company prepared to respond to an E-Discovery request or employee misconduct involving a company computer? What is a digital forensics methodology? What are some of the software tools of the trade?

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Call for Papers IEEE Requirements Engineering Conference

Earl Beede — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:33:22 GMT

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS

17th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'09)

31 August - 4 September 2009, Atlanta, Georgia, USA www.re09.org

===============

IMPORTANT DATES

===============

Paper abstracts: February 2, 2009

Paper submissions (all categories): February 12, 2009

Tutorial, workshop and panel submissions: March 9, 2009

Notification to authors: April 22, 2009

Doctoral symposium, poster and other submissions: May 11, 2009

==============================================

REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING: the Essential Bridge ==============================================

The world is becoming ever more dependent on software intensive systems.

They are central to our economy, to our society, to the services we depend upon and, increasingly to the very survival of the global ecosystem. Despite many failures, some of them very well publicized, the engineering of such systems has improved consistently over the past few decades. However many challenges remain. Every computer-based system involves relating the myriad, informal facets of the real world to the intricate and formal specifics of a software system. Understanding potentials or details of software systems is not expected of stakeholders, who have their own specialized concerns. Similarly, the eager and technologically capable developers are not expected to understand the nuances of the many domains where software applies.

Requirements Engineering (RE) is the essential capability that can bridge the two perspectives. The RE activity is multi-disciplinary. When defining the requirements of major systems we must bring to bear expertise from a wide range of specialisms such as Human-Computer Interaction, Systems Modeling, and Security. The RE research field builds the effective bridges between these and other sub-disciplines of the Computer Science and Information Systems fields. The many computer-based system needs of business and society are often contradictory, inadequately defined, and rapidly changing. RE helps stakeholders communicate, helping to reconcile their conflicts, clarify their goals, and reflect their priorities. If our society is to seek a better future we will need all of the models, methods, and tools that RE can provide.

The IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference provides the premier international forum for researchers, educators, industrial practitioners and students to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences and concerns in the field of requirements engineering.

Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to: requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation and verification; requirements specification languages, methods, processes and tools; requirements management, traceability, viewpoints, prioritization and negotiation; modeling of requirements (formal and informal), goals and domains; prototyping, simulation and animation; evolution of requirements over time, product families and variability; relating requirements to business goals, products, architecture and testing; social, cultural, global, personal and cognitive factors in requirements engineering; domain-specific problems, experiences and solutions. There is a particular welcome for papers that cross disciplines, combine paradigms or otherwise address the conference theme.

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PAPER CATEGORIES

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We will invite submissions of high quality papers in four categories:

Technical solution papers present solutions for requirements-related problems that are novel or significantly improve existing solutions. A technical solution paper must include a preliminary validation of the proposed solution.

Scientific evaluation papers evaluate existing problem situations or validate/refute proposed solutions with scientific means, i.e. by empirical studies, experiments, case studies, simulations, formal analyses, mathematical proofs, etc. Scientific reflection on problems and practices in industry also falls into this category.

Industrial practice and experience papers present problems or challenges encountered in practice, discuss insights, innovations in industrial practice, success and failure stories. The focus is on 'what' and on lessons learned, not on an in-depth analysis of 'why'. Otherwise, consider submitting a scientific evaluation paper.

Survey or review papers abstract from the current state of the art and provide insightful observations, fruitful analogies or propose significant and novel research directions. Contributions that link RE to other fields of endeavor would belong here. Please note that this is not a forum for research proposals or personal opinion pieces.

More details about the paper categories, corresponding review evaluation criteria and submission dates will be provided on the conference website, http://www.re09.org.

Papers must describe original work not submitted or presented at other forums. Accepted papers will be published in an IEEE CS Press Conference Proceedings and will be available in the IEEE CS Digital Library.

Other Contributions:

We also invite proposals for tutorials, workshops, panels, doctoral symposium contributions, posters, videos, and research demonstrations.

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SUBMISSION INFORMATION

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Submissions will be handled electronically at the RE'09 submission site.

Authors without web access must make advance arrangements with the Program Chair at least one week before the deadline. Technical solution and scientific evaluation papers must not exceed 10 pages. Industrial practice/experience and survey/review papers must not exceed 6 pages.

Submissions must be formatted according to the IEEE CS proceedings format (see http://www.computer.org/portal/site/cscps/ for instructions and templates). More detail on submission procedures will be available on the conference website.

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

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++General Chair++

William Robinson, Georgia State University, USA

++Program Chair++

Kevin Ryan, Lero - University of Limerick, Ireland

++Local Arrangements++

Bala Ramesh, Georgia State University, USA

++Financial Chair++

Thomas A. Alspaugh, UCI, USA

++Practitioner Track++

Brian Berenbach, Siemens, USA

Erik Simmons, Intel, USA

++Workshops++

Jane Cleland-Huang, DePaul University, USA Marjo Kauppinen, HUT, Finland

++Tutorials++

Daniel Berry, University of Waterloo, Canada

++Doctoral Symposium++

Patrick Heymans, University of Namur, Belgium Didar Zowghi, UT, Sydney, Australia

++Posters++

Mehrdad Sabetzadeh, University of Toronto, Canada Andrea Zisman, City University, UK

++Publicity++

Olly Gotel, Pace University, USA

Patrick Maeder, TU Ilmenau, Germany

++Proceedings++

Susan Mitchell, Lero ñ University of Limerick, Ireland

++Local Organization++

Yi Ding, Webmaster

David McDonald, Registration

Carl Stucke, Student Volunteers

Radu Vlas, Demos

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PROGRAM BOARD

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Jane Cleland-Huang, USA

Carlo Ghezzi, Italy

Martin Glinz, Switzerland

Olly Gotel, USA

Mats Heimdal, USA

Patrick Heymans, Belgium

Neil Maiden, UK

Klaus Pohl, Germany

Bjoern Regnell, Sweden

Colette Rolland, France

Alistair Sutcliffe, UK

Tetsuo Tamai, Japan

Roel Wieringa, The Netherlands

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE

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Ian Alexander, UK

Annie Anton, USA

Mikio Aoyama, Japan

Brian Berenbach, USA

Daniel Berry, Canada

Jaelson Castro, Brazil

Marsha Chechik, Canada

Lawrence Chung, USA

Daniela Damian, Canada

Eric Dubois, Luxembourg

Christof Ebert, Germany

Martin Feather, USA

Anthony Finkelstein, UK

Xavier Franch, Spain

Donald Gause, USA

Michael Goedicke, Germany

Connie Heitmeyer, USA

Ann Hickey, USA

Marina Jirotka, UK

Haruhiko Kaiya, Japan

Kyo Kang, Korea

Marjo Kauppinen, Finland

Soeren Lauesen, Denmark

Julio Leite, Brazil

Michel Lemoine, France

Emmanuel Letier, UK

Peri Loucopoulos, UK

Robyn Lutz, USA

Kalle Lyytinen, USA

Nazim Madhavji, Canada

John Mylopoulos, Canada

Andreas Opdahl, Norway

Oscar Pastor, Spain

Norah Power, Ireland

Bala Ramesh, USA

Suzanne Robertson, UK

Motoshi Saeki, Japan

Camille Salinesi, France

Erik Simmons, USA

Guttorm Sindre, Norway

Eric Yu, Canada

Wei Zhang, China

Andrea Zisman, UK

Didar Zowghi, Australia

For additional information please contact the general chair William Robinson (wrobinson@gsu.edu) or program chair Kevin Ryan

(kevin.ryan@lero.ie)

Free SEI Webinar 12/3

Earl Beede — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:38:15 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: Identifying Program Risks

Join us for a Webinar on December 11

Presenter: Ray Willams

It doesn’t matter what guide or model you are using for your program’s risk management process—CMMI RSKM, the Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisitions, PMI PMBoK, or some other—if you don’t identify the right risks, everything else you do in risk management is just a waste of time and effort.

In this webinar we’ll look at group processes at the work group level (development team, IPT, small project) for identifying and documenting risks. We’ll discuss the principles behind the Condition-Consequence risk statement construct, showing you how to help a work group write good risk statements quickly and confidently. Finally, we’ll discuss the ways in which many organizations unintentionally undermine good risk identification, turning the risk management process into a “lip-service exercise.”

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: Identifying Program Risks

Date:		Thursday, December 11, 2008

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
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Free SEI Webinar 11/13

Earl Beede — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:37:51 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: Using the Team Software Process (TSP) to Improve Performance

Join us for a Webinar on November 13

Presenter: Dan Burton

Most process improvement initiatives fail. What makes TSP different? In this presentation, Tim explains what TSP is and how it can relate to CMMI. He will show quantitative results he and others have seen through the use of TSP. Tim will also discuss the people side of change, which can be one of the most difficult aspects of change, and how, based on his personal experience as a project manager and process improvement lead, TSP can help overcome
this challenge.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: Using the Team Software Process (TSP) to Improve Performance

Date:		Thursday, November 13, 2008

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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Free SEI Webinar 11/6/08

Earl Beede — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:54:15 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: SEPG Conference Series Overview

Join us for a Webinar on November 6

Presenter: Dr. Caroline Graettinger

In this webinar, Caroline Graettinger, PhD, Chair of the SEPG Conference Series, will answer common questions about this premier global conference series on software and systems process management hosted by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute. Now in its 21st year, the SEPG Conference Series has annual events in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Considered by attendees to be an exceptional resource to learn, network, and improve in process management and performance improvement in the areas of not only software and systems engineering but also acquisition, maintenance, security, and services, the SEPG conferences attract attendees from around the world. Caroline will answer questions she often receives about how the program is developed, how presenters can increase their chances of having their abstracts accepted, the various opportunities to participate in SEPG, new networking opportunities planned for 2009, and other common questions.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: SEPG Conference Series Overview

Date:		Thursday, November 6, 2008

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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SEI Webinar 10/23/08

Earl Beede — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:41:53 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC)

Join us for a Webinar on October 23

Presenter: Eileen Forrester

The CMMI-SVC extends the coverage of the CMMI from development and acquisition into service delivery. Currently, some service organizations apply CMMI V1.1 or CMMI-DEV V1.2 to service delivery, but this requires significant interpretation by both the organizations and their appraisers. CMMI-SVC will improve consistency and payoff and provide fuller coverage for process areas necessary to services that are not covered by the current CMMI models. The SEI lead for CMMI-SVC will give status on model development, describe experience and pilot results and brief the new content.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC)

Date:		Thursday, October 23, 2008

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/671954296

Austin SPIN Notice 9/08

Earl Beede — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:05:34 GMT

Title:		Leading Your Knowledge Worker Teams To "Well Work"

Date:		Wednesday September 17, 2008
Time:		6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Location:		National Instruments HQ Rm 1S13
Notes:		http://www.austin-spin.org for more information. Speaker: Doug Russell Overview: Product development and design projects are among the most difficult projects to successfully manage. The knowledge workers on these teams are subjected to enormous stress and often the projects still miss their goals. Doug will share his successful approach, used in three corporations, to lead knowledge worker teams to success while not burning the team out (thus allowing them to do "well work"). Doug peppers his talk with real-world stories and anecdotes and presents the information in an interactive and high energy way. About the Speaker: Doug Russell has 25 years of hands-on experience inside complex engineering project development teams for Intel Corporation, Motorola, Inc, Crane Corporation's Signal Technology division, and the US Department of Defense. In that time Doug held a variety of team leadership roles including project engineer, program manager, manufacturing manager, business (profit and loss) program manager, proposal manager, manager of program managers, and Director of Programs. Doug also taught a team leadership course at Motorola University and a risk management class at Intel University. Doug has an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clemson University. Doug also was inducted into Eta Kappa Nu, the Electrical Engineering Honor Society and holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Program Management Institute.

SEI Webinar 9/25/08

Earl Beede — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:04:30 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: CMMI on the Web

Join us for a Webinar on September 25

Presenters: Shane McGraw & Deen Blash

With the abundance of information on CMMI, this presentation will clarify what is available for organizations starting and maintaining CMMI-based process improvement initiatives. While your implementation will be unique, there are definite commonalities for every CMMI implementation. This presentation will also show that efficiently accessing the available information has enormous tangible benefits for anyone interested in CMMI-based process improvement. The presentation will focus on three learner outcomes: 1) Basic understanding of the CMMI Product Suite 2) Starting and sustaining a process improvement initiative based on CMMI 3) What Web sites, forums, tools and user groups are available for organizations using CMMI.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: CMMI on the Web

Date:		Thursday, September 25, 2008

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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Silicon Valley SPIN Notice 09/08

Earl Beede — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:07:45 GMT

Master of Science in Information Technology, Software Engineering Management
Dr. Philip L. Miller
Sr. Member of Operational Staff
Software Engineering Institute

ABSTRACT

Master of Science in Information Technology, Software Engineering Management

Part-time and offered at distance via the Internet, the new Carnegie Mellon University® Masters degree program focuses on management, technology, and business aspects of software engineering. As worldwide dependence on software grows, the demand for informed and experienced managers grows. Carnegie Mellon University is responding to this need by introducing the Master of Science in Information Technology, Software Engineering Management (MSIT-SEM) degree. A collaborative effort from Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science , Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), the new degree program offers a multi-disciplinary view of software engineering that can give managers a unique edge in today's complex marketplace. This presentation provides the details.

SPEAKER BIO

Dr. Miller joined the Software Engineering Institute in 2005. He heads an academic initiative, is responsible for bringing Internet based blended learning to the SEI, was the prime mover in establishing the Mexican TSP Initiative, has developed fresh approaches to selected courses in the CMMI sequence, and is the SEI lead in the SEI/Carnegie Mellon Master of Science in Software Engineering - Software Engineering Management (MSIT-SEM).

Dr. Miller founded iCarnegie Incorporated in July 1998, along with Allan Fisher. iCarnegie is majority owned by Carnegie Mellon University. Its mission is to leverage Internet mediated education through partnering institutions to bring world-class software development curricula to students who would otherwise have no access.

Dr. Miller was on the Computer Science faculty at Carnegie Mellon University from 1979 until the creation of iCarnegie. At CMU Dr. Miller built and directed the Introductory Programming Group throughout his tenure. He was principal investigator on numerous research awards that were funded by the National Science Foundation, Apple Computer, and DARPA. The research focus was the application of advanced compiler technology to teaching science and computer science. He was founder and first director of Carnegie Mellon's center for Art and Technology, a research oriented department that was administered by both the College of Fine Arts and the School of Computer Science.

Dr. Miller is a frequent keynote speaker, led the creation of the College Board's Advanced Placement Course, and served on the SAT Mathematics Oversight Committee.

TO ATTEND A WEB AND VOICE CONFERENCE

Join the Web & Voice Conference*

1. Go to http://meetingplace.cisco.com/join.asp?131505131

2. Fill in the My Name is field then click Attend Meeting

- If you have a CEC User ID, click on the Cisco icon

- Accept any security warnings you receive and wait for the Meeting Room to initialize

3. Click on CONNECT from the Meeting Room to join the Voice Conference portion of the meeting

- Note: Guest users will see a link to the Global Access Numbers.

*If this is your first time attending a Web Conference, disable any pop-up blockers and visit
http://meetingplace.cisco.com/mpweb/scripts/browsertestupper.asp to test your web browser for compatibility with the Web Conference.

**Not all meetings are scheduled to allow external attendees into the Web Conference portion of the meeting, if the URL does not work,
please follow the Voice only Conference instructions below to attend.

TO ATTEND A VOICE ONLY CONFERENCE

1. Dial into Cisco Unified MeetingPlace (view the Access Numbers or link above)

2. Press 1 to attend the meeting

3. Follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID 131131505131 and join the meeting

ABOUT THE SV-SPIN MEETING

WHEN: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
5:45 - 6:15 Sign-in, Refreshments, Networking
6:15 - 6:30 Introduction and SV-SPIN Business
6:30 - 7:45 Talk
7:45 - 8:15 Networking

LOCATION: Cisco Systems
Boiler Maker Conference Room, 1st floor Building 24 510 McCarthy
Blvd., Milpitas, California 95035

MAP: http://www.svspin.org/cisco.htm

Building Info:
Enter the lobby and the conference room is on the left as you face
the building. We normally have someone in the lobby up until the
presentation starts to let people in the front door. But, if no one
is there and the door is locked you should be able to get someone's
attention by standing near the windows to the left of the front door.

There will be a sign-in sheet and name badges at the reception desk
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If you have any questions e-mail mailto:saarnold%40cisco.com or phone 408-525-
0802.

See below for information on joining the meeting via voice/web
conference.

RSVP: Please RSVP by email before Monday, September 22, 2008 to
Steve Arnold
Email: mailto:saarnold%40cisco.com

SV-SPIN CONTACT: Suzanne Garner
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SPIN HomePage: http://www.svspin.org/

SV_SPIN meetings are held the last Wednesday of each month.

Meeting ID: 131505131

Global Access Numbers:

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US/Canada: +1.866.432.9903

SUPPORT

Information about this Conference: Contact Steve Arnold, 14085250802

Cisco IT Support Center : Attend the Voice Conference and then press
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SEPG 2009 Registration Open

Earl Beede — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:33:40 GMT

Join the Next Generation of Performance Improvement Experts: Register Today for SEPG North America 2009

Registration is open for SEPG North America 2009, the premier software process improvement conference for software and systems professionals. Register today at the early-bird rate and guarantee your spot at SEPG North America, to be held March 23-26, 2009 in San Jose, California.

You’ll learn about process improvement through technical sessions focused on technologies like CMMI, People CMM, PSP, TSP, Agile, ISO, and Six Sigma; approaches to implementing high maturity; effective acquisition techniques; and many other processes for improvement. SEPG North America 2009 will help you get your organizations and teams to perform at a higher level through:

World Renowned Keynotes
Industry Expert Presenters
Thought Provoking Sessions
Hot Topic Panels
High Caliber Exhibitors
Networking Events
Peer2Peer Sessions

View the list of program topics and learn how to book your hotel room at the SEPG North America 2009 website. Stay up-to-date on conference news and connect with other SEPG Conference Series attendees by joining our group on the professional networking site Linked In.

Milwaukee SPIN Notice 09/08

Earl Beede — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:41:42 GMT

Milwaukee SPIN Event

"Manage Risk in an Uncertain World: It’s the Future of How Businesses Will Be run"by Scott Stribrny, President of Group Atlantic, Inc.For corporations, risk management has become a top concern in the face of increasing demand for greater corporate accountability as well as world events that have changed the risk landscape and their impact on the business world. Governance mandates such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the events of 9/11 and their aftermath, along with the continuing uncertainty of the business-economic environment, have made it compulsory for corporations to rethink their approaches to identifying and managing risk. Project and program managers everywhere face a daunting mix of challenges, including ever changing program demands, program environments of unprecedented complexity, tough new oversight requirements, and the constant pressure to do more with less. The need for risk management for making effective decisions and communicating the results within program organizations has never been more urgent. This briefing looks at the rapid rise of risk management and aims to expose project & program managers to the essentials of effective risk management for 2008 and beyond. The briefing provides an exclusive glimpse of a company that has been at the forefront of risk management, and describes how risk management has made the company one of the best managed in the US.

Date and Time	Location
Thursday, 09/18/2008 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Free Food and Networking 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM Speaker Presentation and Q&A	MSOE Kern Center - room K125/127 1245 N. Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202 Click here for map.

Cost

This event is free to the public. Please register using one of the following buttons, or by visiting www.milwaukeespin.com.

Speaker Bio

Scott Stribrny is the Cofounder, President, and Managing Director of Group Atlantic, Inc., a consulting firm that has advised private, commercial, and governmental organizations on successful strategy development and operations improvement since 1992. He is also a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Enterprise Risk Management & Governance practice. He is currently advising on techniques for effective product requirement specification and risk management. His courses on requirements, risk management, peer review, estimating and highperformance teams are well known for their innovative workshops and practical applicability. Mr. Stribrny has more than 30 years experience in systems specification and building. He has designed and built real-time mission critical software and has led successful multi-year, multimillion-dollar development programs. His accumulated management experience ranges from growth companies to Fortune 50 conglomerates in many industries, including aerospace, telecommunications, financial, insurance, retail, information services, and manufacturing. Mr. Stribrny is a co-founder and former leader of the Chicago Software Process Improvement Network, and was an organizer of the 1998 Software Engineering Process Group conference. He can be reached at Scott.Stribrny@GroupAtlantic.com.

Albuquerque SPIN Notice 09/08

Earl Beede — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:39:11 GMT

Information Security Requirements for Applications – a Proactive Approach to Information Securityby Robert Childs, Vice President and
Information Security Officer, First Community Bank Wednesday, September 17^th, 200811: 30 AM to 1:00 PMUNM Continuing Education, 1634 University Blvd. NEAlbuquerque, New Mexico When new application systems are migrated to production, how do you ensure security is built in up front and compliance requirements are maintained? How will a new application affect your IT controls or compliance standing? A proactive approach to ensure information security controls are implemented for new systems is to require an ‘Information Security Plan’ to be defined for all new application systems. This presentation will discuss the policy needed to make this happen, how to integrate with your project management methodology and the details of developing the security plan using a template approach. A sample policy and security plan template will be provided. Biography: Robert Childs is currently Vice President and Information Security Officer for First Community Bank. He heads up the information security functions for the bank. His responsibilities include meeting SOX, GLBA and bank IT compliance requirements; IT risk and vulnerability management; and management and development of the information security program. Previously, he was the Information Security Manager and Analyst for PNM Resources. He has approximately 28 years of corporate work experience, in both management and staff positions. This includes 9+ years in information security and 11 years in the IT auditing field. He has worked for companies such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, American Express Bank, Gulf Oil and EDS. He has a MBA in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a BBA from University of Texas at Austin. He is a CISSP, CISM and CISA. He is currently Treasurer and past President of the InfraGard NM Chapter.

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There is a $15 cost for non-members. ABQ SPIN members are free. Lunch is included.
To register for this meeting, visit the web site at www.abqspin.org or send an email to info@abqspin.org with the following information:

SEI Webinar Series: CERT Resiliency Engineering Framework 09/11/08

Earl Beede — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:28:45 GMT

SEI Webinar Series: CERT Resiliency Engineering Framework (REF)

Join us for a Webinar on September 11

Presenter: Rich Caralli

Organizations can improve operational resiliency by viewing it as an engineering-based process that can be defined, managed, measured, and improved. This session will demonstrate the CERT Resiliency Engineering Framework (REF) as a foundational model that provides a structure from which an organization can systematically identify its current capabilities and level of security effectiveness, assess resiliency targets and goals, and build a road map for continuous improvement.

Title:		SEI Webinar Series: CERT Resiliency Engineering Framework (REF)

Date:		Thursday, September 11, 2008

Time:		1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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