The Boston SPIN would really appreciate volunteers to facilitate a Roundtable once or twice
this year from 6:00 - 6:45 p.m., before the general meeting and speaker presentation.
If you've never volunteered before, we have facilitator guidelines to make it easier,
and we offer a mentoring program.
Also, you don't have to be an expert on a topic to lead a topic.
What does the Facilitator gain from the experience?
Recognition by your company
Praise from the Steering Committee
Increased leadership skills (good for your company and your resume)
Confidence in public speaking, in a supportive environment
Appreciation from Roundtable participants
Satisfaction for making a difference because you made a Roundtable happen.
What do Roundtable participants gain?
Insights on software process improvement from people of many different backgrounds
Knowledge shared by more experienced participants
Pointers on techniques and methodologies
Practical solutions to real life problems
Networking with peers
References to helpful materials
Satisfaction from sharing their knowledge.
Volunteer to facilitate a topic (TBA below) by e-mail to:
We have guidelines for facilitators to make it easier.
(All are welcome to attend any scheduled Roundtable, no reservation needed. Just arrive by 6:00 pm.)
Open Topics for Roundtables
(Please volunteer - suggestions welcome)
9/18/2007
Beyond Agile Teams: What Managers Need to Know to Sustain Agile
Adoption.
Exploring reasons why Agile adoption initiatives so often flounder.
Facilitated by: Nancy Van Schooenderwoert
10/16/2007
Software Reliability: Models, Predictions, Methods, and Definitions.
Discuss the consequences of software malfunction; how to predict defects before they happen; and methods, models, and tools. Facilitated by: Obaid Qadri
11/13/2007
TBD
12/18/2007
1) Security and web based deployments.
Rick has done "quite a bit of work on web services and the
attendant security" and is interested in hearing what others have
thought on the subject. Facilitated by: Rick
Wahlberg, PMP
2) Project management challenges associated with
software projects when the performing team is geographically
distributed.
As a starting point, the discussion will explore
development methodology, project organization, management and
development tools. Facilitated by: Dick
Healy and Spencer Jones
1/15/2008
Web Services Development and Virtual Teams Facilitated by: Rick
Wahlberg, PMP
2/19/2008
Project Selection and Return of Investment (ROI).
Following an iterative-incremental paradigm, agile projects are
ideal for early and frequent releases. This mechanism enables many
organizations to gain a competitive advantage through accelerated
return-of-investment. With this approach, many projects paid
themselves back before they were even completed. In
addition, iterations can be used to select projects in a more
dynamic fashion, helping development organizations to spend their
resources on their most promising projects. Facilitated by: Joe
Krebs
3/18/2008
Lean/Agile/Scrum/XP Software Development:
Truth and Myth and Absolute Truth.
There has been an explosion of interest in these approaches to fix our history
of software development disfunction. All of us who have been in the business for
some time, know the failure rate. This roundtable will be a discussion of why
that's the case and what we are learning so we never repeat those mistakes. This
includes includes identifying the invariants in us humans and in our problem
domain. Those invariants can justify a claim of appropriate certainty - in
context. Believe it or not! Facilitated by: Jay
Conne
N/A
Joint meeting with ASQ
5/20/2008
How can we realistically measure Software Quality Level? Facilitated by: Stephanie
Beach
6/17/2008
How do you track an agile project without a detailed plan? Facilitated by: Daniel
LeFebvre
Requested Topics: Facilitators are needed for
roundtables on the following topics requested by SPIN members. If you
have experience to share on one of these or another topic please
contact the roundtable chair
Developing Section 508-Compliant Applications
Experiences with SEI's PSP and TSP
SEPG Operations
Techniques for Estimating the Cost of Software
QC Tools
Test Automation
Identifying and Inserting New Technology into a Project
