Brett Peterson (VisionShare Inc.), Extreme Programming: From Theory to Practice
February 7, 2008
Location: University of Minnesota, Amundson Hall
Please Note: We have reserved parking! There is a Women's Basketball game. Just tell the attendant that you're with Twin-SPIN.
Please note that the room reserved is Amundson Hall, room 240.
Amundson Hall is the building to the left of the CS/EE Building as you come from the Washington Avenue Parking Ramp.
Twin-SPIN
For the Minneapolis/St. Paul Regional Area
Meeting Announcement:
Thursday February 7th, 2008
5:30-8:00 p.m. at The University of Minnesota
5:30 start for networking, 6:15 start for meeting.
Amundson Hall
Minneapolis, MN55455
Room 240 (Look for signs)
Directions:
A map is available at http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/EE/CSci/
Check out the detailed map under the “close up” button.
This Month’s Meeting:
Program Manager: Dick Hedger -
Topic: Extreme Programming: From Theory to Practice
Speaker: Brett Peterson - VisionShare Inc.
Abstract:
Kent Beck describes the theory of Extreme Programming (XP) succinctly in his book "Extreme Programming Explained." But how do the principles described by Beck work out in practice? This talk briefly walks through the principles of XP, and then describes in detail how XP practices evolved at two Twin Cities companies over six years. Concrete examples of influential success factors such as tools, personalities, values, and work environment are presented along with a practical list of lessons learned.
Speaker's Bio:
Brett Peterson is Chief Architect and Vice President of Development for VisionShare, Inc, a healthcare secure connectivity company. Previously he held Chief Architect, team lead, and senior software developer positions with ObjectFX, a geospatial visualization company. Prior to ObjectFX Brett held senior development roles with Platinum Technology specializing in electronic software distribution and asset management products. He also spent several years with IBM developing PL and C++ compilers targeting the IBM AS/400 product line. Brett holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science from Iowa State University.
Twin-SPIN Mission Statement:
The Twin-SPIN software process improvement network (SPIN) is a regional organization established in January of 1996 as a forum for the free and open exchange of software process improvement experiences and ideas. Representatives from industry, government, academia, other professional organizations, and consultants are welcome to participate. Our mission is to help sustain commitment and enhance skills in the area of software process improvement through an active program of networking and mutual support. The organization strives to serve as a source of educational and experiential information for its members, other SPIN organizations, and the general community of software professionals.
Meetings are normally held on the 1st Thursday of each month from 5:45-8:00 p.m. Twin-SPIN is a non-profit organization and is sponsored by the University of Minnesota Center for Software Engineering (UMSEC). See: http://twin-spin.cs.umn.edu
2007 Sponsors:
Facility Sponsor
University of Minnesota, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
$2,000 Sponsors
University of Minnesota Software Engineering Center (UMSEC)
$500 Sponsors
Vital Images
$400 Sponsors
International Institute for Software Testing (IIST)
$350 Sponsors
PACT
$200 Sponsors
BenchmarkQA
Goodrich Aerospace
$100 Sponsors
Fissure
Glewwe Castle Brewery
Quality Software Technologies
Unisys
Best regards. Hope to see you on February 7th
Paul W. Kraska PhD
Twin-SPIN Coordinator
612.823.6217
Paul Kraska <kraskapw@msn.com>
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The following files related to this event are available for download:
Presentation Slides
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