Local Network

Conferences

SEPG Conference, February24-27, 2003, Boston, MA
European E-SEPG Conference, April 9-12, 2002, Amsterdam, Denmark
Other SEI Conferences and Events

National Network

Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University
SEI Interactive
CMMI Overview (a MS PowerPoint presentation)
The current Process Maturity Profile of the Software Community report as well as prior reports are available for viewing and printing on the World Wide Web. First time visitors are strongly suggestted to read the contents of the page. It is not very long.

IMPORTANT: The maturity profile reports are in a non-changeable format known as Portable Document Format (PDF). PDF files can be viewed or printed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is free and available through the Internet and must be installed on your computer before obtaining the report. The web page has a hot link to the Abobe Acrobat Reader page which will allow you to down load this software.

Mark C. Paulk, "Questions and Answers on the CMM," is now available on the SEI's web site at the following address: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/activities/cmm/cmm.articles.html. It provides questions and answers on general topics, including TQM and CMM, Organizational analysis, If the customer won't pay, Tailoring, Small projects, Common threads in the CMM, Incremental development, Incremental process improvement, Legacy systems and maintenance documentation, Software project dynamics, Not Applicable versus risk, Discipline versus bureaucracy, COTS, Required overtime, Methodologies, and Regular versus periodic.

For instance, Issue #4, 7 April 1997 can be found at: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/activities/cmm/docs/q_and_a.4.html.
ther participating SPINS from around the world
American Society for Quality is a membership organization dedicated to promoting the principles and practices of quality improvement, with a mission to "be recognized throughout the world as the leading authority on, and champion for, quality."
Discussion on Professional Certification
IEEE TCSE Software Process Newsletter
SEI SPIN USA directories
SEI SPIN International directories

Commercial Newsletters & Tools of Interest

The following groups, newsletters, and tools have been provided for your information. TwinSPIN does not endorse or warrenty the organizations or the information. The links only are provided only to maximize the free and open exchange of software process improvement experiences and ideas.

The Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSSE) program is designed for working professionals in the software field. Students are required to have a B.S. degree and at least one year of work experience. The program will broaden your perspective of the software engineering field by offering a diverse curriculum. Courses are offered one day per week on alternating Fridays and Saturdays, enabling students to graduate in two years with the summer off, and thereby shortening the learning curve. The program also gives students the opportunity to get to know other professionals in the field and learn from each other as well as the professors.