Pat O'Toole (PACT), Do's and Don'ts of Appraisal Preparation
September 6, 2007
Location: University of Minnesota, Room EE/CS 3-111, Minneapolis, MN
Twin-SPIN
For the Minneapolis/St. Paul Regional Area
Meeting Announcement:
Thursday September 6th, 2007
5:45-8:00 p.m. at The University of Minnesota
5:45 start for networking, 6:00 start for meeting.
EE/CS Building
Room EE/CS 3-111 (Look for signs)
Minneapolis, MN
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: Paul Kraska - Twin-SPIN
Topic: Do's and Don'ts of Appraisal Preparation
Speaker: Pat O'Toole, Principal Consultant, PACTKathy
Abstract:
So you're thinking about conducting a CMMI-based appraisal in the next 6-9 months and you're wondering how to get from here to there as smoothly as possible. Believe it or not, it CAN be done!
Planning and preparation are key ingredients for a successful appraisal. (Actually performing and institutionalizing the practices to be evaluated also helps!) So what are the critical steps you need to take to get ready for this organizational ordeal, and are there things that you should avoid doing along the way?
The "Do's and Don'ts of Appraisal Preparation" is intended to answer these questions. Pat O'Toole is an SEI-certified SCAMPI high maturity lead appraiser who has conducted more than 50 formal CMM- and CMMI-based appraisals. He has seen firsthand what works and what doesn't and will share his insights into this pertinent topic in his usual, irreverent way!
Speaker's Bio:
As a Principal Consultant with PACT, Pat O'Toole works with all levels of management, (S)EPGs, and Process Action Teams in establishing, evaluating, and sustaining their process improvement initiatives. Pat is one of the most active SEI-certified SCAMPI high maturity lead appraisers, and has led appraisals spanning all maturity levels, including one of the largest and most complex maturity level 5 appraisals ever conducted. Pat has published over 40 articles on process improvement - including his popular "Do's and Don'ts" series as well as ATLAS ("Ask The Lead AppraiserS") - an email based forum that explores model interpretation issues.
He is an SEI Transition Partner for the "Intro to CMMI" course, having taught the course more than 50 times. Pat is a Visiting Scientist at the SEI, where he teaches the "Intermediate Concepts" course, the "CMMI Instructor" course, and observes "Intro to CMMI" candidate instructors. Pat is vice-chairman of the SEI's Board of Professional Conduct, and also served as a member of the SEI's 12-person Expert Group for CMMI Interpretive Guidance project.
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
Goodrich Aerospace
$100 Sponsors
Glewwe Castle Brewery
Fissue
Quality Software Technologies
Best regards. Hope to see you on September 6th
Paul W. Kraska PhD
Twin-SPIN Coordinator
612.823.6217
Paul Kraska <kraskapw@msn.com>
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