NY SPIN is pleased to announce the beginning of the 2011-2012 Event Season. As you know, we've changed our name and are now a not-for-profit corporation. Our website address has changed to http://nyspin.org.
Our new twitter feed is @NY_SPIN. The address for this newsletter will likely be changing in the near future, so please stay tuned. We also have new Platinum sponsors, BigVisible and Microsoft.
Our first event of the season is a presentation by Satish Thatte, CEO of New Synergy Group: Turbo-Charging Agile Software Development with Lean Methods and Systems Thinking.
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*Membership gets you special discounts and sometimes notices of extra events.*
Our new twitter feed is @NY_SPIN. The address for this newsletter will likely be changing in the near future, so please stay tuned. We also have new Platinum sponsors, BigVisible and Microsoft.
Our first event of the season is a presentation by Satish Thatte, CEO of New Synergy Group: Turbo-Charging Agile Software Development with Lean Methods and Systems Thinking.
Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting
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To join the NY SPIN, please use the "registration" option at the link below:
http://nyspinmembership.eventbrite.com
*Membership gets you special discounts and sometimes notices of extra events.*
Once you have joined in this manner, you can manage your membership by going to http://eventbrite.com/ and logging in and updating your information, should it change.
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September 2011 NY SPIN Event Announcement
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Date: September 6, 2011
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Turbo-Charging Agile Software Development with Lean Methods and Systems Thinking.
Presenter(s): Satish Thatte
Location: Microsoft
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Date: September 6, 2011
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Turbo-Charging Agile Software Development with Lean Methods and Systems Thinking.
Presenter(s): Satish Thatte
Location: Microsoft
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Synopsis:
Turbo-Charging Agile Software Development with Lean Methods and Systems Thinking
Agile software development and project management methods (such as Scrum) are proving that they can deliver high value to customers, while increasing productivity of software producers without sacrificing quality. Agile methods are enjoying a growing momentum in software industry. Satish will present a brief overview of agile software development methods. He will then present how agile methods can be turbo-charged and be made more effective by applying lean methods and systems thinking.
Lean methods focus on eliminating waste, leveling the work, reducing work-in-progress queues, and increasing the value flow. Systems thinking helps us understand cause-effect-cause feedback loops and delays in organizational systems, and optimize the whole-system performance by thinking holistically instead of sub-optimizing parts. Systems thinking not only helps us better understand and improve agile Scrum team organizational behavior dynamics, but also makes the agile development more effective and impactful in the context of a larger company-wide organization beyond software groups. All three methods (agile, lean and systems thinking) are very complementary and synergistic in nature.
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Satish Thatte received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has over 30 years of industry experience in a variety of technology areas (computer systems, object-oriented software, telecommunication, Internet applications, digital TV, IT professional services, etc.) and management positions (R&D management, software development management, software product management, IT professional service management, etc.). His industry experience covers large, multinational companies (Texas Instruments, Bellcore and LG Electronics), and a number of entrepreneurial companies and start-ups. He has extensive experience of customizing and adapting agile software development methods in a number of companies to deliver client-specific IT services as well as commercial software products.
Dr. Thatte is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Member of the ACM. He holds 14 patents (13 US and one International). Dr. Thatte is the CEO of New Synergy Group, specializing in software and management consulting and intellectual property development. At New Synergy Group, he offers customized training, workshops and consulting services for software product and project management, software business strategy development driving product lifecycle and operational processes -- drawing upon the strengths of agile and lean methods, and organizational systems thinking.
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Directions
Microsoft
1290 Avenue of theAmericas
1290 Avenue of the
By Train/Subway
Not all trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. For current schedules, weekly service advisories and maps, contact the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) at (718) 330-1234 or visit the subway section of the MTA Web Site.
The following are nearby subway stops:
B,D,F,M to 47th-50th St./Rockefeller Center
N,R,Q to 49th St. (at 7th Avenue)
1,A,C,E to 50th St. (at 8th Ave)
E to 7th Ave (at 53rd St)
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**PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE**
To manage your registration and/or membership, follow the instructions
at the top this message.
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