On behalf of NY SPIN, wishing you a very happy new year. May 2014 be a great year for everyone.
Richard Kuper
President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board
NY SPIN
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Last Chance: NY SPIN Dec. 17: Testing: The Journey from Ad Hoc to a Center of Excellence (Tony Hutchings)
No walk-ins.
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NY SPIN is pleased to welcome back Chairman Emeritus: Tony Hutchings. His topic: Testing: The Journey from Ad Hoc to a Center of Excellence.
NY SPIN thanks CIT for hosting this event.
NY SPIN is pleased to welcome back Chairman Emeritus: Tony Hutchings. His topic: Testing: The Journey from Ad Hoc to a Center of Excellence.
NY SPIN thanks CIT for hosting this event.
Registration ends Dec 17 at (or when all seats are filled)
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Date: (Tuesday) Dec 17, 2013
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Testing - The Journey from Ad Hoc to a Center of Excellence
Presenter(s): Tony Hutchings
Location: CIT
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Date: (Tuesday) Dec 17, 2013
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Testing - The Journey from Ad Hoc to a Center of Excellence
Presenter(s): Tony Hutchings
Location: CIT
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Synopsis:
Testing:
The Journey from Ad Hoc to a Center of Excellence
What happens when the company that has engaged you as some kind of process expert has no clue how to test its applications & systems consistently or thoroughly? Where do you start? Where do you lead them, with what best practices, tools, technologies? This will be a little personal journey through this rocky landscape, with guideposts, and, hopefully, some helpful tips and tools.
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1st decade: Programmer, software & systems architect (ICL [UK], Digital Equipment Corp [US]) - specialties: language assemblers; operating systems.
2nd. decade: project manager, development manager, QA & Release Manager (Operating Systems, all).
3rd decade: software process & technology lead for DEC.
4th decade: went to the 'dark side' - software quality & process lead for JPMorgan, then BofA, business process re-engineering (Six Sigma).
5th decade: good God, enough already - finally reached a state of 'bliss': independent, freelance consultant at CIT - messing in everything from designing their testing process, helping re-design the whole SDLC, Project & Portfolio Management tool implementation, Agile implementation...way too much fun!
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11 West 42nd Street
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New York, NY 10036
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Monday, November 18, 2013
Last Chance: NY SPIN: Nov. 19: Does Agile Empower the Knowledge Worker? (Darren Drake)
Last Chance. No walk-ins.
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NY SPIN is pleased to welcome Darren Drake. His topic: Does Agile Empower the Knowledge Worker?
NY SPIN is also pleased that netCom Learning, a new sponsor, is hosting this event.
NY SPIN is pleased to welcome Darren Drake. His topic: Does Agile Empower the Knowledge Worker?
NY SPIN is also pleased that netCom Learning, a new sponsor, is hosting this event.
Registration ends Nov 19 at (or when all seats are filled)
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Date: (Tuesday) Nov 19, 2013
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Does Agile Empower the Knowledge Worker?
Presenter(s): Darren Drake
Location: netCom Learning
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Date: (Tuesday) Nov 19, 2013
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Does Agile Empower the Knowledge Worker?
Presenter(s): Darren Drake
Location: netCom Learning
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Synopsis:
Does Agile Empower the Knowledge Worker?
In the information technology industry, decisions impacting the design, construction and implementation of projects were solely the realm of architects and project managers. These decisions would be made and locked down at the outset of the project and tasked to subsequent business analysts, developers and quality assurance personnel to define, construct and test, respectively. In Agile, the entire team is brought together and stays together throughout the life cycle of the project. While Agile specialists will point to increases in quality and time to market, I will present to you how the project members themselves advance and increase their value to the organization.
In this session we will cover how early and consistent input from all disciplines improves:
1. Knowledge workers’ self-efficacy and organizational buy-in.
2. Overall quality of the final application’s solution.
3. Improved morale and shared responsibility.
4. Increased engagement, camaraderie and dedication to project success.
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Biography: Darren Drake,MBA/CAPM/CSM
Darren Drake is a native of New Milford, NJ, where he served 4 years on the New Milford Board of Education, most recently as President. He completed his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University in New Brunswick with concentrations in Political Science and Psychology. After working several years for the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, Darren opted to change careers and attended Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he earned his Masters degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems. In addition to his Academic degrees, Darren is a Certified Associate Project Manager and Certified Scrum Master. Currently he is employed by Fiserv Inc., where he acts as a Scrum Master for projects across several different product lines.
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20 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
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New York, NY 10001
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Last Chance: NY SPIN: 10/22: An Agile Throwdown: Munich Germany Takes On The Columbus Agile Benchmark Study - Michael Mah
Registration ends at 5pm. No walk-ins.
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NY SPIN is pleased to welcome back Michael Mah, one of our all-time favorite speakers. His topic: An Agile Throwdown: Munich Germany Takes On The Columbus Agile Benchmark Study.
NY SPIN is also pleased that Havas Worldwide New York is our Hosting Sponsor again for this event.
NY SPIN is pleased to welcome back Michael Mah, one of our all-time favorite speakers. His topic: An Agile Throwdown: Munich Germany Takes On The Columbus Agile Benchmark Study.
NY SPIN is also pleased that Havas Worldwide New York is our Hosting Sponsor again for this event.
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Date: (Tuesday) Oct 22, 2013
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: An Agile Throwdown: Munich Germany Takes On The Columbus Agile Benchmark Study
Presenter(s): Michael Mah
Location: Havas Worldwide New York
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Date: (Tuesday) Oct 22, 2013
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: An Agile Throwdown: Munich Germany Takes On The Columbus Agile Benchmark Study
Presenter(s): Michael Mah
Location: Havas Worldwide New York
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Synopsis:
An Agile Throwdown: Munich Germany Takes On The Columbus Agile Benchmark Study
Agile has not only gone mainstream, it’s gone global. Data patterns on Agile team performance on time-to-market and quality have been emerging over the last decade from research by QSM Associates. Results have been published in research reports, books and articles around the world.
In 2012 Columbus, Ohio participated in the first ever “Agile vs. the World” study. Data patterns revealed schedule performance that was 31% faster than industry norms. More astonishing was the fact that defect levels were 75% lower than industry norms.
Enter Munich Germany. At their OOP 2013 conference, the Columbus results were presented to a European audience. The result was an Agile Throwdown; German companies decided to participate in a QSM study of their own to challenge Columbus.
Who’s been chopped? Come join us for an inside look at data patterns for both Munich and Columbus, illustrated side by side. The results might surprise you. You will see how both cities compared against the QSM worldworld database of 12,000 completed projects. And finally, we will discuss what future might lie ahead.
Biography: Michael Mah
As managing partner at QSM Associates Inc., Michael Mah teaches, writes, and consults to technology companies on measuring, estimating and managing software projects, whether in-house, offshore, waterfall, or agile.
He is the director of the Benchmarking Practice at the Cutter Consortium, a Boston-based IT think-tank, and served as past editor of the IT Metrics Strategies publication. With over 25 years of experience, Michael and his partners at QSM have derived productivity patterns for thousands of projects collected in its worldwide database across engineering and business applications. His work examines time-pressure dynamics of teams, and its role in project success and failure. QSM is the creator of the SLIM® model, a suite of models for software release planning, measurement, and estimation.
Michael’s background began in physics and electrical engineering at Tufts University and expanded into software. His graduate training was in the field of mediation, facilitation, and dispute resolution at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Michael is also a private pilot and lives in the mountains of western Massachusetts USA with his two children. He can be reached at www.qsma.com.
Limited seating.
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Havas Worldwide New York
200 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
200 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
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A,C,E to Canal Street
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Last Chance: NY SPIN 9/17: Common Challenges in Managing Online Systems and What You Can Do About Them - Bill Greenbaum
**Registration ends at 5pm today.**
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Limited seating. No walk-ins.
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Limited seating. No walk-ins.
NY SPIN is pleased to welcome back Bill Greenbaum, this time as our opening speaker. His topic: Common Challenges in Managing Online Systems and What You Can Do About Them.
NY SPIN is also pleased to welcome Havas Worldwide New York as the Hosting Sponsor for this event.
Limited seating. No walk-ins.
NY SPIN is also pleased to welcome Havas Worldwide New York as the Hosting Sponsor for this event.
Limited seating. No walk-ins.
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Date: (Tuesday) Sept. 17, 2013
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Common Challenges in Managing Online Systems and What You Can Do About Them
Presenter(s): Bill Greenbaum
Location: Havas Worldwide New York
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Date: (Tuesday) Sept. 17, 2013
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Common Challenges in Managing Online Systems and What You Can Do About Them
Presenter(s): Bill Greenbaum
Location: Havas Worldwide New York
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Synopsis:
Common Challenges in Managing Online Systems and What You Can Do About Them
Managers of IT systems face many similar challenges, especially in rapidly growing online businesses. Some of these challenge stem from common assumptions that we can all examine and learn from. Drawing on case studies in the public domain and others, Bill will describe some of these challenges and assumptions, and what you can do to turn them into opportunities. He will also invite a few of those present to share real-world examples that could either illustrate or challenge his conclusions.
Biography: Bill Greenbaum
Bill Greenbaum, MBA, PMP, CSM, is a business statistics analyst. His current focus is on reducing waste and unnecessary costs of operating energy and water systems for buildings. Bill has over 15 years of IT experience, mostly at First Data and ibm.com, and before that at Merrill Lynch. He has analyzed online systems performance & capacity, developing Web applications, and lead Six Sigma and Agile initiatives to improve cost, quality, and schedule performance. Bill’s record of achievements include the design of internal stakeholder satisfaction surveys and member surveys. He has a B.A. Degree from Dartmouth and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. He is an experienced and certified Scrum Master, and a trained facilitator for innovationgames.com. Bill is also a long-time member of NY SPIN and serves as its Secretary and Treasurer.
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Havas Worldwide New York
200 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
200 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
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trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. For
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A,C,E to Canal Street
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