Details and speaker list (so far) below.
NY SPIN is pleased that hosting sponsor ThoughtWorks will be hosting this event.
Discount ends @ 5pm 4/27. Full price after that.
Directions are at the end of this notice.
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| Topic: | April Madness |
| Presenter(s): | Jeanne Boyarsky Jenny Zhang Prof. David Klappholz Gordon Adelsberg You? Moderated by Richard Kuper |
| Date: | April 28, 2015 |
| Time: | 5:30pm |
| Location: | ThoughtWorks |
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Synopsis:
April Madness
We are bringing back our 10 Minute Madness event.
Here's how it works:
- Do you have a process-related success story you'd like to share?
- Do you have a process related horror story you'd like to share?
- Are you looking for some help with a current process-related situation?
- Perhaps you have another topic to suggest.
You will have exactly 10
minutes to make your presentation. That includes any questions and answers.
Presentations will be timed. At the 10 minute mark, the timer (a volunteer from
the audience) will stand up and start clapping and you must stop, even in
mid-sentence. We then move on to the next speaker.
If you've been to one of these in
the past, you know how much fun these are and how interesting these are because
everyone has a different story.
If there is time at the end, we will
open the floor for additional questions for any of the presenters.
We typically have around 4 - 5
presenters, but select more as backups, because sometimes stuff happens and
someone can't make it at the last minute.
You have something you want to talk
about, right? Then why not be one of the presenters? Don't be shy. It's only
10 minutes -- and we are a supportive group of folks.
So send your proposed topic and
brief outline to AprilMadness@nyspin.org. Your submission will be
evaluated. If clarification is needed, you will be contacted. If your
submission makes it to the top 5, you will be invited to speak and will attend
for free. If you are selected as an alternate and you end up giving a
presentation, we'll create a special code for you to attend a future NY SPIN
event for free. (That will be provided via email some time after the event.)
Please start
sending your submissions now to AprilMadness@nyspin.org.
And whether you are a presenter or not:
- Come for the information.
- Come for the networking.
- Come for the refreshments.
- Come for the door prizes .
Speakers & Topics:
Jeanne Boyarsky: Illustrating self organization and collective ownership
Jenny Zhang: What is the value of Lean UX processes?
Professor David Klappholz: Contrasting 2 Software Development Processes
Gordon Adelsberg: Process and People: It's Complicated
(You?)
Biographies:
Jeanne Boyarsky is a developer and and Scrum Master at a large bank in NYC. In her free time, she moderates and works on the coderanch.com website giving her exposure to both large and small projects. She also wrote her first book this year (OCA: Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I Study Guide
) which was a surprisingly iterative experience as well.Jenny Zhang is a UX designer and researcher practicing Lean and Agile processes, with a build-measure-learn mantra. She has worked on big data products and platforms at series C funded companies with about 250 employees. Jenny comes from an account planning and qualitative research background, along with a fine art background. She received her BA from Stanford University.
Prof. David Klappholz has a BS in math and linguistics from MIT, an MSEE in Computer and Information Science from Penn, and a PhD in Computer and Information Science from Penn. Before he began teaching at Stevens, he taught at Columbia and at Brooklyn Polytech. He has been involved in industry and government funded research on parallel computing architecture, automatic code parallelization, and CS education research.
Gordon Adelsberg
is a veteran management consultant, educator and entrepreneur. He is
currently CEO of Communication for Geeks. Gordon holds degrees from
Cornell University, NC State and Penn State, and is a certified Project
Management Professional (PMP) and a Six Sigma Black Belt. Many times he
has seen well-intentioned managers fail to thoroughly understand the
problem they’re attempting to solve, and end up acutally creating many
more. The lessons he has learned in process improvement consulting can
be applied to any field, especially software.
Richard Kuper (tonight's moderator) is a seasoned business and technology professional and a Certified Six Sigma YB. He is the Team Lead of the Technical Communications, Learning and Development team at Fiserv's Investment Services division. He is President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of NY SPIN. He manages multiple websites, such as FindJobsPostJobs.com and ThisIsMyStore.com. Much less frequently than he once did, Richard occasionally finds time to write and publish articles about business and technology at http://TheKuperReport.com. Richard is also an amateur photographer.
In the business world, Richard has worn many hats over the years. Job titles and roles have included Computer Programmer, Business Analyst, Trainer, Technical Support, Programming Manager, Quality Assurance Tester, Quality Assurance Manager, Business & Technology Consultant, Mentor, Liaison, Troubleshooter, Presenter, Moderator, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board.
Richard is also the longest, continuously active member of NY SPIN and its predecessor organization.
Richard and the other NY SPIN Board members are looking forward to the interesting stories you have to tell, so please send your proposals to: AprilMadness@nyspin.org.
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By Train/Subway
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trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. For
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N, R to 28th Street
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