5/22 DevOps Game is postponed until the Fall

List member,

We and Dana Pylayeva are postponing our 5/22 meeting until the Fall.

We are inviting each of you to send us suggestions over the next six weeks (during the rest of May and all of June) for planning the next season of monthly meetings. 

What speakers would you like to return next year?  Which thought leader or teachers would be worth inviting back or inviting for the first time? 

The new season will start in September.  Let's get it planned and buttoned up over the summer.

-NY SPIN Board (Richard Kuper, Marc Fiedler, and Bill Greenbaum)

4/24: Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaints

#NYSPIN  #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN List Member,

You're invited to a discussion led by a former Green Beret, Bob Mahler, PMP:  "Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaint!" Tuesday, 4/24.

This meeting is for you if you are leading or would one day like to lead a technology organization.  This is a discussion about how tough projects really gets done, with lessons applicable to technology in all verticals in the New York area.

5:30 pm  - 7:30 pm 

This event is open to all. Advance reservation is required. 

1 PDU for holders of PMP or other professional certifications.

Sign up today, save yourself time at check-in, help us prepare our guest list for security. 

Details & signup:  https://nyspin201804.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Help us show others that you're coming at https://meetup.com/nyspin. Click RSVP = Yes.

Share this event with your friends and colleagues, too. Every little bit helps!

--NY SPIN

4/24 How real work gets done: LEAN RISK SIGMA: The Triple Complaints

#NYSPIN  #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN List Member,

You're invited to a discussion led by a fellow Green Beret Bob Mahler, PMP:  "Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaint!" Tuesday, 4/24. 

This meeting is for you if you are leading or would like to lead a tech organization.  This  discussion is about how complex projects really get done, in the trenches, based on principles applicable to tech projects in all verticals in NYC area.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. Details and register today:

Open to all, but an advance reservation is required. 1 PDU for holders of PMP or other professional certifications.
.
Save time at check-in,  and help us make our guest list for security. Sign up today!  

https://nyspin201804.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

You make a difference!  Let others know that you're coming. Visit https://meetup.com/nyspin. Click RSVP = Yes.

Share this event with your friends. Every little bit helps!

--NY SPIN

4/27: Lean Risk Sigma: Triple Complaints

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN Member,

You're invited to a discussion led by a fellow Green Beret Bob Mahler, PMP:  "Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaint!" Tuesday, 4/24.
This meeting is for you if you are leading or would one day like to lead a technology organization into the future.

5:30 pm Networking  
6:00 pm Welcome announcements
6:15 pm "Lean Risk Sigma" discussion
7:30 pm Raffle, meet Bob Mahler, more networking!  

Details and register today:

https://nyspin201804.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

This event is open to all, but an advance reservation is required. 

It is worth 1 PDU for holders of PMP or other professional certifications.
.
Sign up today!   You can even get our Crazy Eddie discount by applying the promotional code CrazyEddie [no spaces and no quotation marks] to the Eventbrite registration form.

Then, help us by showing others that you're going. Visit https://meetup.com/nyspin, and click RSVP = Yes.

Feel free to share the link above with your friends and colleagues, too. Every little bit helps!

--NY SPIN

4/24: Bob Mahler's Triple Constraints

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN Member,

You're invited to a discussion led by a fellow Green Beret Bob Mahler, PMP:  "Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaint!" Tuesday, 4/24.
This meeting is for you if you are leading or would one day like to lead a technology organization into the future.

5:30 pm Networking  
6:00 pm Welcome announcements
6:15 pm "Lean Risk Sigma" discussion
7:30 pm Raffle, meet Bob Mahler, more networking!  

Details and register today:


https://nyspin201804.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

This event is open to all, but an advance reservation is required. 

It is worth 1 PDU for holders of PMP or other professional certifications.
.
Sign up today!   You can even get our Crazy Eddie discount by applying the promotional code CrazyEddie [no spaces and no quotation marks] to the Eventbrite registration form.

Then, help us by showing others that you're going. Visit https://meetup.com/nyspin, and click RSVP = Yes.

Feel free to share the link above with your friends and colleagues, too. Every little bit helps!

--NY SPIN

4/24: "Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaints!" by Bob Mahler, PMP @ nyspin.org

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN Member,

You're invited to a discussion led by a fellow Green Beret Bob Mahler, PMP:  "Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaint!" Tuesday, 4/24
5:30 pm Networking  
6:00 pm Welcome and a brief Financial Presentation
6:15 pm "Lean Risk Sigma" discussion, until about 7:30 PM. 

This new signup link for this valuable program is:
https://nyspin201804.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL



This event is worth while and open to all. How did we do it? 

1 PDU for PMI members who attend the full hour-long meeting
.
Sign up today!   Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

See you there on Tuesday, April 24th!

--NY SPIN

3/20: Fix Process First! panel discussion Joe Rojas, Kris Orr, Deepak Lalwani, Reema Mishra Lakshmiratan, Gordon Adelsberg

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

NY SPIN Announcement List Member:
You're invited to panel discussion:  "Fix Process First!" Tuesday, 3/20, evening.  

Our newest panelist is Reema Mishra Lakshmiratan!!

Details and signup:
https://nyspin201803.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today!  Don't miss out!

Help us spread the word: Share, Tweet, and Like this event!

See you there on 3/20.

--NY SPIN

3/20: Fix Process First! Gordon Adelsberg, moderator

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN Member,

You're invited to a panel discussion moderated by Gordon Adelsberg, PMP:  
"Fix Process First!" Tuesday, 3/20, 5:30-7:30 pm

See  details on this signup link:
https://nyspin201803.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today to reserve your seat!  Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

See you there on 3/20.

--NY SPIN

3/20: Gordon Adelsberg, moderator: Fix Process First!

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN Member,

You're invited to a panel discussion moderated by Gordon Adelsberg, PMP:  
"Fix Process First!" Tuesday, 3/20, 5:30-7:30 pm

We have added another panelist!  See  details on this signup link:
https://nyspin201803.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today!   Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

See you there on 3/20.

--NY SPIN

3/20: Gordon Adelsberg, moderator: Fix Process First!

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN Member,

You're invited to a panel discussion moderated by Gordon Adelsberg, PMP:  "Fix Process First!" Tuesday, 3/20.  

This new signup link for this valuable program is:
https://nyspin201803.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today!   Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

See you there on 3/20.

--NY SPIN

3/20: Gordon Adelsberg, Moderator: Fix Process First!

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN Member,

You're invited to a panel discussion moderated by Gordon Adelsberg, PMP:  "Fix Process First!" Tuesday, 3/20.  

This new signup link for this valuable program is:
https://nyspin201803.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today!   Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

See you there on 3/20.

--NY SPIN

3/20: Gordon Adelsberg, Moderator: Fix Process First! @ny_spin

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN Member,

You're invited to a panel discussion moderated by Gordon Adelsberg, PMP:  "Fix Process First!" Tuesday, 3/20.  

This new signup link for this valuable program is:
https://nyspin201803.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today!   Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

See you there on 3/20.

--NY SPIN

NY SPIN: Moving our 2/12 meeting from 2/12 to 4/24

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Dear NY SPIN Member,

We have moved Bob Mahler's talk, "Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaints" from this Monday, 2/12, to Tuesday, 4/24.  (So, no meeting on 2/12.)

This new signup link for this valuable program is:
https://nyspin201804.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today! See you there!  Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

Looking forward to seeing you there on 4/24.

--NY SPIN

Monday, 2/12 Come meet Bob Mahler: Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaints! @ny_spin

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Tech project managers and stakeholders! Come to Bob Mahler's talk about project waste, risk, and quality in your projects:

https://nyspin201802.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today! See you there!  Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

Come to Bob Mahler's "Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaints" @ NY SPIN on 2/12!

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Tech project managers and stakeholders! Come to Bob Mahler's talk about project waste, risk, and quality in your projects:

https://nyspin201802.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today! See you there!  Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Tech project managers and stakeholders! Come to Bob Mahler's talk about waste, risk, and quality in your projects:

https://nyspin201802.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today! See you there!  Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

2/12: Come to Bob Mahler's Lean Risk Sigma talk, 5:30-7:30pm

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Tech project managers and stakeholders! Come to Bob Mahler's talk about waste, risk, and quality in your projects:

https://nyspin201802.eventbrite.com/?aff=NL

Sign up today! See you there!  Help us spread the word - Tweet and Like this event!

Feb. 12: Bob Mahler, PMP, "Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaints"

#NYSPIN #NY_SPIN

Please select the link below for details and registration. 

https://nyspin201802.eventbrite.com/?aff=nl

We look forward to seeing you.

Last chance: NY SPIN Apr 28: April Madness - multiple speakers and topics

Join us on April 28th for another great event. Come support our speakers and hear their stories. You don't want to miss this event.

Come for the information. Come for the networking. Come for the refreshments. Come for the door prizes.

Discount ends @ 5pm 4/27. Full price after that.

Directions are at the end of this notice.

NY SPIN is pleased that hosting sponsor ThoughtWorks will be hosting this event. Please note the meeting will be on the 6th floor this month.


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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

Neal Conlon: The product guy, the marketing guy, and the sales guy, all walk into the meeting


Here's how the event will unfold:

Each speaker will have exactly 10 minutes to make their 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 the speaker 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 questions for any of the presenters.
If you'd like to be a backup speaker, send your proposed topic and brief outline to AprilMadness@nyspin.org. 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.)

Come for the information. Come for the networking. Come for the refreshments. Come for the door prizes.

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.

Neal Conlon is a product owner, a project manager, and a trusted adviser. A content and data driven solution architect with a background in solution development of technology, data, and business case creation. Neal has a project management background and likes to laugh when he tells people he runs Shore Group Associates business development efforts and can blow most sales teams away. Neal believes that product and marketing must converge together and to be successful you must have the right tools in place for lead generation, nurturing, and agile marketing practices. Neal is passionate about the life cycle of customer engagement and creating a solution that can scale. Neal has a PMP and is a Scrum Master. He received his BA from University of Texas and spent 10 years as a US Marine.

Richard Kuper (event 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. And, much less frequently than he once did, Richard occasionally finds time to write and publish articles about business and technology at TheKuperReport.com.

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.

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Topic:	April Madness
Presenter(s):	Jeanne Boyarsky Jenny Zhang Prof. David Klappholz Gordon Adelsberg Neal Conlon Moderated by Richard Kuper
Date:	April 28, 2015
Time:	5:30pm
Location:	ThoughtWorks

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Register Now

Click here to RSVP 

(Need to cancel? Contact us to let us know.)
(Sorry. No refunds for cancellation, but you'll be giving someone else a chance to register if registration is still open).

==============================================================

To become a NY SPIN general member, 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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Become A Sponsor

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 Get updates via SMS by texting follow NY_SPIN to 40404 

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Project Management Professionals (PMPs) earn 1 PDU credit for attending an NY SPIN event. (PMI considers NY SPIN to be a "Category B Continuing Education Provider".)

==============================================================

Directions

ThoughtWorks
99 Madison Ave., 6th Floor (link to map)

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 train and subway stops:


Closest
6 to 28th Street
N, R to 28th Street

Further
1 to 28th Street 
PATH to 33rd Street

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Register Now

Click here to RSVP 

(Need to cancel? Contact us to let us know.)
(Sorry. No refunds for cancellation, but you'll be giving someone else a chance to register if registration is still open).

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NY SPIN: April 28: April Madness - updated speaker list

Join NY SPIN on April 28th for another great event. Come support our speakers and hear their stories. You don't want to miss this event. 

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 Neal Conlon Moderated by Richard Kuper
Date:	April 28, 2015
Time:	5:30pm
Location:	ThoughtWorks

**Click here to make a donation**

If you wish to join NY SPIN, please use the NY SPIN membership "registration" option at the link below:
http://nyspinmembership.eventbrite.com

Synopsis:
 
April Madness

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

Neal Conlon: The product guy, the marketing guy, and the sales guy, all walk into the meeting
Here's how the event will unfold:

Each speaker will have exactly 10 minutes to make their 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 the speaker 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 questions for any of the presenters.


If you'd like to be a backup speaker, send your proposed topic and brief outline to AprilMadness@nyspin.org. 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.)


Come for the information. Come for the networking. Come for the refreshments. Come for the door prizes.




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.


Neal Conlon is a product owner, a project manager, and a trusted adviser. A content and data driven solution architect with a background in solution development of technology, data, and business case creation. Neal has a project management background and likes to laugh when he tells people he runs Shore Group Associates business development efforts and can blow most sales teams away. Neal believes that product and marketing must converge together and to be successful you must have the right tools in place for lead generation, nurturing, and agile marketing practices. Neal is passionate about the life cycle of customer engagement and creating a solution that can scale. Neal has a PMP and is a Scrum Master. He received his BA from University of Texas and spent 10 years as a US Marine.

Richard Kuper (event 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. And, much less frequently than he once did, Richard occasionally finds time to write and publish articles about business and technology at TheKuperReport.com.


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.

==============================================================

Register Now

Click here to RSVP 

(Need to cancel? Contact us to let us know.)
(Sorry. No refunds for cancellation, but you'll be giving someone else a chance to register if registration is still open).

==============================================================

To become a NY SPIN general member, 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.

==============================================================

**Learn more about our sponsors or how to become a sponsor.**

Become A Sponsor

==============================================================

*** Follow us/Join us on ***

 Get updates via SMS by texting follow NY_SPIN to 40404 

==============================================================

Donate to NY SPIN

   All donations are tax deductible.

==============================================================

Project Management Professionals (PMPs) earn 1 PDU credit for attending an NY SPIN event. (PMI considers NY SPIN to be a "Category B Continuing Education Provider".)

==============================================================

Directions

ThoughtWorks
99 Madison Ave., 6th Floor (link to map)

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 train and subway stops:


Closest
6 to 28th Street
N, R to 28th Street

Further
1 to 28th Street 
PATH to 33rd Street

==============================================================

Register Now

Click here to RSVP 

(Need to cancel? Contact us to let us know.)
(Sorry. No refunds for cancellation, but you'll be giving someone else a chance to register if registration is still open).

==============================================================