Quality~Adding Value to Your Project

Judy Cheves

Wednesday, May 3, 2006

at Countrywide, 2900 Madera, Simi Valley, CA 93065

This month SCQAA-SF will provide an interactive discussion focusing on the perceptions and the facts of integrating quality initiatives & activities into an IT project.

Discussion topics will include:

• The current perception by project teams of quality initiatives & activities The reality of integrating quality activities in projects
• What are the concerns of a Project Manager?
• How can schedules & budgets be met...with quality integrated into the project?

We anticipate a lively discussion -- Please join us and share your experiences.

• What were your challenges incorporating quality?
• How have you dealt with these challenges?
• What worked?
• What didn't work?

The SCQAA-SF Chapter President, Judy Cheves, will facilitate this session. Judy began her career in IT as a Project Manager specializing in allocating shared resources. She transitioned to Quality Assurance to learn how to mitigate quality related issues on projects - rework, schedule slippage, budget overruns.

She began her consulting career in QA and QC with clients ranging from commercial software development, utilities, insurance, private security & investigation, automotive to entertainment. For the past 7 years, she has specialized in building efficient, cost effective QC test teams.

She is currently 1st Vice President of QC at Countrywide Finance Corporation providing testing services to various business units within the company.

Judy is a founding member of the San Fernando Chapter of SCQAA and has been President of the chapter since it's inception. She is past president of the Los Angeles SCQAA Chapter, where she served on the board for 4 years.