Speakers and Presentations

Our Speakers and their presentation topics

 


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April 2004

Fundamentals of Data Quality

Michael Scofield

Wednesday, April 7, 2004

Networking @ 5:45; Business @ 6:45; Program @ 7:00 PM

Countrywide, 2900 Madera, Simi Valley, CA 93065

March 2004

Selling QA/QC to Management

Bryan Schultz

Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Networking @ 5:45; Business @ 6:45; Program @ 7:00 PM

Countrywide, 2900 Madera, Simi Valley, CA 93065

Having problems "selling" software QA/QC to your organization? Do people not understand the true value of QA/QC? If you say yes to these questions then you should attend this presentation. This presentation will show:

February 2004

Formal Methods used in Software Verification

Robert T. Bauer

Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Networking @ 5:45; Business @ 6:45; Program @ 7:00 PM

Countrywide, 2900 Madera, Simi Valley, CA 93065

January 2004

Leading Geeks:

How to Manage and Lead People Who Deliver Technology

Paul Glen

Wednesday, January 7, 2004

Networking @ 5:45; Business @ 6:30; Program @ 7:00 PM

Countrywide, 2900 Madera, Simi Valley, CA 93065

Today every manager must learn to lead geeks. Dot.com or Dot.bomb, it doesn't matter. Geeks deliver and support the technology that drives efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness of real businesses. In fact, companies have become so dependent on geeks that 92% of technology professionals work for traditional, non-technical corporations and only 8% work in high-tech firms. Yet, most managers and executives find that geeks are difficult to fathom and even harder to lead.

This Entertaining, High-Content Keynote Will Show You...

November 2003

Making QA Agile:

Improving quality in an agile process environment

Mac Felsing

Wednesday, November 5, 2003

Networking @ 5:45; Business @ 6:30; Program @ 7:00 PM

Countrywide, 2900 Madera, Simi Valley, CA 93065

QA has to be able to accept the output of the software development process in order to validate that the software conforms to requirements. By applying agile methods and the Theory of Constraints (TOC) concepts to the process of testing and validating software, we will explore how QA can successfully adapt to the changing and evolving agile software development methodologies.

October 2003

Integrating Project Quality and Risk Management:

Guangzhou Airport Fuel Distribution Project Example

Frank Reynolds

Wednesday, October 1, 2003

Networking @ 5:45; Program @ 7:00 PM

Countrywide, 2900 Madera, Simi Valley, CA 93065

September 2003

Kick-off Chapter Meeting

Improving the Software Product Development Process:

How to Avoid Seven Mistakes That Hamper Change Initiatives

Frode L. Ødegård

Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Networking @ 5:45; Business Meeting 6:30; Program @ 7:00 PM

Countrywide, 2900 Madera, Simi Valley, CA 93065