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[Dan MacNeil <dan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Software Process Improvement Network,

Lee & I are going.

Anyone else ?

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Topic:  When It Just Has to Work: Agile Development in Safety-Critical
Environments

Speakers:  Nancy Van Schooenderwoert and Brian Shoemaker

When:  Tuesday May 18, 2010 6:00pm - 8:30pm
            6:00-7:00 Networking with PIZZA
            6:00-6:45 Roundtables (also with PIZZA)
            7:00-7:10 Announcements
            7:10-8:10 Presentation
            8:10-8:25 Questions and Answers
            8:25-8:30 Raffles and Gifts

Who: Everyone (Industry, Government, Academia)

Location:  The MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington Rd. (Rt. 62), Building
S, Bedford, MA 01730

NOTE: Because of security concerns, you'll need a Picture ID and any
large items you bring will be opened and inspected when you arrive.  The
earliest arrival time is 5:15pm.  No one will be admitted prior to that
time. The building is secured at 8:30pm. All attendees must have left
the building by that time.

Info:  See our web page for information and directions.
http://www.boston-spin.org/directions.html

Boston SPIN meetings are free. No RSVP is necessary.

Abstract:  When It Just Has to Work: Agile Development in
Safety-Critical Environments

Traditional thinking holds that the more critical the intended
application, the more tightly its development must be planned, staged,
and controlled. Only recently have some groups begun to apply iterative
learning methods in regulated, safety-critical environments; their
experience is that major shifts in thinking are necessary in such areas
as planning, team interactions, and risk management. When the culture
CAN shift, however, the result is not just that teams can achieve their
goals sooner, but often that the product is safer and more robust.

About the Speakers:   Nancy Van Schooenderwoert and Brian Shoemaker


Nancy Van Schooenderwoert is an Agile Enterprise coach and founder of
Lean-Agile Partners, Inc. She has over a decade of experience applying
Agile practices as an engineer, manager, and consultant.  She shows
executives how to apply Agile and Lean principles to all their business
process, not just software development. She has led Agile change
initiatives in safety-critical, highly regulated industries, and coached
clients in the art of Agile technical and management leadership. Nancy's
experience spans embedded software and hardware development for
applications in aerospace, factory automation, medical devices, defense
systems, as well as financial services.
http://www.leanagilepartners.com<http://www.leanagilepartners.com/>



She holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Rochester
Institute of Technology and is a contributor of articles and advisories
for the Cutter IT Journal. Nancy has edited a column for the Agile
Times, and served on the IEEE 1648 committee to define a standard for
customers of agile teams. She has been a regular presenter at various
Agile-related conferences since 2003, and also at the Embedded Systems
conference. Her work in applying Agile methods to embedded systems has
been referenced by Jim Shore and Mary Poppendieck in their recent books.
She speaks at numerous software professional gatherings worldwide, and
is currently active on the board of Greater Boston's premier agile user
group, Agile Bazaar.



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Brian Shoemaker provides consulting services and training in computer
system validation, software quality assurance methodology, and
electronic records and signatures. He has been responsible for
validation of software in a variety of FDA-regulated settings, from the
embedded applications driving immunodiagnostics instruments to custom
applications for clinical-trial data management. He has also designed
and instituted quality systems for software development. Brian is
Principal Consultant for ShoeBar Associates; previous positions include
Quality Assurance Manager at PPD Informatics (now CSS Informatics),
QA/Validation for Doxis, Inc., and Systems Engineering Manager at
Behring Diagnostics, Inc. Brian earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the
University of Illinois; he has achieved the ASQ Software Quality
Engineer certification.
http://www.shoebarassoc.com<http://www.shoebarassoc.com/>

About the Roundtables:

Roundtables are focused group or "birds-of-a-feather" discussions, with
a Facilitator to stimulate and moderate discussion. These discussions
are held during the Networking portion of the SPIN meeting, before the
speaker.

Topic:  Agile, QA, and the Regulated Environment
Facilitator:  Bill Tsen

Please Note:  In addition to the traditional roundtable, we will have a
new roundtable format.  It is an ad hoc open discuss.  There will not be
a designated leader, simply people networking to discuss their "Needs
and Leads".

Our Sponsors:
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