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<div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Rose City SPIN: The Tail that Wags the Dogma</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2013-12-17T17:30:00" datetime="2013-12-17T17:30:00">Tuesday, December 17, 2013 from 5:30</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2013-12-17T19:30:00" datetime="2013-12-17T19:30:00">7:30pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202392234'><span class='fn org p-name'>OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center)</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">8305 Southwest Creekside Place</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Beaverton</span> , <span class="region p-region">Oregon</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97008</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=8305%20Southwest%20Creekside%20Place,%20Beaverton%20Oregon%2097008%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>Free event! Networking @ 5:30-6:30 PM; Talk @ 6:30-7:30 PM</p> <h3>Rose City SPIN Talk: The Tail that Wags the Dogma</h3> <p>Presented by Rhea Stadick</p> <h3>Abstract:</h3> <p>It is a common pattern for advocates of any kind (Agile, Quality, Process Improvement methods, Waterfall, etc.) to start off banging a drum with almost religious zealotry. “This is the way to achieve quality!” “Follow me or be cast aside!” I have certainly done this and many of the change agents and forward thinkers I respect in the industry have struggled with this as well in their careers. However, riding a train of dogmatic viewpoints and practices has, in many cases, ruined the original efforts of change agents and more tragically, created bad patterns of development. This presentation (also recently presented at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference earlier this year) will explore how we can clarify our intentions and work towards creating an environment where the people involved are empowered to think and experiment but still march in the same general direction. As product development becomes more and more complex, different approaches are needed to get to the right outcome and we can no longer afford to apply rigid methods that worked for a simpler environment. This presentation will help the audience think critically about where they are being too dogmatic in their efforts while introducing some new ways of thinking around complex adaptive systems and complex product development. The full paper written for this conference presentation can be found here: <a href="http://www.uploads.pnsqc.org/2013/papers/t-095_Stadick_paper.pdf">http://www.uploads.pnsqc.org/2013/papers/t-095_Stadick_paper.pdf</a></p> <h3>Speaker Bio: </h3> <p></p> <p>Rhea Stadick is an Organizational Coach at Intel, Corp. She has spent the last eight years in software quality and development of engineering teams. Today she helps organizations across her company develop cultures and competencies to create thriving work environments that support excellence in product development. She received her B.S. in Computer Science from Oregon State University and M.B.A. from Willamette University. For the past several years she has organized the Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) in the Portland-metro area that gathers professionals in the area to learn and network.</p> <h3>A Special Treat from PNSQC</h3> <p>Plan on coming early! In collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will have pizza and pop provided by PNSQC beginning at 5:30 pm. PNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality software. As a non-profit, it seeks to promote software quality by providing education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community.</p> <h3>Thanks also to OTBC</h3> <p>We want to thank OTBC (<a href="http://www.otbc.org/">http://www.otbc.org/</a>) for providing the space for this talk.</p> <h3>How to Register </h3> <p>This is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. But you can help us plan food and drinks by registering at: <a href="http://rosecityspindecembertalk.eventbrite.com">http://rosecityspindecembertalk.eventbrite.com</a></p> <h3>Rose City SPIN </h3> <p>The Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking, mutual support, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and war stories about the technical, business, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one, corporate or self-employed, industrial or academic setting, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN.</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://rosecityspindecembertalk.eventbrite.com">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>

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Rose City SPIN: The Tail that Wags the Dogma

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 from 5:30–7:30pm

OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center)

8305 Southwest Creekside Place

Beaverton, Oregon 97008, US (map)

Public WiFi

Website

http://rosecityspindecembertalk.eventbrite.com

Description

Free event! Networking @ 5:30-6:30 PM; Talk @ 6:30-7:30 PM

Rose City SPIN Talk: The Tail that Wags the Dogma

Presented by Rhea Stadick

Abstract:

It is a common pattern for advocates of any kind (Agile, Quality, Process Improvement methods, Waterfall, etc.) to start off banging a drum with almost religious zealotry. “This is the way to achieve quality!” “Follow me or be cast aside!” I have certainly done this and many of the change agents and forward thinkers I respect in the industry have struggled with this as well in their careers. However, riding a train of dogmatic viewpoints and practices has, in many cases, ruined the original efforts of change agents and more tragically, created bad patterns of development. This presentation (also recently presented at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference earlier this year) will explore how we can clarify our intentions and work towards creating an environment where the people involved are empowered to think and experiment but still march in the same general direction. As product development becomes more and more complex, different approaches are needed to get to the right outcome and we can no longer afford to apply rigid methods that worked for a simpler environment. This presentation will help the audience think critically about where they are being too dogmatic in their efforts while introducing some new ways of thinking around complex adaptive systems and complex product development. The full paper written for this conference presentation can be found here: http://www.uploads.pnsqc.org/2013/papers/t-095_Stadick_paper.pdf

Speaker Bio:

Rhea Stadick is an Organizational Coach at Intel, Corp. She has spent the last eight years in software quality and development of engineering teams. Today she helps organizations across her company develop cultures and competencies to create thriving work environments that support excellence in product development. She received her B.S. in Computer Science from Oregon State University and M.B.A. from Willamette University. For the past several years she has organized the Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) in the Portland-metro area that gathers professionals in the area to learn and network.

A Special Treat from PNSQC

Plan on coming early! In collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will have pizza and pop provided by PNSQC beginning at 5:30 pm. PNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality software. As a non-profit, it seeks to promote software quality by providing education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community.

Thanks also to OTBC

We want to thank OTBC (http://www.otbc.org/) for providing the space for this talk.

How to Register

This is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. But you can help us plan food and drinks by registering at: http://rosecityspindecembertalk.eventbrite.com

Rose City SPIN

The Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking, mutual support, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and war stories about the technical, business, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one, corporate or self-employed, industrial or academic setting, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN.