BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20090308T020000 RDATE:20090308T020000 RDATE:20100314T020000 RDATE:20110313T020000 RDATE:20120311T020000 RDATE:20130310T020000 RDATE:20140309T020000 RDATE:20150308T020000 RDATE:20160313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20091101T020000 RDATE:20091101T020000 RDATE:20101107T020000 RDATE:20111106T020000 RDATE:20121104T020000 RDATE:20131103T020000 RDATE:20141102T020000 RDATE:20151101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090903T193439Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090910T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090910T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090903T193439Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100302T172109Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250457645 DESCRIPTION:Networking from 6-7\, Seminar from 7-8:00 PM \;\nEvent is open to anyone - this is a free talk. Come in early for free pizza provi ded by the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference! \;\n \;\ nAbstract: \;\nEstimates are required multiple times in a project. Pr oject members need to make estimates for a variety of reasons\, these in clude: \;\n• The amount of time for a task\; \;\n• The cost f or resources\; \;\n• The cost of software\, hardware and other mate rials\; \;\n• The time required to finish a task. \;\nHowever\, there are many problems with estimates. This presentation focuses on th e sociological and psychological aspects of doing estimates. \;\nIt teaches attendees the environmental issues that affect estimates and how to deal with their impact. Through class interaction\, it shows both th e psychological and sociological factors that affect how estimates are g iven and provides leaders with tools to help avoid the common pitfalls. By avoiding these situations\, estimates become more representative of t he project and more variation more predictable. Controlling both of thes e\, help the Project Manager avert trouble. \;\nThis a very interact ive and fun presentation. It has a short exercise and throughout the pre sentation\, attendees are asked to make estimates on doing the exercise again under a number of situations to help better learn from their own b ehavior. \;\n \;\nSpeaker Bio: \;\nTodd Williams has thirty yea rs experience as a Project Manager\, Architect\, entrepreneur and busine ssperson. He has spent twenty of those years recovering red projects. Fr om this experience\, he has developed a process to make the recoveries m ore efficient. His experience also provides a plethora of invaluable kno wledge on avoiding project failure. \;\nHe has worked in manufacturin g and service industries for products used internally and externally to the companies developing them. The projects include large-scale system i ntegration of manufacturing systems\, equipment integration\, web-based collaboration tools\, thick clients with automated update via the intern et and large-scale business systems integration. The projects have been in Taiwan\, Singapore\, Canada\, the United States and Israel. The team s have been dispersed in as many as five countries\, three continents an d countless time zones. Some of these projects were captive in-house tim e and materials projects while others were outsourced fixed-priced proje cts. \;\n \;\nMr. Williams is the President of eCameron\, Inc.\, l ocated in the Portland\, Oregon metropolitan area\, and specializes in r ecovering red projects. He is a published author and regularly publishe s a Project Management Technique eZine. \;\n \;\nDirections: Room 86-01 is located between the Engineering Building and the Fourth Avenue Building on the PSU campus. \;\nEnter through the Engineering Buildi ng at 1930 SW Fourth Avenue\, go down the stairs and through the hall di rectly ahead. Street parking is available. \;\n \;\nRose City SPI N: \;\nThe Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking\, mutual support\, and promotion of effect ive software practices. We exchange practical experiences\, ideas\, know ledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the technical\, business\, and hu man facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves t he 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. \;\n \;\nQuestions? Contact Rhea Stadick at rhea.d.s tadick@intel.com\n\nTags: estimation\, software quality\, software proce ss improvement\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250457645 SUMMARY:Rose City SPIN seminar: Estimation - Understanding Project Enviro nmental Effects LOCATION:Portland State University FAB\, Room 86-09: 1900 SW Fourth Avenu e\, Portland Oregon 97201 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160412T192325Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160425T210000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160425T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160412T192325Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160412T192325Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250470111 DESCRIPTION:There are always scenarios where when given a hard deadline\, we must respond with what work can be accomplished by that date. How do we know when to work with what we have been charged to do or push back? What options do we have? \;\n \;\nHow do we know when to Commit\, Estimate or Explore in differing technical or business scenarios? When choosing estimation or exploration as an option\, how do you communicat e your reasons and negotiate with your customer or stakeholder when he o r she would prefer a commitment? \;\n \;\nWe will meet in a confer ence room at CENTRL and spend 2 hours together discussing this topic and getting to know more about each other's business challenges. We will a lso run through a few exercises designed to challenge our thinking and u ltimately make us better leaders. \;\n \;\n### Agenda \;\n 3\;\nWe are meeting at CENTRL 1355 NW Everett St on April 25\, 2016 \ ;\n \;\n6pm: Food and Drinks \;\n \;\n6:30pm: Get started on Fo rum discussions topic: Estimates \;\n \;\n7:30pm: Exercise \;\n \;\n8pm: Done! \;\n \;\n### What is 7CTOs? \;\n \;\n7CTO s is a Chief Technologist Community of Practice where we share business challenges\, grow together and collectively solve hard problems for the greater good. We meet in forums of 7 members on a monthly basis in citi es across the USA. Check out 7ctos.com/story \;\n\n\nTags: cto\, inn ovation\, software development\, mentor\, forum\, estimation\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250470111 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-nature-of-software-development-estim ation-a-7ctos-portland-forum-experience-tickets-24602598033 SUMMARY:7CTOs - Get Your Estimates Right - Why Your Customers And Your Te am Will Love You LOCATION:CENTRL Office: 1355 Northwest Everett Street\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR