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:STANDARD DTSTART:20121104T020000 RDATE:20121104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130129T160950Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130212T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130212T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130129T160950Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130129T160950Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250463466 DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \;\n \;\nHow Do You Set a Collaborative Conte xt? Encourage Pervasive Leadership \;\n \;\nWhy do we think colla boration is so hard\, so complex? Well\, one reason is that it’s largel y antithetical to how we have been enculturated for generations. At the same time\, it’s increasingly important for business survival and has l ong been important for personal happiness. February’s SPIN talk looks at what is needed to speed up and optimize opportunities for collaboration on project teams and in organizations from a leadership perspective. W e’ll discuss what it means to have a “dialogic mindset” to “presence” le adership in the organization and discuss a model that leaders all across \, up\, and down the organization can use to foster collaboration. Prin ciples around freedom and accountability as well as deep democracy will be covered and related to the workplace. \;\n \;\nWhile this top ic does not present a panacea for dysfunctional organizations it will pr ovide attendees with new thinking and action-base tools for fostering co llaboration wherever they lead. Come prepared to participate. While sh e respects “tourists” this speaker draws out audience interaction. Lead ership is a conversation\, not a presentation. \;\n \;\nBio: \ ;\n \;\nJean Richardson has been a software development professional since 1989\, She is experienced in project management\, writing\, traini ng\, public speaking\, and requirements and business analysis. During he r career\, she has designed and implemented a number of communications p rograms\, managed dozens of projects\, helped to assemble and led large and small co-located and distributed teams\, led process improvement ini tiatives\, and led professional development and education efforts for so ftware developers in all specialties. \;\n \;\nAs a businessperson \, she is firmly aware of the value\, as well as the cost\, of customer intimacy. She cautions fellow software professionals against too strictl y applying the adage “it’s just business\,” because business is done by human beings. She has learned that basic human issues are at the root of most business problems and most customer/vendor\, employer/employee\, o r client/consultant disputes. Jean believes that if we ignore this fact we dehumanize ourselves and imperil our society. \;\n \;\nHer expe rience and career path have spanned both traditional and agile methods\, frameworks\, and cultural perspectives. The Agile leadership model she espouses\, Pervasive Leadership\, is designed to help leaders set a col laborative context while still meeting their own stewardship responsibil ities to the organization. \;\n \;\nJean teaches courses in Effect ive Conflict Engagement\, Collaboration for Cross-Functional Teams\, Set ting Collaborative Context\, Working Together When You Can’t Be Face-to- Face\, and Facilitative Leadership. \;\n \;\nAs a consultant\, her client list boasts a wide range of businesses including ADP\, Chrome Sy stems\, Intel\, Daimler Chrysler\, Kryptiq Corporation\, Mentor Graphics \, Oregon State Department of Human Services\, Portland General Electric \, The Regence Group/Cambia Health Solutions\, and Tripwire. EPHT GEORG E\, a project Jean led for the Public Health Division of Oregon State De partment of Human Services\, won the Project Management Institute 2009 P roject of the Year Award for the Portland Chapter. \;\n \;\nA Spec ial Treat from PNSQC \;\n \;\nPlan on coming early! In collaborati on with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SP IN meeting will have pizza and pop provided by PNSQC beginning at 5:30 p m. \;\n \;\nPNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Confer ence\, 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 prov iding education and opportunities for information exchange within the so ftware community. \;\n \;\nThanks also to OTBC \;\n \;\nWe want to thank OTBC (http://www.otbc.org/) for providing the space for th is talk \;\n \;\nHow to Register \;\n \;\nThis is a FREE lec ture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. But you can help us plan food and drinks by registering at: http://rosecityspin-feb.eventbrite.com \;\n \;\nRose City SPIN \;\n \;\nThe Rose City Software Process Imp rovement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking\, mutual suppo rt\, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practica l experiences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the t echnical\, business\, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Port land/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a sma ll one\, corporate or self-employed\, industrial or academic setting\, y ou are welcome at the Rose City SPIN. \;\n\n\nTags: collaboration\, spin\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250463466 SUMMARY:Collaborative Context LOCATION:OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center): 8305 Southwest Creeksi de Place\, Beaverton Oregon 97008 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR