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:20091101T020000 RDATE:20091101T020000 RDATE:20101107T020000 RDATE:20111106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20100314T020000 RDATE:20100314T020000 RDATE:20110313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100104T205517Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100114T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100114T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100104T205517Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100730T204539Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458120 DESCRIPTION:This Rose City Software Process Improvement (SPIN) event is f ree and open to the public. \;\n \;\nNetworking @ 6:00 PM\; Semina r 7:00-8:00 PM \;\n \;\nLocation: Beaverton City Library\, Meetin g Room A\, 12375 SW 5th Street\, Beaverton\, OR 97005 \;\n \;\nAb stract \;\nThis talk reflects on lessons learned from preparing for\, presenting\, and conducting architecture reviews. Complex software proj ects often have quality problems and don't deliver all that was promised . Often such problems are the result of inadequate or inappropriate soft ware architecture. Sometimes the biggest issues are technical ones. Othe r times\, the biggest issue is that too much attention has been placed o n the technical architecture to the exclusion of other essential factors . \;\n \;\nA software architecture review is one tool that helps r eveal architectural risks and strengths as well as uncover unidentified issues that need addressing. A software architect needs to compellingly present the software architecture and build confidence that key architec tural decisions have been thoughtfully made. An effective reviewer needs to be skilled at quickly interpreting complex information\, asking prob ing questions\, and effectively giving advice. Both architects and revie wers can benefit from being aware of biases that get in the way of peopl e interpreting information and tactics for overcoming these biases \; \n \;\nPresenter Bio \;\nRebecca Wirfs-Brock\, president of Wirfs- Brock Associates and IEEE Software's Design Columnist\, is a well-known and respected software practitioner. She invented the way of thinking ab out objects known as Responsibility-Driven Design and is the lead author of Object Design: Roles\, Responsibilities\, and Collaborations (2003) and the classic Designing Object-Oriented Software (1990). Through her w riting\, teaching\, consulting\, and speaking she popularizes the use of informal techniques and thinking tools for architects\, designers\, and analysts. \;\nRebecca is a past board member of the Agile Alliance a nd one of the co-founders of the Agile Open Northwest conference. Most r ecently she reviewed enterprise architectures and major designs\, develo ped courses on agile use cases\, enterprise application design and devel oping and communicating software architecture. She mentors teams on agil e design\, object modeling\, architecture\, agile use case writing\, mes hing usage scenarios with use cases and agile user stories\, and managin g incremental\, iterative projects. She practices what she teaches! \ ;\n \;\nAbout the Rose City SPIN: \;\nThe Rose City Software Proce ss Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking\, mutual support\, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange pr actical experiences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the technical\, business\, and human facets of software process improve ment. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of t he Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one\, corporate or self-employed\, industrial or academic set ting\, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN. \;\n \;\n\n\nImport ed from: http://calagator.org/events/1250458120 SUMMARY:SPIN Seminar: Lessons Learned from Architecture Reviews presented by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock LOCATION:Beaverton Public Library - Conference Room : 12375 SW 5th St\, B eaverton OR 97005 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100107T195416Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100120T181500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100120T160000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100107T195416Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100730T204540Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458139 DESCRIPTION:This seminar reviews all components of an effective\, compell ing business plan. You'll learn from two seasoned OEN experts why certai n information is important and how your audience will evaluate what you present. Besides learning what is critical to include in an effective bu siness\, you'll take away valuable handouts and a listing of key resourc es. \;\n \;\nRegistration is required\, and space is limited to 15 entrepreneurs. \;\n \;\nWhen: Wednesday\, January 20th \;\nTim e: 4:00 - 6:15 PM \;\nWhere: Beaverton Library\, 12375 SW 5th St\, Me eting Room B\, Beaverton\, Oregon 97005 (corner of SW 5th St. and SW Hal l Blvd) \;\n \;\n \;\nOEN Member Registration: $30.00 \; \nNon-member Registration: $70.00 \n\nTags: education\, networking\, o en events\, ostartupskey\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1 250458139 URL:http://www.oen.org SUMMARY: Business Plan Development Seminar - January LOCATION:Beaverton Public Library - Conference Room : 12375 SW 5th St\, B eaverton OR 97005 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100322T195447Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100331T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100331T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100322T195447Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100730T204541Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458469 DESCRIPTION:Applying the Concept of Wicked Problems and 7 Principles for Dealing with Them presented by Bill Gilmore \;\n \;\nNetworking @ 6:00 PM\; Seminar 7:00-8:00 PM \;\nThis is a free seminar open to th e public. Hosted by the Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN). \;\n \;\n \;\nAbstract \;\nMany of you may have hear d about "\;wicked problems"\;. For example\, in many cases one can define the problem\, then pursue a solution\; but with wicked proble ms\, one can't define the problem well until they finally have the solut ion. Wicked problems have several other interesting characteristics as well. An approach of "\;taming wicked problems"\; contradicts t he wisdom of trying to make the nature and complexity of the solution fi t the nature and \;\ncomplexity of the problem. \;\n \;\nThe co ncept of wicked problems can be used as a paradigm for understanding man y real world situations\, including many in software development\, manag ing teams and leading projects\, organizational change\, strategic plann ing\, and more. In this presentation\, you'll hear about 7 principles t hat can be applied for dealing with wicked problems. We'll look at seve ral examples of problems\, some more wicked than others\, and how to ana lyze and deal with them. We'll also look at several seminal ideas in so ftware engineering and see how the principles were used. Finally\, we'l l gather some problems from the audience and practice characterizing the problems and applying the principles for planning how to cope with them . \;\n \;\n \;\nSpeaker Bio \;\nBill Gilmore has worked in s oftware engineering for over 20 years in various development\, managemen t\, process and consulting roles. He worked in two small companies\, the n worked at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon. He mo ved to Oregon in 1993 to head up the Software Process Improvement progra m at Tektronix. Most recently he worked at Intel for 10 years with sever al product teams and business groups on software product quality\, produ ct life cycles and several areas of software engineering. He led CMM and product life cycle assessments and organized and led follow-on improvem ent programs. Today\, Bill is the President of the Pacific Northwest Sof tware Quality Conference (PNSQC). Bill has a Ph.D. in Astronomy\; has p ublished papers in Software Engineering\, Strategic Planning\, and Astro nomy\; and has presented at several conferences. \;\n \;\n \;\n A Special Treat from PNSQC \;\nPlan on coming early! In collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will have pizza provided by PNSQC beginning at 6:00 pm. \;\ n \;\nPNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference\, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the P NSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality software. As a non-profit\, it seeks to promote software quality by providing edu cation and opportunities for information exchange within the software co mmunity. \;\n \;\n \;\nAbout Rose City SPIN \;\nThe Rose C ity Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for n etworking\, mutual support\, and promotion of effective software practic es. We exchange practical experiences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the technical\, business\, and human facets of softwa re process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software developm ent community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work fo r a large company or a small one\, corporate or self-employed\, industri al or academic setting\, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN. \;\n \n\nTags: software\, process improvement\, wicked problems\, spin\n\nImp orted from: http://calagator.org/events/1250458469 SUMMARY:Applying the Concept of Wicked Problems and 7 Principles for Deal ing with Them (Rose City SPIN Seminar) LOCATION:Beaverton Public Library - Conference Room : 12375 SW 5th St\, B eaverton OR 97005 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100521T000149Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100527T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100527T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100521T000149Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100730T204541Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458705 DESCRIPTION:Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) Seminar \;\n \;\nDates/Times: Thursday\, May 27th\, 2010\; Networking @ 6 :00 PM with Pizza\; Seminar 7:00-8:00 PM \;\nThis event is free and open to the public. \;\n \;\nAbstract \;\nRetrospectives can be one of the most effective tools in process improvement. They allow pro jects and organizations to identify the key issues and improvements for success and provide a platform to create buy in and clear steps to imple ment positive change. Come join Debra Lavell from Intel Corp. as she sh ares a case study taken from a real project from Intel\, where a project manager has been asked to gather and share key learnings from a very im portant software program. The twist – this team has zero travel budget \, complex cross-organizational cultural differences\, and a high level of resistance to change. Debra will discuss how a retrospective is diff erent from other review practices such as post mortems\, after action re views\, etc. She will explain the four phases of a retrospective proces s with emphasis on the role of the facilitator so when you leave\, you c an design and deliver an effective retrospective when you get back to yo ur organizations. \;\n \;\nSpeaker Bio \;\nDebra Lavell is the Organizational Learning &\; Retrospective Program Manager in the Corp orate Platform Office at Intel Corporation. With over 10 years of experi ence\, Debra has delivered over 300 Project and Milestone Retrospectives for Intel world-wide. Prior to her work in quality\, Debra spent over 5 years managing an IT department responsible for a 500+-node network fo r ADC Telecommunications. Debra is a member of the Rose City Software P rocess Improvement Network (SPIN) Steering Committee. She currently is t he President of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference\, Port land\, Oregon. She holds a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Management with an emphasis on Industrial Relations \;\n \;\nA Special Treat from PNSQC \;\nPlan on coming early! In collaboration with the Pacific Nor thwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will have pi zza and soda provided by PNSQC beginning at 6:00 pm. \;\n \;\nPNS QC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference\, a group of vol unteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the PNSQC is to e nable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality software. As a non-pr ofit\, it seeks to promote software quality by providing education and o pportunities for information exchange within the software community.  3\;\n \;\nHow to Register \;\nThis is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. \;\n \;\nRose City SPIN \;\nThe Rose Cit y Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for net working\, mutual support\, and promotion of effective software practices . We exchange practical experiences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and w ar stories about the technical\, business\, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software developmen t 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\n \nTags: spin\, software\, retrospective\, post mortem\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250458705 SUMMARY:Raising the Bar at Intel: A Project Retrospective Case Study (Ros e City SPIN Seminar) LOCATION:Beaverton Public Library - Conference Room : 12375 SW 5th St\, B eaverton OR 97005 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110404T155321Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110414T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110414T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110404T155321Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110407T024811Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250460427 DESCRIPTION:Sizing and Prioritizing Stories – a Visual Approach to Cost/B enefit Analysis \;\npresented by Ian Savage\, McAfee \;\n \;\nT his is a free talk sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. \;\n \;\nNetwo rking starts at 5:00 PM \;\nTalk starts at 6:00 PM \;\n \;\nAbs tract \;\nBetween three different sessions at the Agile Open Northwes t 2008\, the author and another software professional developed a cost/b enefit charting scheme that: \;\n \;\nenables development teams an d customers to prioritize features\, \;\nidentifies features that sh ould be a. quashed\, b. pursued\, or c. further decomposed\, and \; \nallows stakeholders to monitor and manage priorities during a project. \;\n \;\nThis quick collaboration produced a diagramming techniq ue that can be used in Agile shops and in shops using more traditional m ethods. The chart is a basic Cartesian plane with Cost (Points) on the x -axis\, Value on the y-axis\, and something other than dots at the inter sections. We call this technique Analyze This as it focuses analysis wh ere it is needed. \;\n \;\nSpeaker Bio \;\nA quality evangelist at McAfee\, Ian is a veteran software developer\, quality assurance eng ineer\, and manager with experience in the manufacturing\, financial ser vices\, construction estimating\, and security domains. For more than 30 years he has worked to improve productivity and software quality throug h rigorous development methods and now through the pragmatic application of Agile methods. \;\n \;\nIan serves on the Software Associatio n of Oregon’s board and Program Committee. He co-founded and serves on S AO’s QA Forum committee and the Central Oregon chapter board. He also s erves on the boards of Agile Open Northwest and Agile PDX. He is a mem ber and supporter of the Agile Alliance and has served PNSQC in various capacities (think: free pizza). Earlier he contributed to American Soci ety for Quality’s certification program for software quality engineers a nd was among the first to earn ASQ’s CSQE. \;\n \;\nHow to Registe r \;\nThis is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. Please RSVP to Rose_City_Spin@yahoo.com. \;\n \;\n \;\nAbout Rose City SPIN \;\nThe Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) i s a monthly forum for networking\, mutual support\, and promotion of eff ective software practices. We exchange practical experiences\, ideas\, k nowledge\, 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 sel f-employed\, industrial or academic setting\, you are welcome at the Ros e City SPIN \;\n \;\n\n\nTags: cost/benefit\, estimate-ranges\, e stimate-boxes\, analysis paralysis\, rose city spin\n\nImported from: ht tp://calagator.org/events/1250460427 SUMMARY:Sizing and Prioritizing Stories – a Visual Approach to Cost/Benef it Analysis [Rose City SPIN talk] LOCATION:Beaverton Public Library - Conference Room : 12375 SW 5th St\, B eaverton OR 97005 US SEQUENCE:4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111026T150322Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111117T070000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111117T053000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111026T150322Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111026T151031Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461524 DESCRIPTION:For many years the Rose City SPIN (Software Process Improveme nt Network) has provided a forum for networking and industry speaker pre sentations to the software development community in the Portland\, OR ar ea. If you have enjoyed SPIN presentations in the past and want to see them continue\, NOW is the time to step forward. We need your input and help. This meeting will discuss how this group will move forward. If you are interested in the Rose City SPIN and would like to help mold and support the future of the group\, come on down and join the discussion! We are also looking for people who are willing to volunteer their time to help continue this organization. This will be an open collaboratio n - we want to hear your thoughts! \;\nAgenda: \;\n \;\n• Intro duction and short history of the Rose City SPIN \;\n \;\n• Goals a nd purpose of SPIN and the needs of the community \;\n \;\n• Open discussion of how this group should be organized to meet its purpose \;\n \;\n• Call for SPIN volunteers \;\n \;\n• If time allows\, discussion on future topics\, meeting locations\, communications and mo re! \;\n \;\nA Special Treat from PNSQC \;\n \;\nPlan on com ing early! In collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC http://www.pnsqc.org) the SPIN meeting will have pizza and pop provided by PNSQC beginning at 5:30 pm. Meeting will start at 6 :00pm \;\n \;\nPNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Con ference\, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Miss ion of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quali ty software. As a non-profit\, it seeks to promote software quality by p roviding education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community. \;\n \;\n \;\nHow to Register \;\n \ ;\nThis is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. RSVP to Ros e_City_Spin@yahoo.com. \;\n\n\nTags: spin\, pnsqc\n\nImported from: h ttp://calagator.org/events/1250461524 SUMMARY:Rose City SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network) LOCATION:Beaverton Public Library - Conference Room : 12375 SW 5th St\, B eaverton OR 97005 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR