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"How to do a Post Project Review" on Tuesday,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David M. Rosenberg)
Thu Jan 25 20:05:45 2001
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Just FYI, gang. I'd love to attend but I'm forced to use some theater
tickets which have already been purchased. ;-)
-Dave
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Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) Meeting Announcement
Topic: Through the Looking Glass - How to do a Post Project Review
Speaker: Barbara Purchia
When: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 6:30pm - 8:30pm
6:30-7:00 Networking and Round Tables
7:00-7:10 Announcements
7:10-8:10 Presentation
8:10-8:30 Questions and Answers
Who: Everyone (Industry, Government, Academia)
Location: General Dynamics, 77 "A" St., Needham MA.
Info: See our web page, <http://www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN>
For SPIN info, contact Anna Allison <mailto:anna@annaallison.com>
Note: Boston SPIN meetings are free. No RSVP is necessary.
Abstract:
"Through the Looking Glass - How to do a Post Project Review"
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
George Santayana
Post Project Reviews are a recognized and highly recommended project
improvement tool that helps groups profit from past successes and learn
from past mistakes. It is a critical component of effective project
management and should never be forgotten, overlooked, or ignored. Your
efforts to reflect on and document lessons learned may not only help you
improve and reduce time on your next project but, by sharing your
learning with your fellow project managers, you might help them save
time on their projects as well.
Barbara Purchia will present a systematic approach to facilitating and
using post project review results. This presentation will describe what
a Post Project Review is, when to do one, how to do it, what should be
captured, and what to do with the results. It will also cover case
studies from real projects, including real-life some benefits that have
occurred as a result of using Post Project Reviews over time.
About the Speaker:
Barbara Purchia is currently Director of Quality and Release Engineering
at Rational Software in Lexington, Ma. Ms Purchia has over 20 years
experience developing high- quality software systems. She has a solid
background in software development and management, including
implementing successful corporate software process improvement programs.
Before moving to Rational, Ms Purchia worked at companies such as Lotus
Development Corporation, Applicon/Schlumberger, Entrex/Nixdorf, Raytheon
and Kronos. Ms. Purchia's background covers many areas including
software development, process improvements, project management, and
metrics. She has management experience with software development,
engineering operations, process improvements, usability, localization,
and technical publications.
Barbara Purchia has a B.S. in Mathematics from Ohio University. She is a
founding member and Vice-Chair of the Boston SPIN. She is a contributing
author for In-the- SPIN, the Boston SPIN Newsletter and Technology
Management, Auerbach Publications, 1995, ISBN 0-7913-2568-7. She was a
contributor and reviewer for Software Quality Management, Volume 4,
Anticipating Change, Gerald M. Weinberg, Dorset House Publishing, ISBN
0-932633-32-3, and external reviewer for Continuous Risk Management
Guidebook, Carnegie Mellon University and Software Engineering
Institute. Ms. Purchia has presented Process Improvement techniques at
the International Conference on Software Quality, the International
Conference on Software Engineering, BOSCON, Digital Equipment, Boston
SPIN, and the Schlumberger Software Conference.
About the Roundtables:
Roundtables are focused group or "birds-of-a-feather" discussions, with
a facilitator, to stimulate and moderate discussion. Roundtables are
held during the Networking portion of the SPIN meeting. See our web
page, <http://www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN> to see which topics are
selected for this SPIN meeting.
Directions: From Route 128 in Needham, take exit 19A onto Highland
Avenue East. Take your first right by the Ground Round and take your
second left onto "A" Street. General Dynamics is the last building on
the right. Enter the parking lot by the General Dynamics sign and come
into the building by the cafeteria entrance, which is located to the
left of the main entrance. There will be a security guard at the
entrance. See <http://www.gd-cs.com/needham.html> for directions.
Cancellations (including weather cancellations): We will notify the
membership via email to the SPIN distribution list, post the notice on
the SPIN web page, and send the cancellation announcement to Channel 7
TV and radio, WRKO AM 680 starting at 3pm.
