January 16, 2009
Abstract
This presentation was scheduled to complement Warren Reid's two previous SPIN presentations, as another side of the same cost-effective coin. Successful software development, which is far rarer than stakeholders deserve, demands most of our bodies. Our hands are required to accomplish what is typically done, our head is required to create stakeholder value, and our heart is required to collaborate in creating this value.
It describes what value-creation and collaboration in developing software are not, and also what they really are. Integration of collaboration into value-creating software development is then discussed. The amazingly close relationship of successful processes for solving problems, developing (software) products, managing projects, and generating proteins from DNA are exhibited.
Your Presenter: Arnold Goodman: Most of his 50-year career has involved working with computing professionals. He co-founded the 40-year-old "Symposia on the Interface of Computing Science and Statistics" and the 1-year-old Journal on Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, that is published by John Wiley & Sons for the American Statistical Association. This presentation continues 10 years of understanding how to improve the quality of developing software and 35 years of understanding how to improve the quality of solving problems.
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Logistics
Location: Northrop Grumman E2 Presentation Center (in tall building off of Entrance 2), Redondo Beach, CA (formerly TRW) - 2299 Marine Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Directions: Take the 405 Inglewood exit (southbound it's the exit after Rosecrans East, northbound it's the exit just after Hawthorne) and go north on Inglewood Avenue (southbound, turn left at the end of the ramp, northbound, turn right). Turn left at Marine. Continue West under the freeway past the railroad tracks three lights to Simon Ramo Drive. E2 is on the tall white building to the LEFT, past the shorter presentation building. (See page 733 A5 of the Thomas Brothers Guide.)
Time: 9 a.m. - 12:00 noonAdmission: Free Reservations: No reservations are necessary, except for Foreign Nationals.
Please Note: Foreign Nationals, including Northrop Grumman
foreign employees, must contact Warren Scheinin
(warren.scheinin@ngc.com) at least three (3) days before
the meeting so NGC can process the paperwork for visits
in a NGC building in accordance with Department of
Defense regulations. The usual identification (passport,
green card, student visa) will be necessary on the visit
day.
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