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Enterprise Management of the Software Process - Workshop by Steven Borg
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This post-conference training (additional registration required) provides a full day
(8:30am to 5:00pm) workshop covering Enterprise Management of the Software Process by industry expert Steven Borg, Microsoft Visual Studio ALM MVP and principal consultant and cofounder of Northwest Cadence.
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Who should attend
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As a leader managing the enterprise software development process, you want to
leverage a small number of key techniques and principles to dramatically and
measurably improve your development practices, so that your organization can
deliver more customer value, at faster intervals, to your customers.
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Course Abstract
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Every enterprise wants to develop software better, but adopting a methodology which asks you to throw out all the legacy processes and start from scratch is usually too risky. Too radical a change, too quickly, can drive a wedge between engineering and business. The result is often failure, either partially or completely. There is a better way. Instead of implementing a canned, one-sized fits all methodology, enterprises are learning that there are a few key leverage points that can drive improvement faster than they could have imagined, and do so without the systemic disruption encouraged by some popular agile methodologies.
This workshop exposes the practices and measures that drive continued improvement, and how they can be introduced gently to the organization. We will show you how incremental, measurable improvements can be adopted with minimal risk. Think you have to rework your entire development process and radically change everything overnight to get agile success? Think again. Real improvements are easily accomplished without the need for radical changes, using the tools taught in this workshop.
Come see how three very different organizations have used these tools to deliver more features, in less time, with the same number of resources. Yes, you heard that right: learn how ordinary teams, in ordinary organizations, have broken the iron triangle. And more importantly, learn the practices that will let you bring ‘lean’ into your organization.
Throughout the day, we will examine three case studies: a retailer, a manufacturer and a nonprofit organization. All three enterprises leveraged continual process improvement to achieve measurable results. Each of these enterprises took notably different paths to adoption, yet each of experienced very real improvements in their teams.
Don’t’ miss this post-conference session. Come see how to drive improvements, and leave with the practices and ideas that will enable you to drive those changes in your organization. We’ll explore ideas from Lean, Kanban, the Theory of Constraints, and of course, Agile principles. Armed with the tools and takeaways from this session, you can expect to see significant, measurable improvements in your development process in as little as 3-6 months.
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About Steven Borg
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Steven is the Co-Founder and Principal ALM Consultant of Northwest Cadence. Northwest Cadence is a national leader in Microsoft ALM and Software Process
solutions and the first US-based organization to be recognized by Microsoft as a Gold ALM Partner focusing exclusively on Application Lifecycle Management.
Steve has been a Microsoft ALM MVP since product inception in 2005, speaks regularly at Software Development and Visual Studio conferences and has authored
Microsoft courseware and white papers on Team Foundation Server, regulatory compliance in software development, Scrum and Lean. Steven has helped hundreds of
organizations, both large and small, adopt Visual Studio ALM tools, improving their software development process, reducing costs, increasing quality and
speeding delivery dates. His expertise lies in bringing successful lean and agile adoption to companies currently using traditional project management
techniques to manage software development projects. Steve also holds several other credentials including MCP, MCSD, MCT and Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
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More About Northwest Cadence
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Northwest Cadence is a national leader in Microsoft ALM and Software Process solutions. Recognized by Microsoft as a Gold ALM Partner, Northwest Cadence focuses
exclusively on Application Lifecycle Management with clients across the globe. With experience providing consulting services on Microsoft ALM Tools dating back to
product inception (VSTS 2005), Northwest Cadence has actively worked with clients and Microsoft on product development, implementation, and process incorporation.
Northwest Cadence has a solid commitment to honesty and excellence. This commitment coupled with the vast experience means Northwest Cadence clients know to expect
an exceptional experience, every time.
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Customer Quotes from ALM Summit 2010 Workshop by Steven Borg
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Overall Experience:
- “Exceeded my expectations.”
- “Steve is a great presenter of appropriate process. I appreciate his objectivity.”
- “The course is practical and concrete.”
- “It was excellent.”
- “Coverage of the Scrum and Kanban were most valuable.”
- “Steven is a great lecturer and a true professional.”
Will this course assist you in your day to day job?
- “Yes. As a team lead who is looked upon by our strategic management as an input for effective management of our organization (Devs), I now have a better understanding of Scrum & Kanban that I can use to help them make decisions.”
- “It will give me more confidence in our way, as well as ideas for improvement.”
- “Yes, the course has given me ideas & tools I can take home and use immediately to improve processes. WTG Steve!”
- “Yes. Will allow me to approach process definition with cautions in mind.”
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If you have additional questions about the Enterprise Management workshop, please contact summit@nwcadence.com.
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