2003/2004 Meeting Schedule


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The Software Quality Discussion Group meets every two weeks, from September through May, at the Calgary campus of the DeVry Institute. All sessions are free and advance registration is not required. Our meetings alternate between Introductory and Best Practices sessions. The schedule for 2003/2004 is as follows:

(Click on the Title for a brief abstract of the topic and a short bio of the presenter, where applicable. Click on the Date to see the poster for the meeting, if available at this time.)


Date Type Topic/Speaker
2003
Sep 10 Best Selling QA/QC to Management: It's a Business Value Activity
Bryan Schultz, Brycol Consulting Ltd.
Sep 24 Intro Software Quality Management: Goals and Objectives
Marnie Shaw
Oct 8 Best Visioning the Perfect Software QA Environment
Reg Jacklin
Oct 22 Best Why Organizations Pursue Automated Software Testing
Neil Kosman, Mercury Interactive
Nov 5 Best Managing Agile Projects
Mike Griffiths, Quadrus Development Inc
Nov 19 Best Adapting Agile to the 'BUY' Scenario
Bob Faught, Encana Corporation
Dec 3 Soiree Fifth First Annual Quality Soiree
Open to all participants
2004
Jan 14 Best Software Estimation - Putting Some Science Behind It
Peter McCurdy, Nortel Networks
Jan 28 Intro CANCELLED
Feb 11 Best Future of the Industry
Pete McBreen, Software Craftsmanship Inc.
Feb 25 Intro Software Testing
Sherry Heinze
Mar 10 Best Application Performance Management
Concepts and Solutions

Christopher King, Compuware Corporation
Mar 24 Best Crossing the Bridge between Development
and Quality Assurance

Christopher Strand, Compuware Corporation
Apr 7 Best The Importance of IT Controls to Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.
Barry Millward, Deloitte
Apr 21 Best Privacy Pays: Developing a Secure Foundation
Sharon Polsky, Project Scope Solutions Group
May 5 Best Difficult-to-Test-Software War Stories
Jennitta Andrea, ClearStream Consulting Inc
May 19 Best CANCELLED
Jun 2 Planning Annual Planning Session
Jun 16 Planning Annual Planning Session — Reprise