2005/2006 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 Open Discussion and Best Practices sessions. The schedule for 2005/2006 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
2005
Sep 14 Best The value of professional certification
Derek Bullen, S.i. Systems
Sep 28 Best How do you know when your process is good enough?
Fiona Koether, Nortel
Oct 12 Best Usability
Rosanne Fleury, NETeller
Oct 26 Open Usability
A facilitated, open discussion
Nov 9 Best Understanding and Improving Testability
Pete McBreen
Nov 23 Best Employee Appreciation - The Fun Stuff
Christine Bovaird, IHS Energy
Dec 7 Soiree Seventh First Annual Quality Soiree
Open to all participants
2006
Jan 11 Best Getting to the Point - Communication in the World of Software Quality
Margo Elliot, Momentum Performance Solutions
Jan 25 Open Effective communicating
A facilitated, open discussion
Feb 8 Best ITIL and Software Quality
Valleri Okos, Polar Bear Corporate Education Solutions
Feb 22 Best Electronic Laboratory Results Data Exchange Between Systems: Dependencies, Variables and Process to Delivering 100% Accurate Data
Kathy Ervin, Calgary Laboratory Services
Mar 8 Best The Impact of SOX on Software Quality in the Oil & Gas Industry
Dave Watt, CIO, AltaGas Income Trust
Mar 22 Best Data Quality: How It Affects Delivering Software Quality
Paul Gregory, Intervera Data Solutions
Apr 5 Best Maintainability
Orest Demkiw, Peloton
Apr 19 Open Maintainability
A facilitated, open discussion
May 3 CANCELLED NAD83: A project management and logistics case study
Mike Griffiths, Quadrus Development Inc.
May 17 Best Root Cause Analysis Workshop
Fiona Koether, Nortel
May 31 Planning Annual Planning Session