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Clear the Runway - Rapid, Low-Cost Reviews are Possible!  Critical Activities You Need to Know to Successfully Deploy CMMI Appraisals at 20% of Your Current Cost!

Abstract:

Do you have all the money you require to execute your appraisal program? 

Do you have tools that you can use to support an individual PM or groups of PMs at low cost and low impact? 

Do you truly know how well you are currently performing and where your most critical risks are? 

This presentation will answer these questions and more.  You need to be able to walk away knowing how to conduct appraisal quickly, with minimal impact to you and your engagements, and to do so at a low total cost of ownership.   When you leave this presentation you will:

• Understand why you need a rapid appraisal strategy
• Understand the value it can provide to individual engagements, sets of engagements, or distributed locations
• Understand how to execute this type of process
• Understand that actual cost savings and be able to communicate them effectively to leadership
• Understand next steps you will require to implement this type of approach

Our testimonials tell us that this approach is the most pain free CMMI based appraisal they’ve every participated in and that they were amazed with the quality of the findings in such a short period of time.  You will know how to get 80% of the benefit at 20% of the cost and be able to make it happen for your organization today.  Please join us for a very engaging presentation and discussion that will help you to with understand your key cost, appraisal issues and how you can reduce the burden and increase success.

 Who Should Attend?

If you are a project manager, process professional, or lead appraiser this session will provide direct benefit to you.

How will you Benefit from Attending?

• You will be provided the tools to develop and use this rapid appraisal approach immediately
• In using this technique, you will know with minimal cost and effort the level of process capability for your project team or sets of teams  
• The total cost of ownership of your appraisal program will be dramatically reduced.

Biography:

Mr. John Voss is a Technology and Business Leader with a strong focus on systems/software process improvements within high technology, commercial and defense avionics businesses.  He possess a successful record of leading and program managing enterprise-wide IT process consulting, CMMI & multi-model based appraisals, process and tools development and deployment, quantitative measurement, and in improving organizational effectiveness. Mr. Voss is recognized as an effective communicator, trainer, and consultant to business leadership and engineering teams. He has strong quality process knowledge including ISO, AS-9100 and Six Sigma methodologies.

Mr. Marc Matrulli is a Senior Information Technology Manager with a focus on Quality and Process Improvement for Systems Integration and Application Management processes.  He has worked as an IT consultant, project/program manager, and operations manager for many clients across various industries including communications and high tech, financial services, government, and logistics and transportation.  Mr. Matrulli has had success in delivering large-scale application development projects, running application management teams, and leading large distributed organizations to achieve CMMI maturity.  He is PMP certified and has strong quality process knowledge including Six-Sigma and CMMI.

Agenda:
5:45    Networking
6:15    Introductions
6:20    SPIN News, Updates
6:25    Presentation
7:05    Networking Update

7:10    Break, Refreshments and more Networking

7:25    Next Month's Topic 
7:30    Part 2 of Tonight's Topic
8:15    Q & A
8:30    Wrap-up & conclude meeting

 For More Event Details go to www.NJSPIN.org

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