March-May 2004 Edition

News Editor: HYDSPIN Working Group

Dear SPIN members,

Welcome to March-May 2004 edition of Newsletter.

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In this Issue:

1. Sessions held in March 2004
2. Sessions held in April 2004
3. Sessions held in May 2004
4. Other Events
5. Link of the Edition
6. Knowledge Point

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HYDSPIN sessions in March 2004

15th March

• Topic: Model Driven Architecture
• Speaker: Ms. Ameeta Roy, IBM Rational
; Senior Software Engineering Specialist in IBM Software Group
• Venue: IBM India Ltd; 1st Floor, Uma Aishwarya House; Road no. 7, Banjara Hills
; Hyderabad - 500 034

20th March

• Topic: Integrating CMMI with Six Sigma
• Speaker: Mr. Satish Tumu, QAI (SCAMPI Lead appraiser and CBA-IPI Lead assessor )
• Venue: Computer Society of India (CSI)
; Hyderabad Chapter; 302, Archana Arcade Opp Railway Reservation Complex; Secunderabad - 500 025.

 

HYDSPIN sessions in April 2004

2nd April

 

• Topic: An overview to PMBOK 2000
• Speaker: Mr. Puthucode Ganesh;
Associate Manager, SEPG/SQA with SSA Global Baan Info Systems, Hyderabad.
• Venue: Computer Society of India (CSI)
; Hyderabad Chapter; 302, Archana Arcade Opp Railway Reservation Complex; Secunderabad - 500 025.

14th April

 

• Topic: Automatic Error Prevention (AEP) at unit level testing in Java and C++ test
• Speaker: Dr. Adam Kolawa
; Co-founder Parasoft, co-author of Bulletproofing Web Applications (Hungry Minds 2001)
• Venue: Hotel Taj Krishna (Garden Room)
; Road No. 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

24th April

 

• Topic: Creating wealth for organizations - using Theory of Constraints
• Speaker: Mr. Rajan Mahendra; Head of QIS (Quality Improvement Services)
• Venue: Satyam Services center
;Vivekananda Conference Room;3rd Floor, Lake Shore Towers, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.

 

HYDSPIN sessions in May 2004

1st May

 

• Topic1: QC Outsourcing Best Practices
• Speaker1: Ms. Manisha Saboo

• Topic2: Project Management skills
• Speaker2: Mr.Ramana Murthy

• Venue: Virtusa India Pvt Ltd,
3rd Floor, "My Home Tycoon" Begumpet,Hyderabad.

14th May

 

• Topic: Managing Projects Using Earned Value Methodology(EVM
)
• Speaker: Mr. Puthucode Ganesh
, Associate Manager, SEPG/SQA with SSA Global Baan Info Systems, Hyderabad.
• Venue: OSI Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Vikrampuri,  Secunderabad

24th May

 

• Topic:
Project Management Individual Competency - Need and Importance - based on 230 actionable definitions
• Speaker: Mr. Dhananjay Gokhale, Head – PELCON, Compulink Systems Pvt. Ltd.
• Venue: Mensamind Solutions Private Limited,Sreya Towers, Plot # 1130, Road # 36, Jubilee Hills,HYDERABAD - 33.
  

Other Events

 

7th & 8th  May

 

A two day programe on "Statistical Techniques for Software Industry" was conducted by ISI(Indian Statistical Institute, SQC & OR Unit), Hyderabd and SPIN Hyderabad.

• Faculty Members: Mr. G. Murali Rao ; Mr. ALN. Murthy of ISI; Mr. KS Prakasa Rao from Hyderabad SPIN.
• Venue: ISI Lecture Hall, ISI, Habsiguda, Hyderabad

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Link of the Edition: www.allpm.com 

(A site for Project Managers with extensive information on Project Management with exhaustive White Papers, Tools, Techniques and regular updates)

Knowledge Point:  The more quantitative your approach to project tracking and control, the more likely you'll be able to foresee potential problems and respond to the proactively. Use earned value(EV) and tracking metrics.

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