SeaSPIN Mtg: Free: Nov 2: Lowering Your Pain Threshold in Development Projects November 2, 2010

Seattle and Eastside Area Software Process Improvement Network
SeaSPIN.org

November 2 Meeting
Free and Open to the Software Engineering & IT Community

Construx Software, 10900 NE 8th St Suite 1350, Bellevue, WA

Food & networking from 5:45 to 6:15 (pizza, salad, soda )
Announcements from 6:15 to 6:30
Presentation from 6:30 to 7:45
Q & A from 7:45 to 8:15
Doors close at 8:30

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Lowering Your Pain Threshold in Development Projects

Presented by Mark Kola, Sogeti
Seattle Unit – EMS Practice Mobility Solutions Lead

- Can a developer be coding day one of the project?
- Why does it take so long to move code between environments?
- Do your developers spend more time in meetings than they do in coding?
- Let’s get Mikey he is the only guy that can do this work?

Do these questions give you a migraine? Find out how to solve them without the aspirin in the first aid kit.

Bio:
Mark Kola has spent countless years working on solving these problems. As a leader, mentor, and coach for development teams, Mark Is a life-long learner himself, always seeking a better way. Twenty years in process improvement, software architecture, system automation, and business problem solving in many industries has given Mark many opportunities. His job is the fourth priority in his life and enjoys being an amateur photographer, devoted husband and father.
You can follow Mark on twitter: @techsoda
And on his blog: http://tribalthirst.wordpress.com

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On Parking: Construx does not validate garage parking and parking on 108th or 110th is also problemmatic. It is possibleto park free in certain places along the street or at the nearby library
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View map by MapQuest

Going North on I-405 toward Bellevue...

1.Take exit 13B for NE 8th Street
2.Take the NE 8th Street West ramp
3.Merge onto NE 8th Street
4.Turn right onto 110th Avenue. Construx is the building on the left, on the corner of 110th Avenue and NE 8th Street
5.Turn left into the parking lot immediately past the building
Going South on I-405 toward Bellevue...

1.Take exit 13B for NE 8th Street
2.Take the NE 8th Street West ramp
3.Merge onto NE 8th Street
4.Turn right onto 110th Avenue. Construx is the building on the left, on the corner of 110th Avenue and NE 8th Street
5.Turn left into the parking lot immediately past the building

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