SQDG - 2006/2007 Season

2006/2007 Season

The Software Quality Discussion Group meets every two weeks, from September through May. Our meetings start promptly at 5:30 p.m. and wrap-up by 7:00 p.m. All sessions are free and advance registration is not required.

Event Schedule

Our events include "Introductory" and "Best Practice" sessions, networking events and planning meetings. Occassionally, we host vendor presentations. The schedule for this season is as follows:

Date	Type	Topic/Speaker
13-Sep-06	Best	Everything old is new again: What we did in 70's software development we're still doing today! Bob Satnik, Deloitte & Touche LLP Meeting Sponsor: Io Software Consultants »
27-Sep-06	Best	What's new in the world of Agile; and what's quality got to do with it! Janet Gregory Meeting Sponsor: Sabina Fabbian, Newton's Flaws Inc. »
11-Oct-06	Best	SMART Project Management: Managing Quality Expectations Dr. Francis Hartman, Quality Enhanced Decisions Inc. (QeD Inc.) Meeting Sponsor: Groundswell Project Services »
25-Oct-06	Best	Exploratory Testing Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts Inc. Meeting Sponsor: Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc. »
8-Nov-06	Best	Impact of Programming Language Choice on Software Quality Clinton Begin, ThoughtWorks Canada Meeting Sponsor: Io Software Consultants »
22-Nov-06	Best	A Primer on Workflow Process Modeling Alec Sharp, Clariteq Systems Consulting Meeting Sponsor: Autonomy »
6-Dec-06	Soiree	Eighth Annual SQDG Soiree Open to all participants »
10-Jan-07	Best	Co-Sourcing: Fostering Quality and Adding Value Keith Robson, Encana Meeting Sponsor: S.i. Systems »
24-Jan-07	Best	From Model to Reality Sherry Heinze & Jonathan Kohl Meeting Sponsor: Guy Rogers »
7-Feb-07	Best	Software Estimation Facilitated Open Discussion Meeting Sponsor: R I S »
21-Feb-07	Best	Earned Value and Agile Alternatives Mike Griffiths, Quadrus Development Inc. Meeting Sponsor: Kohl Concepts Inc. »
7-Mar-07	Best	Practical Requirements Doug Tindall PEng, DR Tindall & Associates Incorporated Meeting Sponsor: Nortel »
21-Mar-07	Best	The Public Petroleum Data Model (PPDM): it's all about quality! Ian King, Intervera Data Solutions Meeting Sponsor: Sierra Systems »
4-Apr-07	Best	Maximizing IT Value through Operational Excellence Roger Couvillon, RIS Meeting Sponsor: Dana Luntrariu »
18-Apr-07	Best	Adding Science to Software Estimation Peter McCurdy, Nortel Meeting Sponsor: Compuware Corporation »
2-May-07	Best	It's All About Process Gale Breen, CGE Group Inc. Meeting Sponsor: Nortel »
16-May-07	Best	Usability Rosanne Fleury Meeting Sponsor: Sherry Heinze, Diversity Consulting Ltd »
30-May-07	Planning	Annual Planning Session Open to all participants Meeting Sponsor: ASQ Calgary Chapter »

** Please note scheduled sessions are subject to change.

Event Details

Please see the 2006/2007 Event Details page for a listing of the events including presentation abstracts, speaker biographies, and additional event details.

Location

This year's sessions will be held at the W.R. Castell Public Library in downtown Calgary; meeting room #2. Please note the first session will be held in meeting room #1.