The idea of following standard development processes for the creation of information systems may seem like a
subversive idea to programmers accostomed to writing code by the seat of their pants. Rest assured, the idea is not
to stifle creativity or to enforce an unwieldy bureaucracy. Adherence to a set of development standards such as
the Capability Maturity Model or the Project Management Book of Knowledge is simply a way to avoid the death march of
out-of-control projects that all too often seem to go nowhere.
The NJSPIN is a group dedicated to proposition that the use best practices in software development can keep bad things
from happening to good teams. We do not stress any particular technology or programming language. What we do stress is
process. Using a formal system development lifecycle may feel foreign to teams that have been used to doing things
ad hoc. But those who try it soon wonder how they ever got by without it.
To all of our beleagured software development friends who haven't had much sleep since taking on that last bear of a
project - don't fear the move to standards. Join it! And join us at our next meeting. Happy coding!
Members,
The next meeting is on April 17th. Please RSVP by April 15th, close of business.
Special Note: April's meeting will be held at Johnson and Johnson. Directions will be mailed out shortly.
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Standard Meeting Agenda:
6.00 Social Hour
6.15 Tonight's Topic
7.10 Break & Refreshments
7.25 Part 2 of Tonight's Topic and Q&A
8.10 Wrap-up
From the New Jersey Turnpike (Exit 9) or U.S. Route 1:
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-Follow signs reading "Route 18 North - New Brunswick".
-Continue along Route 18 North crossing the Raritan River on the John A. Lynch bridge.
-Proceed straight after the bridge about 1/2 mile onto Metlars Lane.
-Take SECOND LEFT off Metlars Lane onto Brett Road.
-Continue on Brett Road about 1/4mile. Near the end it bears left. At this point, you will see the
Electrical Engineering building straight ahead of you. The CoRE Building is the 7 story brick building
just to the left of the Electrical Engineering building.
-Park in parking lot #64. Put parking permit on your dashboard
-If the door is locked when you arrive, wait for a passerby to let you in. There will be many.
From Route 287 - Southbound toward Turnpike:
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-Take Exit 9 for "Highland Park/Bound Brook."
-At the end of the exit ramp, turn RIGHT onto River Road. Follow RiverRoad for 3.5miles to MetlarsLane
(Fifth traffic light)
-Turn LEFT onto MetlarsLane.
-Take the SECOND LEFT off Metlars Lane onto Brett Road.
-Continue on BrettRoad about1/4 mile. Near the end it bears left. At this point, you will see the Electrical Engineering
building straight ahead of you. The CoRE Building is the 7 story brick building just to the left of the Electrical
Engineering building.
-Park in parking lot #64. Put parking permit on your dashboard
-If the door is locked when you arrive, wait for a passerby to let you in. There will be many.
For maps to Rutgers University:
Click here
For a copy of the NJSPIN parking permit, send a request to:
John Dworak.
| Office | Holder | Phone |
e-Mail |
| Chairman | Jim Heil | 732-827-0711 Ext. 16 | jheil@softwarems.com |
| Program Chair | John Bolland | 973-284-3441 | jbolland@itt.com |
| Deputy Program Chair | Margaret Ojeda | 732-699-2271 | mojeda@telcordia.com |
| Secretary | John Dworak | 973-716- | john.j.dworak@verizon.net |
| Webmaster | Eric Remington | 973-252-6124 | edr@MckennaAndRemington.com |
| Webmaster | Robert Zotti | 973-597-0645 | rzotti@comcast.net |
Links to Related Sites
Books and Articles
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Davenport, Thomas H. Process Innovation: Reengineering Work Through Information Technology. Boston: Harvard
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Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
English, Larry P. Improving Data Warehouse and Business Information Quality. New York: Wiley Computer
Publishing, 1999.
Glass, Robert L. Computing Calamities - Lessons Learned from Products, Projects, and Companies that Fail.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. (pp. 194-202.)
Hubbard, Douglas. "Checks and Balances: Everything is Measurable," CIO Magazine, November 15, 1997.
Hubbard, Douglas. "Hurdling Risk," CIO Magazine, June 15, 1998.
Hubbard, Douglas. "The IT Measurement Inversion," CIO Magazine, April 15, 1999.
Kaplan, Robert S. and Norton, David P. The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action. Boston:
Harvard Business School Press, 1996.
Montgomery, Douglas C. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control. John Weilly, 1997.
Perrow, Charles. Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies. New York: Basic Books, 1984.
Rath & Strong's "Design for Six Sigma - a Pocket Guide"
Schrage, Michael. "Sixteen Tons of Information Overload," Fortune, August 2, 1999.
Thorp, John. The Information Paradox: Realizing the Business Benefits of Information Technology. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Wheeler, Donald J. and Chambers, David S. Understanding Statistical Process Control. SPC Press, 1992.
Wheeler, Donald J. Understanding Variation - the Key to Managing Chaos. SPC Press, 1993.
