2006 GLSEC Presentations

A good time was had by all at the successful 2006 Great Lakes Software Excellence Conference. Slides, audio, and supplementary information submitted by presenters or taped at the conference are available below for your viewing or listening pleasure. This page will be updated as presentation materials become available.

Day 1 – Tutorials

Software Developer Tutorials

An Introduction to TDD as Design Tool, Not as a Quality Assurance Replacement
Clement James Goebel PMP, Menlo Innovations

Practical Use of TDD in C#
Scott Miller, Atomic Object

Software Project Tutorials

Return of Peopleware
Tim Lister, Atlantic Systems Guild

Accelerated Introduction To Use Cases
Doug Shimp, Net Objectives

Day 2 – Conference

Keynotes

Risk Management is Project Management for Grown-ups
Audio (wav)
Tim Lister, Atlantic Systems Guild

Fostering Excellence in IT Services through Quality and Innovation
Audio (mp3)
Carl Erickson, Atomic Object

Software Developer Track

Search Engine Optimization: What Developers Should Know
Beverly Mapes, Top Of The List

Pragmatic Agile Model-Driven Architecture
John Kern, Consultant

Rapid Web Applications with Turbo Geers
Kevin Dangoor, Arbor Networks

Developing Embedded Software with Free and Open Source Tools
Mark VanderVoord, Consultant

Test-Driven Data Structures
Joel Adams, Calvin College

Software Process and Analysis Track

Benefits Beyond CMMI Level 3
Nancy Poma, EDS

From Apprentice to Journeyman: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman
Dave Hoover, Obtiva

Practical Pair Programming
Tyler Jennings, Obtiva

Fixing the Requirements Problem
Dave Kapelanski, Compuware

Practical Agile Software Development
Bob Kreha, NuSoft Solutions

Software Quality and Testing Track

All Software is Defective
Steve Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.

Test Design Techniques
Use Case Example and Log
Louise Tamres, Arbor Networks

The Last Presentation on Test Estimation You Will Ever Attend
Geoff Home, iSQA

Quality Maturity
Elias Murad, Compuware