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November 2009: "Results are Not the Point" with Mary Poppendieck
Wed, 10/07/2009 - 21:40 — volunteers
11/02/2009 - 18:15
11/02/2009 - 19:15
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“What do Svenska Handelsbanken, Nucor Steel, SAS Institute, W. L. Gore, Southwest Airlines, Semco, and Toyota have in common?” Each of these companies has developed a culture of high involvement, each thrives in an industry of high change, and each has sustained best-in-industry performance over time. Often imitated but never successfully copied, these companies frame their world differently than most other companies. They understand that results are not the point; they believe that superior results will be sustained by those companies that are best able to leverage the intelligence of every employee.
What does this mean in software development? It means:
• Development teams are directly engaged in delivering superior customer outcomes,
• Technical excellence is the foundation of consistent performance,
• Relentless improvement permeates the atmosphere.
Mary Poppendieck will discuss these three seemingly simple yet devilishly difficult ideas and challenge you to reframe the way you think about developing software intensive systems.
Mary Poppendieck has been in the Information Technology industry for over thirty years. She has managed software development, supply chain management, manufacturing operations, and new product development. She spearheaded the implementation of a Just-in-Time system in a 3M video tape manufacturing plant and led new product development teams, commercializing products ranging from digital controllers to 3M Light Fiber™.
Mary is a popular writer and speaker, and coauthor of the book Lean Software Development, which was awarded the Software Development Productivity Award in 2004. A sequel, Implementing Lean Software Development, was published in 2006. A third book, Leading Lean Software Development, will be published in November 2009.
Date: Monday, November 2nd. (note date changed)
Time: 5:45-615 Juice & Snacks. 6:15-715 Presentation (note time changed)
Where: University of Calgary, SA106 which is Science A 106 (note room change)
