Does your organization suffer from any of these conditions ?

• Too much software development methodology ?
• Not enough software development methodology ?
• What is a software development methodology ?

Join speakTECH in this evolutionary 1-day educational seminar to learn how you can evolve your organization’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Find out how you can complete an SDLC assessment for your company and receive an SDLC Best Practices Scorecard.

speakTECH is co-hosting 1-day educational events with Microsoft in support of better software development practices with Visual Studio 2005 Team System and Team Foundation Server. In this 1-day seminar, you will learn how to right-size a process methodology that fits your software development needs. Invest a day with us to learn how to implement better development practices in your organization. Here’s what you can expect:

Learn about best SDLC methodologies and techniques, and how they have evolved to meet business’ changing needs:

• Why traditional SDLC practices are becoming extinct
• How iterative and Agile processes can benefit your organization
• New management skills and tools to help support Agile development practices
• Get unstuck! How to use the right tools and right methodologies at the right time
• How Visual Studio 2005 Team System and Team Foundation Server can accelerate the transition to Agile processes
• Microsoft Solutions Framework for Agile and CMMI
• Demonstration of VSTS 2005 and TFS in action
• How TFS integrates and extends your existing toolkit, and learn more about 3rd party add-ins
• Microsoft Solutions Framework for Agile and CMMI
• How to affect positive change within your organization and move towards better SDLC processes

speakTECH will also provide, free of charge, an automated SDLC Assessment and SDLC Scorecard customized to your organization. Your SDLC Scorecard can be used as an internal tool to affect change within your own organization. This Scorecard compares your internal practices to industry standard best practices in various aspects of a software development life cycle, including Project Management, Architecture and Design, Development, Testing, and Build/Deployment. Also included is an ROI analysis on the benefits of VSTS 2005 and Team Foundation Server for your company.

This event is FREE and Seating is Limited so Enroll Now!!

Recommended Audience: Architect, Business Decision Maker, Developer, IT Professional and Technology Decision Maker

Date: Monday, April 24
Time: 9am - 4 pm
Location: Irvine, CA
Microsoft Corporation - Irvine Map
Three Park Plaza
Suite 1800 Irvine California 92614
United States
REGISTER HERE FOR IRVINE EVENT

Date: Friday, May 19
Time: 9am - 4 pm
Location: San Diego, CA
Microsoft Corporation Map
9255 Towne Centre Dr., Suite 400
San Diego California 92121
United States
REGISTER HERE FOR SAN DIEGO EVENT

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