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Colorado Springs
Software Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
Jerry WeinbergAuthor, Consultant, Psychologist, Guru
"Tools and Fools and Schools and Rules" 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, April 28, 2000Sumner Suites, 503 West Garden of the Gods Road, 719-265-9385
Refreshments: 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
AbstractNowadays, we have more software tools than we know what to do with – at least it seems that way. Since most tools are not used, even after they are purchased. Why is this? Are software engineers too dumb to use them? Are the tools themselves somehow deficient? Perhaps we are not teaching people how to use them effectively? Or do personal psychological rules, or possibly organization rules get in the way of adoption? We’ll apply some systems thinking to these questions, to the goal of improving the actual use of software tools.
Biography
For more than 40 years, Jerry (Gerald M.) Weinberg has worked on transforming software organizations. He is author or co-author of many articles and books, including The Psychology of Computer Programming. His books cover all phases of the software life cycle. They include Exploring Requirements, Rethinking Systems Analysis and Design, The Handbook of Walkthroughs, Inspections and Technical Reviews, and General Principals of System Design, His books on leadership include Becoming a Technical Leader, The Secrets of Consulting, and The Quality Software Management four-volume series. To many, he is best known for his workshops for software leaders. These include Systems Effectiveness Management (SEM), Problem Solving Leadership (PSL), and the Congruent Organizational Change-Shop
.Sponsored by Agilent Technologies, Federal Express, IEEE, ITT, CiTTi/UCCS and Omni-Vista
Organized by Dr. Alan M. Davis
For more information, please call 719-955-6664 ext.100
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