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P.O. Box 179   Seattle, WA 98111
Hotline: (206)781-7315   Email: awc@scn.org









Next Meeting:  Software Smarts: Metrics for Quality Assurance
Meeting Overview:

What is the key component of a successful software project or system? Good planning is important, as are proper scope, requirements and an adequate budget. But quality, a sometimes-intangible trait, can be - and often is - the difference between happy customers and irate ones. How do you ensure quality in your project? It must be budgeted for, planned and executed throughout the software lifecycle. To learn more about delivering quality, join us for an exciting presentation by James Shaw, Quality Assurance Architect at Weyerhaeuser Company.

James will address the following topics:

  • past, present and future of QA
  • the structure of QA
  • testing as a subset
  • distinguishing testing from QA as a whole
  • changing a company's perception of QA
  • metrics
  • relevance
  • gathering
  • structuring metrics to mean something to the audience

James has an extensive background in QA. At Weyerhaeuser, one of his current projects is the development of a corporate-wide common operating system environment (COE). Before joining Weyerhaeuser, James worked for Rational Software, developing best practices for testing procedures. He also wrote the testing curriculum for Bellevue Community College and is a co-founder of SASQAG (Seattle Area Software Quality Assurance Group), a non-profit sponsored by WSA (Washington Software Alliance).

Why should you attend?

  • To learn how quality is related to successful software
  • To discover other components of QA besides testing
  • To meet and network with fellow IT professionals

Meeting Specifics:

When: Tuesday, November 21
Time: Networking & Dinner: 6:00-7:00pm
Program: 7:00-8:00pm
Where: The Best Western Executive Inn in Seattle
200 Taylor Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98109     Need Directions?
Register!: and send your check by November 16, 2000 to:
AWC/PS
P.O. Box 179
Seattle, WA 98111
or pay by credit card up to November 20 with PayPal
Cost: Members $20.00; Non-Members $30.00; Program Only $10.00/$15.00
Menu: Please specify if you'd prefer a special meal: vegetarian, low-salt, etc.

For more information about this topic, visit :

Seattle Area Software Quality Assurance Group

Quality Assurance Institute

Have additional questions? Email us at awc@scn.org or call us at
(206) 781-7315.


Future Events, Tentative
2001

  • January - Investments and Retirement Planning
  • February - Surfing the Wireless Wave
  • March - Job Fair
  • April - What's new with DotComs?
  • May - AWC Field Trip! Check back for details...
  • June - To Be Determined

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