Program for:
Track: e-Commerce/i-commerce
Presentation Level: beginner to intermediate

     Thursday, September 14, 2000

The Only Constant is Change: 

The Impact of Environment on Build, Test, Documentation and Release in an e-commerce Company

Time: Place:
3:15 - 3:30 PM - Registration
3:30 - 5:00 PM - General Meeting		 Rockford Road Library
6401 42nd Ave. North
Crystal MN 55427
(612) 533-5010
Map & Directions

About the Presentation:

The e-commerce, i-commerce area is an exciting, fast moving area to work in, but it leads to many challenges in getting out a quality product. This talk proposes to look at how the processes of build, test, and documentation interact and are affected by the pace. It will cover such issues of coordination, planning (!), and recruiting in a fast moving, fast growing environment. Release processes are a particular challenge in such an environment. Process improvement in a chaotic environment, and some examples of how changes were incorporated will also be covered.

This is the first of a series of two talks; next month's talk will focus in on the technical specifics of the testing in such an environment.

About the Presenter:

Barbara Ruf has worked in several capacities in the software industry, including development, support, formal assurance and testing. Her current position is Director of Quality Engineering at Net Perceptions, encompassing build, release management, test, documentation and Human Interface Design. Her education includes a BS in Statistics from UW-L, and an MS in Computer Science from U of M.