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Program
for Thursday, October 9, 2003
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BUILT TO LAST: Building a QA
organization capable of surviving in an era of cost reductions and cost
containment |
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Speaker: |
Ken Finsaas |
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Level:
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Intermediate |
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Track:
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Communication |
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Time:
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Location:
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3:15 - 3:30 PM - Registration
3:30 - 5:30 PM - General Meeting |
Airport #2 Holiday Inn (Hwy 100 & 494) |
ABOUT
THE PRESENTATION AND SPEAKER:
Abstract:
"BUILT TO LAST: Building a QA organization capable of
surviving in an era of cost reductions and cost containment."
According to research, a typical QA organization has a life expectancy of
approximately 24 months. That is, organizations begin with a belief in the
value of QA, but in most cases, less than two years later, have taken the
dramatic step of completely eliminating QA. What happens? Why is this story
repeated in organization after organization across the United States. And --
most importantly -- how can this scenario be avoided in your organization? The
speaker will speak from his experience creating and managing QA organizations in
a way that helps them to establish their business value -- and avoid becoming
yet another statistic.
Bio:
Ken Finsaas is currently the Managing
Director of Spherion Technology Consulting, one of the larger consulting firms
in the Twin Cities, and an organization that specializes in software quality.
Prior to arriving at Spherion five years ago, Ken spent most of his career
managing software development efforts as a Director and Vice President of
Development at local firms. In the process of managing those teams, he
recognized the profound impact of sound quality assurance practices and
discipline -- and their tremendous business value to a given organization. This
knowledge of QA's business value has fostered a drive to help organizations
define for themselves QA's tremendous value. Ken has previously presented at
national QA conferences such as QAI and STAR.
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