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Description:
The SEM SIG enables engineering leaders to improve their effectiveness by providing a forum for sharing expertise, wisdom and experience in a collaborative and mutually beneficial context. Our members and participants will achieve a deeper understanding of the product, process and people aspects of engineering management that are critical to delivering successful business results in our challenging global environment.
The SEM SIG is sponsored by: SAP Labs LLC
Next Meeting
November 15th, 2007
Topic: Lean Software Product Development
Accelerating learning and innovation, eliminating waste
Speaker: Frode L. Ødegård
Founder and CEO of Lean Software Institute www.leansoftwareinstitute.com
WIIFM: New perspectives on software product development and take-aways on how to restructure it to make it more effective and efficient.
Program Description - Begins promptly at 7 PM
Executives are often excited about Lean Product Development because of the bottom-line results this approach has been shown to deliver (up to 4 x R&D productivity, 70% schedule reduction, etc.) While improvements in speed, customer satisfaction, and cost savings are well-documented, the real power of Lean Product Development stems from the way leaders are able to mobilize people for faster learning and innovation.
In this session we will discuss powerful Lean practices that help executives focus their people more on results-oriented innovation and less on just following a process. We will then show how this knowledge-driven approach results in better products and processes.
You will learn about:
• Setting clear, quantifiable, and testable goals for products and processes
• Going beyond processes: four other dimensions of R&D success
• Set-Based Concurrent Engineering: doing more work in parallel with less risk
• How to structure specs and information for faster decision-making
• Setting up collaborative workspaces for faster problem-solving
• Removing barriers between functional silos
• Capturing and documenting crucial Engineering know-how
• Accelerating learning for teams and individuals
• Leadership traits that help/hurt innovation and learning
• Transitioning from a process focus to a knowledge focus
See the full event description for more information.
Event Logistics
Location
SAP
Southern Cross Room
Building D
3410 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Directions
Agenda:
6:30pm - 7:00pm - Registration
7:00pm - 9:00pm - Discussion
Cost:
$15 for non-SDForum Members
No charge for SDForum members
Registration not required
NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED
For More Information
Co-chair: Sam Hahn
Co-chair: Dr. Tam Nguyen
To contact the SIG chairs email them at sdforum_semsig-owner@yahoogroups.com
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