IEEE Computer Society
Dallas Chapter
22 SEP 2006 Meeting
IEEE Computer Society |
Dallas Chapter 22 SEP 2006 Meeting |
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| When: | Friday 22 SEP 2006 Lunch: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Talk: 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM |
| Where: | Texas Instruments ("South Campus") 12500 TI Boulevard (SAME location as 8505 Forest Ln; just redefined main gate) Dallas, TX (Conference Rooms S1 & S2) |
| Topic: | Beyond "The System Shall ..." - A Journey from Good to Great Requirements |
| Speaker: | Tony Chen Co-Founder and Principal Analyst Seilevel, Inc. |
| Abstract: |
Today, only a small percent of IT projects succeed while the rest significantly under perform or fail outright. Seilevel will begin the presentation by delving into the statistics behind this statement and then move on to discuss how poor software requirements are a primary reason. We will explore the root causes behind the problem and then provide suggestions as to how companies can improve the situation.
A key insight is the notion that requirements engineering will never be a one-size-fits-all discipline. Success requires that companies not only find the right people and give them the appropriate resources, but also allow them to develop and apply a varied set of tools for meeting disparate software requirements challenges. Of these tools, perhaps none are more important than the set of models that can drive completeness and clarity into software requirements specifications. The presentation will close with an overview of these models including examples of use cases, state diagrams, decision trees, and others. |
| Bio: | Tony Chen is Co-Founder and Principal Analyst at Seilevel, where he is working hard to push the envelope of requirements definition. Tony’s range of expertise includes software architecture, project management, strategic planning, system design and development, requirements analysis, and database applications. Always looking for practical and refreshing methods for achieving greater success in requirements elicitation and documentation, Tony has been instrumental in driving Seilevel's expertise in requirements definition. Seilevel is a professional services firm located in Austin, Texas, with a simple mission: to redefine the way companies create software requirements. |
| Directions: | Even though TI's Forest Lane site has been given a new official entrance address at 12500 TI Boulevard and been renamed as TI's "South Campus," find our Dallas IEEE CS meetings just as you've always done. Head to the site's SouthEast (SE) entrance off Forest Lane JUST west of Greenville Avenue. Preferred parking is at extreme SE corner of the building. Enter the public lobby at building's SE corner and ask guard to direct you to conference rooms S-1/S-2 (very near this entrance). (See map.) |
| Cost: |
Technical Presentation: FREE to
both IEEE CS Members and the general public. Lunch: FREE to both Members and Non-Members. Please reserve lunch by 18 SEP with our online form or by contacting Lucrecia at 214-480-4194 (Lucrecia) . |
| Access: | Since the meeting rooms are inside TI, some attendees may need to pre-register for access. If you are neither a U.S. citizen nor permanent U.S. resident (with "green card") and are from a "restricted country", please contact Jim at 214-480-4691 (Jim) by 18 SEP to arrange for convenient pre-registration . |
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