tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28224975952971718232012-02-01T07:00:10.286-05:00Richard Kupernoreply@blogger.comBlogger9715http://kuperpresents.com/nycspin-new/images/NYCSpinLogo2010%20long1.pngnycspinhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822497595297171823.post-48876940575986622422012-02-01T07:00:00.002-05:002012-02-01T07:00:10.321-05:002012-02-01T07:00:10.321-05:00<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Do you have a “Process” nightmare story?</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Would you like to</b> talk about it / share it / get feedback on it?</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are looking to make our <b>April 17th event</b> a real workplace process nightmare sharing event.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>We are looking for stories with either:</i></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><br /> </i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>- An accepted or implemented solution in place</i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><br /> </i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>- Proposed options or solutions under consideration</i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><br /> </i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>- No solution in sight - But open to and looking for suggestions</i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>So do you want to participate?</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Plan on preparing a 10- to 15-minute presentation or discussion topic. 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Along the way many development managers and team leads have been left behind. As the market is demonstrating returns on these initiatives, CxOs expect these changes to be implemented, yet some development teams struggle with prioritization, practice details and how to get started. Project implementation -- which requires the definition of roles, priorities, goals and processes -- becomes a bottleneck for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) adoption. So the objective is to enhance ALM practices in small increments and to improve people, selective processes and tools.<br /> <br /> This presentation will be about enhancing ALM practices in small increments with the end goal of big ALM impact and showing how a tool called InCycle BluePrint accomplishes this by integrating with Microsoft Visual Studio and using a turnkey Microsoft Team Foundation System (TFS) template, allowing cross-functional teams to work on the same tool and establish a common vision, ultimately assuring a better result for ALM adoption. </div><div class="MsoBodyText"><br /> <a href="http://nyspin1202.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to RSVP for the February Meeting</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: blue;">Biography - Claude Remillard</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div class="yiv1504370328MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://app.moogo.com/files/pmi.moogo.com/images/andrew_kallman.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.alm-summit.com/images/clauder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.alm-summit.com/images/clauder.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Claude Remillard</b> is President and co-founder of InCycle Software - a leading firm providing ALM consulting services for .NET development teams. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and his primary area of evangelism is release management and the adoption of best practices in software development lifecycle management. Over the last two decades, Mr. Remillard has held different executive positions in the software and technology market. This includes the position of President of Acceleron, a software company that developed and marketed an expense management solution with close to half a million licenses sold worldwide.</span></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> <a href="http://nyspin1202.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to RSVP for the February Meeting</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <b><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Directions</span><br /> <b><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 100%;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"></span></span></b></span></b></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;"><b></b></span></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b>&nbsp;Microsoft<br /> 1290 Avenue of the <country-region><place><country-region><place>Americas</place></country-region><br /> </place></country-region>(between 51st and 52nd Streets)</b></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b></b></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/#JnE9eXAuMTI5MCtBdmVudWUrb2YrdGhlK0FtZXJpY2FzJTJjK05ldytZb3JrJTJjK05ZJTdlc3N0LjAlN2VwZy4xJmJiPTU0LjQzNjg1Mjc3MTgxNTglN2UtNDQuMjk4ODU4NjQzJTdlMjMuNDMxMDM2OTg2MjcyJTdlLTEwMy41MzcxMzk4OTM=" target="_blank"><b>*Click here for a map* (will launch new window)</b></a></b></span></div><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><b>By Train/Subway</b></b></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b></b></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Not all trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. 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font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: #ff6666;">&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span style="color: black;">**</span><span style="color: black;">PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE</span><span style="color: black;">**</span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><span style="color: #ff6666;">To manage your registration and/or</span></b><b><span style="color: #ff6666;"> membership, follow the instructions<br /> at the top of this message.<br /> ============================================================== </span></b><span style="color: #ff6666;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><b style="color: black;">Synopsis:</b> </span></span><br /> <div style="color: blue;"><br /> <b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></div><div style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><br /> <span style="color: black;"></span></div></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: blue;">Small Agile Steps, Big Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Impact</b></span><br /> <br /> Software development has changed dramatically over the last decade with the Agile movement, the emergence of the Cloud and new suites of tools. Along the way many development managers and team leads have been left behind. As the market is demonstrating returns on these initiatives, CxOs expect these changes to be implemented, yet some development teams struggle with prioritization, practice details and how to get started. Project implementation -- which requires the definition of roles, priorities, goals and processes -- becomes a bottleneck for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) adoption. So the objective is to enhance ALM practices in small increments and to improve people, selective processes and tools.<br /> <br /> This presentation will be about enhancing ALM practices in small increments with the end goal of big ALM impact and showing how a tool called InCycle BluePrint accomplishes this by integrating with Microsoft Visual Studio and using a turnkey Microsoft Team Foundation System (TFS) template, allowing cross-functional teams to work on the same tool and establish a common vision, ultimately assuring a better result for ALM adoption. </div><div class="MsoBodyText"><br /> <a href="http://nyspin1202.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to RSVP for the February Meeting</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: blue;">Biography - Claude Remillard</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div class="yiv1504370328MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://app.moogo.com/files/pmi.moogo.com/images/andrew_kallman.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.alm-summit.com/images/clauder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.alm-summit.com/images/clauder.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Claude Remillard</b> is President and co-founder of InCycle Software - a leading firm providing ALM consulting services for .NET development teams. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and his primary area of evangelism is release management and the adoption of best practices in software development lifecycle management. Over the last two decades, Mr. Remillard has held different executive positions in the software and technology market. This includes the position of President of Acceleron, a software company that developed and marketed an expense management solution with close to half a million licenses sold worldwide.</span></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> <a href="http://nyspin1202.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to RSVP for the February Meeting</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <b><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Directions</span><br /> <b><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 100%;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"></span></span></b></span></b></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;"><b></b></span></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b>&nbsp;Microsoft<br /> 1290 Avenue of the <country-region><place><country-region><place>Americas</place></country-region><br /> </place></country-region>(between 51st and 52nd Streets)</b></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b></b></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/#JnE9eXAuMTI5MCtBdmVudWUrb2YrdGhlK0FtZXJpY2FzJTJjK05ldytZb3JrJTJjK05ZJTdlc3N0LjAlN2VwZy4xJmJiPTU0LjQzNjg1Mjc3MTgxNTglN2UtNDQuMjk4ODU4NjQzJTdlMjMuNDMxMDM2OTg2MjcyJTdlLTEwMy41MzcxMzk4OTM=" target="_blank"><b>*Click here for a map* (will launch new window)</b></a></b></span></div><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><b>By Train/Subway</b></b></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b></b></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Not all trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. 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Along the way many development managers and team leads have been left behind. As the market is demonstrating returns on these initiatives, CxOs expect these changes to be implemented, yet some development teams struggle with prioritization, practice details and how to get started. Project implementation -- which requires the definition of roles, priorities, goals and processes -- becomes a bottleneck for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) adoption. So the objective is to enhance ALM practices in small increments and to improve people, selective processes and tools.<br /> <br /> This presentation will be about enhancing ALM practices in small increments with the end goal of big ALM impact and showing how a tool called InCycle BluePrint accomplishes this by integrating with Microsoft Visual Studio and using a turnkey Microsoft Team Foundation System (TFS) template, allowing cross-functional teams to work on the same tool and establish a common vision, ultimately assuring a better result for ALM adoption. </div><div class="MsoBodyText"><br /> <a href="http://nyspin1202.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to RSVP for the February Meeting</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: blue;">Biography - Claude Remillard</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div class="yiv1504370328MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://app.moogo.com/files/pmi.moogo.com/images/andrew_kallman.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.alm-summit.com/images/clauder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.alm-summit.com/images/clauder.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Claude Remillard</b> is President and co-founder of InCycle Software - a leading firm providing ALM consulting services for .NET development teams. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and his primary area of evangelism is release management and the adoption of best practices in software development lifecycle management. Over the last two decades, Mr. Remillard has held different executive positions in the software and technology market. This includes the position of President of Acceleron, a software company that developed and marketed an expense management solution with close to half a million licenses sold worldwide.</span></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> <a href="http://nyspin1202.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to RSVP for the February Meeting</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <b><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Directions</span><br /> <b><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 100%;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"></span></span></b></span></b></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;"><b></b></span></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b>&nbsp;Microsoft<br /> 1290 Avenue of the <country-region><place><country-region><place>Americas</place></country-region><br /> </place></country-region>(between 51st and 52nd Streets)</b></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b></b></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/#JnE9eXAuMTI5MCtBdmVudWUrb2YrdGhlK0FtZXJpY2FzJTJjK05ldytZb3JrJTJjK05ZJTdlc3N0LjAlN2VwZy4xJmJiPTU0LjQzNjg1Mjc3MTgxNTglN2UtNDQuMjk4ODU4NjQzJTdlMjMuNDMxMDM2OTg2MjcyJTdlLTEwMy41MzcxMzk4OTM=" target="_blank"><b>*Click here for a map* (will launch new window)</b></a></b></span></div><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><b>By Train/Subway</b></b></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b></b></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Not all trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. 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font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: #ff6666;">&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span style="color: black;">**</span><span style="color: black;">PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE</span><span style="color: black;">**</span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><span style="color: #ff6666;">To manage your registration and/or</span></b><b><span style="color: #ff6666;"> membership, follow the instructions<br /> at the top of this message.<br /> ============================================================== </span></b><span style="color: #ff6666;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><b style="color: black;">Synopsis:</b> </span></span><br /> <div style="color: blue;"><br /> <b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></div><div style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><br /> <span style="color: black;"></span></div></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: blue;">Small Agile Steps, Big Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Impact</b></span><br /> <br /> Software development has changed dramatically over the last decade with the Agile movement, the emergence of the Cloud and new suites of tools. Along the way many development managers and team leads have been left behind. As the market is demonstrating returns on these initiatives, CxOs expect these changes to be implemented, yet some development teams struggle with prioritization, practice details and how to get started. Project implementation -- which requires the definition of roles, priorities, goals and processes -- becomes a bottleneck for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) adoption. So the objective is to enhance ALM practices in small increments and to improve people, selective processes and tools.<br /> <br /> This presentation will be about enhancing ALM practices in small increments with the end goal of big ALM impact and showing how a tool called InCycle BluePrint accomplishes this by integrating with Microsoft Visual Studio and using a turnkey Microsoft Team Foundation System (TFS) template, allowing cross-functional teams to work on the same tool and establish a common vision, ultimately assuring a better result for ALM adoption. </div><div class="MsoBodyText"><br /> <a href="http://nyspin1202.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to RSVP for the February Meeting</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: blue;">Biography - Claude Remillard</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div class="yiv1504370328MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://app.moogo.com/files/pmi.moogo.com/images/andrew_kallman.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.alm-summit.com/images/clauder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.alm-summit.com/images/clauder.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Claude Remillard</b> is President and co-founder of InCycle Software - a leading firm providing ALM consulting services for .NET development teams. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and his primary area of evangelism is release management and the adoption of best practices in software development lifecycle management. Over the last two decades, Mr. Remillard has held different executive positions in the software and technology market. This includes the position of President of Acceleron, a software company that developed and marketed an expense management solution with close to half a million licenses sold worldwide.</span></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> <a href="http://nyspin1202.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to RSVP for the February Meeting</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br /> <b><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Directions</span><br /> <b><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 100%;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"></span></span></b></span></b></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;"><b></b></span></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b>&nbsp;Microsoft<br /> 1290 Avenue of the <country-region><place><country-region><place>Americas</place></country-region><br /> </place></country-region>(between 51st and 52nd Streets)</b></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b></b></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/#JnE9eXAuMTI5MCtBdmVudWUrb2YrdGhlK0FtZXJpY2FzJTJjK05ldytZb3JrJTJjK05ZJTdlc3N0LjAlN2VwZy4xJmJiPTU0LjQzNjg1Mjc3MTgxNTglN2UtNDQuMjk4ODU4NjQzJTdlMjMuNDMxMDM2OTg2MjcyJTdlLTEwMy41MzcxMzk4OTM=" target="_blank"><b>*Click here for a map* (will launch new window)</b></a></b></span></div><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><b>By Train/Subway</b></b></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b></b></span><b><br /> </b><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Not all trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. 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