Software Process Improvement Network SPIN Karachi Chapter

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Software Process Improvement Network
(SPIN)Karachi Chapter
Muhammad Sibghatullah Siddiqui
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Presentation Objectives

• What is SPIN ?
• SPIN Karachi
• Objective
• Mission
• Founding Members
• Steering Committee
• Contact Information
• Questions

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Introduction

• An initiative by Software Engineering Institute
  (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
• Comprised of individuals who want to improve
  software engineering practices.
• The individuals are organized into regional
  groups called "SPIN" that meet and share their
  experiences initiating and sustaining software
  process improvement programs.

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SPIN Karachi

• The SPIN Karachi provides a forum where software
  professionals come together to share ideas on
  software process improvement which benefit all
  participating organizations.
• SPIN Karachi is a commercially neutral,
  non-profit organization

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Founding Members

• Ikram Ahmed Khan (President)
• C.E.O
• Business Beam (Pvt.) Limited, Karachi
• Muhammad Sibghatullah (General Secretary)
• Assistant Professor Chairman
• Department of Computer Science
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah University
• Farid Alvi (Senior Member)
• Systems Manager
• Dewan Mushtaq Group

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Objectives

• Share lessons learned between participants and
  other SPIN organizations.
• Disseminate information on current practices and
  emerging areas in software process improvement.
• Promote software process maturity.
• Facilitate improvement in the quality of software
  engineering activities.
• Promote cooperation between industry, academia
  and government with respect to software process
  improvement.
• Provide a forum for people interested in the
  above topics, to meet and get to know each other.

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Mission

• Establish a leadership forum for the free and
  open exchange of software process improvement
  experience and ideas.
• Promote achieving higher levels of process
  maturity, software quality and mutual respect.

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Focus Areas

• SPIN Talks
• Monthly SPIN meetings
• SPIN Knowledgebase
• Repository of SPI Books, Journal Periodicals
• Accessible to SPIN members
• SPIN Research
• Centre for empirical research and case
  development
• Collaboration with Academia

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Membership

• Categories
• Senior Member
• (Minimum 5 year of experience in IT a
  professional degree)
• Member
• (IT Professional with relevant degree)
• Student Member
• (Fulltime student of HEC recognised universities,
  computer science or related program)

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Structure

• Steering Committee
• Comprised of Office bearers
• Focus Area Leaders

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We need Contributors

• Financial Contributions
• SPIN Talks (Rupees 8,000 per session)
• Books (Approximately 60 per book including
  shipment charges)
• Non Financial Contributions
• Key Note Speakers for SPIN Talks
• Steering Committee Members
• Active research contributors

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Contact Information

• SPIN Secretariat
• 511, Park Avenue
• Block -6 P.E.C.H.S
• Shahra-e-Faisal,
• Karachi
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email spin_at_businessbeam.com
• Web www.businessbeam.com/spin

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Thank You