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Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 24 at 6:00PM. Please RSVP to news@ssq.org.

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Lean Six Sigma - Basics and Applications

Ric Van Der Linden

During this 1 hour session, the basics of Lean Six Sigma will be taught. Lean removes waste and Six Sigma reduces variation. We will learn how to integrate both, resulting in a sustaining continuous improvement approach. Though it is important to understand the application of the tools, we will also look at creating an ongoing driving force, how to create momentum and how to sustain the efforts as a key aspect of the business. Examples will be provided showing how to create and sustain continuous improvement efforts with Lean and Six Sigma.

A Lean/Six Sigma simulation game will be played allowing demonstration and understanding of the tools. And, we will be discussing the financial impact of Lean Six Sigma.
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Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 26 at 6:00PM. Please RSVP to news@ssq.org.

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Quantifying Quality Requirements using Planguage©: A notation to quantify How Good Should it Be?

J. David Blaine

Planguage©: Project success can depended on many factors. Among the most important of these are the system performance (aka “quality”) requirements whose purpose is to define “how well” the system peforms its functions. Until Gilb’s Planguage© method, organizations utilized an array of subjective and qualitative approaches. Planguage offers a defined process for quantifying, on numerical scales, desired levels of quality for system functions.
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Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 22 at 6:00PM. Please RSVP to news@ssq.org.

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CMMI® V1.3 and Quality Attributes

Gary F. Norausky - Norausky Process Solutions, Inc.

This presentation provides a quick overview of the changes in the CMMI® v1.3 Development Constellation, especially how certain Process Areas and informative material were revised to include quality attributes or ["ilities"]. You will gain an understanding of the specific changes across the impacted Process Areas and informative material that address quality attributes.

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