Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter 1 Tonights Schedule 6:15 PM – Arrive at Boston Scientific 6:30 PM – Welcome and Chapter Overview Brendan Hall, 2011 President-Elect 6:45 PM – CMMI Overview & Whats New – CMMI V1.3 Dr. Bruce Beadell & Pat Wegerson 8:30 PM – Adjourn

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter Program Theme SE In A Changing World (innovation, safety, education)

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter 13 January:Integrated Systems within 3M + Tour of SEMS Lab 3M 17 February:CMMI Overview & Whats New – CMMI V1.3 Boston Scientific, Arden Hills as Host 17 March:SE Program Updates – U of M (IT & CCE), U of St Thomas PaR Systems as Host 21 April: Usability Requirements Goodrich as Host 19 May: Review of Papers for INCOSE 2011 Southtown Center Timber Lodge 16 June:Summer Social Cruise on Mississippi plus Dinner at TBD Calendar

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter 4 Event Calendar Details Mar 8-9, 2011:6 th International Conference On SE (Herzlia, Israel) Apr 14-16, 2011:9th Annual Conference on S E Research (Crowne Plaza - Redondo Beach, CA) May 2-4, 2011: S E Test and Evaluation Conference (Canberra, Australia) June 20-23, 2011:21 st Annual INCOSE International Symposia (Hyatt Regency Denver – Denver, Colorado)

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter Communication North Star Chapter Web Site: North Star Newsletter – The Integrator –December 2010 issue viewable/downloadable North Star Chapter Meeting Information –Charts from past meetings are viewable and downloadable on the website

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter 6 INCOSE North Star is seeking assistance to help spread the word about chapter events Volunteers are being sought to aid communication of meeting and seminar information as well as help with other related activities The main objective of the team is to grow and retain members Please sign up to get more information and assist Sign up at the meeting, see Ambassador Group sign up sheet at the table For more information contact Ambassador Group

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter 2011 Chapter Organization Contact Eileen Arnold Systems Science SE Technical Process Architecture SE Management Process Requirements Risk SE Support Processes Measurement Modeling & Tools Specialty Engineering Application Sectors INCOSE Certification Advisory Group (CAG) Eileen Arnold – Chair CAG Project Manager Dave Walden Measurement Working Group Paul Frenz – Chair SE Competency Eileen Arnold - Chair President Paul Frenz Secretary Angela Robinson Treasurer John Palmer Dir. Industry Mark Feitel President Elect Brendan Hall Past President Mark Elpers Dir. Acad/Govt Neill Radke North Star Leadership Communication Eileen Arnold Technical Operations

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter For posting or seeking job opportunities: Go to: –Select Education and Careers –Select Post a Job –Create an account –Post job openings –Select View Jobs to see the listings Job Opportunities 8

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter Attendance at our meetings continues to grow…but so does the cost of Pizza We will continue to have networking time and serve appetizers and soft drinks We ask that you help us by making a voluntary donation You decide if and the amount and place it in the gold box (any amount helps) 9 Many thanks, your response to date has been most helpful Donations

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter 10 Why sign in? For the past several years we have had the chapter incentive program to encourage attendance at our meetings. For 2011, a $50 gift certificate for BP gasoline will be awarded to every member attending six or more regular meetings or who brings one new member into the chapter. (Note – You must be a member in good standing for the entire year to qualify) For guests or members attending for the first time, this also insures your notification by of all subsequent events. Attendance BE SURE AND SIGN THE ATTENDANCE LIST! PLEASE WRITE SO WE CAN READ IT!!

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter Bruce Beadell has over 20 years experience as a software engineering manager, quality assurance manager, and process improvement leader with several large aerospace defense companies. He has successfully deployed SW-CMM and CMMI at these defense companies and has participated in numerous SW-CMM and CMMI appraisals. He was the principal technical lead for GDAIS ICS ITS achieving CMMI V1.2 ML5 in November Bruce was awarded an Ed.D doctoral degree in Leadership by the University of St. Thomas in November His doctoral dissertation was a bottoms-up case study on how engineering practitioners perceive the value of the CMMI in terms of their job performance and job satisfaction. Bruce's doctoral dissertation was dedicated to his process heroes: Watts Humphrey, Bill Curtis, and Mike Konrad. For without their engineering process vision, passion, and commitment there would be a major void in engineering development models and products. Bruce presently holds five degrees: Ed.D, MS Software Engineering, BS Computer Science, MBA Management, and BA Economics. He has a passion for helping people produce quality products, for process improvement, and for the acquisition of practical knowledge. Bruce works for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GDAIS) in Bloomington, MN in Enterprise Mission Assurance as a Lead Principal Systems Engineer Dr. Bruce Beadell 11

Chapter Overview 17 February 2011 North Star Chapter Pat Wegerson has developed products and processes, engineered quality for, and managed successful software and systems in the semiconductor, biomedical and aerospace & defense industries. Mr. Wegerson has also championed process improvement initiatives, led an organization to achieve the Software Engineering Institutes (SEI) Capability Maturity Model for Software (SW-CMMSM) Level 2 maturity, and currently works in quality and process improvement at a CMMI Maturity Level 5 development organization. He has assessed, developed, and deployed processes to achieve measurable improvements in predictability, productivity, and profitablility. Mr. Wegerson regularly presents on software / systems product and process development, project management, and industry best practices. He has taught as an adjunct in a graduate school engineering program. Mr. Wegerson holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Software Engineering. He is a senior member of ASQ (American Society for Quality), a member of IEEE and PMI, an ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer and a PMI Project Management Professional. Pat Wegerson 12