MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT 
  
 Wednesday, 
 November 14th 2007

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• 6:00 - 7:00 Networking
• 7:00 - 7:15 Welcome, Introductions, SPIN Business
• 7:15 - 8:15 Presentation
• 8:15 - 8:25 Job Openings / Announcements
• 8:25 - 8:30 Book give away

Abstract:  Agile software development is the vogue idea among software professionals, but is Agile the right approach? Over the past few years I have tried to learn from other disciplines like industrial design, medicine, architecture, music, manufacturing, nutrition, art, film and a few others. I have studied the creative process, especially how ideas are brought to market. Agile, as it is implemented, is not only the wrong development methodology, but Agile equates to software malpractice. Many other industries have gone through this phase of adolescence to maturity where they struggle with discipline, and there is much software development can learn from other disciplines and industries. In this presentation I will share some of my findings from other disciplines and provide some very specific examples of what is wrong with Agile. I welcome and greatly encourage those Agile proponents to attend the presentation and engage me in open debate.

Bio: My title is "software economist" and I spend about 80% of my time consulting. The other 20% of my time is spent in academic endeavors. I am an adjunct professor of statisticis in the graduate business and graduate psychology departments at Avila University. I conduct research with the Bureau of Economic Analysis and Harvard Business School. I am an active member in the Academy of Management, Southern Management Association and American Economics Association. I review papers for academic conferences. My primary research interests are with team dynamics and what makes teams click. I am a past member of the IEEE Computer Society and the International Function Point User Group. I do a fair amount of public speaking and writing.