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Featured Speaker
8:00 - 8:30 PM
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PROGRAMS
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Date/Time: Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: CANS Bar and Canteen on 500 W. 5th St. in Center City Charlotte
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Sponsored by: ORASI Sortware, Inc.
Steven Davis presents
Integrating People, Process and Technology -
From Needs to Requirements to Tests
Discussion Topics include:
Challenges of Sortware Development
Integrating People, Processes and Technology
Determining Needs from Wants
Needs and Use Case Prioritization
From Needs and Preferences to Code and Tests
Use Case, the Great Communicator
The Testing "V"
Conclusion: Evolving to "Better, Faster, therefore Cheaper" Software Development
About the Speaker:
With over 30 years of experience in the Information Systems and Technology industries, Steven Davis has dedicated his career to the
premise that computer systems can be developed better, faster and more cost-effectively with the suitable application of people skills,
effective processes and functional technology.
He is the Director of the Requirements Engineering Practice at Orasi
Software, Inc. located in Atlanta, Georgia. His role primarily focuses
on helping clients implement customer-driven development practices,
requirements elicitation techniques and requirements engineering processes.
In previous roles, Steven Davis was a Requirements Engineering Manager at Technology Builders, Inc. (TBI), a data administrator at Martin Marietta
(now Lockheed Martin), a methodology architect at Deloitte Consulting, chief methodologist at Vanstar Corporation, and director of Methodology
Administration at Structured Solutions Incorporated. He has worked, taught and mentored in many industries including aerospace, financial, insurance,
medical, global consulting, military, global logistics, construction, and banking.
A prolific speaker for organizations such as IIBA, PMI, QAI, ICSPI, ASQ, IEEE, QAA and SPIN, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He is a certified instructor of “In Search of Excellent Requirements,” and “Writing Quality Requirements” courses based on Karl Wiegers' highly acclaimed book Software Requirements Volume 2 (Microsoft Press 2003).
About Orasi:
Founded in May 2002, Orasi is an Atlanta-based software reseller and professional services company focused on enterprise software development. Through strategic vendor partnerships and complementary product lines, Orasi is able to provide software, training, and services to support best-of-class technologies including HP Software IT Management strategies, Borland Application Lifecycle Management, Blueprint Requirements Center, and Ryma Technology Solutions FeaturePlan technology. Orasi also has achieved Gold Level Partner status for providing HP solution services at SAP client sites.
At Orasi, our team is committed to providing full lifecycle support for developing and delivering market-driven products. From capturing and validating customer needs, to product testing to ensure that customer needs have been met, Orasi focuses on helping customers manage and deliver the highest value products possible.
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