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QALMUG April 2010 Meeting

Friday, April 16, 2010 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM (GMT+1000)

Brisbane, Queensland

QALMUG April 2010 Meeting

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A visit by Sam Guckenheimer
A session with the man behind the product that you know as Visual Studio Team System/ALM and TFS

 

The next meeting of the QLD ALM user group is scheduled for the Friday 16th April and features a special guest all the way from Redmond. Join Group Product Planner for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, Sam Guckenheimer at this special User Group briefing.

Session Abstract:

Visual Studio 2010 is an exciting release with a significant emphasis on Application Lifecycle Management and integration with teams. The driving force behind much of this innovation has been Sam Guckenheimer. In this session, Sam will discuss the design decisions behind the new and enhanced functionality and will give an insight into the process behind building such a significant piece of software. Come armed with questions on any or all of the following: • VS* 2010 (including Ultimate, TFS) • Testing • Professional Scrum Developer Training • Lean Software Development • The Product Lifecycle inside Microsoft • Software Practices / Processes/ Methodologies • Application Lifecycle Management • Dynamic IT • Sam’s book, Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System, what he’s learned since, and what will be in the next edition


About the presenter:

Sam Guckenheimer

Sam Guckenheimer is the author of Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System. He has 25 years experience as architect, developer, tester, product manager, project manager and general manager in the software industry in the US and Europe. Currently, Sam is the Group Product Planner for the Microsoft Visual Studio product line. In this capacity, he acts as the product owner, chief customer advocate, responsible for the end-to-end external design of the next releases of these products.

Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Sam was Director of Product Line Strategy at Rational Software Corporation, now the Rational Division of IBM. He holds five patents on software lifecycle tools. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Sam is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard University. Sam lives in the Seattle area with his wife and three children in a sustainable house they build that can be seen in Metropolitan Home magazine at http://www.pointclickhome.com/remodeling_guide/articles/how_live_prefab.

About our meeting sponsor:

The December meeting of the QALMUG is sponsored by Enhance ALM. Enhance ALM is offering four new courses for early adopters of Visual Studio 2010. Visit their website for details. www.enhancealm.com.au

 

When & Where



Microsoft Theatre 1, Lvl 9 Waterfront Place
1 Eagle Street
Brisbane, Queensland 4000
Australia

Friday, April 16, 2010 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM (GMT+1000)


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The Queensland ALM User Group is a non-profit association of people who are interested in sharing their ALM knowledge and experience using Microsoft Visual Studio. We aim to meet on the first Friday of each month in the Microsoft office in Brisbane. We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting.