The 2009 Executive Council for Software Excellence (ECSE) meeting topics have been announced. They are:
| January | Successful Leadership in Software Development |
| February | Overcoming a Legacy of Poor Quality |
| March | Organizational Structures |
| April | Accelerating Organizational Change |
| May | Working Effectively with the Executive Team |
| June | Working with Distributed/Offshore Teams |
| July | The Business of Software Development |
| August | Game Night: Software Project Simulation Board Games (Bellevue)
Summer break (dial-in) |
| September | Legacy Systems Issues: Support vs. development, managing technical debt, deciding when to rework and when to replace |
| October | Improving Productivity |
| November | Succeeding in Heterogenous Development Environments: Agile + Waterfall |
| December | Project Portfolio Management |
The ECSE meets in-person in Bellevue, Washington the second Monday of each month from 5:00-7:00 pm, Pacific Time and via teleconference the Friday following the second Monday of each month from 11:00 am-12:00 noon, Eastern time (8:00-9:00 am Pacific time).
ECSE members are software executives and senior managers who have multi-project responsibility, typically with staffs of 100+. You can see more details at the ECSE Website (you'll need a free login to access this website). If you're interested in joining the group, please contact me.
About Steve McConnell
Steve McConnell is CEO and Chief Software Engineer at Construx Software where he writes books and articles, teaches classes, and oversees Construx’s software development practices. Steve is the author of Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (2006), Code Complete (1993, 2004), Rapid Development (1996), Software Project Survival Guide (1998), and Professional Software Development (2004). His first two books won Software Development magazine's Jolt Excellence award for best programming books of their years.
Steve has worked in the desktop software industry since 1984 and has expertise in rapid development methodologies, project estimation, software construction practices, and third-party contract management. In 1998, readers of Software Development magazine named Steve one of the three most influential people in the software industry along with Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds. Steve was Editor in Chief of IEEE Software magazine from 1998-2002.
Steve is on the Panel of Experts that advises the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) project and was Chair of the IEEE Computer Society’s Professional Practices Committee. Steve earned a Bachelor’s degree from Whitman College and a Master’s degree in software engineering from Seattle University. Read more about Steve at www.stevemcconnell.com.