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Leading a Development Team

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2008* Prices (USD)

2008 Dates
October 22-24, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)

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Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone: 412 / 268-7388
FAX: 412 / 268-7401
Questions: courseregistration@sei.cmu.edu

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This course may also be offered by arrangement at customer sites. E-mail course-info@sei.cmu.edu or call +1 412-268-7622 for details.

*Course dates and fees are subject to change.

U.S.
Course Fee:
Industry: $1650
Government: $1320
Academic: $1320

International
Course Fee:
$3300


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Course Description

 

This three-day course for first-line managers or team leaders of Team Software ProcessSM (TSPSM) software development teams covers the key concepts and principles of the TSP and the Personal Software ProcessSM (PSPSM). The purpose of the course is to provide managers and team leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to effectively lead and coach TSP development teams.

Organizations that develop software recognize that controlling their software process significantly affects their ability to be successful in business. However, organizations still struggle when trying to apply disciplined methods in the software process. Historically, this struggle has been due to a lack of operational procedures that teams and individuals can use to develop software in a disciplined fashion.

The TSP was designed to provide both a strategy and a set of operational procedures using disciplined software process methods at the individual and team levels. At the individual level, the PSP shows managers and engineers how and why to plan and track their projects, demonstrates the principles and benefits of effective quality management, and involves the engineers in process measurement, management, and improvement. At the team level, the TSP builds accurate, achievable plans for software projects teams, provides a formal team-building process, and provides the mechanism for tracking progress against project plans.

Note: This course was formerly called Managing TSP Teams.

Audience   ·    Prerequisites    ·    Objectives   ·    Logistics

 

AUDIENCE
First-level software managers who directly manage software development, such as

  • software project managers
  • software team leaders
  • supervisors

PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for this course.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
Students must bring a laptop computer equipped with

  • Microsoft Windows OS
  • Microsoft Office 2003

TOPICS

  • an overview of the team leader's responsibilities and ways to lead and motivate the team
  • an overview of the TSP and how it works to build self-directed high-performance teams
  • team management in a TSP team, the role of the team leader
  • the TSP launch process, how the team builds its work plan and negotiates its commitment with management
  • understanding process data at the team level, coaching the team based on process data
  • how the team tracks status against its plan and maintains its commitment to management
  • maintaining quality during software development
  • how the team measures and manages development quality, and produces quality products
  • how to report team status to management
  • how to handle various leadership challenges

OBJECTIVES
Successful completion of this course enables participants to

  • describe the basic concepts on which the TSP is built
  • describe how the TSP can effectively improve software development activities and provide positive motivation for engineers and project teams
  • provide a working-level understanding of how individuals and teams apply the TSP
  • demonstrate key behaviors for successfully leading and coaching TSP teams

Course Work
After registering for the Leading a Development Team course, attendees receive copies of the books Winning with Software: An Executive Strategy (ISBN 0-201-77639-1) and TSP SM: Leading a Development Team (ISBN: 0-201-54610-8) by Watts Humphrey. An accompanying letter details the pre-course reading assignments. It is important that attendees read the assigned chapters are read before coming to the course.

Course Materials
Students receive a course notebook during the course.

LOGISTICS

Class Schedule
This three-day course meets at the following times:
Days 1-2, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Day 3, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Hotel and Travel Information
Information about traveling to the SEI offices is available on our
Travel and Lodging Web pages.

Questions about this course?
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions Web page for answers to some of the more common inquiries about SEI Education and Training.

If you need more information, contact us via e-mail at course-info@sei.cmu.edu or telephone at +1 412-268-7622.



 

 

Related Products and Services

 

Courses
TSP Executive Strategy Seminar
PSP for Engineers
PSP Instructor Training
Introduction to Personal Process
TSP Coach Training

Publications
Humphrey, Watts S. Winning With Software: An Executive Strategy. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2001 (ISBN: 0-201-77639-1).

Humphrey, Watts S. Introduction to the Team Software Process. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2000 (ISBN: 0-201-47719-X).

Humphrey, Watts S. Introduction to the Personal Software Process. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1997 (ISBN: 0-201-54809-7).

Humphrey, Watts S. TSP - Leading a Development Team. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2005 (ISBN: 0-321-349662-8).

Events
PSP and TSP faculty workshops
Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference
Team Software Process Symposium

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