VPE/CTO Community of Practice: Activities

Monthly Meetings
Monthly half-day meetings of small work groups will discuss executive management issues that include strategies, engineering issues, marketplace challenges and difficult management challenges. Partners will facilitate and actively participate in meetings providing an environment for idea sharing among engineering executives. Meetings are currently held on the First Thursday of the month from 12:30 through dinner.

Minimum of two Partners/Directors to facilitate and actively participate in meeting
Intimate group meetings, typically between 6-10 members

Typical schedule:

12:30 - Lunch
1:15 - Featured Presentation
3:00 - Host Presentation
4:00 - Member Discussion Forum
5:30 - (Hosted) Dinner
8:00 - Adjourn

Featured Presentation:
The featured presentation addresses specific topics of interest to members that address engineering management issues. Topics may include:

The Psychology of Decision-Making in a Software Development Organization
Interpersonal Dynamics on the Chain of Command
Personality Issues (the Prima Donna)
Management Style and Its Effects on Productivity
Team Dynamics and its effects on the project
Manager vs. Leader - Important Differences in Management Style
Communication vs. Process Formalization
Risk Analysis and Mitigation
Development Environments - collaboration for distributed environments
Dealing with "Dilbert" Marketing Organizations
Group Fusion - The impact on productivity
The Schedule Monster and Tools to Deal With Them
Technology Selection - Necessary/Appropriate/Acceptable/Cool
Systems Architecture
Managing Through Mergers & Acquisitions
Software Development - Is There Still Room for the Cowboy?
Mergers & Acquisitions
Software Development Practices and the Effects on the "ilities"
Reaching Consensus on, and Managing Quality Throughout the SDLC
Matching the Requirements Process to Your Project
Team Dynamics and Organization Runtime Environments
Enhancement vs. Maintenance Releases
Third Party IP Effects on the Bottom Line
Capital Equipment Decisions
How the Problem Space Affects the Choice of Software Development Life Cycle

Periodic Social Events:
Periodic social events will be held for all members and their spouses to enhance the development of closer personal relationships between executives. These functions will be held in a relaxed environment on weekend evenings. Partners, members, and their spouses are encouraged to network and share their thoughts and challenges relevant to both business and/or personal/families issues.

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