Yes, you read it correctly!

A new Software/Systems Process Improvement Network (aka an SEI “Chapter”) is starting up in the Greater Baltimore area. Facilitated by yours truly and called gbSPIN for short, our aim is to bring you high-value, relevant and important content on the subject of project, product, and process excellence.

Our mission is to provide pragmatic, practical, and timely content on process improvement topics. We won’t be limiting ourselves to CMMI or other technologies from the SEI because there’s so much more to the conversation than just CMMI. To that end, we are co-operating with the Maryland chapter of APLN.

Our FIRST EVER meeting will be on Tuesday, February 19th in Ellicott City, MD, starting at 5:30pm with networking, socializing, and dinner followed by our topic, a workshop called Learning to See Waste. Learning to see waste is the first step in becoming a "lean" operation.

Details and registration information are available here:
http://gbspin.pbwiki.com/Upcoming+Meetings

The group’s main page is here:
http://gbspin.pbwiki.com/

Please spread the word and hope to see you!