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		<title>Heading for Washington, DC</title>
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		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m heading to DC next week to teach the first of a series of Intro to CMMI-SVCs classes on the east coast over the next several weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>Back in Seattle</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking forward to getting back to Seattle to complete an appraisal]]></description>
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		<title>After a long week in Seattle, I&#8217;m looking forward to working in San Diego for a couple of weeks</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a cold and rainy week here in Seattle.  I&#8217;m looking forward to beginning work in earnest with a new client in San Diego for a couple of weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>Back in the saddle after a relaxing vacation in Mexico</title>
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		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tried hard not to work on vacation, but once a process guy, always a process guy. I couldn&#8217;t help but notice how consistent and repeatable the process for making margaritas was, when measurements and metrics were used to monitor and improve performance.]]></description>
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		<title>The SEPG is Just Around the Corner</title>
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		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lead Appraisers, Instructors, and Process People from around the world will gather in Albuquerque, NM next week for the annual SEPG. We&#8217;ll be there with our new website, new booth, new team, and new ideas. We hope to see you at booth 15.]]></description>
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		<title>Ray Kratville</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ray Kratville is senior level process improvement consultant and instructor with experience in a variety of process improvement methodologies. More Continued With over 30 years in the software industry, including operating his own consulting firm, Ray has managed a range of software projects and process improvements programs in the areas of XXXXX.  YOU NEED MORE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fred Haigh</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fred Haigh is senior level process improvement consultant and instructor with multiple process improvement methodologies. More Continued He brings 30+ years of software industry experience to the team and hands-on knowledge of the software development lifecycle, having held a range of positions as a Quality Assurance Manager, Software Configuration Management Lead (SCM); Software Engineering Process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Headrick</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Headrick’s, diverse, 30+ year background includes managing all aspects of complex, large-scale projects. More Continued His depth of experience encompasses system integration, program management, requirements analysis, design, code development, testing, documentation, training, installations (hardware/software), process improvement, configuration management, large scale system integration, contract negotiations, five-year planning, customer relations and P&#38;L. (D: WEED THESE DOWN [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can CMMI, Lean, TOC, 6 Sigma, and Agile Play Together? They Better!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been a number of discussions lately about various different models, methods, and tools; and, not unsurprisingly about which one is best. It’s not a zero sum game; there can be more than one winner. In fact, if you adopt the best attributes of all of them, you’ll certainly be better off for it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The CMMI Appraisal Waiting Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my discussions with project managers and practitioners I often hear, “We’re just getting started with process improvement; or, we’re not ready for the CMMI yet; or, we don’t need an appraisal to know we’re at level 1.” These are all valid issues; however, there are several reasons to consider having an appraisal early on [...]]]></description>
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