The Great Spec Showdown!

Agile evangelists claim that extensive written requirements and specifications can be dispensed with in favor of lighter-weight 'stories'. It sounds easier, certainly, but can it really be as good? Won't all of the important details get lost? Join the Engineering Managers Support Group as we stage a participatory showdown between traditional and agile specs. May the best specs win! Of course, we will also feature our usual round-table discussion of your pressing engineering and leadership issues.

This month, our new host is ILOG (https://www.ilog.com), makers of market leading business rules management systems. They are providing us with meeting space and pizza!

We also are proud to announce that JetBrains (https://www.jetbrains.com/), makers of IntelliJ, ReSharper, and TeamCity will be raffling off a copy of any one of these products.

6:30 - 7:00
Networking and food

7:00 - 8:00
The Great Spec Showdown

8:00 - 9:00
Round-table discussion of your engineering management issues
Bring your questions and get ideas and feedback from your fellow engineering managers.

Our Sponsors:
The Technical Management Institute (https://www.technicalmanagementinstitute.com/)
ILOG (https://www.ilog.com)
JetBrains (https://www.jetbrains.com/)