Dr. Dennis Frailey
Rayetheon Company

Tuesday, March 30 2004
Heller Hall 302, 2:00 - 3:15

Improving Software Cycle Time
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Being first to market is a critical factor for business success. Yet we 
often hear complaints about the poor quality of software that was rushed 
in order to meet a deadline. This talk addresses methods of software cycle 
time improvement that can also improve quality and lower development cost. 
The methods are based on techniques widely practiced in other disciplines, 
such as continuous flow manufacturing and quantitative process management. 
When applied to software development, these techniques - often 
counterintuitive - are enabling leading-edge companies to produce high 
quality software quickly. 

Biographical Information
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Dr. Dennis J Frailey is a Principal Fellow at Raytheon Company in Plano, 
Texas  and an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Southern Methodist 
University.  He also teaches courses in software engineering and computer 
science for UCLA, National Technological University and the University of 
Texas Software Quality Institute. At Raytheon, his primary duties are to 
provide technical and management support to software development projects. 
This includes writing proposals, negotiating program plans, estimating 
cost, reducing cycle time, and solving complex computational problems. He 
is also the master instructor for Raytheon's software project management 
course and chair of the advanced studies committee, which establishes and 
manages graduate education programs for engineering employees. In previous 
assignments he worked as a computer architect, software project manager, 
head of the software engineering process group, real-time operating system 
developer, compiler designer, and speechwriter for company executives.   

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There will be a reception to follow Dr. Frailey's presentation at 3:30pm, 
in and around Heller Hall 320. All students and faculty are invited to  
attend. Refreshments will be served.