SPaMCAST 42 - Magdy Hanna, ISPIC Certification, Mini Metacast

Published: Sept. 21, 2008, 9 p.m.

Show Forty Two features an interview with Dr. Magdy Hanna.\xa0 Dr Hanna leads both the "International Institute for Software Testing\u201d and \u201cInternational Institute for Software Process\u201d.\xa0 We discussed the new Certified Software Process Improvement Professional certification and certification in general. . \xa0Dr. Hanna is a recognized educator, speaker and consultant in several areas of software engineering. His distinguished seminars on various topics have been highly rated by software professionals. Dr. Hanna's experience with software goes back to the mid 1970's when he worked as a developer at the NCR center in Cairo , Egypt . Over the last thirty years, Dr. Hanna has worked in all aspects of software projects and processes in all capacities.Dr. Hanna is the founder, CEO and Chairman of the International Institute for Software Testing, ( www.iist.org ) the leading educational and professional development organization that provides education-based certifications to software test and quality professionals around the world.Dr. Hanna is the founder and Chairperson of the International Conference on Practical Software Quality and Testing, ( www.PSQTconference.com ) and founder and Chairperson of the International Conference on Software Process Improvement, ( www.icspi.com ).Contact information:Web Site:\xa0 http://www.icspi.com/Email:\xa0 mhanna@iist.orgCheck out SPaMCAST's New Facebook page!!!!http://tinyurl.com/62z5elThe essay for the software process and measurement cast 42 is a mini metacast where I answer the question just who the do I think I am and why am I doing this at all.\xa0\xa0 I also have a few announcements about my podcasting future (and it has nothing to do with fading)..There are a number of ways to share your thoughts with SPaMCAST:\xa0\xa0\xa0 * Email SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.com\xa0\xa0\xa0 * Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111\xa0\xa0\xa0 * Twitter - www.twitter.com/tcagley\xa0\xa0\xa0 * BLOG \u2013 www.tcagley.wordpress.com\xa0\xa0\xa0 * FACEBOOK!!!! Software Process and Measurement\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 http://tinyurl.com/62z5elFuture Events and the next Cast. . .I am speaking at Quest Toronto 2008 Conference, September 22- 26, 2008, at the Hilton Hotel in Toronto, Canada.\xa0 I will be presenting \u201cGood Numbers Go Bad\u201d on Wed Sept 24th from 1:30 - 2:30 pm and also joining in as a subject matter expert in the end of day solutions workshop.\xa0 Information can be found at http://www.qaiquest.org/toronto/Finally I will be speaking at the Northeast Quality Council 57th Conference.\xa0 The conference is scheduled for October 14 \u2013 15 , 2008 in Marlborough, Massachusetts at Best Western Royal Plaza.\xa0\xa0 The presentation is titled \u201cOne Size Fits . . .Someone Other Than Me\u201d.\xa0 Information can be found at http://www.neqc.org/conference.Next Software Process and Measurement Cast:The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Mike Cohn.