Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM Program Theme Integrated Product Development Emphasis - Hands On Systems Engineering (Basics and Takeaways)

Systems EngineeringSE Cost Estimation Tool - COSYSMO Paul Frenz, GDAIS 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM 3 Tonights Agenda 6:15 PM Pizza and Networking 6:45 PM Chapter Meeting and Introductions 7:00 PM Presentation: SE Cost Estimation Tool - COSYSMO – Paul Frenz 7:50 PM Break 8:00 PM Questions 8:30 PM Adjourn

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM 4 13 January - Panel Discussion: Integrated Product Team (IPT) General Dynamics 10 February – SkyWeb Express Taxi March – SE Estimation Tool - COSYSMO United Defense, L.P. 14 April – Integration & Test General Dynamics 12 May – TBD Tour 9 June – Symposium Paper & Movie General Dynamics 2005 Meeting Calendar

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM 5 14 July – No Chapter Meeting 10 – 15 July INCOSE 2005 (Rochester, New York) 11 August – Symposium Debrief & Dinner TBD 8 September – System Integration TBD 13 October – Verification & Validation TBD 10 November – Joint Society TBD 8 December – Seasonal Party To Be Announced 2005 Meeting Calendar

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM 6 Integration & Test When: Thursday, 14 April at 6:15 PM Where: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems 8800 Queen Ave S, Bloomington, MN What: Integration & Test, by Bill Putnam, General Dynamics Watch for details in the announcement

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM Organization Nominations & Elections Ways & Means Audit Ad Hoc Committees Membership ElliotAbrons Communication -open- Programs PaulMaggitti Standing Committees SE Applications KrisBlanshan Education & Research NeillRadke Measurement -open- Modeling & Tools -open- SE Management Joint w/PMI Process & Methods -open- Standards Hugh Perry Risk Management John Palmer Contacts for Working Groups and Interest Groups President Secretary KrisBlanshan Treasurer Hugh Perry Dir. Industry Keith Hornbacher President Elect Eileen Arnold Past President John Palmer Dir.Acad/Govt NeillRadke Board of Directors Nominations & Elections Ways & Means Audit Ad Hoc Committees Membership ElliotAbrons Communication -open- Programs PaulMaggitti Standing Committees Nominations & Elections Ways & Means Audit Ad Hoc Committees Membership ElliotAbrons Communication -open- Programs -open- Standing Committees SE Applications KrisBlanshan Education & Research NeillRadke Measurement -open- Modeling & Tools -open- SE Management Joint w/PMI Process & Methods -open- Standards Hugh Perry Risk Management John Palmer Contacts for Working Groups and Interest Groups SE Applications KrisBlanshan Education & Research NeillRadke SE Initiatives -open- Modeling & Tools -Paul Maggitti- SE Management Joint w/PMI Process & Improvement -open- Standards Bob Hunter Risk Management John Palmer Contacts for Working Groups and Interest Groups President Secretary KrisBlanshan Treasurer Hugh Perry Dir. Industry Keith Hornbacher President Elect Eileen Arnold Past President John Palmer Dir.Acad/Govt NeillRadke Board of Directors President Paul Maggitti Secretary Peter Lucking Treasurer Sal Lopiano Dir. Industry John Palmer President Elect Bob Hunter Past President Eileen Arnold Dir.Acad/Govt NeillRadke Board of Directors

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM 8 Website North Star Chapter Web Site hosted on INCOSE server:

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM Symposium Reminder Final Papers Due: 18 March 2005 Rochester, New York July 10-15

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM 10 A Reminder We will continue the chapter incentive program to encourage attendance at our meetings. We will again keep accurate attendance records. Those attending six or more meetings in June 2004 through May 2005 will have their membership reimbursed for the dues year 2004 – 2005 ($80) BE SURE AND SIGN THE ATTENDANCE LIST!

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM The Program SE Cost Estimation Tool - COSYSMO Paul Frenz, GDAIS

Chapter Overview 10 March 2005 North Star Chapter PM 12 Our Speaker Paul Frenz spent over 20 years in commercial software product development before moving to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in After 9 months as a Software Product Engineer, he moved to System Engineering where he has lead multi-million dollar space programs as an Integrated Product Team Lead as well as serving as a System Engineering functional manager. Paul helped develop the System Engineering measurement program which he continues to lead. Paul holds undergraduate degrees in Business Administration - Public Accounting and Quantitative Methods. He also holds a Masters in Software Design and Development. Paul has been an active member of the North Star Chapter of INCOSE since Paul will be presenting the paper "The Nuts, Bolt, and Duct Tape of Establishing a System Engineering Measurement Program" at the 2005 INCOSE International Symposium in Rochester, NY.