I’m giving a one-hour presentation Tues evening (Mar 16th) on “Death March Projects in Today’s Hard Times,” at the regular monthly meeting of Boston’s Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) chapter. It will take place in one of the buildings of MITRE’s campus in Bedford, MA, somewhere in the vast wilderness north of Route 128. You can get the details, including schedule and directions on how to find the place, by clicking here.

Even if my presentation is utterly boring, there will be free pizza and snacks … but apparently no free beer. Hey, you can’t have everything…

In a desperate attempt to keep my presentation from putting you to sleep within the first 30 seconds, I’m considering doing cartwheels across the room, and perhaps a hand-stand on the lectern. I’ve also included some video clips at unexpected spots in the presentation, which will hopefully draw a few giggles, snorts, and guffaws. And I’ve sent an email invitation to Madonna, asking her to join us for a cameo presentation … but she hasn’t responded thus far.

If you can’t join us in beautiful downtown Bedford for the event, you can download a PDF version of the presentation — though it doesn’t contain the video clips. Don’t complain: if you want the whole package, you gotta be there in person…

To download the 5.21 megabyte PDF file, click on the icon below, or click here.