Meeting: February 10, 2009

The St. Louis Product Management Group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6pm at SAVVIS.

Meeting are open to everyone — there is no charge to attend, RSVPs are not required.

The February 2009 meeting was held on February 10, 2009:

• Topic: Managing the Strategic Product Roadmap — One company’s approach to integrating the Product Management lifecycle through automated Roadmap tracking. Laurie Waligurski of MasterCard Worldwide would like to get feedback on their approach and facilitate a roundtable discussion on Roadmap challenges and potential solutions other companies approaches.
• About the presenter: Laurie Waligurski is Business Leader, Program Management for the Integrated Processing Solutions team at MasterCard Worldwide. In this role, she facilitates process development on behalf of the IPS Product Management, Project Management Office and Technology teams. Among these functions include the management of the Product Roadmap, facilitation of release prioritization, and governance of the IPS Investment Management processes (Changepoint). In addition Waligurski is focussed on creating Portfolio analytics to assist in managing the IPS product lines.

Here’s the details:

• 5:30pm: Arrivals, informal networking
• 6:00pm: Meeting begins
• 7:30pm-ish: Meeting adjourns
• Location: SAVVIS; 1 SAVVIS Parkway, Chesterfield, MO, 63017. (Google map of SAVVIS)
• Directions from the West:
  • Take 64/40 East to Woods Mill / Highway 141 (Exit 22)
  • At the end of the exit ramp, go straight (parallel to 64/40)
  • Move to the right, following signs for South Outer Forty
  • The SAVVIS building will be on your right; turn right after you pass it and park in the main parking lot on the South side of the building
  • Follow signs in through the main entrance
• Directions from the East:
  • Take 64/40 West to Woods Mill / Highway 141 (Exit 22)
  • Move to the right and follow signs for South Outer Forty
  • You will make a U-turn under the highway, and then move to the right, following signs for South Outer Forty
  • The SAVVIS building will be on your right; turn right after you pass it and park in the main parking lot on the South side of the building
  • Follow signs in through the main entrance
• Thanks to SAVVIS for providing the facilities for this meeting!