Parque Tecnológico, Edificio 101
48170 Zamudio (Bizkaia)

CIF: G 48/828859
Tel: 94.4892500
Fax: 94.4892420
Email: spin@labein.es

General Vision
Mission
Objetives
How to Join SPIN-Spain
Members
Activities

General Vision

SPIN-Spain is an Association dedicated to Software Process Improvement under the auspices of the European Software Institute (ESI). With more than 40 Spanish members (enterprises, research centres, public administrations, universities, etc.) SPIN-Spain is part of the world-wide SPIN's network (Software Process Improvement Network).

Since 1994 regular activities are organised in its two sections, Madrid and Bilbao (about 18 public events per year). Some of them are full-day Workshops, others are 2-3 hours meetings with an initial presentation of specific topics, real experiences or case stories. The presentations are followed up by open discussions where participants exchanged issues, problems, and solutions on the specific topic from a practical point of view.

The primary benefits of participating in a SPIN organisation can be described in two words: networking and leverage. Especially because software process improvement is such a new area, the opportunity to interact with other professionals with the same interest is invaluable. People can join a local SPIN organisation to help them to begin investigating software process improvement or form SEPGs in their own organisations. The leverage that SPIN organisations provide is also very important.

Mission

SPIN-Spain is a forum for a free and open experiences and knowledge exchange in software process improvement. It promotes the securing of superior levels of process maturity and the software quality.

To contribute to improve the software developing process in the industry and institutions which develop and/or use software in their operate field, in order to improve their competitiveness.

To influence in the institutions and suppliers of software in order to assure the SPIN-Spain members' needs and proposals are accepted.

Objectives

To give support to the quality commitment and to improve the technical profiles by a program of activities and information exchange between all their members.
To collect, analyse and promote the needs of the SPIN members to act as a motor of the software process improvement.
To expand the members list to increase their contribution and influential force.
To set up and maintain privileged relationships between the ESI and European and world wide organisations related to the SPIN.
To promote the SPIN as the main non-profit association in Spain in the software process improvement context.
To foster the collaboration among the Industry, University and Administration in relation to the improvement of software development process.
To encourage the creation of work groups specialised inside the areas of interest.

How to Join SPIN-Spain

To join SPIN-Spain you only need to fill in the SPIN Member Application form with the following information:

Name and address of your company
Name and contact details for the interested persons of the company
Signature of authorised person in your company

The SPIN-Spain Member Application Form may be sent to LABEIN by:

Post Address:

SPIN-Spain (LABEIN)
Parque Tecnológico Ed. 101
48170 Zamudio-Bizkaia

or Fax: 94 489 24 20

Membership annual fee: 600 Euros