About Us
RGalen Consulting Group, L.L.C. was formed in the Fall of 2001. We are located in the Research Triangle Park - RTP area of North Carolina and offer a variety of Services to our clients.
As our mission statement alludes, we are focused more towards the "people side" of software technology product development. We passionately believe that success in all aspects of technology are strongly linked to your care, feeding and application of people. In all of our engagements, we strive to solidify and empower these links - which inevitably and significantly map to the bottom line of your business.
We bring solid experience and skills to the table - along with a freshness and passion for the profession, our customers and their success! Take a look at our Company Brochure or our Training Brochure for more information...(both are in a 3 panel MS Word format that you can print & share)
BIO
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Robert 'Bob' Galen is the President and Principal Consultant of RGCG, L.L.C. Bob has held director, manager and contributor level positions in both software development and quality assurance organizations. He has nearly 25 years of experience working across a wide variety of software technology & product domains. Bob has unique and deep experience at the intersection of -
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He is a thought leader on maximizing the efficiency and productivity of software teams in getting work done. He is a proponent of the Agile Methodologies as an enabling mechanism to meet these goals, while at the same time, being seasoned enough to realize that traditional methods have their benefits and uses as well. He is a Certified ScrumMaster Practicing (CSP), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), has coached XP teams, and is an avid Agile Methods Practitioner & Pragmatist.
He is also an accomplished writer and conference speaker on topics pertaining to Software Projects and Teams: Project Management, Leadership, Agility, Requirements, and Testing. His is the author of the book Software Endgames and is working on another book focused on Software Planning and Estimation.
Bob is an active member of ACM, Agile focused groups, QAI and PMI. He is currently volunteering in the following capacities -
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Leadership Chair and Co-Program Chair for the local SEI sponsored RTP-SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network) group - www.rtpspin.org
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At-large supporter for the local QAI sponsored Software Testing group - www.tisqa.org
Speaking & Presentation History
Bob frequently shares his experiences to local North Carolina professional organizations and at national and international conferences. He consistently receives outstanding feedback from presentation attendees on his practical, experience based, and down-to-earth approaches. Here is a sampling of his presentation experience -
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Track chair at QAI 2004 QA/QC Conference. Presentations & workshops at QAI 2002 - 2006 QA/QC conferences - www.qaiworldwide.com |
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Presentations & workshops at the STAR West 2002, STAR East 2003, 2005, 2006 & 2007 and the Better Software 2005, 2006 & 2007 Conferences - www.sqe.com |
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Presentations & workshops at the PMI IS-SIG Annual symposia in 2006 & 2007 - www.pmi-issig.org |
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Presentations & workshops at PSQT events from 2002 - 2007. Featured speaker at PSQT North Conferences in 2005, 2006 & 2007 - www.softdim.com |
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Presentations at SD Best Practices in 2005 & 2006 - www.sdexpo.com |
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Presented various topics at local NC groups - Charlotte SPIN, PMI, ASQ and QAI chapters; Greensboro PMI; RTP PMI, SPIN and TISQA groups. |
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Webinars:
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For more current information, please check our speaking calendar.
We provide high impact & high value presentations and content
Read what attendees are saying...
"Robert Galen’s Tutorial was outstanding!; Tutorial and both Scrum classes, real world application and excellent instructor. He is very knowledgeable on the topics he teaches. He is very concise, informative and thorough.; Galen is the best presenter; Using Scrum – he clarified the principals of agile development and cleared up misconceptions the audience had with a lot of enthusiasm. A very empowering lecture; Tutorial on Creating and Leading a High Performance Test Team was superior. Directly applied to my situation and will benefit me immediately - Excellent; I enjoyed Bob Galen and his presentations. They were wonderful presentations, especially his leadership tutorial. I attended his SCRUM sessions as well, where I gained a lot of good insights that I will take and try to implement"
Consolidated feedback from attendees of Software Testing & Performance Spring 2007 Conference
"I've been through a number of these conferences, Bob Galen is the best of them!; Bob's workshops and presentations were the best part of this conference!; Bob is the best presenter! Really enjoyed this session."
Feedback from 3 attendees of PMI ISSIG 2007 Symposium
"Bob - you realize that you're the sole reason we're embarking on organization wide training & certification with IIST? You inspired me toward building a great team in your Leading High Performance Test Team workshop".
IIST 2006 workshop attendee, Director of Software Testing - Verizon
"I've been to 9 Star conferences. This was in the "Top 5" of interesting and actually helpful presentations I have seen".
StarEast 2006 attendee
"I've attended 9-10 IIST workshops in the past. This is by far my best, most practical and useful experience".
IIST 2006 - Creating & Leading the High Performance Test Team workshop attendee
"Estimation is one of the true challenges to all Software Project Managers. Bob understands this and provides practical tools and advice to face the challenge and improve. Excellent understanding of the subject matter and a wonderful presenter".
PMI ISSIG 2006 Symposium - Software estimation workshop attendee
Teaching Affiliations
In addition to our own software workshops and classes, Bob is affiliated with:
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ASPE Technology and teaches courses focused on software project management and software testing
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International Institute of Software Testing and teaches courses on a variety of software testing topics while also contributing to the PSQT Conferences
Specific training classes scheduled will be reflected in our calendar.
Local Professional Affiliations
Bob is currently affiliated with the following professional groups either formally or informally -
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Charlotte, SPIN group - www.charlottespin.org and Charlotte PMI Group - www.pmi-metrolina.com, where I've presented at their PDD conference in 2004 & 2005. |
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RTP, NC PMI group - www.ncpmi.org,the PMI Information Systems SIG - www.pmi-issig.org, and the national group - www.pmi.org |
Favorite Quotes
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. --- Calvin Coolidge
There is a genius in persistence. It conquers all opposers. It gives confidence. It annihilates obstacles. Everybody believes in a determined man. People know that when he undertakes a thing, the battle is half won, for his rule is to accomplish whatever he sets out to do.
--- Orison Swett Marden
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Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them. |
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Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler. |
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I never think of the future. It comes soon enough. |
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. |
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A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. |
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The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. |
--- Albert Einstein
A program is a specification of operations to be done in the future. Programming is the process of reasoning about such specifications. Programmers reason about the future. Programmers should be good at this.
It is possible to glimpse the future by running a program in a variety of ways. An artful choice of ways leads to more valuable glimpses than dull ways. Testers should be good at this.
The purchase of a program is an investment in the future. The wise investor seeks the best information available from all sources but recognizes that there is an element of speculation in every choice. Customers should be good at this.
--- Ward Cunningham (Agile teams should be....good at this)
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