About HYDSPIN: HYDERABAD Software Process Improvement Network, in short known as Hyderabad SPIN is a part of the WorldWide SPIN. It is a non-profit organization which is a group of software professionals from various organizations. By providing a forum for the open exchange of experiences and ideas amongst software professionals, Software Process Improvement Network - Hyderabad becomes a community for those who seek to enhance their software development skills and bring about software process improvement in their organizations through knowledge sharing. HYDSPIN was conceived to take off on 9th Sept 1995, and overcoming all its teething problems, finally took off in the month of November in 1995. Since then, HYDSPIN is focusing on continuous improvements in Knowledge sharing sessions, Benchmarking, Quality Workshop, Tools Workshop, Best Practice Sharing, SEPG conference etc. The primary objective of HYDSPIN is to enhance software development skills among the software professionals in Hyderabad (India) through active programs such as SPIN meetings, publications, recognition of excellence and an active sharing of knowledge among fellow professionals. Vision: By providing a forum for the open exchange of experiences and ideas amongst software professionals, Software Process Improvement Network - Hyderabad becomes a community for those who seek to enhance their software development skills and bring about software process improvement in their organizations through knowledge sharing. Mission: Our mission has been and always will be to provide a forum for a free and open exchange of experiences, sharing the knowledge on software process improvement amongst the software professionals across various organizations.