Practical Software Measurement Conference June 22- Orlando

April 27, 2009 · Filed Under Conferences  - 0 Comment(s)

The PSM (Practical Software Measurement) Users’ Group Conference has been scheduled for 22-26 June, in Orlando, Florida.
I have always appreciated the content and tenor of the PSM and recommend anyone interested in software measurement or software estimation attend. And Cheryl Jones and the whole PSM team are wonderful to work with.
I know Galorath’s David Dewitt will be speaking there, along with a number of other excellent speakers.  Here is a portion of the call for speakers.  I will provide additional details as I receive them:
 

 

Thirteenth Annual Practical Software and  Systems Measurement Users’ Group Conference

Call for Speakers 

 “Measurement in a Dynamic Business and Government Environment”

 The conference provides the opportunity for PSM users and measurement practitioners to share experiences in issue-driven measurement and learn about changes in the measurement community.  Attendees will also participate in planning future PSM initiatives, products, and services.  The conference will include PSM training, keynote and user presentations, and workshops.  Measurement users and measurement professionals from DoD, government, and industry are encouraged to attend.

 Preliminary Agenda

Monday          Registration, PSM Training, PSM Trainer Refresher Training (qualified trainers)

Tuesday          Welcome, Keynote, User Presentations (a.m.), Workshops (p.m.)

Wednesday     User Presentations (a.m.), Workshops (p.m.), Conference Dinner

Thursday        User Presentations (a.m.), Workshops (p.m.)

Friday             User Presentations (a.m.), Workshop Outbriefs (a.m.), Conference Wrap-Up at noon

If you use measurement in your organization or have a measurement-related experience that could benefit others, you are encouraged to propose a presentation and/or workshop for the conference. 

Presentations

We are particularly interested in the experiences of measurement practitioners in areas related to the conference theme, “Measurement in a Dynamic Business and Government Environment”.  We welcome submittals about measurement, related to how measurement is keeping pace with the changing economic situation, changing goals and missions, new laws, policies, technologies, and changing information requirements at the enterprise, organization, and project levels.  Some related ideas include:

  • Implementing and using fact-based information in an uncertain world
  • Using measures to improve efficiencies and drive performance improvement during times of economic uncertainty
  • Measurement to support improved life cycle decision making in an evolving environment
  • Increasing collaboration and transparency through the use of measurement
  • Defining decision context and increasing usage of measurement results
  • The interfaces between enterprise and project measurement
  • Business intelligence using fact-based measurement and risk management information

 

Presentations should last 45 minutes, and should provide experience-based guidance and information for conference participants.  As always, actual implementation experience is highly valued.  Presentations may provide:

  • Examples of measurement implementations in specific projects, programs, or processes
  • Case studies, trends, or other experiences with organization and enterprise measurement
  • Current initiatives and progress with industry standards or best practices in measurement
  • Recent developments and lessons learned with respect to any type of measurement driven by information needs.

Workshops

Workshops should focus on developing guidance for specific areas of measurement.  Attendees will be asked to bring specific materials to share and practical guidance and examples will be developed.  All workshop results will be posted on the web site.  Workshops last 3½ hours. 

Potential topics for workshops that we are interested in including are:

  • Decision Making in Engineering Management
  • Organization/Enterprise Measurement
  • Risk Management and Measurement
  • Advanced Analytical Techniques – Six Sigma Measurement
  • Systems Engineering Leading Indicators
  • Systems and Software Estimation
  • Measurement for Service Management
  • Acquisition Measurement: Case Study
  • PSM Training Update

Please send your proposal(s), via email, to: Cheryl Jones at psm@psmsc.com


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