Solid Foundations for Managing Software
Online pre-conference registration for the 2009 Institute for Software Excellence and other events is closed.
You may still register for one of the conferences on-site at the Minneapolis Convention Center. On-site Registration will be located on Level 1 outside of Exhibit Hall B.
We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis.
The software division’s commitment to software quality is demonstrated through our inaugural Institute for Software Excellence. This new conference presented concurrent with the annual WCQI features timely presentations by software industry leaders on topics pertaining to delivering high quality software intensive system solutions to business problems.
Join us as we explore the timely and sometimes controversial topics of importance to both purchasers and builders of software. Speakers planning to attend the Institute for Software Excellence include:- CMMI High Maturity Made Practical—Presented by: Bob Stoddard, senior member of the technical team at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
- Software Is a Risky Business (highlighting ways to mitigate the unknowns and risks involved)—Presented by: Linda Westfall, President of The Westfall Team
- How to Set up IT Dashboards Using the CTQ (Critical to Quality) Process—Presented by: Kandy Senthilmaran, Six Sigma Master Black Belt at CSC/Covansys
- Impact of EU (European Union) Medical Device Directive Revision on Software (with ASQ Biomedical Division)—Presented by: Glen E. Emelock, Senior Partner with the CRO Group
- Are you smarter than a CSQE?—Presented by: Carol Dekkers, President of Quality Plus Technologies and member of the US ISO team since 1994
- "How to" Lean Processes and Procedures Using Best Practices—Presented by: Tim Olson, Partner at Lean Solutions International and 2008 National Baldrige Quality Examiner
- Data-Driven Software Management—Presented by: Taz Daughtrey, Associate Director for Software Development for the Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance at James Madison University
- Reliability-Centered Lean Software Testing—Presented by: Dr. Zigmund Bluvband, President of Advanced Logistics Developments, and Dr. Sergey Porotsky, CTO of FavoWeb Ltd.
- Selecting and Implementing a Best Practice Framework—Presented by: Dr. Mark Paulk, Senior Systems Scientist at the IT Services Qualification Center at Carnegie Mellon
Held in tandem with the 2009 World Conference on Quality and Improvement, Institute for Software Excellence attendees can also attend all of the WCQI keynote speakers—greatly expanding the opportunity to learn from other industries.
Who Should Attend:
- Technology executives and managers
- Directors of quality and performance improvement
- CEO’s and CIO’s
- Software Quality Engineers
- Safety Directors
- Risk Managers
- Compliance personnel
Why You Should Attend:
- Half-day Onsite Tutorials
- Sessions Led by Nationally Recognized Thought Leaders
- Networking Opportunities
