If you want to be deleted from the conference mailing list, please send an email with title DELETE to [log in to unmask] This mail out happens twice a year and is based on a European initiative. ******************************************** *EUROpean Software Process Improvement 2003* ******************************************** 10.-12.12.2003, University of Music and Dramatic Arts, Graz, European Cultural Capital of Europe 2003, Austria http://www.eurospi.net Theme 2003: Process Improvement Methodologies and Technologies, Business Strategies, Human Factors, Knowledge, and Innovation Contents -------- 1. What is EuroSPI ? 2. Key Notes 3. Social Highlights 4. Conference Program 5. Tutorials 6. Registrations 1. What is EuroSPI ? -------------------- EuroSPI conferences present and discuss practical results from improvement projects in industry, focussing on the benefits gained and the criteria for success. Leading European industry are contributing to and participating in this event. This year's event is the 10th of a series of conferences to which countries across Europe and from the rest of the world contributed their lessons learned and shared their knowledge to reach the next higher level of software management professionalism. EuroSPI is a partnership of large Scandinavian research companies and experience networks (SINTEF, DELTA,STTF), QinetiQ as one of Europe's largest research centers, the ASQF as a large German quality association, the American Society for Quality, and ISCN as the coordinating partner. 2. Key Notes ------------ Peter Prestele, Director Business Integration EMEA, IBM, Europe, Business Integration reduces your costs and improves your IT processes -- As Director Business Integration EMEA for IBM, Peter Prestele is responsible for sales, services and strategic development of IBM's Business Integration range in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The product range includes CrossWorlds, MQ Workflow, B2B Connector and MQSI integration solutions. In January 2002 he joined the IBM Software Group during the course of the acquisition of CrossWorlds Software by IBM. *** Prof. Hermann Maurer, Head of IICM, Head of HMS (Joanneum Research), Chief Scientist Know Center, Austria, IT oriented aspects of KM (Knowledge Management) to increase efficieny in organizations and enterprises. -- Full Professor at the Graz University of Technology since 1978, since October 2000 also Dean of Studies for Telematics. Project manager of a number of multimillion-dollar undertakings including a patent for optical storage device, the development of a colour-graphic microcomputer (MUPID), an electronic teaching experiment COSTOC, multi-media projects such as "Images of Austria" (Expo'92 and Expo'93), various electronic publishing projects such as "PC Library", "Geothek", "J.UCS" and "Brockhaus Multimedial"; responsible for the development of the first second generation Web Based Information System Hyper-G, now Hyperwave and the eLearning Suite (eLS), a modern net based teaching platform, participation in a number of EU projects (e.g. LIBERATION, HYMN, EUROPE-MMM, HYPDOC, EONT and others) and MIRACLE. 3. Social Highlights -------------------- EuroSPI 2003 will be organised in a historic place in Graz as the cutural capital of Europe 2003. The academy of music and dramatic arts will offer a premium environment with conference halls in Baroque style and at the same time with up-to-date technology and equipment. The governor of Styria will provide the Graz castle and the industry representative of the country of Styria will hold a key note in the castle at the EuroSPI social event. Also the Graz University of Music and Dramatic Arts will offer a selection of classical music during the social event at the Graz castle. 4. Conference Program --------------------- Conference Day 1 - 11.12.2003 ***************************** 09.00-09.30 Welcome Address Mag. Andrea Fenz, Director, APS (National IST Contact Point for Southern Austria) Dr Richard Messnarz, Director, ISCN, Austria and Ireland (EuroSPI Board) 09.30-10.30 Key Note IT oriented aspects of KM (Knowledge Management) to increase efficieny in organizations and enterprises , Prof. Dr. Hermann Maurer Parallel Sessions 10.45-12.45 E-I - SPI and Engineering E-II - SPI and Assessment Experiences 14.00-15.30 E-III - SPI and e-Work and e-SCM (trademark of CMU) E-IV - SPI and Risk Management 16.00-17.30 EV - SPI and Cultural Factors E-VI - SPI and Improvement Implementation Social Programme 19.00-23.00 Reception and Dinner at Graz Castle (Invitation by Governor) Classical Music Orchestra 23.00-24.00 Guided City Tour through Cultural Capital of Europe Guided Tour starts at 23.00 Conference Day 2 - 12.12.2003 ***************************** 09.00-10.00 Key Note Business Integration reduces your costs and improves your IT processes Peter Prestele, Director Business Integration EMEA, IBM, Europe Parallel Sessions 10.30-12.00 E-VII - SPI and Analysis/Measurement I E-VIII - SPI and New Management Paradigms 14.00-15.30 E-IX - SPI and Improvement / Implementation E-X - SPI and Analysis II 15.45-16.30 Panel Discussion Presentations per Session ************************* E-I SPI and Engineering --- A Situational Method for Requirements Engineering in E-business Projects A. Smeitz, E. Folmer, TNO-E-Business, The Netherlands Simulation of Requirements Phase Im-provement for Telecom Systems using System Dynamics N. Akhtar, et.al. , International Islamic University, Pakistan, Z. Mahmood, University of Derby, UK A Comparison of Automated and Manual Functional Testing of a Web Application G. K. Hanssen, T. Dingsoyr, SINTEF, Norway A goal/question/metrics based technique for CMM requirements management key process area Z. Mahmood, University of Derby, UK E-II SPI and Assessment Experiences --- Did you alredy know? - Learning from Eperience Jorn Johansen, DELTA, Denmark An Assessment Approach for Software Workforce in an Emergent Organization O. Ozgur Tanriover, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Process assessment for use in very small enterprise: the NOEMI assessment methodology B. Renzo, C. Feltus, Centre de Recherche Public Henri, Luxembourg CMM project becomes self runner Christian Knuevener, method park Software AG, Germany E-III - SPI and e-Work and e-SCM (trademark of CMU) --- Using the eSourcing Capability Model to improve IT enabled business process outsourcing services M. Biro, Budapest Univ. of Economics, Hungary, G. Deak, J. Ivanyos, A. Zamori, Memolux, Hungary, R. Messnarz,ISCN, Ireland The tale of E-Work in European SMEs For Excellence in IT-enabled Outsourcing Services P. Di Nicola, Futuribile, Italy Skills Assessment Based Human Re-source Management R. Messnarz, ISCN, Ireland, e-Commerce Project Consortium E-IV SPI and Risk Management --- A Framework For Risk Management For Software Projects G. Rajesh, SATYAM, India Risk Analysis as a Prioritizing Mechanism in SPI T. Stalhane, NTNU, Gunhild Sivertsen Sorvig, Norway Common Criteria for IT Security Evaluation - SPI Analogies M. Biro, Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Hungary E-V SPI and Cultural Factors --- The Role of Culture in Software Quality Management Kerstin V. Siakas, Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Greece Experiences With Managing Social Patterns in Defined Distributed Working Processes E. Feuer, Sztaki, Hungary, R. Messnarz, ISCN, IRL, H. Wittenbrink, BisDato, Austria Quality Improvement through the Identification of Controllable and Uncontrollable Factors in Software Development E. Georgiadou, Middlesex University, UK, K. Siakas, Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Greece, Eleni Berki, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland E VI - SPI and Improvement Implementation --- Identification of Improvement Issues Using a Lightweight Triangulation A Case Study T. Gorschek, C. Wohlin, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden SPI Case Study in a Direct Response Marketing Company B. Barafort, J. Bodelet, CPRHT, Luxembourg Making SPI Happen: The Impact of Iterations on Implementation Success A. Borjesson, Ericsson, Sweden E-VII SPI and Analysis/Measurement I --- Static Code Analyzers - Making a Wise Choice M.R. Narasimhamurthy, T.S. Raghavan, Philips, The Netherlands A case-based assessment of recommendations for implementing software metrics H. D. Frederiksen, Aalborg University, Denmark A SOFTWARE METRIC RESEARCH TO EVALUATE THE DIMENSION OF STANDARD SYSTEMS' CUSTOMISATION M. Martellucci, A. Cavallo, F. Maria Stilo, UniRoma, Italy, D. Natale, N. Lucchetti, SOGEI, Italy E-VII SPI and New Management Paradigms --- eXPERT Approach Implementation in Software SME S. Ilieva, P. Ivanov, I. Mihaylov, E. Stefanova, A. Eskenazi, Sofia University, Bulgaria Improving Software Configuration Management for Extreme Programming: A Controlled Case Study J. Koskela, VTT, Fnland Developer Centred Software Process Improvement S. Hakonarson, E. Hvannberg, University of Iceland, Iceland E-IX - SPI and Improvement/Implementation --- Managing for Change when Implementing Software Process Improvement Initiatives I. Richardson, University of Limerick, Ireland Validating the MODIST Approach to Managing Uncertainty for Distributed Software Development Lisa Tipping, David Milledge and John Elliott, QinetiQ, UK Improving Software Organizations: An Analysis of Diverse Normative Models J. Pries-Heje, The IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark, R. Baskerville, Georgia State University, USA E-X SPI and Analysis II --- Maturing the measurement program a long with the organisation's maturity M.M. Krohn, SimCorp A/S, Denmark Learning as Software Process Improvement T. Dingsoyr, SINTEF, T. Stalhane, NTNU, Norway Questionnaire-based Process Evaluation D. Keller, Swiss Federal Strategy Unit for Information Technologies, A. Cass, P. Sutter, SynSPACE, Switzerland 5. Tutorials ------------ Detailed content descriptions of the tutorials can be found at the conference web site. http://www.eurospi.net Tutorial day - 10.12.2003 ************************* The conference offers 10 half day tutorials, 5 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. Participants book for the tutorial day and can freely walk between the tutorials. However, participants receive handouts for only those two tutorials which they selected in the registration form. Morning Tutorials, 10.12.2003, 09.00 - 12.30 --- Jan Pries Heje, Jorn Johansen, DELTA, Denmark Change Management in Practice Bryon Fiman, Ph.D , IMA, USA Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) Janos Ivanyos, Memolux, Hungary Quality Management and Process Improvement by Efficient Teamworking Ian Seward, British Computer Society Software Process Improvement Network Chairman, UK, Rapid Process Improvement The tools and techniques for improved performance Bruno Woeran, DANUBE, Austria, N. O-Shea, Tecnet , Ireland What Key E-Business Management Skills Should You Have? Afternoon Tutorials, 10.12.2003, 09.00 - 12.30 --- Torgeir Dingsoyr, Ulrike Becker-Kornstaedt, SINTEF, Norway How to design process guides for software development Dr Richard Messnarz, ISCN, Ireland, and Austria, Practical Experiences with SPICE Assessments Risto Nevalainen, STTF, and FiSMA, Finland, Model-based approaches in SPI Rajesh Gupta, SATYAM, UK and India, The e_services Capability Model (a trademark of the CMU, Pittsburgh, USA) Dr Bernd Hindel, Methodpark, Germany, Rapid Process Establishment 6. Registrations ---------------- The EuroSPI secretariat is managed by Adrienne Clarke, Training Manager, ISCN LTD, Florence House, 1 Florence Villas, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Tel. +353 1 205 0020, Fax. +353 1 205 0021, Email. [log in to unmask] For registrations please use the online registration services of the conference web site. Sincerely, Dr Richard Messnarz EuroSPI Board Member P.S. 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