Improving Project Development Success by Early Planning
David Garmus
Success in software project development can be achieved by better requirements definition and through the use of an improved estimation model. In this presentation, David Garmus will identify estimation techniques that will enable better expectations on the perceived success of delivering a project on-time and within budget. He will review some proven quality assurance techniques that should be planned by project teams throughout the life cycle, including prototyping, peer reviews and inspections to ensure project development success.
David Garmus is a Founder of The David Consulting Group (DCG), an SEI CMMI® Approved Transition Partner and a PSM Transition Organization that supports software development organizations in achieving software excellence with a metric-centered approach. David is an acknowledged authority in the sizing, measurement and estimation of software application development and maintenance. He serves as a Past President of the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) and as a member of the IFPUG Counting Practices Committee. He is also a member of QAI, PMI (and their Information Systems Specific Interest Group) SEI and the IEEE Computer Society (and their Standards Association). David is the author, along with David Herron, of Measuring The Software Process: A Practical Guide To Functional Measurements and Function Point Analysis: Measurement Practices for Successful Software Projects.
Techniques for Better Project Management
Janet Russac
Improved performance in software development delivery can be realized by better management of project resources and staff as well as maintaining continuous communication with customers and business managers to manage their expectations. In this presentation, Janet Russac will identify quantitative and qualitative measurement indicators that are critical in managing your software development process. She will review project management techniques and a metrics program that will enable improved tracking and reporting of projects throughout the development cycle.
Janet Russac has over 25 years of experience as a programmer, analyst and measurement specialist in software application development and maintenance. She recently started her own company, Software Measurement Expertise, Inc. (SME). She has worked for The David Consulting Group, Software Productivity Research, IBM Global Services and Prudential Insurance as a lead function point analyst, software measurement specialist and function point instructor. She has implemented software development measurement programs and used various software development metrics, including function points, to recommend business decisions and identify best practices and process improvements in client organizations.
Math Free Risk Management
Carl Pritchard
All too often, risk management is seen as a deep mystery wrapped in higher mathematics. The reality is that risk is situational and incidental in nature, and all the math in the world doesn’t guarantee a less risky outcome. The key to risk success is consistent communications and a consistent understanding of what truly constitutes “risk.” In this presentation, Carl Pritchard examines the high value of the non-mathematical aspects of risk, and the importance of using qualitative, rather than quantitative practices to generate an organizational culture the effectively communicates and resolves risks.
Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates (PMA). He is a recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. He is the lead chapter author for risk management in the 4th Edition of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the ANSI standard for project management. His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®. He has presented at each of the last 13 North American Project Management Institute Symposia and Congresses. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today.
Ensuring Project Success through Automated Project Governance
Bob Lawhorn
According to the Standish Group, more than half of all IT projects come in over budget, over schedule, or fail outright. Why is IT continually plagued by such dismal success rates? In this presentation, Bob Lawhorn proposes a solution to this problem. He will discuss an innovative new approach for automating and institutionalizing project governance best practices at both the executive and operational level.
Bob Lawhorn has over 40 years of experience in software development, measurement, and project estimation. He spent his first twenty years at Bethlehem Steel working on applications related to steel, mining, and ship building and his next twenty years at CAI, where he invented CAI's application development methodologies and fixed price estimating matrices. Bob is currently CTO of CAI where he spends most of time consulting with companies and government agencies on how to implement application development best practices within their own organizations.
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