Software Development Process 2004 Canada

Software Development Process 2004 Canada

METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE
DECEMBER 6, 2004
TORONTO, ONTARIO

* Conference program is subject to last minute changes
7:00am-8:00am   Breakfast and Registration
8:00am-8:15am Welcome and Introduction
8:15am-9:15am KEYNOTE SESSION -1
IMPROVING PROCESSES FOR BETTER PRODUCTS
D. Mike Phillips, Director of Special Projects, Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
9:15am-10:15am KEYNOTE SESSION -2
TOOLING THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Sam Guckenheimer, Group Product Planner, Microsoft
10:15am-10:30am Break
  Management Process Improvement SDLC
10:30am-11:45am   [M1]
KEY BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE APPLICATION LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT TOOLS MARKET
Melissa Webster
Research Director, IDC
[P1]
CMM BASED PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND AUTOMATION - A CASE STUDY
Kaniska Rakhit
Vice President of QA and Process Improvement, Citibank Canada
[S1]
RATIONAL UNIFIED PROCESS AND ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES
Philippe Kruchten
Professor of Software Engineering at the University of British Columbia
11:45am-1:15pm Lunch
12:30pm-12:45 SPONSOR PRESENTATION
Edmond Chan, BORLAND CANADA
1:15pm-2:30pm   [M2]
MDA PROCESSES
Dr Jon Siegel
Vice President of Technology Transfer
, OMG
[P2]
Streamlining the Transition from CMM to CMMI
Louis A. Poulin, President, GRafP Technologies Inc.
[S2]
AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: THE STATE OF THE ART
Scott Ambler
Senior Consultant, Ronin International Inc.
2:30pm-2:45pm Open
2:45pm-4:00pm   [M3]
PEOPLE + PROCESS = ROI! - THE BENEFITS OF IMPROVED SOFTWARE OPERATIONS
Geoffrey Hewson
Software Productivity Center
[P3]
PANEL DISCUSSION: IMPLEMENTING CMM/CMMI IN THE REAL WORLD
Bell Canada, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, TrialStat Corporation
[S3]
EXTENDING METHODOLOGIES BEYOND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Serge Deschamps
VP, Knowledge Management Program,
Fujitsu Consulting
4:00pm-4:15pm Break
4:15pm-5:30pm   [M4]
PROCESS AUTOMATION: KEY TO DELIVERING QUALITY SOFTWARE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET
Omid Hodaie
CEO, Osellus Inc.
[P4]
HOW NOT TO WASTE MILLIONS ON THE CMM: PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN VERSUS COMPLIANCE-DRIVEN IMPROVEMENT
David Constant
Partner, Process Inc
[S4]
MAKING PROCESSES REAL: PRACTICES AND PITFALLS TO IMPLEMENTING A SD METHODOLOGY
Ken Clyne
Process Improvement Consultant, Number Six Software