OMG TECHNICAL MEETING
SPECIAL EVENT
Consortium for IT
Software Quality (CISQ) Seminar
Using Software Measures in Productivity and
Quality Improvement Programs
Wednesday,
0900 - 1600, June 19, 2013
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Seminar Objectives:
The objectives of the Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ)
Seminar are to:
- Motivate participants to use software sizing and structural
quality measures to reduce the risk and cost of software.
- Present the CISQ/OMG measures for Automated Function Points,
Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Security, and
Maintainability.
- Present best practices for deploying and using software
measures in productivity analysis and improvement, vendor
management, benchmarking, and structural quality management.
- Identify pitfalls to avoid in analysis and use of
measures.
- Describe experiences and lessons learned using software
measures in large organizations.
Audience:
This full day seminar is intended for IT Executives, application managers, software measurement and
improvement specialists, quality assurance professionals, and others
interested in using automated software measures.
PROGRAM AGENDA
| 0900
- 0915 |
Welcome
and Introduction |
|
Dr. Bill Curtis, Director, CISQ |
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| 0915
- 10:15 |
Introduction
to Productivity Analysis |
|
Dr. Bill Curtis, Director, CISQ |
| Dr.
Curtis will introduce the uses of productivity analysis with a
strong emphasis on continual improvement. He will discuss the
three types of measures required for productivity
analysis-size, effort, and application demographics-along with
how to avoid pitfalls in collecting them. He will describe how
Function Points have emerged as a preferred measure of size. |
| 1015-
1045 |
Morning
Refreshments |
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| 1030
- 1130 |
Industrial
Experience with Productivity and Quality Analysis |
|
Mark Standeaven, Vice President, Capgemini |
Mr.
Standeaven will discuss the importance of OMG’s recent
approval of a specification for Automated Function Points and
what it means for the future of size and productivity
measurement. He will describe how Capgemini is using Function
Points in estimating size and benchmarking results. He will
then describe how they measure the structural quality of the
software they produce. He will discuss the relationship
between productivity and quality. He will then present data
showing the relationship between improving structural quality
in an industrial environment and the business results they
achieved.
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| 1130
- 1200 |
Best
and Worst Practices in Productivity Analysis and Improvement |
|
Dr. Bill Curtis, Director, CISQ |
Dr.
Curtis will discuss techniques for conducting productivity
analysis and present examples from his extensive consulting
background as well as published case studies from major
corporations. Best and worst practices will be discussed for
analyzing and using productivity data. He will end by
discussed best practices for using size and productivity data
in contracting relationships.
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| 1200
- 1330 |
Lunch
(Attendees are on their own for lunch, this is not included
in the registration fee.) |
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| 1330
- 1415 |
Introduction
to Structural Quality Analysis and Management |
| Dr.
Bill Curtis, Director, CISQ |
| Dr.
Curtis will discuss the critical importance of measuring the
structural quality of applications along with the functional
correctness. He will describe three levels of structural
analysis-code unit, technology, and system-and why system
level structural flaws are the most costly. He will end with a
description of the recently released CISQ standards for
measuring Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Security, and
Maintainability. |
| 1415
- 1500 |
Measuring
and Managing Technical Debt |
| Dr.
Bill Curtis, Director, CISQ |
| Dr.
Curtis will describe the concept of technical debt and how it
can be used to communicate about the structural quality of
software to both IT and non-IT management. He will describe a
method for measuring technical debt and how it can be adjusted
to the experience of different IT organizations. He will
present some examples of how technical debt has been used to
control IT quality and costs. |
| 1500
- 1515 |
Afternoon
Refreshments |
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| 1515
- 1615 |
Measuring
and Managing Technical Debt |
| Bob
Martin, Director, Common Weakness Enumeration Project, Mitre
Corporation |
| Mr.
Martin will describe the national effort to identify and
eliminate the causes of security breaches through the
development of the Common Weakness Enumeration repository. He
will describe best practices for using information in the
repository for improving the security of software. He will
describe how to measure the security of software and how this
is done using the CISQ measure for Security, whose definition
he led. He will discuss some of the most common security
problems and how to avoid them. |
| 1615
- 1630 |
Open
Discussion |
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NOTE:
If you register for the Technical Meeting Week, you do not have
to pay the additional fee(s) to attend any or all of the special
events. If you register only for special events, the special fees
apply. |
