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Communique 2.1 - April 21,  2003  
 
 
"Driving Process Improvement into the Future"
 

Dear Professionals,

QAI and Software Engineering Institute (SEI), USA celebrate the 5th year of the Asia SEPGSM Conference. Since its inception in 1999, the Conference has always attracted an excellent talent pool of software engineering and management professionals.

We want to hear from you- Invitation to speak
 
We invite submissions for Best Paper, Best Practice and Tutorials for the 5th Annual Asia SEPGSM Conference 2003 scheduled to be held in India, Thailand, Taiwan and Singapore.

The selected entries will be eligible for the Best of the Best
Awards for Best Paper and Best Practice.All submissions related to software process improvement will be equally considered but the following areas will be of special interest:

  • CMMI®
    - Process Areas
    - Roadmap to CMMI®
    - Upgrading from CMM® to CMMI®
    - Integrating Six Sigma with CMM®/CMMI®
    - Preparing for CMMI® Appraisals

  • Software Six Sigma
    - DMAIC vs DMADV in Software
  • Extreme Quality
  • The People CMM®
  • Knowledge Management in IT organizations
  • Process Simulation
  • Process Improvement
    The selection, customization and deployment of processes that build and control the building of a product. Motivation techniques and process buy-ins. Business justification for process improvement, its implementation, training, expenses and approaches
    .
  • Supplier/Customer/User
    How companies build and strengthen partnerships, manage risks; and use technology to enable supplier selection, enhance customer/user satisfaction.
  • Special Topics
    Metrics and Measurement, Models and Frameworks, Quality and Process Improvement for Service Industry.
      Tutorials (Half-day/Full-day)
Opportunity for subject area experts to share their in-depth expertise with other members of their profession; these should enable participants to apply specific techniques to real-world problems.
      The Best Practices Showcase (45 minutes including Q&A)
A Best Practice is a method, process, technology, culture, or organizational structure, used to achieve superior results and set an industry standard.
The SEPGSM Best Practice Showcase' recognizes and rewards the application of world-class software engineering methods, technologies and processes. To be recognized in this category, a practice must be documented to produce superior results compared to other practices industry-wide.
      The Best Papers Showcase (45 minutes including Q&A)
The SEPGSM Best Paper Showcase' recognizes and rewards significant contributions to the field of software process improvement, software engineering and quality management.
Papers that deal with challenges of transitional technologies, and allow a better understanding and deeper insight into technologies, cultures, management styles of tomorrow, are solicited.
Contributions describing results, not just proposals, applying software process improvement techniques in real-life situations are encouraged.
      Selection and Evaluation Process
  • STEP ONE: Submit author intent form with biography and one page abstract
    Decide submission category - whether it is a Best Practice or Paper. Submit Author Intent Form, one page abstract, and biography to the Conference Manager. For Author intent form, log on to: www.qaiindia.com
    Upon receipt of the above, all authors will be contacted by the Conference Manager with guidelines, formats, evaluation criteria and other details of Report/Paper submission.

  • STEP TWO: Submission of Best Paper/Practice
    Submit Best Practice Report/Paper in accordance with the guidelines already sent to you. Submission does not guarantee presentation at the SEPG Conference but makes submission eligible for step three.
  • STEP THREE: Evaluation & Screening
    All submissions will be evaluated using detailed Best Practice/Paper evaluation criteria. A subset of submissions will get to present at the SEPG Conference.
  • STEP FOUR: Best Paper / Best Practice Awards (For India)
    The Awards Committee shall select one submission in each category (Best Practice/Paper) for awards. These awards will be announced and presented at the Conference Plenary Session in India.
      Key Dates for Submission to be a Speaker
  • Author Intent Form (with abstract and bio) latest by April 30, 2003
  • Final Papers/Best Practice/Tutorial presentations, latest by May 25, 2003
  • Notification of selection as Speaker: June 30, 2003
  • Awards at the Conference in India: August 01, 2003.

For all enquiries related to submission of papers, please contact Ms. Amrita Sapre at conferences@qaiindia.com

For more details please visit www.qaiindia.com/SEPG_minisite/sepg2003/


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For all enquiries, please contact:
Asia SEPGSM Secretariat

QAI Limited,
E-mail:
conferences@qaiindia.com
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www.qaiindia.com/SEPG_minisite/sepg2003/
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   Conference Format
 
India: July 28 - Aug 02, 2003
Thailand: Aug 18 - 19, 2003
Taiwan: Aug 20 - 22, 2003
Singapore: Sep 16 - 19, 2003
   
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   Supported by
 
Government of Andhra Pradesh
 
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   "Best of the Best Awards"
 Past Winners

"Best of the Best Awards" presented since 1999 are:

1999
Baan Infosystems (Practice) - Applying TSP to Very Small Teams
Advanced Information Systems (Paper) - Business Objectives and Software Process Improvement Goals: Connecting Them and Communicating Strategy To The Entire Organization Using The Balanced Scorecard Framework
2000
Cognizant Technology Solution (Practice) - Audit Plan to Process Improvements - An Automated Journey
Network Systems & Technology (P) Ltd. (Paper) - Closed Loop Defect Removal Model Using SPC
2001
Oracle India Development Centre (Practice) - Product Maintenance: Putting Best Practices Into Action
IBM Global Services (Paper) - ROI for SPI: Lessons from Initiatives at IBM Global Services India
2002
Infosys (Practice) - Measuring and Improving Process Capabilities
Satyam Computer Services (Paper) - Use of statistical Process Control for Software Processes: An Experiential learning at Satyam
   
   CSI - QAI IT Award 2003
All applicants for the SEPGSM Best of the Best Awards are also eligible to send in their applications for the CSI-QAI Process Excellence Award (Theme 2003: Cycle Time Reduction)
The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and a trophy that will be presented in the SEPG conference.

Please note that the evaluation of the applications and subsequent selection will be carried out by a committee appointed by CSI

All applications to be sent latest by June 1st to:

Computer Society of India
122, TV Industrial Estate, S. K. Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai - 400 025
Tel.: 494 3422 / 493 4776. Fax : 495 0543. E-mail :
csi@bom2.vsnl.net.in