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Communiqué 05 - July 17, 2003
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India: July 28 - August 02, 2003

Dear Professional,
Greetings

We invite you to participate and exchange ideas and learn from individuals with similar goals and challenges as you and your organization.
Please find enclosed the detailed conference program.

QAI's Best of the Best Awards

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0800 – 0845 Registration & Seating
0845 – 0850 Welcome address by Navyug Mohnot, Executive Director, QAI
0850 - 0900 Welcome address by Shakti Sagar, President, HYSEA

Inaugural address by Chief Guest

Address by Dr. K. Subramaniam, Covansys - 'People - The Key to Success in Business'

Keynote address by Dr. Eric De Smet, AGI - 'How to Maximize ROI of IT Projects Now and in Future?'

Networking Break

'Implementing Effective Phase End & Post Project Analysis'
- Vibha Rao & Sreedhar Sambukumar, SPCNL

'Process Performance Model for Maintenance Phase/Project'
- Shiv Garg, Hughes Software Systems

'QPM & Defect Prevention Automation'
- Sharmishtha Shenoy, Satyam

'Effective Implementation of SQA Function Using a Virtual SQA Team'
- S. Y. Shenoy & Mahesh Badimi, Oracle

'Learning & Development Process at Tata Honeywell'
- Vimal Kapur, Atul Raje & Harminder Dua, Tata Honeywell

'Role of Automation in Implementation of the PCMM® Model'
- Siddharth Malhotra, Parameshwaran Ramesh & Ajay Tejpal, CSC India

'Business Continuity for Clients - A Bonanza or Potluck'
- Wg. Cdr. M. Murugesan & Dr. P. Shenbagaraman, HCL Tech.

'System Dynamics Simulation Model of Extreme Programming'
- S. Kuppuswami, Vivekanandan & Paul Rodrigues, Pondicherry Engg. College

'Cyclomatic Code Complexity'
- Girish Dandin, Wipro Technologies

'Reducing Cycle Time & Defects in Curriculum Development'
- Aradhana Puri & Smita Bellur, Oracle India

'Process Performance Improvements Through PCMM® L5'
- Ganapathy Subramanian & Dr. S. Muralidharan, Covansys

'Testing Maturity Model Framework for Internet-Based Applications'
- Bharat Shah, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems

'Applying TSPSM to Very Small Teams' - Baan Infosystems (1999)
'Business Objectives and SPI Goals' - AIS (1999)
'Product Maintenance: Putting Best Practices into Action' - Oracle (2001)
'Use of SPC for Software Processes' - Satyam (2002)
1245 - 1330 Lunch

 

Address by Iraj Hirmanpour, SEISM USA - 'Climbing the CMMI® Maturity Ladder with PSPSM & TSPSM'
Address by Dr. Rajendra Bera, IBM - 'Future Processes Must Tread an Evolutionary Path'
Address by Prof. G. Ramesh, Anna University - 'Global Project Teams'
Address by S. N. Zindal, STPI
Corporate Presentations by Merant, Covansys & Compulink
Networking Break

'People Practices of PCMM®'
- Sujatha Das, SISL

'Business CMMI® - Applying CMMI® Model to Business Processes'
- Pawan Kumar & Jyoti Sahai, vMoksha Technologies

'Measuring Effectiveness of Automated Test Process'
- Vinod Suvarna & Sripathy Ramachandran, CG Smith

' Business Results Through Defect Prevention'
- Ashok Sontakke, QAI & He Xiaoyuan, Neusoft

'Quality Aspect -Performance'
- Rajesh SarangaPani & Babu Lakshmanan, Baan InfoSystems

'Bug Prediction & Tracking- A QPM Approach'
- Annu George & Balamurali L., NeST

'QPM Tools'
- N G Raju & Amaranadha, Infotech

'Process Improvement in Product Evaluation by Focusing on Customer Aspirations'
- Sunil Gupta, A. Anuradha & Siddhartha Pant, Hughes Software Systems

'Predictive Feed Forward Compliance Control'
- S. Ravi, Mascot Systems

1930 onwards Awards Presentation Ceremony for the 'QAI's Best of the Best Awards' and the 'CSI-QAI Process Excellence Award' winners, followed by presentation by Microsoft, Gala Entertainment & Dinner with cocktails
 
0900 Book Signing Ceremony

Address by Mike Kress, Boeing - 'Comparing the CMM®, CMMI® & Related ISO Standards for Improvement & Measurement'

Address by Prof. Sudhakar Deshmukh, Kellogg Management School - 'Strategic Operations'

Address by Dr. Madanmohan Rao, Advisor QAI - 'Leading with Knowledge: Learnings from Knowledge Management Practices in the InfoTech Sector'

Corporate Presentation by Borland

Networking Break

'Agile Integrated Metrics Scorecard (AIMS)'
- Dr. Anil Revankar, Wipro Technologies

'Software Process Capability Enhancement'
- Mahesh Chinnagiri, Indian Statistical Institute

'Benchmarking Process Deployment Rigour Using Six Sigma'
- Rosemary Hegde,  Kalpan Raval, TCS

'Software Six Sigma - DMAIC vs DMADV in Software'
- Abid Ali, V. Ramaswamy, Ashley Fernandes & Mona Pandya, TCS

'Test Automation - Rapid Development Approach'
- Murali & Sirisha, Baan InfoSystems

'Application of Design of Experiments in Software Testing'
- Omar Farook, J. Padmasankar & Sanju KP, Global eXchange Services India

'Demand Management and Re-engineering Initiatives'
- Ravindranath N Machani & S V S Prasad, TCS

'Usage of Metrics for Process Performance Prediction'
- Simi Khanna, Patni Computer Services

'High Level Tracking of Software Projects'
- Jayadeep A.V., Unni Sankar, NeST

Neils Malotaux, N R Malotaux Consultancy - 'How to Deliver Quality On Time'
Bruce Schoor, Soft O2 - 'Shipping Software On Time through Metrics-driven Process Improvements'
1300 - 1345 Lunch
Presentation by the Winner of QAI 'Best of the Best Award' for Best Practice**
Presentation by the Winner of QAI 'Best of the Best Award' for Best Paper**
Address by Dr. Arun Maheshwari, CSC - 'Business Excellence Through Process Improvements'
Address by Dr. Susanta Misra, Motorola - 'Realizing Business Value Through Process Improvements'
Corporate Presentations by Satyam & Telelogic
Networking Break
Address by C. R. Nagaraj, Satyam - 'Integrating Six Sigma & CMMI®'
Address by Satish Tumu, QAI - 'CBA-IPI Vs SCAMPI: Investigative Vs Verification Approach'
Address by Dr. V. P. Kochikar, Infosys Technologies - 'Towards a Knowledge Sharing Organization'
1715 Vote of Thanks

For registration details and updates on the 5th Annual Asia SEPGSM Conference, please keep visiting http://www.qaiindia.com/SEPG_minisite/sepg2003/

       
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The Papers above are randomly listed and not in the order of presentation.
** The Winners will be selected from the above listed papers & practices.
* Conference Program is subject to last minute change(s).

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