FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3rd Annual New Jersey Software
Process Improvement Symposium Brings the Industry's
Finest Together for a Day of Learning & Networking
Woodbridge,
NJ, October 20, 2005 – The
3rd Annual New Jersey Software Process Improvement (SPI)
Symposium, held on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at the Pines Manor in
Edison, NJ, was hailed a success by the attendees and organizers
alike. Reactions
included: "High-powered conference", "The
keynote speakers were fantastic - I learned a lot from them that
I can bring back to my organization and job", and "I
have attended all three (symposia) and the quality of the
speakers and presentations has always been of extremely high
quality". Attendees
are already preparing for next year's event ...
"This is a regular on my calendar" remarked one
participant.
The
full day conference brought together more than 150 SPI
professionals from
all over the United States.
Attendees spent the day learning SPI best practices
through informative presentations from experts in software
process improvement. The
symposium kicked off with a dynamic Keynote presentation on the
real issues of time management on IT projects by Michael Mah, a
managing partner of
QSM Associates. Lunch was
followed by a second Keynote presentation on a CIO's perspective
on the challenges and successes of process improvement, by
Stasia Iwanicki, the CIO for a division of Capital One Financial
Corp. In third Keynote presentation by Jack Ferguson
of the Software Engineering Institute, Jack described the
essential differences in the 3 levels of SCAMPISM
appraisals and what companies need to know to select the right
level for their objectives.
Symposium
attendees had four tracks to choose from featuring
presentations by field experts offering practical advice to
guide them in their SPI efforts. During the breaks, attendees spent their time networking with
their peers and visiting with the vendors in the exhibit hall.
“We
are very pleased with this year's symposium,” said George
Mitwasi, President of SMS and Executive Director of the
Symposium. “The speakers all gave dynamic and practical
presentations and there was a lot of networking going on in
between. The
conference was bigger and better than last year's event and we
look forward to topping it again in 2006!”
Individuals
and organizations interested in attending or sponsoring the 4th
Annual Software Process Symposium in 2006 should contact
Chantel Morris at Software Management Solutions - 732-750-0020
x10, or keep an
eye on the website at www.sepg.com
for announcements about
next year's event.
About
Software Management Solutions, Inc.
Software Management Solutions (SMS) is a New Jersey based firm
established in 1996. Since
SMS' inception it has provided a wide range of IT consulting
services to Fortune 500 companies. SMS consulting and training
services focus on the implementation of effective Software
Process Improvement (SPI) programs. For more information, please
visit SMS’ website at www.softwarems.com
or call
Chantel
Morris at (732) 750-0020
x10.
About the North Jersey
SPIN
Software Process Improvement
Networks (SPINs) are groups of people, interested in process
improvement, that get together and share their experience with
each other. Regional SPINs meet and share their experiences
initiating and sustaining software process improvement programs.
For more information on SPIN groups, please visit the Software
Engineering Institute’s website at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/collaborating/spins
or contact the North Jersey SPIN’s chairman, James Heil, via
email at james.heil@ilex.com.
®
CMM is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by
Carnegie Mellon University.
SM
Software
Engineering Institute, SEI, and SCAMPI are service marks of Carnegie
Mellon University.
Contact:
Chantel
Morris
Software Management Solutions
321 Main Street, 1st Floor
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 750-0020 x10
cmorris@smsstaffing.com
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