FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2nd Annual New Jersey Software
Process Improvement Symposium Brings the Industry's Finest
Together for a Day of Learning & Networking
The
3rd Annual NJ SPI Symposium is scheduled for October 18, 2005.
Edison,
NJ, November 3, 2004 - The
2nd annual New Jersey Software Process Improvement (SPI)
Symposium, held on Monday, October 4, 2004 at the Pines Manor in
Edison, NJ, was hailed a success by the attendees and organizers
alike. Attendees
are already preparing for next year by declaring that they
"Will definitely attend again!" and "Looking
forward to next year!".
The
full day conference brought together 120 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
getting your organization transitioned to CMMI® by
Mike Harris, a Senior Vice President at Fidelity Information
Services. Lunch was
followed by a second Keynote presentation on CMMI adoption and
the Software Engineering InstituteSM's (SEISM)
future plans for CMMI by Mike Konrad, author and CMMI Manager at
SEI.
Throughout
the day, attendees had three 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 2005!"
Individuals
and organizations interested in attending or sponsoring the next
NJ SPI Symposium on October 18, 2005 should contact Arlene Ross
at Software Management Solutions - 732-750-0020 x20, or keep an
eye on the website at www.sepg.com/nj for announcements about
next year's event.
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.
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 focuses on the implementation of effective Software
Process Improvement (SPI) programs. For more information, please
visit SMS' website at www.softwarems.com
or call Jenny Dowd at (732) 750-0020 x15.
®
CMM is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by
Carnegie Mellon University.
SM
Software
Engineering Institute and SEI are service marks of Carnegie
Mellon University.
Contact:
Jenny
Dowd
Software Management Solutions
321 Main Street, 1st Floor
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 750-0020 x15
jdowd@softwarems.com
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