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Building Accurate Schedules from Software Requirements
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Lecturer: |
Steven R. Rakitin , President Software Quality Consulting, Inc. |
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Date: |
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Thursday, November 8 |
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Holiday Inn Select, 15 Middlessex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA |
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Software Verification and Validation for Practitioners and Managers, 2nd ed., by Steven R. Rakitin, Artech House, 2001 |
Many software development organizations lack the skills necessary to:
write clear and unambiguous requirements,
develop accurate estimates of the work required based on requirements,
combine those estimates into a realistic project schedule, and to then meet the schedule
As a result, many software companies frequently commit to more than can be realistically delivered in the promised time frame. Often, customers are frustrated by promises made that are not kept. Employees are also frustrated by having to work long hours on projects with poorly written requirements and unrealistic schedules imposed by others.
By learning to apply best practices in the areas of Requirements Writing and Estimating and Scheduling, organizations can significantly improve their ability to develop accurate estimates and schedules that can actually be met. This workshop will include lecture and interactive group exercises and is based on the book: Software Verification and Validation for Practitioners and Managers, 2nd ed., by Steven R. Rakitin, Artech House, 2001.
Audience: Software quality professionals, software engineers, project managers and people who are responsible for writing requirements for software…
Outline:
Morning Agenda
About Requirements
Why are requirements so important?
Where do requirements come from?
Why are requirements hard to write?
Understanding Ambiguity
Some common problems
Tools to reduce ambiguity
Good Writing Techniques
Alternative Techniques for Expressing Requirements
Requirements Exercise
Managing Change
Creeping Requirements
Requirements Management Activities
Requirements Management Tools
Summary and Action Plan
Afternoon Agenda
Estimates, Targets, Commitments and Schedules
Why Most Estimates and Schedules Are Often Wrong
Estimating Best Practices
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Function Points
T-Shirt Sizing
Wideband Delphi Method
Estimating Exercise
Scheduling Best Practices
Gannt, Pert, CPM
Yellow Sticky Method
Scheduling Exercise
Summary and Action Plan
Speaker Bio: Steven R. Rakitin has 30 years experience as a software engineer and software quality manager in a broad range of industries. He has written several papers on the subject of software quality and published a book titled: Software Verification & Validation for Practitioners and Managers. He was one of the authors of the original IEEE Standard for Software Quality Assurance Plans (IEEE-STD-730). He received a BSEE from Northeastern University and an MSCS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has earned certifications from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) and Quality Auditor (CQA). He is a member of the IEEE Computer Society, the ASQ Software Division, and is on the Editorial Review Board for the ASQ Journal Software Quality Professional. He presents tutorials and workshops at conferences worldwide. As President of Software Quality Consulting Inc., he helps companies establish a more predictable software development process. His e-mail address is steve@swqual.com
Decision (Run/Cancel) Date for this Courses is Thursday, November 1, 2007
Course Fee Schedule:
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IEEE MEMBERS $255 |
IEEE MEMBERS $275 |
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NON-MEMBERS $275 |
NON-MEMBERS $295 |
On-line Registration and Payment
On-line registration is closed for this course, but registration is still available on-site between 8:00AM - 8:30AM Thursday, November 8, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Select, 15 Middlesex Canal Park, Woburn or by contacting the IEEE office at 781-245-5405.
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