PSP for Engineers I: Planning and PSP for Engineers II: Quality

Dates

2008* Prices (USD)

PSP for Engineers I: Planning
2008 Dates
March 10-14, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)
September 8-12, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)

PSP for Engineers II: Quality
2008 Dates
April 7-11, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)
October 6-10, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)

Course Registration
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone: 412 / 268-7388
FAX: 412 / 268-7401
Questions: courseregistration@sei.cmu.edu

To Register for:
PSP for Engineers I: Planning: 2008 Click Here
PSP for Engineers II: Quality: 2008 Click Here

This course may also be offered by arrangement at customer sites. E-mail course-info@sei.cmu.edu or call +1 412-268-7622 for details.

*Course dates and fees are subject to change.

U.S.
Course Fee:
PSP I: Planning
Industry: $2750
Government: $2200
Academic: $2200

International
$4125

   Register for
2008 Dates

U.S.
Course Fee:

PSP II: Quality
Industry: $2750
Government: $2200
Academic: $2200

International
$4125

   Register for
2008 Dates

Course Description

This two-week course, composed of the Personal Software Process^SM (PSP^SM) for Engineers I: Planning course and the Personal Software Process (PSP) for Engineers II: Quality course, teaches software engineers the principles, concepts, and benefits of the PSP, a process-based approach for developing software. Students who complete the course will be able to apply the PSP methods to their own personal work process and participate on a Team Software Process^SM (TSP^SM) team. Students learn how to measure and analyze their personal software processes, use process data to improve their personal performance, and apply PSP methods to other structured tasks.

To be considered a PSP-trained engineer, a student must complete both PSP for Engineers I: Planning and PSP for Engineers II: Quality. Students learn the PSP by completing the assigned reading, attending the class lectures, and completing the assignments. Students should plan to spend from 100 to 125 hours in total to complete PSP for Engineers I and II. The total course completion time includes two weeks of class time plus additional time to complete the pre-reading and course homework.

Audience   ·    Prerequisites    ·    Objectives   ·    Logistics

AUDIENCE

• software engineers
• software engineering instructors
• software quality management instructors
• third-party vendors of software engineering or quality training

PREREQUISITES
Before registering for these courses, participants must be proficient in at least one programming language. Due to the quick pace of the course, students will not be successful if they attempt to learn a new programming language while attending.

Students must bring with them the following portable computing equipment:

• Laptop computer with 110 megabytes or greater of free hard disk space
• Microsoft Office with Access 2003
• Microsoft Office Service Pack 2
• Programming language development environment (compiler, editor, etc.)
• Zip file capability
• CD-ROM or memory stick
• a simple 4-function calculator

Please note: Beta versions of Microsoft Office products are not supported.

After registering for PSP for Engineers I: Planning, attendees will receive a copy of the book PSP: A Self-Improvement Process for Software Engineers by Watts S. Humphrey (ISBN: 0-321-30549-3), along with a letter detailing the pre-course reading assignments. It is important that the assigned chapters are read before coming to the course. It is also important that students do not begin the assignments until they are assigned during the course.

TOPICS

• Introduction to PSP and TSP
• Process and Size Measurement
• size and resource estimating
• proxy-based estimating (PROBE)
• schedule planning and tracking
• Using PSP Data
• Software Quality
• Defect Management
• The Design Process
• Design Verification
• Using the PSP

OBJECTIVES
This course will help participants to

• understand the PSP process-based approach for developing software
• measure and analyze their personal software processes
• use process data to improve their personal performance
• apply PSP methods to other structured tasks

Course Materials
Students are given a notebook and a CD-ROM during the course.

LOGISTICS

Class Schedule
This five-day course meets at the following times:
Days 1-4, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Day 5, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Hotel and Travel Information
Information about traveling to the SEI offices is available on our
Travel and Lodging Web pages.

Questions about this course?
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions Web page for answers to some of the more common inquiries about SEI Education and Training.

If you need more information, contact us via e-mail at course-info@sei.cmu.edu or telephone at +1 412-268-7622.

Related Products and Services

Courses
TSP Executive Strategy Seminar
PSP Instructor Training
Introduction to Personal Process
Leading a Development Team
TSP Coach Training

Publications
Humphrey, Watts S. PSP: A Self-Improvement Process for Software Engineers. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2005 (ISBN: 0-321-30549-31).

Humphrey, Watts S. Winning With Software: An Executive Strategy. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2001 (ISBN: 0-201-77639-1).

Humphrey, Watts S. Introduction to the Team Software Process. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2000 (ISBN: 0-201-47719-X).

Humphrey, Watts S. Introduction to the Personal Software Process. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1997 (ISBN: 0-201-54809-7).

Humphrey, Watts S. A Discipline for Software Engineering. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1995 (ISBN: 0-201-54610-8).

Events
Team Software Process Symposium
PSP and TSP faculty workshops
Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference

Other Related Information

For more comprehensive information about the PSP and TSP visit the main TSP Web page or email tsp@sei.cmu.edu

For a list of organizations that provide PSP training, see SEI Transition Partners.

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