SEI Annual Report FY 2006
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Conferences
Held October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2006
1st International Workshop on Advanced Software Engineering (IWASE 2006)
August 20-25, 2006,
Santiago, Chile
The goal of the International Workshop on Advanced Software Engineering is to create a new forum for researchers, professionals and educators to discuss advanced software engineering topics. A distinctive feature of this Workshop is its attempt to foster interactions between the Latin-American software engineering community and computer scientists around the world. The IWASE 2006 is proposed as a full day workshop. The workshop will be organized so as to facilitate strong interactions among those attending it and will offer ample time to discuss each paper.
2nd Annual SEPG Latin American Conference 2005 (SEPG-LA 2005)
November 9-11, 2005,
Guadalajara, Mexico
The European Software Institute, the SEI, and the local host ITESM, plan to reflect the great success of the first SEPG LA, in this second edition SEPG LA 2005. The first SEPG LA was successfully held in Mexico in November 2004, with the special collaboration of ITESM Campus Guadalajara as the local host. The event attracted more than 240 professionals from all parts of Latin America and across several key industrial sectors involved in software systems development. For more information, visit the SEPGLA Web site.
The theme of SEPG LA 2005 was, "Process Improvement: Key to global software success." The conference focused on lessons learned from software process improvement experiences, principally in Latin America but also across the world, with the objective of passing these experiences to the Latin American industry. Through SEPG LA 2005 Latin American companies had the opportunity of knowing and understanding the benefits of adopting process improvement in their companies and how this can help to improve people, process and technologies.
Keynote Address
Presentations by SEI Staff at SEPG-LA 2005
"Liveware & SEI"
"International Process Research Consortium"
"SCAMPI"
2nd Annual Systems of Systems Engineering (SoS) Engineering Conference
July 25-26, 2006,
Fort Belvoir, VA
http://www.sosece.org
This conference seeks to create an interactive forum for scientists, systems engineers, engineers, acquisition professionals, program executive officers, program managers, managers, analysis professionals, joint staff, and policy makers from government, academia, and industry to discuss the implication of system of systems (SoS) in today's environment.
Presentations given by SEI staff at the 2nd Annual SoS Engineering Conference
"Analysis of System of Systems"
2nd International Conference on Open Source Systems (OSS`06)
June 8-10, 2006,
Como, Italy
http://oss2006.dti.unimi.it/
OSS2006 provided an international forum where a diverse audience of OSS researchers and practitioners assembled to examine the culture, technology, and organization of OSS systems, work practices, development processes, community dynamics, tools and applications.
3rd Software Architecture Workshop for Educators
June 27-29, 2006,
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/architecture/ed_workshop
The Software Architecture Workshop for Educators was a three-day forum for sharing Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) software architecture technology with computer science, information systems, and software engineering educators.
4th Annual SEPG Australia Conference 2006
September 25-28, 2006,
Melbourne, Australia
http://www.sepgaust.com.au/
Co-sponsored by the Software Quality Institute, Griffiths University and the SEI, the 4th Annual SEPG Australia Conference 2006 held in Melbourne, Australia from September 25 to 28 built on the success of the past three Australian conferences as well as the reputation of SEPG Conferences in the USA, Europe and Latin America over the past 18 years. This year's conference theme was "The Value of Improvement" and focused on the benefits to companies from effective improvement of software-intensive systems—both in qualitative and quantitative terms.
142 delegates heard the following keynote presentations: -"Leveraging CMM/CMMI for Business Benefits" by Satyendra Kumar, Senior Vice President, Group Head Quality, Infosys Technologies Ltd.; -"Developing the Agile Workforce: People CMM in the 21st Century" by Bill Curtis, Chief Process Advisor, Borland Software Corporation; and -"We Have the Knowledge...Just Lack the Culture" by Terry Wright, Strategist, Office of the Chief Information Officer (Strategy and Futures), Government of Victoria and Founder and past-President, International Software Benchmarking Standards Group.
Delegates also heard presentations throughout the conference addressing key questions relevant to experiences on the impact of improvement programs, return on investment, as well as application to different settings such as small organizations, procurement and services.
The SEPG Australia Conference 2006 was held during the same week and in the same city as the Australian Football League's Grand Final game. The "footy"-themed conference dinner added to the excitement of the Conference and Grand Final Celebration.
Presentations given by SEI staff at SEPG Australia
, invited guest speaker
"CMMI Version 1.2"
"Will My System Play Nicely With Others: Interpreting CMMI in a System of Systems Context"
5th Annual WICSA Conference Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture
November 6-9, 2005,
Pittsburgh, PA
WICSA 5 is the premier gathering of software architecture researchers and practitioners. The 5th Annual WICSA Conference marked three important milestones:
1. the 10th anniversary of the first International Software Architecture Workshop (ISAW-1)
2. the 10th anniversaries of the IEEE TSE and IEEE Software special issues on software architectures
3. the 5th gathering in the WICSA series
As such, WICSA 5 was the appropriate venue to reflect on the achievements of the researchers and practitioners in the field of software architecture during the past decade, and to take stock of the current state of the field.
WICSA 5 included a panel of leaders in the field to discuss views on the past, present, and future of the field. Based on the accepted working session papers and the challenges identified by the panel, a significant portion of WICSA 5 was organized into working sessions.
Presentations and panel sessions given by SEI staff at WICSA 2005
"The Past, Present, and Future of Software Architecture"
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(working session moderator: "WICSA Working Session:
Quality"
working session moderator: "Documentation in Practice"
5th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and User Group
November 14-17, 2005,
Denver, CO
http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2005cmmi/2005cmmi.html
The Systems Engineering Division of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), in conjunction with the SEI, held the Fifth Annual Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Technology Conference and User Group in November, 2005.
The purpose of the conference was to bring together users, adopters, and developers of Capability Maturity Models and those involved in Internal Process Improvement, to exchange ideas, concepts, and lessons learned concerning maturity models and appraisal (assessment and evaluation) methods.
Presentations made by SEI Staff at the 5th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and User Group
"Process In Execution Review (PIER) and the SCAMPI B Method"
"The Effects of CMMI on Program Performance"
"Measuring Performance: Evidence About the Results of CMMI"
"CMMI Appraisal Results: The Shocking Truth Revealed and Lead Appraisers Gone Wild"
"The Best Intentions of SCAMPI V1.1: What We Meant and What Some People Heard"
"The CMMI Product Suite and International Standards—An Update"
"CMMI and agile: a High Tech R&D Success Story"
"Software Outsourcing with CMMI"
"The CMMI V1.2 ... A Tutorial"
"CMMI State of the Model"
8th Annual Systems Engineering Conference: Focusing on Mission Areas, Net-Centric Operations
and Supportability of Defense Systems
October 24-27, 2005, San Diego, CA
A major conference focusing on Defense Systems Capability, including Net-Centric Operations and Data/Information Interoperability, Joint Battle Management Command & Control, Supportability, and Reducing Total Ownership Costs was convened under the auspices of the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division. The conference was held in conjunction with the Director, Systems Engineering, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L), Defense Systems, with technical co-sponsorship by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
Presentations given by SEI staff at the 8th Annual Systems Engineering Conference
"A Method for Reasoning About an Acquisition Strategy"
"Surveying SE Effectiveness"
"Taxonomy of Operational Risks"
9th International SIGSOFT Symposium on Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE 2006): Future Directions for CBSE
June 29 - July 1, 2006,
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/pacc/CBSE2006/
Component-based Software Engineering (CBSE) is concerned with the development of software intensive systems from reusable parts (components), the development of reusable parts, and system maintenance and improvement by means of component replacement and customization. The CBSE symposium has a track record of bringing together researchers and practitioners from a variety of disciplines to promote a better understanding of CBSE from a diversity of perspectives, and to engage in active discussion and debate.
The 2006 CBSE Symposium was open to all participants interested in CBSE and related areas. Symposium attendees included representatives from both university and industry.
10th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2006)
August 21-24, 2006,
Baltimore, MD
http://www.splc.net/
SPLC 2006, the tenth official gathering of the software product line community, merges two former conferences: the Software Product Line Conference (SPLC), which began in 2000 in the USA, and the Product Family Engineering (PFE) Conference, which began in 1996 in Europe.
SPLC 2006 will provide a venue for practitioners, researchers, and educators to reflect on the achievements made during the past decade, assess the current state of the field, and identify key challenges still facing researchers and practitioners. The conference will feature research and experience papers, topical panels, tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, birds-of-a-feather discussions, and other opportunities for members of the product line community to interact.
Presentations by SEI Staff at SPLC 2006
"Creating Reusable Test Assets in a Software Product Line"
"Introduction to Software Product Line Adoption"
(organizers)
"Managing Variability for Software Product Lines: Working With Variability Mechanisms"
(organizers)
"Software Product Lines Doctoral Symposium"
15th Annual RSA Conference 2006
February 13-17, 2006,
San Jose, CA
The annual RSA Conference is the largest and most comprehensive event for information security professionals. The RSAÂ Conference 2006 delivered learning, networking and product demonstrations, and provided a forum for information security professionals, bringing together like minds and visionaries to exchange and collaborate in a dynamic, authoritative setting.
18th Annual Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference
March 6-9, 2006,
Nashville, TN
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/sepg/2006/
The Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference is the world's leading annual conference and exhibit showcase for process improvement. The conference brings together international representatives from government, industry, and academia for a global perspective on process improvement activities and results. The four-day event is geared toward process professionals who champion the systematic improvement of people, process, and technology at their organizations.
Presentations by SEI Staff at SEPG 2006
"Process In Execution Review (PIER) and the SCAMPI B Method”
"Use of CMMI in Acquisition Environments”
"Advanced Risk Analysis for High-Performing Organizations”
"Aligning Security Management Processes with CMMI” (Panel Session)
"Towards a Unified Process Improvement Approach (UPIA)”
"Samsung SDS' Experience Performing SCAMPI Class A with the People CMM"
"The Social Security Administration's Journey to SW-CMM ML3 and Transition to CMMI"
"Focus on Resiliency: A Process-Oriented Approach to Security”
"Using the SCAMPI Family to Support Your Process Improvement Journey”
"Aligning Security Management Processes with CMMI” (Panel Session)”
"Acquisition Support Program Overview"
"Use of CMMI in Acquisition Environments”
"Will My System 'Play Nicely' with Others?”
"SSA's Journey to SW-CMM ML3 and Transition to CMMI”
"Appraiser Program Quality Report,"
"Building a Credible SCAMPI Appraisal Representative Sample,"
"Enterprise Appraisals - A Panel Discussion of Pros and Cons”
"The Software Engineering Information Repository: What Is It? How Can It Help You? And How To Use It”
"Using the SCAMPI Family to Support Your Process Improvement Journey”
"Destination: Human Capital Management”
"Practicing What We Preach—Applying the TSP at the SEI”
"Product Line Systems Program Overview”
"Software Engineering Institute Dynamic Systems Program”
"CMMI Version 1.2 and Beyond"
"Piloting CMMI v1.2” (Panel Session)
"The NPVI Method to Support Market Entry Strategies for Software”
"Process In Execution Review (PIER) and the SCAMPI B Method”
"Six Sigma Tools for Early Adopters”
"Focus on Resiliency: A Process-Oriented Approach to Security”
"PCMM SCAMPI Results”
"The TSP Quality Manager”
19th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEET 2006)
April 19-21, 2006,
Oahu, Hawaii
http://db-itm.cba.hawaii.edu/cseet2006
CSEE&T is the premier conference for academic software development (CS/SE) educators and for industrial training personnel. This year, CSEE&T was enhanced by the Academy for Software Engineering Educators and Trainers (ASEE&T). The Academy for Software Engineering Educators and Trainers was a day-long training session at which new faculty and near-completion graduate students learned how to teach software engineering from three of the field's leading software engineering educators: Barry Boehm (USC), Watts Humphrey (-SEI), and Philippe Kruchten (UBC; formerly Rational).
Presentations given by SEI staff at CSEET 2006
"Teaching Modern Software Engineering"
Fifth International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems (ICCBSS)
February 13-16, 2006,
Orlando, FL
http://www.iccbss.org/2006/
In this fifth ICCBSS, we explored the expanded potential for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software as we “pushed the COTS envelope” even further. COTS products hold great promise in the current environment, where new technologies and domains have exploded in growth, along with the complexity and number of systems. We see a wider range of Web services, network-centric operations, and an increasing application of free and open source software (FOSS). At ICCBSS 2006, we focused on a wider scope of challenges and approaches—technological and organizational—for constructing, acquiring, deploying, and sustaining software intensive systems that depend on commercial products.
Presentations and Workshops given by SEI staff at ICCBSS 2006
"Commercial Off-the-Shelf Product Management Lessons Learned—Satellite Ground Control System (SGCS) Upgrade"
(organizers)
"Towards a Common Framework for OTS-Based Development Methods"
"A Process for Context-Based Technology Evaluation: Examples for the Evaluation of Web Services Technology"
"Evaluation of COTS Software Products for Practitioners"
Fifth International Workshop on Requirements for High Assurance Systems (RHAS`05 )
November 8-11, 2005,
Chicago, IL
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/community/rhas-workshop/
Presentations given by SEI staff at RHAS`05
"Autonomy and Interoperability in System of Systems Requirements Development
SEI Software Architecture Technology User Network Workshop (SATURN 2006)
April 25-26, 2006,
Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/architecture/saturn/
The Software Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Workshop assembled engineers, architects, technical managers, and product managers to exchange best practices in developing and acquiring software architectures using the series of architecture-centric methods developed and promulgated by the Software Architecture Technology (SAT) Initiative at the SEI. SEI methods and techniques include the Quality Attribute Workshop, Attribute-Driven Design, Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs, the Architecture Trade-Off Analysis Method, the Cost-Benefit Analysis Method, the Views and Beyond (V&B) approach to documentation, and software architecture reconstruction.
Workshop participants discussed the challenges they face in meeting quality attribute requirements, predicting quality attribute behavior, and making practical and informed tradeoffs early. The workshop provided a unique opportunity for participants to learn from each other about how to make progress toward the common goal of using effective software architecture practices across the life cycle to ensure predictable product qualities, cost, and schedule.
Presentations given by SEI staff at SATURN 2006
"Risk Themes from ATAM Data: Preliminary Results"
"SEI Future Directions in SEI Software Architecture Technology (SAT) Initiative"
"A Comparison of Requirements Specification Methods from a Software Architecture Perspective"
ASEET Workshop co-located with the 19th Conference on Software Engineering Education & Training (CSEE&T)
April 18, 2006,
Oahu, Hawaii
http://db-itm.cba.hawaii.edu/cseet2006/index.php
The Academy for Software Engineering Educators and Trainers (ASEE&T) was a day-long training session at which new faculty and near-completion graduate students learned how to teach software engineering from three of the field's leading software engineering educators: Barry Boehm (USC), Watts Humphrey (SEI), and Philippe Kruchten (UBC, formerly Rational).
Presentations given by SEI staff at the ASEET Workshop
"Teaching Modern Software Engineering"
European SEPG Conference 2006
June 12-15, 2006,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.espi.org/
The European SEPG is the largest and most authoritative event in Europe focused on current practice and thinking in process improvement models, methods and techniques that support business goals. The past few years has seen broad recognition that process plays a key role in business and IT performance, with growing numbers of organizations adopting process improvement across several disciplines to help them gain competitive edge through improved quality and efficiency. The European SEPG aims to help systems and software professionals understand how process improvement can be utilized within their organizations: the issues, pitfalls and how to succeed. It also brings together the industry leaders and practitioners to discuss new ideas, approaches and experience-based results.
The conference will present the latest developments, news and opinion, a nd focus on proven techniques and approaches that aid performance improvement. The conference this year will place greater emphasis on the challenges posed by process improvement activities in business, systems, software and hardware disciplines; and how initiatives can be aligned across multiple disciplines. It will examine how organizations are working towards appraisals against a range of quality and process models, and maximizing their efficiency in doing so.
This year's conference will feature a two-day symposium for those just starting process improvement initiatives, to provide guidance on the considerations and sequence of activities that will help ensure success.
Keynote presentations given by SEI staff at the 2006 European SEPG Conference
Chief Operating Officer, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
"Decentralized Teamwork"
Presentations given by SEI staff at the 2006 European SEPG Conference
IFIP Working Group 8.6 Conference 2006: The Transfer and Diffusion of Information Technology for Organizational Resilience
June 7-10, 2006,
Galway, Ireland
http://www.nuigalway.ie/cisc/ifip8.6
The conference focus is on how IT innovation can contribute to making organizations more resilient. Commercial organizations are trying to make sense of the competitive environment and quickly generate new strategic options. Public organizations are struggling to meet societal needs for innovative information services. IT staff have spent much of their energy improving transactional efficiency. IT now needs to be seen as a positive force for making business innovation resilient. Issues such as IT organizational design, social networking, diversity, improvisation, and rich media are likely to advance our understanding of resilience in this context, and account for an organization's need to sustain innovation.
Team Software Process Symposium
September 18-20, 2006,
San Diego, California
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/tsp/symposium/
The first Team Software Process (TSP) Symposium took place at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, California. At this conference, users, adopters, and developers of the TSP gathered to exchange ideas, concepts, and lessons learned concerning the experiences, best practices, and suggested introduction strategy for the TSP methods and practices.
Keynote presentations given by SEI staff at the 2006 Team Software Process Symposium
Presentations given by SEI staff at the 2006 Team Software Process Symposium