List of Topics

Special Focus for 2009: The Next Generation of Process: This year's Program Committee is building the conference's Technical Program with a focus on the next generation of performance improvement and process capability. Think back on how your approach to performance improvement was different 20 years ago? Now imagine that change going forward. What changes are already looming on the horizon that will affect our field in the next 5, 10, or 20 years; and how might we prepare to meet them? The Program Committee is currently reviewing abstracts focused on this topic as well as the following topic categories. The preliminary program will be posted on 27 February.

The complete list of Topic Categories for 2009 is as follows:

  • The Next Generation of Process
  • Service Development and Delivery
  • Global Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, and Acquisition
  • Development, Enhancements, and Maintenance
  • Working in Multi-“Model” Environments
  • Measurement and Analysis
  • Very Small, Small, and Medium Size Settings
  • Change Management
  • Security and Operational/Enterprise Resiliency
  • People, Teams, and the Workforce
  • Domains, Markets, and Business Environments
  • Multi-Site, Multi-Organization
  • Large and Ultra Large Systems
  • Living the High (Maturity) Life
  • Performance Results and ROI
  • Simulation and Automation

Audience Levels

When submitting an abstract, you will be asked to choose an audience level for your session. Please use the following as guidance in making your selection:

Getting Started

Abstracts targeting the Getting Started audience level should focus on attendees who are beginning their process improvement journey. Sessions should provide insight on how to get started, what to expect, where to find help, and information on other concepts that will help the beginner build momentum for future success.

Intermediate

Abstracts targeting the Intermediate audience level should focus on attendees who are actively involved in performance or process improvement and are seeking experience reports, case studies, examples, tips, tricks, and a broad spectrum of guidance to continue to build their skills, knowledge, and capabilities to reach higher levels of performance.

Advanced

Abstracts targeting the Advanced audience level should focus on attendees with years of experience in performance or process improvement who are looking to squeeze even more performance out of their improvement programs via the latest research and development, as well as seeking to apply process improvement in novel and sophisticated approaches across today's changing business environments.

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