Below is a list of presentations that will be given during the two day conference of ICSPI (October 21st & 22nd, 2008). To view a presentations outline; click on the presentations title.

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

7:00 - 8:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15	Opening Remarks: Dr. Magdy Hanna Conference Chair
8:15 - 9:15	Keynote: Process Improvement: Status and Challenges Dr. Linda Ibrahim Federal Aviation Administration
	SPI	Quality Management I	Agile Approaches	Measurements	Project Management
9:30 - 10:30	FEATURE Convincingly Calculating SPI ROI Robin Goldsmith GoPro Management	Predicting Software Defects Michael Allegra GXS	Traceability: A Proposal for a Scalable Approach, Agile To Formal Patricia A. Eglin David Consulting Group	Using Measurements to Understand, Predict, and Report the Impact of Process Deviations on End Product Delivery Patricia Lyles Computer Science Corporation	Share the Wealth Through Good Risk Management Warren Scheinin Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
10:45 - 11:45	Improving on Process Improvement: Are we Making Progress? Richard Léveillé Synopsis Inc.	An IT Governance Solution Experiences Using Multiple Reference Models Paul D. Byrnes Integrated System Diagnostics	Incremental Delivery: An Agile Practice Any Project Can Use! Alan S Koch, PMP Process, Inc.	A Case Study In Implementing An Organizational Process To Manage Project Status Through Metrics Marty Safirstein Allstate Insurance	FEATURE Lessons Learned: Project Management Techniques that can Span the Distance Marnie Hutcheson Ideva
11:45 - 12:30	Visit Exhibit & Vendor Presentations
12:30 - 1:30	Lunch & Discussion Groups
1:30 - 2:30	Process Efficiency and Optimization through a Process Centric Organization Andreas R. Felschow The Process Company, LLC	The International Software Process Improvement Certification (ISPIC) and the SPIBOK Dr. Magdy Hanna International Institute for Software Process	Quality Management II	Call 911 – Measurement Needs CPR Agnes E. Nanu Booz Allen Hamilton	FEATURE ITIL: A Foundation for Project Success Alan S. Koch, PMP Process, Inc.
			A Process for Ensuring Integrity of Releases Joe Levens Wolters Kluwer
2:45 - 3:45	Making SPI Initiatives Succeed Morten Korsaa DELTA Axiom	SCAMPI Lead AppraiserSM Body of Knowledge (SLA BOK) Overview Steve Masters SEI	FEATURE Changing Organizations: Getting out of the Delta into the Future! Clyneice Chaney Project Performance Corporation	A Case Study on Implementing an Organizational Measurement Program Cheryl Saar Allstate Insurance	Requirements Testing with FitNesse Rob Whitener GXS
4:00 - 5:00	Accelerating Delivery of Reliable Software Solutions: How Quantified Software Development Optimizes Software Production Burke Cox Stelligent Incorporated	The Business, the Technology and that Pesky End-User: Putting People Back Into the Software Development Process Harold Hambrose Electronic Ink	A Method to Predict of Future Risk Elicitation in the Software Development Projects Akihiro Hayashi IBM Japan	FEATURE A Practical Approach to Measurement and Analysis: Using the ISO Measurement Information Model to Integrate Measurement with Process Performance Dr. Donn Milton Pargma Systems Corporation	Prudent Software Project Estimation Process - Implementation Experience & Demonstration of the Estimation Tool Mahammad Ali Shaikh & Suresh Chandrasekaran Cognizant Technology Solutions
5:00 - 6:30	Conference Reception

Tuesday | Wednesday

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

7:00 - 8:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15	Opening Remarks: Dr. Magdy Hanna Conference Chair
8:15 - 9:15	Keynote: Successful Strategies for Software Process Improvement Kurt Bittner, Chief Technical Officer - Americas Ivar Jacobson Consulting
	SPI	Quality Management	CMM/CMMI	Reviews & Inspections	Agile Approaches
9:30 - 10:30	FASTrack to CMMI® Al Florence MITRE Corporation	Effective Identification of Key User Scenarios for Testing Complex Software Applications Guy Verbest Hewlett-Packard	FEATURE Appraisals and CMMI Gotchas: Lessons in CMMI Use and Appraisal Preparation Neil Potter The Process Group	Management Responsibilities for the Inspection (Peer Review) Process Roger Stewart Stewart Priven Group	FEATURE Driving an Agile Peg in a CMMI Hole Making Multi-Culture Environments Work Dr. Timothy Korson Korson Consulting
10:45 - 11:45	FEATURE Software Process Improvement's Dirty Little Secret Robin Goldsmith GoPro Management	How to Design a World Class Quality Assurance Team Iris C. Trout Bloomberg, lp	"Patience is a Virtue”- A Day in the Life of an SEPG Lead Tammye Thornton Naval Surface Warface Center	FEATURE The Agile Review Process (ARP™) Dr. Magdy Hanna International Institute for Software Process	Process QA: Learning about Collaboration From the Agile Methods Alan S. Koch, PMP Process, Inc.
11:45 - 12:30	Visit Exhibit & Vendor Presentations
12:30 - 1:30	Lunch & Discussion Groups
1:30 - 2:30	FEATURE Process Improvement Common Sense Denis Meredith Independent Consultant	Measurements	Requirement Management	FEATURE Software Reviews: If They’re so Great; Why Isn’t Everyone Using Them? Clyneice Chaney Project Performance Corporation	Delivering Measurable Business Value with Scrum Ryan Shriver Dominion Digital
		Measurements Used By an Award Winning SPI Organization Al Sorkowitz Independent Consultant	FEATURE Writing Clear Software Requirements Using a Concise Template Neil Potter The Process Group
2:45 - 3:45	Support CMMI Initiatives with Well Designed Measurement Constructs Making Progress? Agnes Nanu Booz Allen Hamilton	Help IT Demonstrate its Value: Measurement for Performance and Value Clyneice Chaney Project Performance Corporation	Requirements Development and Management Al Florence MITRE Corporation	FEATURE Unleash the Power of Inspections Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein Advantage Leadership, Inc.	Agile Becoming Mainstream? Yikes! Alan S Koch, PMP Process, Inc.
4:00 - 5:00	The Software Process Improvement Open Forum Agile and Process Improvement: Where is the fit?

Tuesday | Wednesday