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7/20/98 |
Conference Welcome and Announcements |
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Cheryl Jones (Conference Chair) |
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7/20/98 |
PSM Project Update |
This presentation provides a status of the PSM project and
addresses future project plans and activities. |
Jack McGarry (PSM Project Manager) |
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7/20/98 |
Implementing PSM at Lockheed Martin |
Provides lessons learned in over two years of helping Lockheed Martin,
government, and commercial organizations implement the Practical Software Measurement
guidance. Tips for getting started, dealing with organizational versus project
information needs, and advice for institutionalizing project measurement are discussed. |
Beth Layman (Lockheed Martin) |
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7/20/98 |
Increasing the Functionality of Metrics through Standardization |
Overview of software measurement standards and how they fit into the
IEEE’s collection of software engineering practice standards presented. Current trends
towards the integration of the IEEE collection with relevant international standards
to achieve a strongly coordinated collection of standards in the areas of Project
Management, Quality Management and Software Engineering addressed. |
Jim Moore (The MITRE Corporation) |
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7/20/98 |
PSM Insight and the Readiness Growth Model |
Summarizes the major features of the tool, which implements the PSM
measurement process. In addition, the beta test version of the Readiness Growth Model,
one of the initial PSM Insight analysis functions is discussed. |
Laura Dwinnell (PRC, Inc.),
and Dave Morris (IEI, Inc.) |
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7/21/98 |
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) [Part 1] and
[Part 2] |
Discusses the CMM Integration project and associated products. The
session focused on the revised technical structure of CMMI and application of the
combined systems engineering, software engineering, and IPPD CMMs under a common
integrating framework. |
Mike Zsak (OUSD(A&T) DTSE&E), and
and Jack Ferguson (SEI) |
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7/21/98 |
Measurement Initiatives at the SEI |
Discusses current measurement efforts of the SEI’s Software
Engineering Measurement and Analysis (SEMA) group. Topics will include measuring
for process management and improvement, developing and implementing a software
engineering information repository, and organizational performance measurement. |
Dr. David Zubrow (SEI) |
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7/21/98 |
ISO/IEC 15939 Overview |
This presentation describes the new ISO/IEC standard addressing
the software measurement process. The current architecture and content of the working
draft is described along with projected applications and extensions to systems
engineering. |
David Card (Software Productivity Consortium) |
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7/21/98 |
Measuring Risk Management's Value |
In this presentation, the risk management program at Rockwell
Collins, a large avionics engineering company, is described. The approach used to
quantitatively and qualitatively demonstrate the value of risk management to senior
management, as well as consider the implications for valuing measurement programs,
are addressed. |
Dr. Robert Charette (ITABHI Corporation),
Dr. Pat O'Brien (Rockwell Collins), and
Mr. Art Gemmer (Rockwell Collins) |
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7/21/98 |
COCOMO II |
Describes what a parametric model is, how one is used, the need
for data to calibrate the models, and calibrating COCOMO II. The discussion also
describes the use of the PSM Insight tool to collect data for COCOMO II calibration. |
Dr. Brad Clark (Software Metrics, Inc.) |
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7/21/98 |
Benchmarking: Do You Have What It Takes? |
Discusses some of the "must haves" for successful benchmarking,
and where you can find them. In particular, a benchmarking database sponsored by
the International Function Points Users’ Group is described. It contains data from
about 400+ software projects from a number of development environments and
industries (including government functions). |
Charles Gold (International Function Point Users Group) |
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7/21/98 |
Implementing PSM at DCMC |
Describes how DCMC is in the process of implementing software
measurement within the DCMC software training program and within the software
surveillance recertification program. DCMC has a Performance Task that recommends
the use of Practical Software Measurement (PSM) to promulgate objective software
measurement throughout the Command. |
Guy Mercurio (DCMC) |
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7/21/98 |
Open Systems Engineering Measurement Process |
This presentation explores the Open Systems Engineering Measurement
Process and how it can be applied to programs undertaking an Open Systems development
approach. It provides a structure with which to understand, categorize and measure
open systems engineering efforts. |
Norm Kowalski (NUWC),
Jim Oblinger (NUWC), and
Bill Peresta (NUWC) |
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7/21/98 |
PSM Future Directions and Guidance |
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7/21/98 |
Product Engineering Measurement |
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7/21/98 |
PSM Insight and Readiness Growth Model |
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7/21/98 |
System Engineering Measurement |
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7/21/98 |
Measurement for Process Improvement |
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7/23/98 |
Conference Keynote:
PSM and New Software Models |
The PSM (Practical Software Measurement) field faces a number of
challenges as the software field evolves to new product models (object oriented,
COTS-driven, product lines), new process models (evolutionary, incremental, spiral),
and new success models (cost as independent variable, business case, stakeholder
win-win). We have been encountering some of these challenges at USC in trying to
reengineer the COCOMO II cost estimation model. What do you measure? Where do you
start and stop counting? How do you model new software phenomena? We also encounter
such challenges in trying to evolve a new software life cycle approach called
MBASE (Model Based Architecting and Software Engineering). MBASE provides an approach
for determining and integrating a project’s success models, product models, process
models, and property models. It includes a set of useful new "anchor points" around
which to measure and manage, and a start toward a new measurement framework, but a
good deal remains to be done. This presentation summarizes MBASE and USC's experience
in using it on over 30 digital library projects. |
Dr. Barry Boehm (USC) |
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7/23/98 |
Applying Measurement in Support of the FAA Systems |
Describes how the FAA is adapting PSM to address its system
engineering and process improvement information requirements. |
Joe Caravello (FAA),
Bob Laws (FAA),
Don Gantzer (FAA), and
Larry LaBruyere (FAA) |
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7/23/98 |
Birds of a Feather Session - COCOTS |
The FAA and DoD are sponsoring development of a COTS integration
cost model (COCOTS). This work is being led by Barry Boehm of USC and Betsy Bailey
of the PSM project is also participating in the model development. The basic model
is in place, and the team is now looking for calibration data. This session provided
attendees with more information about the COCOTS effort and solicited participation
in providing data. |
Dr. Barry Boehm (USC), and
Dr. Betsy Bailey (Software Metrics, Inc.) |
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7/23/98 |
PSM Future Directions and Guidance: Workshop Summary |
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7/23/98 |
Product Engineering Measurement: Workshop Summary |
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7/23/98 |
PSM Insight and Readiness Growth Model: Workshop Summary |
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7/23/98 |
System Engineering Measurement: Workshop Summary |
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7/23/98 |
Measurement for Process Improvement: Workshop Summary |
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7/23/98 |
Conference Wrap-Up |
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Cheryl Jones (Conference Chair) |
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PSM Training Course |
This 1/2 day course provides an overview of the guidance included in
Practical Software Measurement: A Foundation for Objective Project Management,
Version 3.1. Intended as an introduction for attendees with little or no prior
PSM experience. |
Dr. Betsy Bailey (Software Metrics, Inc.), and
Dr. Brad Clark (Software Metrics, Inc.) |
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PSM Future Directions and Guidance |
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Product Engineering Measurement |
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PSM Insight and Readiness Growth Model |
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System Engineering Measurement |
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Measurement for Process Improvement |
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