Electronic communication quality and effectiveness Using the web to produce quality software

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Conferences on Quality
The BCS Quality Specialist Group’s Annual
International SQM (Software Quality
Management) and INSPIRE (International
conference for Process Improvement, Research
and Education) Conferences will be held on
Monday 21th and Tuesday 22th March 2016
at Bournemouth University, UK. It is 5
minute walk from Bournemouth railway station,
on the South Coast of England.
Monday 21 March 2016
The 24rd International Software Quality
Management (SQM), Conference aims to
promote co-operation and greater
understanding among practitioners and
academics by providing an opportunity to
share research and practical experience.
SQM 2016
Conference Topics:
 Software process improvement
methodologies and frameworks
 Agile methods and development
 Capability maturity models
 Measuring and evaluating quality and
process improvement
 Achieving software quality standards
 Metrics
 Project Management
 Outsourcing
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Human, cultural, professional and ethical
issues of quality
 The need for quality standards
 Testing
 Knowledge Management
 Implications of software quality for
E-business success
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Electronic communication quality and
effectiveness
Using the web to produce quality software
solutions
Network security and integrity
Risk Management
Intellectual copyright, data protection and
other legal and ethical issues
Greening issues
Tuesday 22 March 2016
The 21st Annual INSPIRE conference,
organised in conjunction with the BCS
e-Learning SG, addresses software process
improvement related to teaching, training and
research whilst SQM addresses issues
relevant to business and industry.
INSPIRE 2016
Conference Topics:
 eLearning and e-safety
 Instructional design using Agile methods
 Teaching and learning software quality
and software process improvement
 Developing and support of high quality
Resource Based Learning Environments
and Materials
 On-Line and Distance Learning
 Research and Learning Communities
 Serious Games design in education
 Teaching of Professional and Ethical
Issues
 Continuous Professional Development for
software practitioners
 Organisational Quality Management
Systems in education
 Raising awareness of software quality
issues
 Social Responsibility
 Greening issues
The accepted papers can be presented in
person or remotely.
Two kinds of submission are invited:
A formal paper on a case study or of a research nature
from industrial and/or academic authors
A management summary from practitioner authors
One page abstracts in Word required asap to
Margaret Ross, with SQM 2016 or INSPIRE 2016 in
the Subject line.
Details for registration and full submission to follow for
accepted abstracts
Full papers (maximum 12 sides) are required by end of
2015, in camera ready form in Word. The papers will be
reviewed by at least 3 referees. Accepted papers will be
included in the conference proceedings that will be
available to delegates. Copyright of accepted papers for
both conferences will remain with the authors
Conference Fees
All prices, in Pounds Sterling, are for registration for
both the SQM and INSPIRE conferences, or for SQM
or INSPIRE only, regardless of the presentation being
in person or remotely.
SQM+INSPIRE
One Only
Delegate (BCS Member) £250 + vat
£150 + vat
Delegate (Non-Member)
£350 + vat
£200 + vat
Author (BCS Member)
£200 + vat
£100 + vat
Author (Non-Member)
£250 + vat
£150 + vat
Student
£150 + vat
Authors booking available soon
Delegates booking available soon
£100 + vat
Conference Chairs
Geoff Staples, BCS Quality SG Chair
James Uhomoibhi, BCS e-Learning SG Chair
Keith Phalp. Vasilis Katos, Sofia Meacham,
Bournemouth University
Conference Director
Professor Margaret Ross,
Southampton Solent University
Faculty of Technology, East Park Terrace
Southampton, Hampshire SO14 0RD, UK
Email: [email protected]
9-10 September (2 day course)
Value Requirements: with emphasis on
Quality
Details at
http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/5493
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Booking at https://events.bcs.org/book/1635/
BCS Quality SG full day courses
at BCS London
Approximately 10 minutes walk from Waterloo
Station and Charing Cross Station
More of these Tom Gilb 1 and 2 fullday courses, to be held BCS London
In September and November 2015,
again free for BCS members, and only
£40 (including vat) per course for nonBCS members
Booking must be made via the BCS
booking links for these, but please cancel
the booking, if you cannot attend
Details of events will be on the BCS
Quality SG web site
http://www.bcs.org/category/10145
Tom Gilb Hon FBCS and Kai Gilb have,
together with many professional friends and
clients, personally developed the Agile
methods they teach. The methods have
been developed over five decades of
practice all over the world in both small
companies and projects, as well as in the
largest companies and projects. Their
website www.Gilb.com/downloads offers
free papers, slides, and cases about Agile
and other subjects.
11. September (Friday)
Architecture Engineering: with emphasis on
Quality
Details at
http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/5493
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Booking at https://events.bcs.org/book/1636/
23 September (Thursday)
Lean Quality Assurance
Details at
http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/5482
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Booking at https://events.bcs.org/book/1637/
25 September 2015 (Friday)
IT Decision-Making for Managers and Senior
Consultants: using Value Planning Methods
Details at
http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/5480
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Booking at https://events.bcs.org/book/1638/
10-11 November (2 day course , TuesdayWednesday)
Startup Planning for Entrepreneurs, Startups,
Innovators: With emphasis on competitive qualities
of products and services
Details at
http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/54940
Booking at https://events.bcs.org/book/1639/
18 November (Wednesday)
Quality and Value Requirements Quantification
Details at
http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/54941
Booking at https://events.bcs.org/book/1640/
19 November (Thursday)
The Impact Estimation Table: a tool for planning,
prioritisation, management decision making,
Strategic Planning and IT architecture - with
emphasis on QUALITIES and COSTS
Details at
http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/54942
Booking at https://events.bcs.org/book/1641/
20 November (Friday)
Quality-Driven Agile Project Management: The
'Evo' Method for focus on value, quality and cost
Details at
http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/54943
Booking at https://events.bcs.org/book/1642/.
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