Mid-Atlantic Software Quality &
Program Management Conference
Optional Monday Conference Session - by request ONLY - SPACE IS LIMITED! "Software Assurance Enabling Reliability, Resilience, Robustness, and Security," September 26, 2011: 1-day Software Assurance Workshop [ CLICK HERE for details ]
Proven Practices for Managing and Testing IT Projects
Tuesday & Wednesday, September 27-28, 2011: 2-days of Sessions with Keynotes [ CLICK HERE to view the program ]
The 2011 Proven Practices for Managing and Testing IT Projects Conference features two keynotes, and 16 presentations in four concurrent tracks – Program Management Techniques, Software Testing, Cloud Technology and Agile Methodologies and Industry Best Practices. View the exciting line-up of sessions, workshops, and topics given by industry leaders and practitioners at http://www.qaiglobalcommunity.org/mid-atlantic/ for more information.
Two Keynotes and 16 Practical Workshops for Attendees The Proven Practices for Managing and Testing IT Projects Conference format blends together the traditional conference with three hour workshops/presentations as well as one hour keynotes during which attendees can learn, discuss, debate, and/or have hands-on experience. The conference includes breakfast, lunch, snacks and parking. Receive up to 21 PDU's, RU's or CPE's toward your professional certifications. Receive valuable take aways to help you at your job the very next day.
Featured Keynote and Speakers:
Mr. Karl Best - Project Management Institute (PMI): How PMI is Developing Certifications and Methods to Manage Agile
Mr. Jim Butler – Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS): Building Quality into an IT Infrastructure
Mr. Joe Jarzombek – DHS: Assuring Reliability, Resilience, Robustness, and Security of Software
Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI)
What you will learn from attending the conference:
Implementing Agile Project Management (APM), SCRUM, or XP in your organization
Benefits, Risks, and Ways to help Manage and Test in the Cloud Computing Environment
Attaining the Project Management Institute (PMI) Agile Certification
Techniques every tester should know including developing an automated testing process, writing good requirements that can be verified or designing test cases
Information on cost effective Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and Cost of Quality techniques
Software industry best practices such as CMMI for Services, ITILv3 and the PMBOK
Cobit, ISACA Risk IT Practices and Techniques and How to use them
Information on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) methods to assure Reliability, Resilience, Robustness, and Security of Software – special free workshop on Sept. 26.
