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Measure. Improve. Deliver.
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If you could change one thing about your software
development, what would it be?
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DCG Webinar
Series
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The
CMMI V1.3 Release: What you need to know
Thur
April 21, 9:00 - 10:00 am EDT .
The CMMI V1.3 Release is here and brings significant changes.
If you are already appraised at V1.2 how does this affect
you? If you are planning to implement V1.3 what do you need
to know? Join DCG's Pat Eglin, Certified CMMI Instructor and
Implementation Consultant to hear about what is different in
V1.3 and how this affects your upcoming re-appraisal. This is
a 45-minute webinar with a 10-minute Q&A to
follow. Register NOW.
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PMO Findings
Briefing
Thur.
April 28, 9:00 - 10:00 am EDT .
How do your ideas and expectations stack up against
leading industry research on the Project Management Office
idea? Learn how you can improve your performance through a
briefing on DCG's recent PMO Survey (thanks to all those who
participated) as it is analyzed and discussed. Brought to you
by David Herron, DCG Measurement Industry expert, this
webinar will give you fresh perspectives on the PMO. Register Now.
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Agile Estimation
Using Functional Metrics
Friday
April 29, 2:00 3:00 pm EDT.
Tom Cagley outlines a path for
incorporating the best practices of robust software sizing
(functional metrics) with the collaborative techniques
championed by the agile community in a manner that increase
standardization without ignoring the principals of the Agile
Manifesto. Looking at two case studies of Agile enabled
software organizations that use functional metrics, Tom
outlines how a simple words into numbers approach can produce
the statistical objectivity needed estimate level of effort
reliably and help your Agile date commitments to stick.
Register NOW.
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Connect with DCG Process Improvement
Specialists at SEPG Europe in Dublin for a conversation on
your process, lean and CMMI challenges and frustrations.
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CEP online
class, April 28 - 29

Certified
CEP online class
"Applying Function
Point
Techniques to Emerging
Technologies".
Price $485 per participant.
- Certified Function Point
Specialists - Earn credits toward your certification
renewal!
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- Learn how to apply the rules
for Client Server - Web -Voice Response- Data
Warehouse- Use Cases!
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- Taught by DCG Senior Consultant
Andrew Sanchez, CFPS
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Limited space ....
sign-up NOW.
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Read
recent blog updates
"Multiple
mobile apps platforms causing developer burnout"
Mike Harris, Mon 11 April 2011
"It's
only a theory?"
Alan
Cameron, Mon 14 Mar 2011
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Convergys
testimonials on recent project completion
by DCG
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Bob
Lento, President, Convergys Information
Management
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Morag
Lucey, Global Vice President of Marketing
and
Product Management
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Link to Video to read how Convergys improves decision
making in software product development
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Link to Video
to read how Convergys improves project management to speed
development
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DCG's working relationship
with this client started with DCG providing consulting and
analysis on the governance and measurement of their Software
Development group. Through that earlier engagement DCG built a
good understanding of the organization's strengths and weaknesses
and a strong relationship with the senior management team. Part
of that strong relationship included continuing conversations
after the initial paid engagement were over. Read more to learn ..
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engagement started
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How
was DCG's commitment to value evident from the start of the
relationship?
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did our Client achieve?
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What
does the client say about the value from the relationship
today?
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DCG Partnership with
the Outsource Magazine targeting
the UK market
DCG's
insights, under the experienced leadership of Alan Cameron,
provide Pan-European corporations and organizations practical
advice and counsel drawn from hundreds of successful projects
from a wide variety of industries. To promote the
European presence, DCG is
partnering with Outsource Magazine, targetting the UK
market to share DCG expertise by providing articles, white
papers and editorial columns.
Explore the Outsource
Magazine website and watch out for DCG information about
how to improve your outsource operations, available
now.
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Distance
Learning for the busy Technology Professional and on-site
courses from
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On-line Course Offering
DCG
University's Distance Learning Platform now delivers the same
great content but on-line 24 x7. Classes now available Function
Point Fundamentals.
You can start learning immediately on your own pace and
schedule, any time from any where you have a web browser and an
internet connection. Learn more.
Training
on-site at your offices
- Measurement
Roadmap Workshops
- Function Point
Fundamentals (now also as a Distance Learning Course with
DCGU
- Advanced FPA
- Estimation
- Estimation
Seminar Workshop
- Prep for CFPS
- Intro to CMMI
(SEI-certified)
- CMMI L2 and L3
Metrics
- Reviews and
Inspections
- Custom FPA
- FPA Case Study
- Applying Function
Points to Emerging Technologies (new certified CEP Non-IFPUG
venue online Class.)
Contact
Fiona Thompson (f.thompson@davidconsultinggroup.com)
at +1 610-644-2856 Ext 21 for more information.
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