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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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CFPS Roadmap Panel Discussion
Tues. Feb 15th, 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST. Taking your organization down the
road to master sizing as a fundamental measurement practice
is a journey. Join a DCG discussion panel of Certified
Function Point Specialists as they discuss their experiences,
missteps and successes in mastering this methodology. In
addition, the panel will take your questions in an open mike
session. Register
Now.
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Estimation Seminar
Preview: 3 days to better budgeting, planning and estimation
Thur. Feb 17th, 9:00 - 10:00 am EST. This 30
minute infomercial provides a preview of the DCG 3 day
Estimation Workshop which includes
1. Basic
estimation concepts
2. Impact of
the life cycles and timing
3.
Estimation By Project Types
4.
Estimation Methods (Bottom Up, Top Down, Tools)
5.
Complexity
6. Process
and Behavior Attributes
7. Methods
and When They Make Sense
8. Sizing
Techniques
Learn
how the above information is discussed and taught over the 3
day workshop and if your organization can benefit from this
intensive but easy to assimilate information. There will be a
Q&A session after the webinar. Register NOW.
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Preparing for
Portfolio Management Success: Best Practices before you buy
Tues. Feb.
22nd, 9:00 - 10:00 am ES T. Preparing
your organization for the cultural and technical change that
a Portfolio Management System brings is a challenge. Whether
you are implementing a tool or creating process, there are
best practices that can support your success before you buy
or start. Review the best practices in Portfolio
management preparation. It will provide you perspective and
insight you may not have thought of. Register
NOW.
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Functional Metrics -
Driving Strategic Change at the Executive Level
Thur,
Mar 3, 2011, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST .
Learn how high performance organizations drive change using
functional measures and metrics, around size and level of
effort, to get everyone on the same page. Gain a fresh
perspective on how the executive suite, the IT leadership and
the PMO can close the gap on performance by developing
objective information about work and productivity.
Register
Now.
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DCG Calendar
Upcoming webinars, conferences and events
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CEP online class, February
24 - 25
DCG announces the first
offering of the newly certified CEP non-IFPUG Venue 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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For 2011, the QUEST conference
is in historical Boston, a perfect setting for leading the charge
in transforming the quality software and testing profession.
QUEST is a week filled with over 100 learning opportunities
including 5 full-day classes, 10 half-day tutorials, QAI's
exclusive two-day Manager's Workshop, 3 keynotes plus a Security
Panel, 51 presentations and workshops, and 2 certification
preparation classes and practice exams. QUEST speakers are among
the top thought leaders within the software quality and testing
profession. Many are frequent publishers of books, articles,
methods, blogs, etc. QUEST is attended by test
directors/managers, quality directors/managers, software
development directors/managers, project managers, test leads, quality
analysts, business analysts, and QA/test engineers. At QUEST you
will gain the knowledge and skills you need for your personal
development and to contribute to your organization's
transformation.
QUEST
Featured Speaker: Thomas Cagley, David Consulting Group
Agile Estimation Using Functional Metrics. Estimation
is a lightning rod for conflicts between agile and process driven
methodologies. However, times are changing and agile is maturing.
Part of the process of maturation is the incorporation of best practices
from other methods and frameworks. In this presentation, Tom will
explain how functional metrics allow you to incorporate
additional process discipline into the estimation processes
typically used by agile teams. Join Tom and review current approaches
to agile estimation, learn an approach to incorporate functional
metrics into agile estimation, and understand why process
discipline in estimation is important to gauge improvement. This
process can be used to estimate whole projects or specific components.
Visit www.qaiquest.org/boston
for event information.
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 Brazilian Government
recommends IFPUG Function Points
At the September 2010 International
Software Measurement Analysis (ISMA) Conference held in San
Paolo, Brazil, and hosted by IFPUG, (International Function Point
Users Group), David Consulting Group awarded Linda Ye of the BMO
Financial Group in Toronto, Canada the DCG Innovation Works Award
for an outstanding contribution to the field of functional
measurement.
DCG Industry domain experts and analysts have been tracking the
growing use of function points in Brazil, one of the fastest
growing economies in the Western Hemisphere.
"It comes as no surprise that the Brazilian Government has
committed to Function Points," comments Tom Cagley, Current
Past President of the International Function Point Users
Group. "Their desire to aggressively compete with other
mature industrial economies really underscores this
decision."
The recent Brazilian Government directive, on December 1,
2010, sets the stage for the advocacy and promotion of function
points as a best practice. Read more about IFPUG at http://www.ifpug.org/.
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 David Consulting
Group
Liberty Square, Suite B-2
270 W. Lancaster Ave.
Malvern, PA 19355
Ph: +1 610.644.2856 Fax: +1
866-293-0120
www.davidconsultinggroup.com
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