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DCG's Worldwide
Regional Office locations
DCG Germany
DCG
UK
DCG USA
and Head
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"THE
BUSINESS VALUE OF IT: Managing Risks, Optimizing
Performance, and Measuring Results," by Michael D. S.
Harris, President of DCG, David Herron, Founder of DCG, and
Stasia Iwanicki, Managing Consultant.
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On
the Road in Paris with Michelin: Conference on
Reducing Software Costs PERMANENTLY - The Michelin Way
Michelin IT has
transformed its software management through innovative
internal initiatives based on Function Points.
Representatives from Michelin, the keynote speaker,
discussed their findings at the Paris Conference,
"Reducing Software Costs Permanently." CIO Insight
France covered this event and here is a link to the
translated article.
DCG's Mike
Harris also presented methods and plans for fast cost
reduction (download the presentation from our publication
section) at the same conference.
If you want to
know more on how worldwide IT operations can benefit
from measurement programs based on function point
sizing, join Mike Harris on 7/23 as he presents this
information live (see event
information below) or e-mail Mike at m.harris@davidconsultinggroup.com
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DCG Events
this month...
 DCG
Webinar: Reducing your Software
Costs: Method and Plan of Action, Thu July 23, 10:00 -
11:00 am EST
Global IT
organizations spend a lot of money on software
development that is crucial and important. Reducing
those costs are equally important to remain competitive.
This webinar will cover what can be achieved quickly, 4
major steps to cost savings, Quantitative &
Qualitative Assessments, Establishing and Using Baseline
Data, Modeling Improved Performance, Acting on Results
and examining who else has done this? Key Success
Factors are also analyzed. Register
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DCG Online
Training
FP101 - Introduction to Function Points,
Aug 4 - 7, 9:00
am - 1:00 pm EST each day Registration Form
Effectively building and deploying  quality software is increasingly
being recognized as a company's key competitive
advantage. Whether that software is marketed
commercially or used in support of internal business
operations, it must be effectively managed. Effective
management of software requires effective measurements.
The Function Point metric has become the software
measure of choice.
- Software
Measurement
- Critical issues
in software management
- Cost
Management
- Performance
Productivity
- Software Quality
and Usability
- Visibility and
Strategic Integration
- Time to
Market
- Mahnaging and
Measuring Change
- Accurate, Detailed
Software Measurement Data
WHO SHOULD
ATTEND
- Programmers, Programmer Analysts
- Business Analysts, Software Managers
- Project Managers, Program Managers
- Quality Assurance Analysts and
Managers
Read more about the FP101 Course
Content on the DCG Training page
FP201 - Advanced Function
Point Analysis, Aug 13 - 14, 9:00 am - 1:00
pm EST each day Registration
Form
This advanced
tutorial will quickly review Function Point counting
concepts, discuss advanced counting issues and be
supplemented by class exercises and question sets.
(Attendees must have previously taken an introductory
Function Point course or have experience as a Function
Point counter.)
COURSE OUTLINE
- Review and Extend
Function Point Counting to Advanced Situations
- Types of
counts
- Identifying the
measurement boundary
- Data functions
- Transactional
functions
- Computing unadjusted
counts
- General systems
characteristics
- Computing final
counts
- Apply Counting Rules to
New Technologies And Environments, plus Class
Exercises on each topic
- Guidelines for
counting OO applications
- Guidelines for
counting using Use Cases
- Guidelines for
counting Client-Server applications
- Guidelines for
counting Graphical User Interface applications
- Guidelines for
counting Web/e-Business applications
- Guidelines for
counting Data Warehouse applications
- Summary and
Review
WHO SHOULD
ATTEND
- Programmers
- Programmer Analysts
- Software or Programming
Managers
- Software or Outsourcing
Project Managers
- Software Measurement
Specialists
- Quality Assurance
Specialists
- Software Test Managers,
Software Test Supervisors
- Information Technology
Auditors
Registration
Form
For questions or payment
options with regard to the above classes, contact Fiona
Thompson at 610-644-2856 Ext
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DCG Events in
Europe
Sept 9 - 11, DCG un 16 , DCG will participate in the
ASQT Conference in Klagenfurt/Austria: Risiken abbauen -
mit Methoden aus Studien zum Pröblemlöseverhalten (Risk
Reduction). Visit www.asqt.org
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Measure. Improve.
Deliver.
CONTACT
US
1770 E. Lancaster Ave, Suite 15,
Paoli, PA
19301 610-644-2856;
info@davidconsultinggroup.com
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