ITEE Ph.D confirmation seminar: Richard Thomas, 10.00AM, Tue 20 May 2003

Introducing a Software Engineering Process into SMEs

Speaker: Richard Thomas, ITEE

When: 10.00AM, Tuesday 20 May 2003

Venue: 78-622

Host: A/Prof. Roger Duke

Abstract:

  The use of software engineering processes is widely accepted as
  being critical for sustained success in software development.
  Studies have shown that the disciplined use of any process
  significantly increases the likelihood of project success.  Yet,
  despite this belief and evidence, many organisations still do not
  use any process, or if they do, they do not use it in a disciplined
  manner.

  This seminar will start by reviewing the different styles of
  processes available and will then consider the factors that
  influence the success or failure of adopting a process in an
  organisation.  Next a simple process tailored to small teams
  unfamiliar with software engineering processes will be briefly
  introduced.  Finally experience of using this process in industrial
  and educational settings will be discussed.

Biography:

  Richard Thomas is a Lecturer in the School of Software Engineering
  and Data Communications at QUT.  At QUT he founded the undergraduate
  major and postgraduate specialisation in software engineering.
  Richard also leads research projects in automated collection and
  analysis of design quality metrics and in teaching methods based on
  student group work, focusing on Problem Based Learning.

  Richard is also a director in a consulting company that specialises
  in process improvement.  In this role he has worked with a wide
  range of Australian companies, helping them to improve their
  software engineering practices.

Type:

Ph.D confirmation

Contact:

A/Prof. Roger Duke, seminar host (rduke@itee.uq.edu.au)
or Guido Governatori (ITEE seminar co-ordinator) (guido@itee.uq.edu.au)

ITEE seminar web page: http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~seminar

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