International Software Consulting Network

ESI & ISCN 1997

10 - 12 November 1997, Hotel Flamenco, Budapest, Hungary

In association with
European Quality Week, 10 - 16 November, Budapest and John von Neumann Computer Society

11. November 1997

08.00	Registration and Classical Music
09.00	Official Opening and Welcome
	Initial Key Talks
09.15	Business and Co-operation Opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe K. Woelcken, CEC, DG III
09.45	The State of Software Best Practice in Central and Eastern Europe M. Biro, MTA SZTAKI, Hungary (moderator) J. Gorski, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland A. Loyko, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine I. Socol, Siveco, Roumania (INSPIRE INCO-Copernicus Project) R. Vajde Horvat, University of Maribor, Slovenia
10.30	Coffee Break
	Strategic Alliances and Business Opportunities
10.45	ISCN - A Networking Concept for Transnational Co-operation in Improvement and Learning Strategies R. Messnarz, M. Mac an Airchinnigh, M. Biro, P. Watzke, R. Urban, ISCN, Ireland
11.15	European wide Learning with BOOTCHECK I. Doiz, ESI, Spain
11.45	Success Factors in Technology Transfer: A quick State of the Art Mapping C. Debou, Q-Labs, Germany
12.15	A Concept for Managing East-West Outsourcing Business and Process Improvement Cooperations M. Biro, T. Remzso, MTA SZTAKI, Hungary
12.45	Business Lunch
	Learning Strategies
14.00	Skill Accreditation: A Key for Learning and Mobility in Europe M. Song, QAI, UK
14.30	Learning to improve: The essential Ingredients H. Wickberg, IVF, Sweden
15.00	Best Regional Technology Transfer: A Learning concept for Innovation Management Organisations B. Posch, APS, Austria Bestregit Project Team, EU Leonardo Programme
15.30	PICO - A Training concept for Creating a Learning Culture and Initiative in IT Organisations PICO Project Team, EU Leonardo Programme
16.00	PICO´s Multi-Method Framework Tool Set for Self-Assessment S. Lanzerstorfer, H. Scherzer, APAC, Austria
16.30	Coffee Break
16.45	Open Forum led by M. Mac an Airchinnigh, ISCN, Ireland
18.00	End of Day 1
	Social Event
20.30	Social Reception with the General Secretary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

12. November 1997

	Information Systems for Effective Process Improvement Collaboration
09.00	Distance Training and co-operative Work through Video-Conferencing G. Bazzana, ONION, Italy EPIC Project Team, ESSI
09.30	The European Software Good Practice Repository G. Satriani, ESI, Spain
10.00	Network based Quality Assurance Systems R. Messnarz, ISCN, Ireland R. Stubenrauch, Joanneum Research, Austria
10.30	Coffee Break
	Industrial Experience
10.45	Contract Management with Euromethod A. Helmerich, FAST, Germany
11.15	Process Improvement Experiment at MemoLuX M. Biro, E. Feuer, J. Ivanyos, PASS ESSI PIE Project, Hungary
11.45	Configuration Management for Safe Delivery of Software Systems (Implementing Software Configuration Management) M. Brett, Robert Bosch, Germany
12.15	SPI: An Experience Report from GSM Development S. Di Muro, S. Humml, A. Lora, S. Scotto di Vettimo, Italtel, Italy
12.45	Business Lunch
14.00	MODAL: The CEGELEC Software Process Memory Y. Benoit, CEGELEC, France
14.30	Evaluating Software Product Quality J. BØegh, Delta, Denmark
15.00	Performing ISO 15504 Compliant Assessments and their Reliability J.-M. Simon, AQT, France K. El Emam, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany S. Rousseau, E. Jacquet, Sanofi, France F. Babey, AFNOR/Unité Conseil, France
15.30	Process Improvement for better Software Quality K. Balla, T. Langer, IQSOFT, Hungary
16.00	Building Resource and Quality Mangement Models for Software Inspections L. Briand, O. Laitenberger, I. Wieczorek, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
16.30	Coffee Break
16.45	Improvements through Configuration Management of Software for Test Path Generators in Safety Critical Applications - Railway Systems H. Debler, M. Begemann, DTK, Germany
17.15	Cooperation Opportunities in Eastern Countries M. Biro, C. Debou, A. Dominguez, A. Dorling, R. Messnarz, B. Posch, H. Wickberg
18.30	End of Day 2