International Software Consulting Network

SPIRE Day - 16. November 1998

8.30 - 9.00	Coffee and Registration
9.00 - 9.10	Welcome and Introduction
9.10 - 10.00	How can SSD's benefit from SPI? Introduction and Motivation for SPI Key Factors for Success Introduction to SPIRE SPIRE Experiences SPIRE Products and Services	Joc Sanders, CSE
10.00 - 10.55	How to get started! How to plan SPI? Self-Assessment Why use a mentor? The Role of a Mentor Prioritising Activities Tools	Hakan Wickberg, IVF
10.55 - 11.20	Experiences from one of the participating SPIRE Companies
11.20 - 11.50	DonQ-SPI Experiences Introduction to DONQ-SPI Business Objectives of DONQ-SPI DONQ-Method Benefits and Impact in SMEs	Leire Aginako, CARSA
11.50 - 12.50	Lunch
12.50 - 13.15	Experiences from one of the participating SPIRE Companies
13.15 - 13.45	TAPISTRY Motivation, Objectives and Experience of TAPISTRY Workshop How Participants are driven to develop a Tailored Improvement Plan How to evaluate the current Capability using BootCheck How to identify Target Improvements using the TAPISTRY Portfolio of Improvement Action Templates	Bruno Mellera, Etnoteam
13.45 - 14.10	Experiences from one of the participating SPIRE Companies
14.10 - 14.30	Coffee Break
14.30 - 15.00	SCATE, Practical SPI Training SCATE, Practical Group SPI Training, once a month for 9 Months Set Company Software Goals based on your Business Goals Learn what to do in SPI and how to do it Practice SPI in a Company Project to implement what you learned Share Experiences with others to learn from each other	Marty Sanders, Catalyst Software
15.00 - 15.25	Experiences from one of the participating SPIRE Companies
15.25 - 15.50	LSD Project Experiences: Disseminating Software Process Improvement Culture Introduction to the Project Case Studies of LSD Beneficiaries The LSD Resources: How you can benefit from the project? The Future of LSD: A renewable Resource for SPI Management	Markos Tiris, MCT
15.50 - 16.30	Panel Session What should a small company do to benefit from SPI?
16.30 - 16.45	Closing Remarks

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