From: sassam@insectus.unx.sas.com (Sue McGrath)
Subject: Software Quality Conference in October
Originator: sassam@insectus.unx.sas.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 14:51:34 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


                         A D V A N C E   P R O G R A M
                       Second International Conference on
                        S O F T W A R E   Q U A L I T Y   
                              October 5 - 7, 1992 
                 at SHERATON Imperial Hotel & Convention Center
                      RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC 27709, USA 


The Second International Conference on Software Quality (2ICSQ) is 
sponsored by The Software Division of the American Society of Quality
Control.  Also participating in the conference will be the Structured
Development Forum (SDF).

2ICSQ will be held in conjunction with the Third International Symposium
on Software Reliability (ISSRE-92).  ISSRE-92 will be held at the same 
location on 7-10 October, 1992. ISSRE-92 is sponsored by the IEEE and IEEE 
Computer Society. 

Overview
Monday October 5, 1992 - Invited and Contributed Paper Sessions

7:30                        Registration
8:30                       Opening Remarks

8:45                      Opening Session 
            Invited Speaker - Tom McCabe, McCabe and Associates

10:15                 BREAK 
        
  1st Morning Session

       TRACK I          TRACK II               TRACK III      TRACK IV
       =======          ========               =========      ========

10:45  Code Reviews   Approaches to            Metrics I      CASE Standards
                        Quality

12:15       LUNCH  -  Invited Speaker - John Sall, SAS Institute Inc.

1:30   Panel        Process Improvement        Metrics II     Requirements/
                                                              Business 

3:00                    BREAK 

3:30  Case Studies   Achieving a S/W         Testing Expert 
                     Quality Process            Systems       Panel

5:00                    ADJOURN

7:00                  CONFERENCE BANQUET  
                  Invited Speaker - Brian Eck, Juran Institute  

Tuesday October 6, 1992 - Paper Sessions Continue

          TRACK I          TRACK II            TRACK III      TRACK IV
          =======          ========            =========      ========

8:30      Methodology I     Testing I        S/W Management   Structured vs.
                                                              Object-Oriented

9:00 - 5:00      VENDOR EXHIBITION

10:00                    BREAK 
               
10:30     Testing II         Panel             Management     Object-Oriented
                                                              Engineering
   
12:00       LUNCH - Invited Speaker - Tim Hollack, BNR

1:30      Tools          Methodology II       Metrics III     Panel
               
                
3:00                     BREAK 
  
3:30                     Closing Session
                         TBA

Wednesday October 7, 1992 - TUTORIALS
                            VENDOR EXHIBITION
**********************************************************************

Detailed Preliminary Program

Monday October 5, 1992

7:30    Registration
8:30    Opening Remarks
8:45    Opening Invited Speaker
        Tom McCabe, McCabe and Associates - Development Tools: Quality Assurance Assistance 
          

10:15     Break
10:45     Sessions
Track 1 - Code Reviews  
   - Structured Walk-through Methods,
     Douglas Meng and Lenore Meng, Trianco, Inc.
   - Experience with Code Reviews in DG/UX,
     Andrew R. Huber, Data General Corporation  
Track 2 - Approaches to Quality    
   - How to involve the end user into quality assurance, 
     H.D. Knoll, Fachhochschule Nordostniedersachsen  
   - Software QA QM Standards for the 90's, 
     Julio G. Sanz, Cardenal Siliceo    
Track 3 - Metrics I
   - The Characteristics Based Metrics Model: A Disciplined Approach to
     Implementing a Software Metrics Methodology,
     Russell L. Perkins, Loral Space Information Systems  
   - Software Quality Metrics Specified as Attribute Grammars,
     Paul Jacob and Tony Cahill, University of Limerick  
Track 4 - CASE Standards
   - Computer Aided Software Engineering Standards: Their Impact on 
     Software Quality and Productivity, David Sharon, CASE Technologies

12:15    Lunch - John Sall, SAS Institute Inc.
1:30 pm  Sessions

Track 1 - Panel
   - Applications of Software Reliability Engineering,        
        A. Frank Ackerman, Institute for Zero Defect Software
        Alberto Avritzer AT&T Bell Laboratories, 
        Alex Elentukh Motorola Codex, and 
        Chris Smith  Hewlett-Packard  
Track 2 - Process Improvement
   - Software Process Quality Capability Modelling for Continuous Improvement,
     Duvan Luong and Susan Jamison, IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory
   - A Software Company Gets Serious: Process Improvement at 
     Schlumberger CAD/CAM, Jeffrey W. Jackson,  Schlumberger CAD/CAM
Track 3 - Metrics II
   - Identifying Quality Measurements in the Cleanroom Development Process
     Alan R. Hevner, Doug Lemmon, and Thomas Vagoun, University of Maryland  
   - Process Effectiveness and Development Productivity, Analysis for a
     Mid-Sized Software Development Project, 
     Lee Hahn, George Kristina, and Adrian Zeglin.  Rockwell International  
Track 4 Requirements/Business
   - Requirements Specification with IEEE Standard 1175,
     Dr. Paul Jorgensen, Software Paradigms
   - Business Optimization and Information Systems   
     Michael Silves, Datamorphosis, Inc.

3:00 pm  Break
3:30 pm  Sessions
Track 1 - Case Studies           
   - Go Full Speed Ahead in Coding and We'll Clean Up After You Later,
     Erran Carmel, Shirley Becker, and Barbara J. Bird, The American University
   - Defect Causal Analysis A Report from the Field,  O. Dangerfield,
     P. Ambardekar, P. Paluzzi, and D. Card.  Computer Sciences Corporation  
Track 2 - Achieving a S/W Quality Process
   - How a Software Quality Assurance Program was Implemented for the
     Maintenance and Enhancement of Ten Millions Lines of Code,
     Isaak Abramovitz, Paramax Systems Inc.
   - A Process is only as Good as the Training,
     Jose I. Martinez and David Wood, AT&T Bell Laboratories  
Track 3 - Testing Expert Systems
   - Expert System Software Verification,Validation and Test,
     Ed P. Andert Jr.,  Conceptual Software Systems Inc.  
   - PROTEST II - Testing Logic Programs to Validate Rule-Based Expert Systems,
     Fevzi Belli and Oliver Jack, University of Paderborn  
Track 4 - Panel
   Panel Discussion - speakers TBA
5:00 pm  Adjourn
7:00 pm  Conference Banquet
         Speaker- Brian Eck of the Juran Institute 
         Applications of Quality Management in Software Development
         Environments.                                                    
 
Tuesday October 6, 1992 
 7:30     Registration
 8:30     Sessions 
Track 1 - Methodology I
   - A Quality Software Process Model Embedding Formal Methods,
     Dr. Matthew K. O. Lee,  City Polytechnic of Hong Kong   
   - Predicting Software Quality: The Generalized Goel-Okumoto Model,
     Edgar A. Ortiz, IBM                   
Track 2 - Testing I
   - Use of a Simple Reliability Model as a Software Test Metric,
     Raymond J. Rubey and Audrey C. Brewer, SofTech
     
   - A Practical Technique for Generating Test Programs from Software 
     Specifications, Mark Cornwell,  Mind Tools Corporation, 
     Tad Taylor, Data General Corporation
        
Track 3 - S/W Management    
   - Quantitative Approaches to Software Management: the AMI method,
     Annie Kuntzmann-Combelles  Corelis Technologie   
   - Measuring Factors Contributing to Software Maintenance Complexity,
     Horst Zuse  Technische Universitat  
Track 4 - Structured vs. Object Oriented
   - Structured versus Object Oriented Methods                 SDF Board
 9 - 5  Vendor Exhibition
10:00     Break
10:30     Sessions 
 
Track 1 - Testing II
   - Experiences of a Joint Testing Project for a Large Software Product,
     Patricia L. Berryman, Richard A. Ragland, and Linda L. Wharton,
     SAS Institute Inc.    
   - SQA/SEPG Work at the Project Level,
     H.T. Yeh, AT&T Bell Laboratories  
Track 2 - Panel
  - Roundtable of Special-Interest Organizations    Representatives 
Track 3 - Management
  - Software Reliability Experience in the U.S. 5ESS Project,
    A. Gana, AT&T Bell Laboratories
  - A Quantitative Approach to Program Testing Quality,
    Vladislav L. Katkov and Vladimir A. Shimarov, 
    Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Track 4 - Object Oriented Engineering
  - Object Oriented Information Engineering               Joe Oates
  - TBA for SDF #3

12:00    Lunch - Tim Hollack, BNR
 1:30 pm Sessions 
Track 1 -  Tools 
  - An Automatic Tool for Data Flow Verification of Structured Program,
    Spyros Xanthakis Research Dept. OPL-France and Christos Skourlas  
    Technological Educational Institute of Athens  
  - Keeping the Tiger in the Cage,
    Ernie Weeks, Martin Marietta
Track 2 - Methodology II
  - The MBNQA for Software Excellence, The SEI Capability Maturity Model and
    the ASPIRE approach to Continuous Improvement Yields Improved Software
    Process Quality,  Herb Krasner, Krasner Consulting    
  - The Silver Bullet Misses its Mark Why Methodologies and CASE Tools Fail,
    Pam Hager, Russell Martin and Associates, and 
    Bob Kniestedt, Electronic Data Systems Corporation
Track 3 - Metrics III
  - Establishing a Software Metrics Program at ADP,
    Ravindra Saran and Lawrence E. Niech,  Automatic Data Processing, Inc.       
  - The Nonclassical Use of Software Metrics,
    Reiner Dumke and Achim Winkler, Technical University Of Magdeburg  
Track 4 - SDF
  - Implementing New Methods in your Organization - SDF Board

3:00 pm Break
3:30 Closing Session 

Wednesday October 7, 1992 

Tutorials (Descriptions follow Registration Forms) 

7:30    Registration
8:30    Morning Sessions
       
       Track 1 (Joint 2ICSQ and ISSRE92)
          "Applying ISO 9000 Standards to Software" by John Slater
          (continued in the afternoon) 
       Track 2 (2ICSQ)
          "Measuring Factors Contributing to Software Maintenance Complexity"
           by Horst Zuse (continued in the afternoon) 
       Track 3 (2ICSQ)
          "The Capability Maturity Model for Software" by Mark C. Paulk 
          (continued in the afternoon) 
       Track 4a (2ICSQ)
          "Software Metrics" by Raymond J. Rubey 
       Track 5 (ISSRE-92)
          "Getting Started on Software Reliability Engineering: Who, What,
           When" by M. Mary Donnelly (continued in the afternoon)
       Track 6 (ISSRE-92)
          "Overview of Software Reliability Models, Estimation Procedures, 
          and Predictive Performance Measures" by George Knafl
12.00   Lunch
1:30 pm Afternoon Sessions
       
       Track 1 (Joint 2ICSQ and ISSRE92)
          "Applying ISO 9000 Standards to Software" by John Slater
       Track 2 (2ICSQ)
          "Measuring Factors Contributing to Software Maintenance Complexity"
           by Horst Zuse 
       Track 3 (2ICSQ)
          "The Capability Maturity Model for Software" by Mark C. Paulk 
       Track 4b (2ICSQ)
          "Hierarchical Software Metrics" by Ronald E. Prather
       Track 5 (ISSRE-92)
          "Getting Started on Software Reliability Engineering: Who, What,
           When" by M. Mary Donnelly 
       Track 6 (ISSRE-92)
          "The Draft Military Handbook on Hardware/Software Reliability
          Assurance and Control" by Michael Friedman.

         Conference Officers and Program Committee Members
2ICSQ Conference Co-Chairs:
  Sue McGrath, CQA, SAS Institute Inc. V406, SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513,
  (919) 677-8000 (ext. 7032), sassam@unx.sas.com .

  John E. Lowe, SQA, Litton Computer Services, 4020 Executive Drive,
  Dayton, Ohio 45430, (513) 429-6458.

2ICSQ Program Chair:
  Tad Taylor, Data General Corp., 62 T.W. Alexander Dr., RTP, NC, 27709,
  (919) 248-6374, taylort@dg-rtp.dg.com .

2ICSQ Tutorials Co-Chairs:
    Kay Bydalek, SAS Institute Inc., SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513
    Tel: (919)-677-8000 (ext 7131), Fax: (919)-677-8227, 
    email: saskcb@unx.sas.com

    Bruce Jensen Litton Computer Services, 4020 Executive Drive,
    Dayton, Ohio 45430, (513) 429-6377.

2ICSQ Finance Chair - Larry Richards, Ensign Bickford Aerospace Company
2ICSQ Local Arrangements Chair - Nancy Stegman, NIEHS
2ICSQ Publicity Chair - Tom Richards and Rita Mix, University of North Texas 
2ICSQ Vendor Exhibition Co-Chairs  Oita Coleman and Caroline Quinn, SAS Institute Inc.
2ICSQ Publications Chair Patrick Morrisey, NCR Media Products Division

2ICSQ Program Committee

Pat Berryman  (SAS Institute Inc.)
Ronald L. Braun (Bell Communication Research)
Rozan Brown  (Bell Communications Research)
Paul Conway  (GTE NCSC)
Pat Daggett  (Data General)
Jayesh G. Dalal  (AT&T Bell Labs)
Ellen Daniels  (SAS Institute, Inc.)
Taz Daughtrey  (Babcock & Wilcox)
David Dodd  (Data General)
Brian T. Eck  (Juran Institute, Inc.)
Paul Gartz  (Boeing)
Joel Glazer (Westinghouse)
Praveen Gupta  (Quality Technology Co.)
Warren Harrison (Portland State University)
Eric Hope  (Westinghouse Savannah River Co.)
DM Kimmell  (Babcock & Wilcox)
M.P. Kress  (Boeing Commercial Airplane Group)
Jeffrey W. Jackson (Schulmberger CAD/CAM)
Stanley Levinson  (B&W Nuclear Technologies)
Scott A. Lindsay  (KPMG Peat Marwick)
John Lowe  (Litton Computer Services)
Jerry Lozaw  (Computer Task Group)
Philip C. Marriott (Dayton)
Mike Mayor  (Firstmark Technologies, Ltd.)
Sue McGrath  (SAS Institute Inc.)
Jack McKissick (GE Aerospace)
Gene Miluk  (Denver Metrics Group)
Cynthia Morris  (SAS Institute Inc.)
Lawrence Niech   (ADP)
Rusty Perkins (Loral Space Information Systems)
Brian Rice    (Data General)
Thomas C. Richards (Rockwell International)
Jeffrey C. Schultz   (The Aurora Group)
Michael W. Smith  (SW Quality International)
Nick P. Stewart  (Rockwell International-EA14)
Robert J. Thien  (Bell Communications Research)
Mauden Vouk  (N.C. State University)
Richard E. Zultner (Zultner and Company)

=========================== HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM =========================

A block of rooms will be held at the conference rate until September 7, 1992.
Call to make reservations or mail the following form with payment to:

               Sheraton Imperial, Hotel and Convention Center
                       Reservations for 2ICSQ
              P.O. Box 13099, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
                Tel: 1-919-941-5050, Fax: 1-919-941-5156

                         ROOM REGISTRATION REQUEST
            Second International Conference on Software Quality
                           October 5 - 7, 1992 

Please type or print:

Name _______________________________________________________________________

Company/University/Agency __________________________________________________

Address/Mailstop: __________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip/Country: ____________________________________________________

Business Phone: ____________________ Home Phone:____________________________

Arrival Date: ___________________    Departure Date: _______________________

Arrival Time: ___________________

Type of Accommodation (single/double)   Rate       Non_smoking(yes/no)? _____

Standard Room with Two Beds             $76        (single/double)
Standard Room with King size Bed        $76        (single/double)       
Concierge Room                         $108        (single)
Concierge Room                         $123        (double)

Current government per diem rate is available.

Sharing with _______________________________________________________________ 

Special Request_____________________________________________________________


Your reservation, along with one night's deposit is due by September 12, 1992.
All reservations should be made prior to this date in order to guarantee your
room accommodations. Reservations made after this date will be accepted on a
space-available basis. Your advance deposit will be applied to your account
upon checkout or returned within 72 hours notice should cancellation be
necessary. FAILURE TO CANCEL WILL RESULT IN FORFEITURE OF DEPOSIT.

Payment enclosed (yes/no) _______ 

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========================== CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM ========================
Advance registration rate for the conference is valid until October 2, 1992.
To make reservations fax or mail the following form with payment to:

                Attn: Sherrie Knott/Mac McKenzie (2ICSQ) 
                        North Carolina State University
                   Office of Continuing Education, Box 7401
                          Raleigh, NC 27695-7401
                  Tel: 1-919-515-2261, Fax: 1-919-515-7614

                      CONFERENCE REGISTRATION REQUEST
            Second International Conference on Software Quality
                        (Conference Code: MESICSQ93)
                           October 5 - 6, 1992 

Please type or print:

Name _______________________________________________________________________

Company/University/Agency __________________________________________________

Address/Mailstop: __________________________________________________________

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Business Phone:____________________        Fax:_____________________________

E-mail:____________________________

Payment enclosed (yes/no) _______       Amount enclosed  U.S.$______________

            MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY
       ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN U.S.DOLLARS DRAWN ON U.S. BANKS

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Registration accepted on Major Credit Cards. Type of Card: 

        MC    VISA    

Card Number __________________________ Expiration Date _____________________

Cardholder Signature ________________________________


       Written requests for refund must be received at the above address
      by October 1, 1992.  All refunds are subject to a $30 processing fee.  
      Substitutions accepted at any time.

               ***** Conference Registration Details *****

In advance (by October 2, 1992):
 
        ___ Conference:                    $295
        ___ One-day only:                  $150
        ___ Student:                       $100

On Site :

        ___ Conference:                    $315
        ___ One-day only:                  $170
        ___ Student:                       $120 

Additional banquet tickets:

        ___ Each:                           $40

Notes:

-  Full registration includes conference proceedings, lunch and breaks on 
   Monday and Tuesday (5-6 October), and banquet.
-  One-day registration includes conference proceedings, lunch and breaks.
-  Students are required to show current picture ID at the time of registration.
-  Student registration includes breaks and proceedings.  
-  Additional copies of the proceedings may be purchased at the conference.
-  Please inform us of any special dietary or physical limitations.

   Special Dietary Request:  ____ Vegetarian  ____ Other


   Other Special Request_______________________________________________________
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========================== TUTORIAL REGISTRATION FORM =======================
Advance registration rate for the conference is valid until October 2, 1992.
To make reservations fax or mail the following form with payment to:

                Attn: Sherrie Knott/Mac McKenzie (2ICSQ) 
                        North Carolina State University
                   Office of Continuing Education, Box 7401
                          Raleigh, NC 27695-7401
                  Tel: 1-919-515-2261, Fax: 1-919-515-7614

                       TUTORIAL REGISTRATION REQUEST
             Second International Conference on Software Quality
                        (Conference Code: MESICSQ3)
                           October 7, 1992 

Please type or print:

Name _______________________________________________________________________

Company/University/Agency __________________________________________________

Address/Mailstop: __________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip/Country: ____________________________________________________

Business Phone:____________________        Fax:_____________________________

E-mail:____________________________

Payment enclosed (yes/no) _______       Amount enclosed  U.S.$______________

            MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY
       ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN U.S. DOLLARS DRAWN ON U.S. BANKS

Credit Card     Personal Check     Traveler's Check    Money Order

Registration accepted on Major Credit Cards. Type of Card: 

        MC    VISA    

Card Number __________________________ Expiration Date _____________________

Cardholder Signature ________________________________


       Written requests for refund must be received at the above address
      by October 1, 1992.  All refunds are subject to a $30 processing fee.  

              ***** 2ICSQ Tutorial Registration Details *****

   Please indicate the tutorial track(s) for which you wish to be registered.
             (please read the track cancellation policy below) 

___ Track 1   "Applying ISO 9000 Standards to Software" by John Slater (full day)

___ Track 2   "Measuring Factors Contributing to Software Maintenance Complexity" 
               by Horst Zuse  (full day)

___ Track 3   "The Capability Maturity Model for Software" by Mark C. Paulk (full day)

___ Track 4a  "Software Metrics" by Raymond J. Rubey  (half day)

___ Track 4b  "Hierarchical Software Metrics" by Ronald E. Prather (half day)

In advance (by October 2, 1992): 

        ___    $150  (full day)
       
        ___     $90  (half day)

On Site:
        ___    $170  (full day)

        ___    $110  (half day)

Notes:

 -  Registration includes tutorial notes and lunch.
 -  Additional copies of the tutorial notes may be purchased at the conference.
 -  Please inform us of any special dietary or physical limitations.
    Special Dietary Request:  ____ Vegetarian 
    Other Special Request ____________________________________________________
 -  Track cancellation policy:
    The organizer reserves the right to cancel the track. If the cancellation 
    occurs, you will be informed of this as soon as possible and not later than 
    September 11, 1992, at which point you will have the option of switching to 
    another track (either ISSRE92 or 2ICSQ) or receiving full refund of the 
    tutorial fee.
 -  If a refund is requested for reasons other than track cancellation, a
    written request for a refund must be received at the above address
    by October 1, 1992. All such refunds are subject to a $30 processing fee.  
 _  To register for the ISSRE92 tutorials please use the ISSRE92 form.
 _  For a ISSRE92 tutorials form please contact:
    Kuo-Chung Tai, Tel: 1-(919)-515-7146, email: kct@adm.csc.ncsu.edu


Description of Tutorials:

Track 1:  Measuring Factors Contibuting to Software Maintenance Complexity
Horst Zuse, Technische Universtat Berlin

High software costs and the fact that over 70% of the software development
effort is spent in the maintenance and testing of software have generated
the need to analyze and to measure the 'quality' of software.  During recent
years much attention has been directed toward the measurement process of the
properties of software.  This tutorial gives an overview of the use of 
software metrics to determine the complexity of software during the software
life-cycle.

Horst K. Zuse  received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from
the Technische Universitat of Berlin, Germany, in 1970,
the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the
Technische Universitat in 1973, and the Ph.D. degree in computer
science from the Technische Universitat of Berlin, Germany,
in 1985.  He has conducted research on software metrics at
IBM's  Thomas J. Watson Research Lab and at  Technische Universitat.
In 1991 De Gruyter published his book,
'Software Complexity - Measures and Methods'.
He has also worked on the ESPRIT@II Project METKIT (Metric-Educational-
Toolkit 2384) of the European Commission.  His current research interest
is the application of software metrics to the complete software
life-cycle.

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Track 2:  Applying ISO 9000 Standards to Software
John A. Slater, Logica Defence and Civil Government Ltd

The adoption of ISO 9000 quality standards and accompanying
certification is growing rapidly.  However, unless formalized
quality management and certification are credible and appropriate
to business needs, they may become a commercial tax on industry
with little relevance to real quality.  The UK industry has taken
the initiative and set up the TickIT certification scheme using
international accepted documentation for quality management,
auditing and certification. This tutorial covers the following
topics: quality concepts, review of ISO 9000 standards with
emphasis on ISO 9000-3 (guideline), the TickIT scheme, accreditation 
of registrars, how to select a registrar, and case study.

John A. Slater is a principal consultant with Logica Defence and
Civil Government Ltd and has been involved in project and quality
management of information based systems for over twenty years.  He
was instrumental in the development and implementation of many of
the UK Ministry of Defence's software quality initiatives.  As
TickIT Project Leader for the UK Department of Trade and Industry,
he was charged with bringing to fruition accredited third party
certification for quality management systems in the software sector. 


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Track 3: The Capability Maturity Model for Software
Mark C. Paulk, Software Engineering Institute (SEI)

This tutorial provides an overview of work being done at the Software
Engineering Institute.  The capability maturity model for software (CMM)
describes the ability of organizations to develop and maintain software; 
it is a model of organizational improvement.  It is based on the process
management work of quality gurus such as Deming, Juran, and Crosby and
can be applied by organizations to improve their software process
via software process assessments and by acquisition agencies to select
qualified software vendors via contractor evaluations.  The bulk of the
tutorial discussion is on understanding the five maturity levels and the
key process areas that characterize them.

At SEI, Mr. Paulk is project leader for CMM in the Software Process Program which 
focuses on improving state-of-the-practice in software management and 
engineering.  Products that he is working on are used by software companies 
to improve their software process and to select qualified contractors during 
procurements and to monitor their performance.  Mr. Paulk obtained his master's 
degree in computer science from Vanderbilt University where he was a Harold Stirling 
Vanderbilt scholar.

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Track 4: Software Metrics
Raymond J. Rubey, SofTech, Inc.

This tutorial acquaints participants with state-of-the-art software metrics.  The 
emphasis is on practical application of metrics.  Data from actual projects and
experiments will be used to show correlation of the measurements with desired quality 
goals.  Participants will obtain sufficient knowledge to select, adapt, and use basic
metrics in an effective and useful manner.

Mr. Rubey has thirty years experience in software quality assurance, verification and
validation, and the development of tools for quality assurance and testing.  
Currently, he is Technical Director of SofTech Incorporated's System Sciences Group.
He monitors a wide range of software development and quality assurance projects and
is responsible for the evaluation of new software methods and processes for the group.
Prior to joining SofTech, he worked for Logicon, NASA,  and for Hughes Aircraft Company.
He has also been a visiting Professor of Engineering at the Air Force Institute of
Technology and an ACM National Lecturer. 

Herarchial Software Metrics
Ronald E. Prather, Trinity University

This tutorial offers a guided tour through the growing and increasingly
important literature on hierarchical software metrics.  It will focus
on structural software metrics based on the the decomposition of the 
underlying flowgraph.  Participants will develop a computational facility 
in handling hierarchical metrication techniques and will share in the
discovery of the most recent research developments.

With B.S., M.S., and M.A. degrees from the University of California at
Berkley, the tutor received his doctorate in mathematics from Syracuse 
University in 1969.  He is the author of a half-dozen textbooks and 
numerous technical articles spanning the range of computer science.  His
interest in software engineering developed at Bell Laboratories, where he 
investigated software testing and software complexity measures.  He has
also been a member of the computer science faculties at the University of
Denver and at Syracuse University.  He currently holds the chair of the
Caruth Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Trinity University.


-- 
Sue McGrath V406         sassam@unx.sas.com     
(919) 677-8000 x7032   
SAS Institute Inc. SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513