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Agenda Detailed Track Sessions

TT10 - Software Process Improvement

Mini Track Co-Chairs Gene McGuire Comp. Sci. and Info. Sys., American University Rick Gibson Comp. Sci. and Info. Sys., American University
FM1	Session 1	Room
	Session Chair: Bill C. Hardgrave Soft Systems Methodology - A Foundation for a Systemic Approach to SPI Peter D.C. Bennetts: Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, United Kingdom A. Trevor Wood-Harper: University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom & University of South Australia A Case Study of Strategic Metrics Use in a CMM-Based Outsourcing Environment Eugene G. McGuire: American University Karen A. McKeown: Keane, Inc. The Long Road to Software Process Improvement: A Chronology of One Company’s Efforts Bill C. Hardgrave: University of Arkansas A. Ross Taylor: University of Arkansas John H. Kidd: University of Arkansas	Odessa
FM2	Session 2
	Session Chair: David Raffo Groupware Support for Software Inspections: The Impact of Group Interaction and Interface on Performance Craig K. Tyran: Oregon State University The Role of Defect Potential in Understanding the Economic Value of Process Improvements David Raffo: Portland State University Warren Harrison: Portland State University John Settle: Portland State University Nancy Eickelmann: Software Research Laboratory, NASA IV&V Moving Toward CMM Levels 4 and 5: Combining Models and Metrics to Achieve Quantitative Process Management David Raffo: Portland State University Warren Harrison: Portland State University	Odessa
SM1	Session 3	Room
	Session Chair: Qing Cao A Study of Integrating the Security Engineering Process into the Software Lifecycle Process Standard (IEEE/EIA 12207) Younghwa Lee: University of Colorado-Boulder Zoonky Lee: University of Nebraska- Lincoln ChoongKwon Lee: University of Nebraska- Lincoln Characteristics of Organizations that Achieve High Process Maturity Levels Rick Gibson: American University Systems YSTEMS QUALITY AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE M. Perez: Universidad Simon Boivar T. Rojas: Universidad Simon Boivar Porras: INTESA-Venezuela "A Meta-Analysis on Relationship Modeling Accuracy: Comparing Relational and Semantic Models " Qing Cao: University of Nebraska- Lincoln Fiona Nah: University of Nebraska- Lincoln Keng Siau: University of Nebraska- Lincoln	Odessa
SM2	Session 4
	Session Chair: T. Rojas Software Volatility: A System-Level Measure Evelyn Barry: Carnegie Mellon University Chris F. Kemerer: University of Pittsburgh Sandra A. Slaughter: Carnegie Mellon University Using the SA-CMM as a Tool for Estimating the User and Management Costs for Software Acquisition Projects Maliha Haddad: American University Anita J. La Salle: American University Vincent Ribiere: American University Process Improvement Supported by The Selection of Case Tools: A Case Study T. Rojas: Universidad Simon Bolivar M. Pérez: Universidad Simon Bolivar Why Is Open Source Software Viable? - A Study of Intrinsic Motivation, Personal Needs, and Future Returns Alexander Hars: University of Southern California Shaosong Ou: University of Southern California	Odessa