SOFTWARE SURVIVAL SKILLS WORKSHOP

THE CASE STUDY WORKSHOP PROVIDES A COST EFFECTIVE, ACCESSIBLE WAY TO ASSIST MANAGERS, ENGINEERING, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, AND ASSURANCE PERSONNEL TO FOCUS ON, AND RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO, THE'PROBLEMS WHICH TYPICALLY ARISE DURING DEVELOPMENT AND ENABLES PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN THE TOOLS, TECHNIQUES, AND METHODS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESSFUL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING. THE CASE WILL BE APPROPRIATE TO THE NISMIC ENVIRONMENT AND SYSTEMS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND STRUCTURED TO SIMULATE ACTUAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT FROM BEGINNING TO SOFTWARE ACCEPTANCE. PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW TO INITIATE AND EVALUATE THE SOFTWARE PLANNING PROCESS; TO IDENTIFY, PROVIDE, AND EVALUATE REQUIREMENTS; TO EVALUATE THE DESIGN PROCESS AND MONITOR THE CODING PROCESS; TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE TEST AND INTEGRATION; TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONTROLS; TO INITIATE AND CONTROL CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; AND, TO PLAN AND CONDUCT EFFECTIVE AUDITS, REVIEWS, AND INSPECTIONS.