2006 Course Offering: How to Conduct Quality Audits for Improved Performance - A two-day course available in 2006 focused on the audit process, but not specific to software. It covers the following: * Achieve maximum benefits from internal or supplier audits--even if you have no prior auditing experience. * Learn the 9 steps you should follow to prepare for an effective audit. * Uncover differences between inspection, compliance, and performance audits. *
Optimize quality audits for any management system used by your organization--not just ISO 9001:2000. * Use your performance audit to deliver value-added benefits to your organization.
Exceed the goal of meeting standards' requirements.
Move beyond auditing for compliance's sake: Use audit results to improve your business practices.
Abelia Corporation - Abelia Corporation serves Government and commercial software organizations, helping clients build better software through better planning and management. Abelia provides training to help organizations achieve higher SW-CMM® maturity levels.
ACT/IAC Website - The American Council for Technology (ACT) is a non-profit educational organization established in 1979 to assist government in acquiring and using information technology resources effectively and efficiently. Working with all levels of government, ACT provides education, programming, and networking opportunities that enhance and advance the government IT profession.
In 1989 ACT established the Industry Advisory Council (IAC) to bring industry and government executives together to exchange information, support professional development, improve communications, and build partnership and trust, thereby enhancing government's ability to serve the nation. ACT and IAC work together to provide an objective, professional and ethical forum where government and industry leaders can collaborate on addressing common issues towards a shared vision.
European Software Institute - The European Software Institute is a major industry initiative, founded by leading European companies, to improve the competitiveness in the European Software Industry, including both suppliers and users. To this end ESI promotes and disseminates good software management practices. The European Software Institute is supported by the European Commission and the Basque Government, Spain.
Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference - The Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference is the world's leading annual conference and exhibit showcase for process improvement. The conference brings together international representatives from government, industry, and academia for a global perspective on process improvement activities and results.
Software Systems Quality Consulting (SSQC) - SSQC is positioned to help software and hardware developers, manufacturers, and service providers in six related areas: Software Process Improvement, Business Process Reengineering, Education and Training Services, ISO 9000 Implementation Services, Software Quality Assurance and Testing, and SEI Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Implementation Services.
SSQC is an active United States TAG member in the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 - Software Engineering Standards subcommittee which is responsible for the development and maintenance of ISO 12207, ISO 15504 (SPICE) and ISO 9000-3.
DACS Gold Practice Initiative
