QAAM - Quality Assurance Association of Maryland

Manage and THow to Manage and Control your IT Projects Effectively in a Cost Constrained Economy

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The theme for this year's conference is "Managing and Testing Projects Effectively in a Cost Constrained Economy". Key focuses for the conference are program management, testing and project oversight throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). As we all know cost, schedule and quality are key drivers for any project, but assuring we built the right product is paramount to a successful project. In today's cost constrained economy, everyone is concerned about cost, schedule and quality of projects making us having to do more with less. This conference is for you or your staff who may need to:

*   use the Agile methodology for QA and Testing
*   implement CMMI for Services
*   learn how to perform better manual testing
*   how to write better requirements
*   practical approached to different phases of testing
*   understand challenges and benefits of test automation
*   would like to understand cyber security for code and testing
*   would like to know how to apply the PMI PMBOK
*   mitigate software supply chain risk
*   effectively implement the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
*   reduce the overall cost of testing by using offshore resources
*   need to manage to a tight schedule and quantify risks
*   would like to improve your project documentation
*   need to implement Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
*   need to get credit toward maintaining a PMI, QAI or ASQ certification
*   would like to attend a QAI CSTE exam preparation course
*   implement a measurement or metrics program
*   how to create a quality assurance and testing Center of Excellence

Industry Keynotes By:

Mitigating Software Supply Chain Risk
Joe Jarzombek, Director for Software Assurance, National Cyber Security Division

Problem and Challenges of the CIO
Dr. Linda Wilbanks, CIO of NCIS <http://www.qaicampus.com/mid-atlantic/keynotes.html>

Emerging Trends in Quality and Testing
Tom Ticknor, COO of QAI Global Institute

The two day conference price is $695 which includes daily continental breakfast, hot buffet lunch and two coffee breaks daily. Parking is free! Registration to the 2-day conference qualifies you for free attendance to the October 4th Software Assurance Workshop on "Mitigating Software Supply Chain Risk" sponsored by Keane Federal Systems, Inc.