Purpose

The purpose of the Software Special Interest Group is to provide software quality professionals and software professionals interested in quality with an opportunity for growth and exchange of ideas with other software professionals, and to facilitate growth in the number and expertise of the ASQ membership.

Objectives

• Arrange meetings (currently monthly) at a convenient time and place.
• Provide a diversity of speaker topics within the general heading of software quality.
• Provide knowledgeable speakers from the professional and/or academic worlds.
• Keep in touch with and respond to the professional communities desires for the meetings.
• Reach out to students, who will soon enter the software profession.
• Disseminate information about: ASQ membership, the Software Division, certification, and training opportunities.

For more information about Section 509's Software Special Interest Group Contact T. Scott Ankrum, 703-883-6127.

Applying Agile Techniques to Process Development: Lessons Learned  Presented by Nelson Perez and Ernest C. Ambrose on 3/25/2008.

Are You Ready for an External Audit? Presented by Carolyn Rodda Lincoln of Catapult Technology on 2/26/2008.

Added Sources of Costs in Maintaining COTS-Based Systems Presented by Betsy Clark, PhD and Brad Clark, PhD on 1/22/2008.

The Role of I V & V In The Software Development Lifecycle  Presented by Eva Freund on 11/28/07 and continued on 12/19/2007.

My Life With Bugs, Or, Why I Beleive In Combinatorial Testing  Presented by Paul E. Black, NIST, on 10/30/07.

Software Estimating on a Shoe String Presented by Mr. William D. Hart, Soft Solutions Consulting, Inc., on 9/25/07.

What's New with the CMMI (CMMI Changes from Version 1.1 to 1.2)  Presented by G. Gordon Schulmeyer, PYXIS Systems International, Inc., on 8/28/07.

Harmonization of Systems and Software Engineering Processes Presented by James W. Moore, The MITRE Corporation, on 7/24/07. 

Quality Techniques for Improving Software Project Management Presented by Richard Eng, The MITRE Corporation, on 6/26/07.

The Eclipse Process Framework  Presented by Brian Lyons, Number Six Software, on 5/22/07.

Provably Correct Software Using Coverage and Other Techniques To Improve Application Quality  Presented by Richard Jacik on 3/27/07

Being a Software Quality Professional Presented by Taz Daughtrey, James Madison University, on 1/23/07.

Managing the Risks of Risk Management Presented by John E. Moore, Ph.D., Northrup Grumman Corporation, on 11/29/06.

The Open Source Quality Paradox: How Can Code Done Bad Be So Good?  Presented by Terry Bollinger, The MITRE Corporation, on 10/25/06.

The Project Manager as Houdini - Escaping the Triple Constraint Presented by James A. Ward, Independent Consultant, on 9/19/06.

Efficient Method for Verifying Contractor Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level Presented by Carol Klinger, The MITRE Corporation, on 8/22/06.

Success at CMM Level 3 but not at Level 4 - Lessons Learned  Presented by Al Florence, The MITRE Corporation, on 6/1/06.

Mapping Assurance to the Software Engineering Process Presented by Dr. Alfred Kromholz, The MITRE Corporation, on 4/26/06.

Test Generation from UML Specifications Presented by Professor Michael A. Gray, American University, on 3/23/06.

Structured Assurance Cases: Three Common Standards Presented by T. Scott Ankrum and Alfred H. Kromholz, The MITRE Corporation, on 1/25/06.

Process Improvement and Requirements Quality Presented by Charles Yokley, MITRE Corporation, on 7/26/05.

The Proper Specification of Requirements Presented by Al Florence, MITRE Corporation, on 5/24/2005.

Cross Talk - Reduce Risks Through Proper Specification of Software Requirements Presented by Al Florence, MITRE Corporation, on 5/24/05.

Recent Results with Correctness by Construction and Spark Presented by Rod Chapman and Martin Croxford, Praxis High Integrity Systems, on 3/10/05.

Quality Improvement with Measurements Presented by Donald J. Gantzer, MITRE Corporation, on 1/25/05.

Quality Advice Concerning Requirements Presented by Dr. Ralph R. Young, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, on 11/23/04.

Unanticipated Costs and Risks Associated with Software Outsourcing Presented by Dr. Anita J. LaSalle, Kosgod School of Business, American University, on 7/27/04.

Code Analysis for Quality in High Integrity Systems Presented by Currie Colket, MITRE Corporation, on 3/23/04

EITVOX: It's Not A Miracle Drug, But It Could Be Presented by Dr. Alfred H. Kromholz, MITRE Corporation, on 11/03.

May the Force Be with You: The Role of Evidential Force in Empirical Software Engineering Presented by Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, RAND Corporation, on 7/2003.

Looking for a Good Argument: Assurance Case Frameworks Presented by Chuck Howell and Scott Ankrum, MITRE Corporation, on 5/2003.

Software Inspections for the Internet Age Presented by Tom Gilb, Result-Planning.com, on 6/18/01.

Software Standards Update Presented by John F. Murray Jr, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on 11/8/00.

International Software and Systems Engineering Standards Presented by James Moore, MITRE Corporation, on 11/8/00.

An Overview of IEEE Software Engineering Standards and Knowledge Products Presented by Paul Croll, Computer Sciences Corporation, on 11/8/00.

Software Verification and Validation Presented by Dolores Wallace, National Institute of Standards and Technology, on 6/2000.

Overview of Cleanroom Software Engineering Presented by Paul Jones, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on 5/10/00.