ISBSG-21: ISBSG IT Confidence 2021 online event Melbourne, Australia, October 8-14, 2021 |
Conference website | https://www.isbsg.org/it-conference-2021/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isbsg21 |
Abstract registration deadline | July 14, 2021 |
Submission deadline | August 26, 2021 |
Call for Presentations
IT Confidence 2021 – 9th ISBSG Conference on Software Data collection, Analysis, and Benchmarking
The first virtual IT Confidence conference, free of charge for everybody to attend
October 8th 09.00 AM CEST and October 14th 12.00 PM EDT
Submission Guidelines
Software intensive organizations (SIOs) have been aware of the significance of measurement processes for informed decision-making and for managing software processes, products and projects. Measurement represents an important enabler for software, systems and service process improvements. But when starting an improvement program, SIOs not always have historical data at their disposal and this can significantly increase time, effort and costs for obtaining a positive return on investment (ROI) from such measurement and monitoring activities. Especially since many organizations have adopted an agile way of working, the use of standardized data and metrics becomes even more important. Many CxO level managers experience lack of grip and predictability as they are not fed with standardized management information. Therefore decision-making based on facts is increasingly difficult. Also the teams themselves often think they are very predictable, using non standardized story point metrics, but research shows actual predictability in fact is very low in most cases.
ISBSG helps the industry by providing an independent source of software project data that can be used for various fact-based decision making processes.Drawing on the ISBSG’s 20+year experience, this conference will provide a forum for both practitioners and researchers to discuss the most recent advances in data collection, analysis, standardization, and benchmarking. We invite professionals responsible for, involved in, or interested in data collection, analysis, standardization, and benchmarking to share innovative ideas, experiences, and concerns within this scope. The conference targets two types of contributions:
- Experience contributions: e.g. problem statements and practiced solutions in planning and using benchmarking practices for helping and driving strategic decision-making, and
- Research contributions: e.g. empirical studies, hypothesized models, and suggestions for establishing effective benchmarking programs for improving software/service value management.
Presentations must not be longer than 25 slides, including no commercials (maximum a single slide presenting your own organization).
The abstract can be written in MS Word and should not be longer than 1 A4 page.
The Conference language is English.
List of Topics
Conference topics include but are not limited to:
- Approaches for cost-effective and sustainable benchmarking programs
- Approaches to use standardized data for fact-based decision making, especially in agile environments
- Approaches for standardized data collection, analysis, and standardization practices
- Innovative Software Cost Estimation approaches, using parametric models and historical data
- Requirements and constraints for designing effective benchmarking programs to achieve a better value management
- Benchmarking in SMEs (Small-Medium Enterprises) and VSE (Very Small Entities) and related constraints
- Internal and external benchmarking for better strategic, tactical and operational decision-making
- Empirical studies on what could be the most effective measures/KPI to be considered in a benchmarking program and their level of granularity for properly supporting the decision-making process
- Alignment of business, tactical and operational goals and timing for revising the benchmarking strategy
- PDR/productivity variances and evidences in the COVID-19 period
Important Dates
- Abstracts submission: July 14, 2021
- Notification of abstract acceptance/rejection: July 21, 2021
- Full presentation submission: August 26, 2021
Committees
Program Committee
- Luigi Buglione (GUFPI-ISMA, Engineering Ing. Inf. SpA, Italy)
- Harold van Heeringen (NESMA, IDC/Metri, Netherlands)
- Raul David Fernandez Rodriguez (Leda MC, Spain)
- Paola Billia (GUFPI-ISMA, NTT Data, Italy)
Organizing committee
- Pierre Almen (ISBSG President)
- Paula Holmberg (ISBSG President)
- Angela De La Harpe (ISBSG)
Venue
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, also this year the conference will be held in an online mode.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to staff@isbsg.org