Forwarded message from [mcguire@AMERICAN.EDU] sent originally on Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:12:23 -0500: : AMCIS 2000 : Americas Conference on Information Systems : Long Beach, California : August 10-13, 2000 : : Call for Papers for the Mini Track : "Software Process Improvement" : : Important Dates: : : Submission of Material: March 15, 2000 : Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2000 : Camera-Ready Copy: May 5, 2000 : Conference Registration: June 1, 2000 : : Mini Track Description : : Many organizations are attempting to improve the quality and reliability of : their software development products through the application of rigorous and : disciplined approaches. These approaches, such as the SEI Capability : Maturity Model (CMM), ISO 9000, and similar models, require the successful : integration of technical, people and methodology issues. Often software : process improvement efforts within organizations become a business : necessity as more and more contracts require proof of software process : maturity. : : Success is often determined by quantitatively measuring quality and : productivity factors and aligning these results with business objectives to : show savings in cost and time as well as increases in reliability and : performance. This mini-track encourages submissions that deal with the : implementation of process improvement programs that emphasize the : application of models and standards. In addition, submissions on process : improvement research issues such as complexity models, process mapping, : reusable software components, design and coding innovations, etc. are : encouraged. : : Topics for this mini-track include, but are not limited to, the following : issues relevant to research activities and practical implementation efforts : in the area of software process improvement: : : Application and adaptation of models and standards such as: : · SEI Capability Maturity Model (CMM) : · SEI People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM) : · SEI CMMI (Integrated Capability Maturity Model) : · Other SEI models such as Systems Engineering, Software Acquisition, : Trusted Systems, etc. : · ISO 9001/9003 applied to software development and maintenance : · International Models such as : TickIT, Bootstrap, Trillium, etc. : · SPICE (ISO 155504) : · IEEE standards : · DoD and Mil Standards : : Research and practical application activities involving: : · Software reuse : · SPI case studies : · SPI-related tools : · SDLC-related tools : · Software quality assurance : · Reviews and inspections : · Software complexity models : · Design and coding innovations : · Business alignment for SPI efforts : · Team and corporate culture issues : : We invite papers that address any of the areas listed above, as well as any : related issues. A range of research methodologies including conceptual, : lab experiments, surveys, and case studies, among others, would be : appropriate: : : Mini Track Co-Chairs : : Gene McGuire Rick Gibson : Associate Professor Associate Professor : Comp. Sci. and Info. Sys. Comp. Sci. and Info. Sys. : American University American University : 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. : Clark Hall, Room 117 Clark Hall, Rm. 117 : Washington, D.C. 20016-8116 Washington, D.C. 20016-8116 : Phone: (202) 885-3268 (office) Phone: (202) 885-2735 : E-mail: mcguire@american.edu E-Mail: rgibson@american.edu : : All submissions and inquiries are to be made to one of the co-chairs at : their e-mail addresses. Submissions must be in English, and should : represent the original work of the authors. Each submission is limited to : SEVEN pages (approximately 3500 words) in length for a full complete : research paper and THREE pages (approximately 1500 words) for a : research-in-progress paper. All submissions should be made electronically : and sent as an attachment in MS Word, WordPerfect, PDF or HTML format. : Please indicate "AMCIS 2000 Mini Track Submission" in the subject line of : the e-mail to which the submissions are attached. Best papers will be : recognized and receive awards at the conference. : : Submissions should include the following: : i) Name, e-mail, mailing address, university/organization affiliation, : phone/fax numbers of the contact person and all co-authors. : ii) Title of the submission, Keywords (five words), Abstract, and Main : body of the submission. : iii) References and/or bibliography (in MIS Quarterly format). : : Americas Conference on Information Systems covers the latest and important : issues in Information Systems and to serve the research and teaching : interests of the IS community. For more details about AMCIS 2000 see : www.csulb.edu/conference/ais2000. : : Gene McGuire : Associate Professor : Computer Science and Information Systems : American University : 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. : Clark Hall, Room 117 : Washington, D.C. 20016-8116 : Phone: (202) 885-3268 : Fax: (301) 424-1037 : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====

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