Are you an IT or metrics professional keen to improve the planning of your software project?
If so, join us and listen to experts discuss the latest developments in:
estimation
planning
measurement
benchmarking
You don’t have to leave home to attend the IT Confidence Conference.
Attendance at the conference is simple and easy. Join us via Zoom on your laptop or mobile device, from wherever in the world you are.
Dates and Times
The conference will be held on 28th August 2020, then repeated on 4th September 2020. This is to enable the attendance of those from different time zones.
28th August 2020
09.00 AM CEST (Central European Summer Time) suits attendees in:
- Amsterdam/Rome/Madrid 9am
- Finland 10am
- China 3pm
- Japan/Korea 4pm
- Australian 5pm
4th September 2020
12.00 PM midday EDT (Eastern USA Daylight Time) suits attendees in:
- California 9am
- Mexico City 11am
- New York 12pm midday
- Amsterdam/Rome/Madrid 6pm
- Finland 7pm
Conference Topics
Conference topics include but are not limited to:
- Approaches for cost-effective & sustainable benchmarking programs
- Use of standardized data for fact-based decision making, especially in agile environments
- Approaches for standardized data collection, analysis & practices
- Innovative Software Cost Estimation approaches, using parametric models & historical data
- Requirements & constraints in designing effective benchmarking programs for better value management
- Benchmarking in SMEs (Small-Medium Enterprises) & VSE (Very Small Entities) & related constraints
- Internal & external benchmarking for better strategic, tactical & operational decision-making
- Empirical studies on the most effective measures/KPI to be considered in a benchmarking program & their level of granularity for properly supporting the decision-making process
- Alignment of business, tactical, operational goals & timing for revising benchmarking strategies
Call for Presentations
IT and metrics professionals or experts are invited to submit their presentations for the 2020 IT Confidence Conference.
Important Dates
- Abstracts submission: July 3, 2020
- Notification of abstract acceptance/rejection: July 19, 2020
- Full presentation submission: August 16, 2020
- Registration of attendance opens: 1st August
Previous IT Conferences
For more information about IT Confidence Conferences, please browse the information from previous conferences below.
IT Confidence 2013 (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil – Oct 3, 2013)
IT Confidence 2014 (Tokyo, Japan – Oct 22, 2014)
IT Confidence 2015 (Florence, Italy – Oct 19, 2015)
IT Confidence 2016 (Los Angeles, USA – Sep 7, 2016)
IT Confidence 2017 (Beijing, China – Sep 20, 2017)
IT Confidence 2018 (Mexico – Sep 12, 2018)
IT Confidence 2019 (Beijing – Aug 4, 2019)
IT Conference Commitee
Luigi Buglione (Engineering Ing. Inf SpA, Italy)
Harold van Heeringen (Metri Group, Netherlands)
Raul David Fernandez Rodriguez (Leda MC, Spain)
Helen Huang (China SPI, China)
Contact Us
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