SEMS Events and Deliverables

Upcoming

Note: The SEMS research project concluded on 30.4.2004. A summary of SEMS and its results can be found here. Please refer to the pages of SPRG for more information on our upcoming activities.

Current and past

Date Event Material  
28.9.2006 An electronic version of the book "Pacing Software Product Development: ..." published! PDF  
1.5.2004 Everything that has an end provides a new beginning... (A website for the SHAPE research project will be published shortly after the funding decision by Tekes)  
28.4.4.2003 14-16 3nd (and the last) steering group meeting of the 3rd season @ Soberit Minutes (upcoming) and material (.zip)
22.4.2004 8:30-17 Final Seminar (Public, free admission for & invited presentations from partners)

Pacing Software Product Development: A Framework and Practical Implementation Guidelines (SEMS Workbook) published 

   
19.3.2004 8:30-12:30 + lunch @ SoberIT SEMS Workshop on Tool Support Handouts (PDF) [Rusama] [Toivola]
9.3.2004 A position paper on Product Portfolio Management in Small Software Product Businesses submitted to EDSER-6 at ICSE2004 .pdf (for review purposes only)  
16.2.2004 Presentations of the SPRG research group and the SEMS project, plus selected publications from SEMS. .zip  
20.1.2004 A presentation of SEMS and the Cycles of Control at seminar on Software Process Management - Methods and Experiences (organised by Turku Centre for Computer Science) (Vähäniitty) Presentation handouts (PDF, 2 per page -version)  
13.1.2004 @ Sjökulla 14- ~20 Workbook Q&A-session & experience exchange event for partners (incl. sauna & dinner) Driving instructions (see bottom of the page) and a map  
23.12.2003 A version of the SEMS Workbook published for review .zip
17.12.2003 14-16 2nd steering group meeting of the 3rd season @ Soberit Minutes and material (.zip)
12.12.2003 A version of the SEMS Workbook published for review (see the latest version above)
21.11.2003 SEMS Workshop on Software Product Evolution Challenges & Best Practices and Pair Programming Slides Evo1, Evo2, PP (pdf)
Papers Evo, pp1, pp2
20.11.2003 A presentation of the SEMS project and selected results at Kuopio University (Vähäniitty) Slides (PDF)  
30.9.2003
Presentation of Smartner's process paper at ISESE-2003
Slides (PDF)
26.9.2003 Fast track conference paper at 19th ICSM "A Taxonomy and an Initial Empirical Study of Bad Smells in Code" (Mäntylä, Fast-track session) Presentation (PDF) Click on the titles for the papers and presentation slides (in PDF - email if interested in the .ppt versions).  
26.9.2003 A 20-page draft of the Cycles of Control, submitted for review to "Agile Engineering Techniques: A Resource Book for Increasing the Level of Agility in Software Development" PDF
24.9.2003 14-16 1st steering group meeting of the 3rd season @ Soberit Minutes and material (.zip)
14.9.2003 Final report of the 2nd project season (3/2002-4/2003) PDF
5. & 6.9.2003 Conference paper, workshop paper & two presentations at EuroMicro-29

"Key Decisions in Strategic New Product Development for Small Software Product Businesses" (Vähäniitty, Software Process and Product Improvement track). Presentation (PDF).

"Business-driven New Product Development Process Improvement in Small Software Product Businesses - Theory and a Research Application" (Vähäniitty, work-in-progress session). Presentation (PDF)

Click on the titles for the papers and presentation slides (in PDF - email if  interested in the .ppt versions).

 

 
29.7.2003
Presentation on agile testing in Test Summit 2003, Savonlinna
Slides

10.7.2003 Vähäniitty accepted to 13th European Doctoral Summer School in Technology Management (23.-31.8.2003) Accepted research plan, presentation & other material of interest TBD in 9/2003  
10.7.2003
Final submission of "An Experience in Combining Flexibility and Control in a Small Company’s Software Product Development Process" (Rautiainen, Vuornos, Lassenius) to ISESE 2003
Final submission (pdf)
30.6.2003 Workshop Paper accepted to EuroMicro-29 Work-in-Progress session    
6.6.2003 SEMS QA-Workshop, part 1: "Testing in agile software development" Assignment
Workshop slides:
1.6.2003 Final submission of "Improving the Interface Between Business and Product Development Processes Using the Cycles of Control Framework" (Vanhanen, Itkonen, P.Sulonen) to Agile Software Development 2003   
27.5.2003 Experience report presentation at XP2003: "Practical Experiences of Agility in the Telecom Industry" (Vanhanen, Jartti, Kähkönen)  
19.5.2003 Bad Smells in Software - A Taxonomy and an Empirical Study Master's Thesis  
16.5.2003 Conference paper accepted to ICSM 2003: "Taxonomy and an Initial Empirical Study of Bad Smells" (Mäntylä, Vanhanen, Lassenius) (Final submission being written)  
4.5.2003 Conference paper accepted to EuroMicro-29 See 9/2003 for the material  
22.5.2003 Public seminar on "Tuoteperheiden hallinnan ja konfiguroinnin uusimmat menetelmät" by SoberIT's Wecotin and Sarcous projects - free admission arranged for SEMS partners! Invitation and
(slides, for partners only, TBD)
24.4.2003 SPIN Technology Programme's closing seminar  24.4.2003 at Innopoli. SEMS's project manager Jarno Vähäniitty participates to a panel discussion on software product business at 2010  Seminar programme  
9.4.2003 3rd steering group meeting of the 2nd project year 14-16 @ Soberit Material and minutes
1.4.2003 3rd project season starts    
29.3.2003 Conference paper: "An Experience in Integrating Strategic Product Planning and Agile Software Development Practices".
Submitted for review to ISESE-2003
Paper (for review purposes only)
25.3.2003 Experience report accepted to Agile Software Development 2003: "An Implementation of the Cycles of Control Framework using Ideas from SCRUM and XP".  Accepted version (for review purposes only)
19.3.2003 Experience exchange workshop / Key Product Strategy Decision Areas (a.k.a "SEMS Workshop") Presentation materials in PDF
Analysed feedback will be posted here soon.
17.3.2003 SEMS publicity: An article about SEMS on the SWBusiness web site Link to the article  
10.3.2003 Conference paper on Key Product Strategy Decision Areas for Small Software Product Businesses submitted for review to EuroMicro-29. Paper (for review purposes only)
1.3.2003 Experience report accepted to XP2003: "Practical Experiences of Agility in the Telecom Industry" (Vanhanen, Jartti, Kähkönen) Paper (final version)  
1.3.2003 Conference Paper: "Taxonomy and an Initial Empirical Study of Bad Smells".
Submitted for review to ICSM 2003
Paper (for review purposes only)
18.2.2003 Assignment for the upcoming Workshop released to partner companies Assignment
28.1.2003 Table of Contents for the SEMS Workbook Table of Contents
15.1.2003 3rd steering group meeting Presentation material and meeting minutes  
15.1.2003 Product Strategy Decisions in Small Software Product Businesses - a Framework and Experiences Master's Thesis  
8.1.2003 HICSS-36 conference presentation on "Increasing Understanding of the Modern Testing Perspective in Software Product Development Projects" Presentation and paper  
28.11.2002 Expert seminar: Ketteryyttä ohjelmistotuotantoon - parhaat ratkaisumallit ja niiden soveltaminen by Pekka Abrahamsson Abrahamsson (book), Rautiainen,Vanhanen  
16.10.2002 SEMS-mid-term review and presentation of the 2nd year deliverables so far + special evening programme at SoberIT All material
18.9.2002 2nd steering group meeting Material and minutes
29.8.2002 Seminar on agile methodologies Slides (overview,testing, agile)
8-9/2002 Current state review at selected partner companies  
7.8.2002 ViCA 1.3 release Zip
1.7.2002 Test Planning in a Small Software Product Company research plan Plan
6/2002 Approach to software product evolution - case work at selected companies on code quality Plan (26.6.02)
18.6.2002 Improving Software Development Process in Small High-tech Companies: Case Smartner Information Systems Ltd. released Master's Thesis  
17.6.2002 Training material on Software Configuration Management Slides 
17.6.2002 Training material on Software Quality Assurance and Testing Slides  
14.6.2002 SEMS Assessment Model for SME Software Product Companies Working paper (v. 0.1)
12.6.2002 QConn-7 conference presentation An Approach to Product Roadmapping in Small Software Product Businesses  All materials  
8.6.2002 Conference paper on Increasing Understanding of the Modern Testing Perspective in Software Product Development Projects submitted to HICSS-36 Submitted version (for review purposes only, do not cite)
1.6.2002 Publication of 4CC: A Framework for Managing Software Product Development in Engineering Management Journal Published version  
4-6/2002 Study on Agile methodologies Report (confidential)
29.5.2002 1st steering group meeting Material,minutes, slides
4-6/2002 Case work on product and release planning at selected partner companies Described in plan for MSc. Thesis, draft  
17.5.2002 Expert seminar by Suzanne Robertson: connecting requirements and SW engineering Details and Program  
5/2002 Process review at QPR (confidential)  
22.4.2002 SEMS-kickoff and seminar on the results of the current state analysis Slides
4/2002 Current state review at partner companies Research plan  
3.4.2002

A presentation for the SPIN project review.

Slides  
3/2002 Study on improving software effort estimation in a small software development company begins Research plan
8.1.2002 HICSS-35 conference presentation on the 4CC framework Slides, paper  

= material is available only to our partners

Here is the list of tasks and deliverables for the 1st project year (1.7.2000-31.1.2001).