At the Better Software Conference & EXPO you’ll become a better, more informed software professional with an outward, customer-focused view of development. Learn about the latest tools, trends, and issues regarding Agile development approaches, plan-driven development methods, and process improvement programs. Discover effective software management techniques to better manage your projects and teams. Find out what others are doing to build security and reliability into their software and ways to integrate testing throughout the process to reduce risks and lower overall costs. Discover the latest in Software Development today and find the balance that works for you… Managing Projects & Teams. To ensure projects are delivered on time and budget, learn how to manage responsibilities and reduce conflicts of priorities.   Plan-Driven Development. Find innovative ways to hone your development practices and deliver higher quality software on a predictable schedule with the right level of staffing.   Agile Development. Learn the latest techniques and strategies in Agile development to manage the inevitable changes that occur in software projects and understand the value of collaboration between the development team and the customer.   Process Improvement & Measurement. Learn how with the right processes in place and key measures to help track progress, in combination with the right people, your software projects will be more efficient and help guarantee successful delivery to satisfy your users and customers.   Testing & Quality Assurance. Learn how proper testing can improve efficiency, reduce costs, lower risk, and ultimately deliver a successful product to market.   Security & Special Topics. Beyond the traditional elements of the development lifecycles, special topics—including software security, quality analysis, and more—round out the Better Software Conference & EXPO program.   Attend Keynote presentations from renowned software experts including: • Alistair Cockburn, Consultant • Bill Curtis, Borland Software Corporation • Jean Tabaka, Rally Software • Tim Lister, Atlantic Systems Guild, Inc. • Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering Daylong tutorial sessions provide real world experiences from leading software experts: • Alistair Cockburn, Consultant • Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. • Michael Feathers, Object Mentor Inc. • David Herron, The David Consulting Group • Patricia Ensworth, Harborlight Management Services • Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering • Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc. • Joshua Kerievsky, Industrial Logic • Jean Tabaka, Rally Software • Linda Westfall, The Westfall Team • Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software • Esther Derby, Esther Derby Associates, Inc. • Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc. • Bill Curtis, Borland Software Corporation • Tim Lister, Atlantic Systems Guild, Inc. Who Should Attend? Software professionals seeking the latest practices in software development today—from the highly structured plan-driven approaches to the highly creative, customer-intimate Agile ones. • Software managers, directors, CTOs, and CIOs • Project managers and leads • Process improvement and measurement specialists • Requirements and business analysts • Software architects • Lead developers and software engineers • Security managers and engineers • Test and QA managers and engineers

Better Software. It's project management, measurement and metrics, design and architecture, test and evaluation. It's Agile methods, plan-driven and requirements-driven processes, software process improvement, business value, and ROI, as well as coverage on emerging technologies. It’s special reports, salary surveys, and a steady stream of ideas for software professionals focused on quality. www.BetterSoftware.com
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Software Quality Engineering assists software professionals and organizations interested in improving customer service, boosting productivity, and improving ROI through better software quality practices. Software Quality Engineering hosts three of the industry’s most recognized software quality conferences including the STAR conference series and the Better Software Conference & EXPO. From the classroom to the Web, Software Quality Engineering delivers software testing and development seminars and provides consulting services, specialized publications, and research. www.sqe.com

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