TUESDAY 5th April
09:00-09:30 Registration, refreshments and exhibition
09:30-10:30 Opening speeches

Introduction by Roger Lewis
• Roger Lewis

Why we are investing in CMMI
• Session in detail
• Cornelis Human
10:30-11:00 Refreshments and exhibition
11:00-11:40
Keynote session
CMMI in brief
• Session in detail
• Marilyn Bush
11:40-11:45 Transfer to conference rooms
 
PRACTICAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
MANAGEMENT
& CMMI
11:45-12:30
P1
M1a
M1b
How we do CMMI at Marks & Spencer

• Stephen Woods
• Session in detail
CMMI lessons learned

• Paul Byrnes
CMMI and ITIL

• Session in detail
• Kieran Doyle
• Alison Adams
12:30-13:45 Lunch and exhibition
13:00-13:30
LUNCH BITE:
Meet a CMMI lead appraiser
• Kieran Doyle
An open session that allows you to ask a CMMI lead appraiser anything you want about the CMMI process.
   LUNCH BITE:
David Piper, Select Business Systems
• Dave Piper
Select's experiences with a major US client and explain how Select's tools expedited CMMI assessment.
13:45-15:15 P2
M2
Active Method Management™ with Select Process Director

• Dave Piper
How to establish improvement targets
Followed by panel session
• Session in detail
• Annie Combelles
15:15-15:45 Refreshments and exhibitions
15:45-16:25 P3
M3
Using requirements management as a springboard for success

• Session in detail
• Jeremy Dick

What governance is required to make improvement programme work?

• Session in detail
• Kieran Doyle
16:25-16:30 Class merger
16:30-17:15 Keynote speaker panel session
17:15-20:00
 Meet the sponsors and evening cocktail party


WEDNESDAY 6th April
09:00-09:30 Registration, refreshments and exhibition
09:30-10:30 Opening speeches

Introduction by Roger Lewis
• Roger Lewis

Opening address by Lord Trefgarne
• Lord Trefgarne

CMMI market trends
• Andrew Griffiths
10:30-11:00 Refreshments and exhibition
 
PRACTICAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
MANAGEMENT
& CMMI
11:00-12:30
P4
M4
The pragmatic use of technology to achieve CMMI goals

• Session in detail
• Cornelis Human

The CMMI's relevance to compliance and governance

Followed by panel session
• Session in detail
• Dera McLoughlin
• Kieran Doyle
12:30-13:45 Lunch and exhibition
13:00-13:30
LUNCH BITE:
Meet a CMMI lead appraiser
• Kieran Doyle
An open session that allows you to ask a CMMI lead appraiser anything you want about the CMMI process.
   LUNCH BITE:
David Piper, Select Business Systems
• Dave Piper
Select's experiences with a major US client and explain how Select's tools expedited CMMI assessment.
13:45-15:15
 P5
M5

How companies sometimes misapply the CMMI and make improvement harder: CMMI traps to avoid

Followed by panel session
• Session in detail
• Marilyn Bush

 Experience of using CMMI in IT procurement and outsourcing / off-shoring

• Session in detail
• Andrew Dunham
15:15-15:45 Refreshments and exhibition
15:45-16:25  P6
M6

The role of measurement in process improvement

• Session in detail
• Mike Tsykin

 Was it worth it? The real benefits of attaining a maturity level

• Session in detail
• Paul Morgan
16:25-16:30 Class merger
16:30-17:15 Keynote speaker panel session