SDG 2010 - 3rd Workshop on Software Development Governance (SDG)

3rd Workshop on Software Development Governance (SDG)
Saturday, 8 May 2010

http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/~yael/SDG2010/
Organizers:
Yael Dubinsky, IBM Haifa Research Lab, Israel
Philippe Kruchten, University of British Columbia, Canada
Anthony Finkelstein, University College, London, UK
Len Bass, Software Engineering Institute, USA
Sunita Chulani, Cisco Systems, USA
Rafael Prikladnicki, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Software Development Governance is the key meeting point between software development processes and the business and regulatory context in which these processes must operate. Software organizations need to perform in a complex and demanding environment, and they are required to deliver more value in an effective and efficient manner while controlling the operational risks and meeting regulations. Studies show that effective governance is one of the key mechanisms by which organizations can guarantee meeting their business goals. Implementing governance in software projects enhances the ability to deal with risks and supports consistent decision making. These decisions are part of the development process e.g., business and organizational decisions that impact the technical decisions concerned with the product architecture and the product quality. The main goal of the workshop is to explore the relationship between business goals, organizational structure, and software development governance and the ways effective technical practices can be achieved given a particular set of goals and a particular organizational structure.