SMS Exemplar: Events

SMS Events

Upcoming Events:

1-DAY WORKSHOP

Achieving Excellence & Efficiency in the Public Sector with Lean Systems Thinking

London, 19th October

A 1-day masterclass for senior managers in the public sector. Grant Rule shows how to apply Lean thinking to create better systems of work in the public sector and deliver better services from constrained budgets.
Delegates will learn from this practical one-day learning break:

how to create an effective organisational culture that enables your people to deliver full value, and makes best use of technology
how to get started and how to make sure you succeed
how to avoid common pitfalls
how to ensure the taxpayer receives benefit from the organisation’s adoption of agile methods.

Presenter: Grant Rule
Cost: £325 per head*
Details and registration: UNICOM Seminars http://bit.ly/LeanMCpub

*discounts for multiple bookings

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1-DAY WORKSHOP

Leveraging Outstanding Business Performance with Lean Systems Thinking

London, 20th October

In this Masterclass, Lean systems specialist Grant Rule considers how market leaders organise people, process and systems to create wealth. He will discuss how to measure business effectiveness and how to achieve it.

Delegates will learn from this practical one-day learning break:

how to create an effective organisational culture that enables your people to deliver full value
how to get started and how to make sure you succeed
how to avoid common pitfalls and get over common stumbling blocks
how to ensure your business objectives are achieved predictably, repeatably, and at minimum cost
how to make best use of technology and ensure your business derives benefit from any adoption of Agile methods.

Presenter: Grant Rule
Cost: £325 per head*
Details and registration: UNICOM Seminars http://bit.ly/LeanMCpub

*discounts for multiple bookings

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International Conference on Software Metrics and Estimating

London, 27th/28th October 2011

The 22nd UKSMA conference presents the latest thinking and examples of good practice in this crucial and often poorly understood area of business performance management.

Presented by UKSMA, the UK Software Metrics Association; COSMIC, the COmmon Software Metrics International Consortium; and UNICOM Seminars.

See www.uksma.co.uk for details

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Orchestrated Knowledge Exchange: Bring Us Your Next Big Question

9th November, London

Your unique opportunity to quiz a panel of highly experienced expert practitioners about the business challenges you are facing in your organisation. The Knowledge Exchange operates under Chatham House rules to ensure open and frank analysis of the issues. Past attendees at OK Big Q events have described them as ‘inspirational’, and taken from them valuable and practical guidance in how to achieve their objectives more rapidly and more efficiently.

Panel members on 9th November include:
Tom Gilb
Peter Leeson
Niels Malotaux
Grant Rule
Click here for details & registration or contact s.rule@smsexemplar.com

Software Estimating and Cost Management with COSMIC FP

November (date tbc), Holborn, London

Pinesoft Ltd. host a practical, 2-day course for individuals wishing to improve software estimating and project cost control capability. Presented by Grant Rule of SMS, the course gives participants a working knowledge of COSMIC FP. Those attending this course will gain the capability to estimate accurately and manage software project performance effectively. This approach is particularly recommended for those engaged in contracting for or providing services using agile development methods.

Details from training@smsexemplar.com