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SAP TERP 10 Student Certification AcademyMon, Jun 23, 2014
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Talk Title: SAP TERP 10 Student Certification Academy
Abstract: Course Number & Dates:
Session 2 (SAP 0614-06):
Monday, June 2nd - Friday, June 6th, 2014
Monday, June 9th - Thursday, June 12th, 2014
Certification Exam on Friday, June 13th, 2014
The University of Southern California, being an active member of SAP's Global University Alliances program since its inception in 1996, has been chosen to offer the TERP10 Academy to its students in early Summer 2014. The TERP10 Academy, and its certification, is a direct response to the global forecast of needed SAP skills in the market, estimated between 30,000 and 40,000, in the next several years. Students completing the TERP10 Academy and passing SAP's certification exam will have the advantage of being equipped with a good understanding of business processes adopted by companies around the world. They will also get insights into best business practices and how SAP can be used to optimize business processes. Students will find that the TERP10 Certification will open internship opportunities as well as full time jobs with consulting firms such as Deloitte, Ernst and Young, KPMG, Hitachi, and other SAP partner companies.
Host: Professional Programs
More Info: http://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/terp10#overview
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
Event Link: http://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/terp10#overview
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PhD Defense - Nupul Kukreja
Mon, Jun 23, 2014 @ 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
PhD Candidate: Nupul Kukreja
Title: Social-Networking Based Collaborative Requirements Elicitation, Negotiation and Prioritization
Date: Monday, June 23rd, 2014
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: GFS 114
Committee:
Barrry Boehm (chair)
William Halfond
Ann Majchrzak (outside member)
Abstract:
Avoiding a major source of system and software project failures by finding more non-technical-user friendly methods of system definition and evolution has been a significant challenge. Another challenging problem, an outcome of the system definition process, is selecting system and software requirements to implement in a particular product or release. Business stakeholders strive to maximize return on investment by selecting the most valuable requirements for implementation. Deciding on the requirements to be selected entails a great deal of communication and coordination amongst the stakeholders to ascertain the priorities of the individual requirements.
With the advent of social networking and popularity of Facebook and Gmail, we have developed a radically different way for collaborative requirements management, negotiation and prioritization based on the WinWin negotiation model. The new avatar of the WinWin framework called ââ¬ËWinbookââ¬â¢ is based on the social networking paradigm, similar to Facebook and content organization using color coded labels, similar to Gmail and an 'Excel' like ability for prioritizing the requirements collaboratively.
The prioritized requirements aid in the planning and sequencing of implementation activities associated with the software system and provides a basis of a prioritized backlog from which the requirements can be ââ¬Ëpulledââ¬â¢ for development. Changing business priorities may require a complete reprioritization of the backlog, leading to wasted effort. Individual change requests and new requirements need to be prioritized and inserted into the correct location in the backlog requiring high communication overhead.
In my thesis I present a social-networking inspired negotiation and two-step prioritization approach using a decision theoretic model, to negotiate and prioritize system and software requirements. I show how social-networking helps increase participation in online negotiation sessions and how the a rigorous prioritization model can help channelize the output of the negotiation and progress towards the implementation of the requirements - all in a value centric manner.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 114
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Lizsl De Leon
