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VENUE
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| Sofitel Sydeny Wentworth Hotel 61-101 Phillip Street Sydney 2000 |
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DATES
Two day Fusion conference:
13-14 September, 2012
Optional pre-conference workshops: 12 September, 2012
Conference dinner:
13 September, 2012
COST
Two day conference including lunches, refreshments, dinner (13th Sept) and all conference materials
$1980
5th person FREE:
Book four people to attend the conference and the fifth goes FREE
ANY QUESTIONS?
Call 1800 145 152 and speak to Daniel, Bridgette or Lee
Email fusion(at)softed.com
Learn More Here
At Fusion you'll learn things that you can use right away!
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The content mix, local and international practice leaders, and round table discussions allow you to better understand how all of software developments roles work together to build the best software, systems, products and services. Plus, you'll learn things that you can use right away! |
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7 reasons to consider Fusion
- It's a hard to beat learning event focused on Business Analysis, Software Testing, Agile and Management.
- There's a blend of practical keynotes, local case studies, round table panel discussions and practical workshops.
- You'll have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with an outstanding mix of international experts, local practitioners and your peers.
- There's multiple streams so you can tailor the conference to fit your needs.
- It's designed for local conditions and local issues.
- It's organised by a local company that specialises in software development training and consulting - SoftEd know the subject.
- The emphasis is on practical tips, tools and techniques you can put to use right away.
Martyn Jones | Your pathway to software excellenceFusion is SoftEd's exciting new conference! If you're involved in software development, this is for you. Apart from the outstanding collection of international speakers, Fusion creates special opportunities to network with your peers and to benchmark your current practices. This is a conference that will set the standard for others to follow. I promise you real value, and look forward to meeting with you and others from many of Australia's leading organisations. Martyn Jones p.s. Don't miss the FREE networking drinks and conference dinner on Thursday night. The guest speaker is outstanding Australian Futurist Dr. Peter Ellyard, advisor to governments and multinational corporates on planning for the future. |
Who are SoftEd?
Software Education (SoftEd) are the internationally recognised local experts in software development training. With over 50 different course titles in Business Analysis, System Design, Programming, Software Testing, It Management and Agile Development, we not only provide you with access to leading-edge content but also get you connected to an unrivalled network of international and local experts. Find more about SoftEd here >>>
SoftEd Conferences
SoftEd have hosted successful conferences since 1995. Our brand new conference, Fusion, brings together the best elements of the recent SDC and STANZ conferences and adds even more cutting edge content in the biggest and most exciting SoftEd conference yet. SDC and STANZ focused on Business Analysis and Software Testing. Here's what some previous participants had to say about these conferences:
A valuable investment which offers some practical tips towards improving progress.
Helen Bregent, Team Leader QA Governance, Centrelink, STANZ 2010
As usual a fantastic conference, there is always so much stuff to learn and discover outside our small worlds.
Mechelle Reibel, Product Test Manager, ATO, STANZ 2011
Great 2 days - I am a better BA for it.
Kevin Preston, Business Analyst, Foiodstuffs, SDC 2011
Excellent overall conference, great networking, interesting ideas as well as interesting debate.
Toni Wiggill, Business Analyst manager Software Solutions, Precision Software, SDC 2010
Awesome mixture of passion, insight, wisdom and camaraderie.
Fernando Gonzales, Senior Design Engineer Quality Manager, RAAF, STANZ 2010
Organisations who send participants to SoftEd conferences include:
| ANZ | AON Risk Management | Australian Tax Office | Bank West | Boeing Australia |
| Bunnings Group | Bureau of Metrology | CBA | Centrelink | CGU Insurance |
| DEEWR | AU Defence Force | Dept. Education and Training | Dept. Finance and Deregulation | Energy Australia |
| Geoscience | HAMBS | IAG | Immigration and Citizenship | Lion Nathan |
| Lonely Planet | Macquarie Bank | NAB | Pronto Software | Railcorp |
| SEEK | Suncorp | Westpac | Big W | and many more |
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And here's some links to presentations from past SoftEd conferences (links take you off-site): |
 | Enterprise Analysis ties to Strategy. From Honda to Air New Zealand to Boondoggles do you know the strategic fit of the work you are doing today? The organisations strategy and the customers perspective, strategy formulation and implementation, the billboard test, models, decision filters and real-world examples you can use right now in your work. from SDC 2011 - Strategically Speaking Why Are We Doing This Again? >>> |
| length: 65 minutes >>> | |
| Is the value of quality lower than the price of quality? Where did it all go wrong? What are you going to do about it? What can you do? It's about value and what is the value attributed to quality. |
| length: 64 minutes >>> | |
| Tips on what to do, what works and what don't with real-world examples when you work outside the office or if you work with people who are not located near you - from time gaps to lawn-mowers, mip-its to humour, audio learning, trust and office politics, plus a laundry list. from STANZ 2011 - Working with and on Virtual and Distributed Teams - from STANZ 2011 >>> |
| length: 54 minutes >>> | |
| Testing the important things - but whos important things? Find the overlaps to create value. Leadership and accountability, skills and coaching. You can get caught up with trends and tools and measure success based on their adoption, while forgetting about the basics. Are your tools and processes helping you create value or are they distracting you? |
| length: 68 minutes >>> | |
| Unless you know where you are going it's very difficult to get there. Providing value to stakeholders and increasing their understanding - From establishing clear objectives and checklists to talk about testing in their terms thru to the scaled matrix and illustrative graphs. |
| length: 46 minutes >>> | |
| From Cinderella projects thru the Mars Climate Orbiter to reality how agile is transforming software development. Ridged process, batch and flow, pull versus push, inspect and adapt, an ally in change, keeping methods in context, tailoring down and scaling up, drivers, teams, governance and co-ordination practices and a couple of models to help get you started. |
| length: 57 minutes >>> |
