Presented by Thiago Conceição and Dr Carlos Simões
Session Description:
One of the main challenges faced by organizations is establishing a consistent and agile workflow for software development, particularly when incorporating estimation methods. The use of a unified platform with predefined processes that integrates an estimation model can enable greater efficiency and effectiveness in project governance and management. By implementing structured workflows, organizations enhance their management capabilities, operational efficiency, financial control, and performance monitoring through the use planning and monitoring tool, supported by a standardized, repeatable and auditable measurement method. Additionally, this approach supports compliance with high-maturity process models, such as the latest version of CMMI (v3.0) and MPS.BR SW, fostering continuous process improvement, quality assurance, and competitiveness in industrial and commercial contexts.
This session will present a simple, practical, and easily implementable approach, characterized by low costs and risks. Such an approach allows organizations of various sizes to integrate and simultaneously apply an estimation method and an agile workflow in software development. Furthermore, it demonstrates the potential of this strategy to mitigate risks, optimize resource allocation, and maximize the value delivered in projects.
Main Topics that will be covered during the presentation:
Estimation Methods, Agile Workflow, Project Governance, Resource Optimization and Risk Mitigation
Benefits for Participants:
Greater Efficiency in Project Management, Improved Resource Allocation, Enhanced Risk Mitigation
Speaker Bio:
Thiago Conceição is currently pursuing a Master’s in Innovation and Digital Transformation in Business and a Postgraduate Degree in Artificial Intelligence Engineering, building on his Degree in Systems Analysis and Development. He has over 10 years of experience in IT and business, with expertise in agile methods, cybersecurity, growth hacking, strategy, technology, digital transformation, coaching, and training. With a multidisciplinary background, he has applied his IT and business skills across various sectors.
He holds 15+ international certifications in different domains, including Software Measurement. A member of IFPUG since 2009, and having passed the rigorous CFPS exam multiple times, he became a member of the CEC, PEC, and CMC committees, where he has made significant contributions to the IT community. His contributions include organizing webinars and the ISMA conference, evaluating submissions to IFPUG, and translating SFP manuals and tools.
Dr Carlos Simões has over 30 years of experience in information technology. He holds a Ph.D. from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, with the thesis Model of Process Reference for Outsourcing of IT Workforce, which won the award for Best Doctoral Thesis at the Annual Workshop of MPS BR – Improvement of the Brazilian Software Process, held at the Brazilian Symposium on Software Quality.
He also holds a Master’s degree in Systems Engineering and Computing from COPPE/UFRJ, with a dissertation on Measurement Repository for High Maturity in Software Development. He is a consultant in PMO, Agile Methods, Project Management, and Metrics for several companies in Brazil, including the Enel Group.