SPM - ICON 2008 invites submissions from experts who are willing to share their rich experience, knowledge and best practices for the common good of the community of practitioners.

SPM-ICON spotlights proven strategies, practices, and tools that support the success rate of any organization by enabling the exchange of information and knowledge on Project Management.

Speakers can benefit from speaking opportunities at SPM-ICON 2008 and confirm their organization's position as an innovative quality leader, and benchmark against other leading experts in the area of software Project Management.

1. Tutorials: Half Day (including Q&A) Opportunity for leading experts to share rich expertise and knowledge on project management that enable participants to apply specific proven techniques and practices to real-time projects.

2. Plenary Sessions: 30 Minutes OR 45 Minutes (including Q&A) Project management gurus, industry experts and thought leaders are invited to share their experiences, case studies, analysis and thoughts on future directions with a highly charged audience.

3. Best Practices: 30 Minutes OR 45 Minutes (including Q&A) Organizations have invested heavily in finding the best way to initiate, improve and manage projects. These lessons learnt pave the way for increasing the overall maturity of the industry. Organizations confirm their thought leadership at SPM-ICON 2008 by sharing industry best practices with the conference delegates.

Topics for Paper Submission: Deadline for Submission - March 14, 2008

Project Management: Paradigms and frameworks

• Distributed Project Management
• Delivery Management
• Managing Large Projects
• PMO and Project Portfolio Management
• Project Life cycles
• Project Level Tailoring
• Innovation / Entrepreneurship in Project Management
• Project Management in SOA

Development Methodologies

• Agile Methodologies
• RUP Methodology
• OO Methodology

Project Planning and Estimation

• Software Project Estimation
• Estimation in Maintenance Projects
• Estimation in Testing Projects
• Estimation Techniques
• OO Project Management

Project Management Processes

• OPM3

Project Management for non-IT Organizations

• PM for the ITES sector
• PM in Construction & Infrastructure    sector
• PM in Manufacturing sector
• PM in Defence, Aerospace
• PM & e-Governance

Software Management

• Requirement Engineering and Management
• Defect Prevention and Management
• Quantitative Software Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Risk Management
• Configuration Management
• Change Management
• Effective decision Making
• Preparing Winning Proposals
• Critical Chain Management
• Collaborative Project Planning
• Risk Analysis & Management
• Current trends in Project Management
• Tools, Techniques and structures in effective Project Management

People Management

• Selecting an effective Project Team
• Managing Projects in Multicultural Teams
• Conflict Management
• Team Motivation
• Project Management Competency Development
• Leadership, HR Management & Behavior aspects of Project Management
• Projects' Stakeholder' Management / Managing Stakeholders
• Project Client Relationship Management
• Cultural Challenges of Virtual Project Management

Showcasing Best Practices

• Best Practices in Project Management across domains, verticals and industry sectors

PM Skills & Certifications

• Program Management Professional (PgMP)
• Project Management Certification (PMP)
• Internal Certification Programs