Online Registration for SD Best Practices 2005 is now open!

Register by July 15th to take advantage of our Super Early Bird Discounts and save up to $500.

At SD Best Practices you will find business-critical development training. You will gain the practical skills you need to successfully incorporate best practices, quality design, and proven management techniques into your projects.

CONFERENCE
This year’s conference features over 160 educational sessions in 8 focused tracks:
- C++ --new at SD Best Practices
- Build & Deploy
- Design & Architecture
- People, Projects & Teams
- Process & Methods
- Requirements & Analysis
- Testing & Quality

Full Conference details are available on our Conference Overview page.

VISIONARY KEYNOTES

Jerry Weinberg, Industry Renowned Author & Consultant “Truth and Circumstances: Advice for Dealing with Real Project Dynamics”
Michael Schrage, MIT, Research Co-Director "How We Screw Ourselves: Misunderstanding the Economics of Software Development"
Per Kroll, IBM Rational "Real World Trends Impacting Software Best Practices"
Michael Leworthy, Senior Visual Studio Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation "Managing the Software Lifecycle"

NETWORKING EVENTS
SD Best Practices offers a multitude of learning and networking opportunities including:
• Birds-of-a-Feather Gatherings
• Case Studies
• Expo Floor Opening Party
• Experiential sessions - covering topics such as software release cycles, agile development, and managing global teams
• Software Development Readers' Choice Awards ceremony
• SD Best Practices VIP Party

SD BEST PRACTICES EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
More information is available on our Exhibitor Services page.