4SUM Partners principals are available for keynote presentations,
conference speeches, corporate workshops, and other leading industry events
worldwide. Contact us to make your next corporate event or conference
a resounding success!
Carol Dekkers, PMP, CMC, CFPS, is an
industry leading expert in software measurement and technology who has
spoken to audiences in 25 countries. Her ability to transform complex
technical concepts and present them in everyday language has won her praise
from senior executives and industry professionals in many industry sectors.
Ms. Dekkers is a professional member of the National Speakers Association (NSA),
and her keynote presentations and workshops have been welcomed in North
America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. She is co-author of two
forthcoming books: The IT Measurement
Compendium: Estimating and Benchmarking for Successful Projects
(Springer, August 2008) and the Program
Management Toolkit -- for software and systems development
(Talentum, April 2008). An ISO/IEC project
editor since 1994, and a recent visiting scientist at the Software
Engineering Institute (SEI), Ms. Dekkers is available for keynotes and can
customize workshops and presentations to suit any audience.
Pekka Forselius, MBA, MSc, is also
an industry leading expert in software measurement and technology, and is
the president of the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG),
the world's largest, non-proprietary benchmarking consortium with members in
more than a dozen countries. Mr. Forselius speaks globally on
research, technology, and scope management topics, and on occasion ISO/IEC
standards (he has been a Finnish representative since 2000). As an industry
specialist with ties to the international research community, his
presentations are always well grounded in defensible, high quality data
which wins him support of academicians and industry professionals alike.
Mr. Forselius' counsel is respected and sought by senior executives around
the world. Mr. Forselius is the co-author of several books, most
recently the Program Management Toolkit -- for
software and systems development (Talentum,
April 2008). Forselius can customize workshops and presentations for
small, medium and large groups on request.
