Functional Size Measurement (Function Points) are often misconstrued as technical, difficult or a silver bullet - none of which is true. This short 30 minute…
Carol DekkersNovember 19, 2019
Function Points (Software Size) come of Age: Mature, Stable, and Relevant
It is with pride and honor to share with you news about the upcoming Sept 13-15, 2017 celebratory (and educational) conference: ISMA14 (International Software Measurement…
To Succeed with Measurement, Choose Stable Measures
The pace of technology advancement can be staggering - new tools, methods, acronyms, programming languages, platforms and solutions - come at us at warp speed,…
Carol DekkersDecember 23, 2016
Navigating the Minefield… Successful Estimating Before Requirements are Complete
Free webinar.... Wed June 10, 2015 - 11 am - 12:30 pm EDT. Register by following this ITMPI link.
Carol DekkersJune 8, 2015
Fundamentals of Software Metrics in Two Minutes or Less
To read more click on the link: http://www.qsm.com/blog/2013/fundamentals-software-metrics-two-minutes-or-less
Carol DekkersNovember 8, 2013
Fundamentals of Software Estimating: First See the Elephant in the Room: Part 2
This is the second in a sequence of four posts (and more to come) on BASIC software estimating concepts that address "WHAT IS IT?" we…
Carol DekkersAugust 12, 2013
Measurement and IT – Friends or Frenemies ?
I confess, I am a software metrics 'geek'... but I am not a zealot! I agree that we desperately need measures to make sense of…
Carol DekkersJune 20, 2012
Trust and Verify are the (IT) Elephants in the room
As a party involved in some aspect of software development, why do you think projects are so hard? Millions of dollars in research work to…
Carol DekkersMay 15, 2012
“Scoping” out IT project failure…
According to a 2008 Gartner report, 15% of all IT projects failed that year because of high cost variance, while 18% were unsuccessful because they…
Carol DekkersNovember 12, 2010
Estimating and the Psychology of On time, Early and Late
Is there a link between estimating and psychology? I certainly believe that there is - especially when it comes to software development. As humans, we…
Carol DekkersApril 23, 2010