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Function Points

What’s the (function) point of Measurement? Certified Scope Manager / CSMChangeCommunicationDesigning SoftwareEstimating ModelsEstimating Software Development Cost and EffortEstimationFunction PointsFunctional Size MeasurementGlobal Software DevelopmentIFPUGISBSGISOIT FutureIT IndustryOutsourcingScope ManagementSoftware MeasurementStandardsThe IT Measurement CompendiumWebinars

What’s the (function) point of Measurement?

It's been more than 30 years since "function point analysis"  emerged in IT and yet most of the industry either: a) has never heard of…
March 22, 2010
The “Dog Chasing its Tail” Syndrome in Project Estimating Certified Scope Manager / CSMChangeCommunicationDesigning SoftwareEstimating ModelsEstimating Software Development Cost and EffortEstimationFunction PointsFunctional Size MeasurementGlobal Software DevelopmentISBSGISOISO/IEC standardsIT FutureIT IndustryScope ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSoftware MeasurementStandardsTeamworkTechnology ConferencesThe IT Measurement Compendium

The “Dog Chasing its Tail” Syndrome in Project Estimating

Software estimating is plagued by dysfunction, not the least of which is estimation based on under-reported historical hours from previously completed projects.  See posting IT…
March 18, 2010
Crosstalk article on Scope Management Certified Scope Manager / CSMChangeDesigning SoftwareEstimating ModelsEstimating Software Development Cost and EffortEstimationEuroSPI2 2008Function PointsFunctional Size MeasurementGlobal Software DevelopmentGlobalizationIFPUGISBSGISOISO/IEC standardsIT FutureIT IndustryScope ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSoftware MeasurementStandardsTeamworkTechnology ConferencesThe IT Measurement CompendiumWebinars

Crosstalk article on Scope Management

CrossTalk Jan/Feb 2010 Scope Management: 12 Steps for ICT Program Recovery by Carol Dekkers, Quality Plus Technologies, Inc. Pekka Forselius, 4SUM Partners, Inc. ABSTRACT: The…
March 14, 2010
Measuring IT Performance ChangeCommunicationDesigning SoftwareEstimationFunction PointsFunctional Size MeasurementGlobal Software DevelopmentIFPUGISBSGISOISO/IEC standardsIT FutureIT IndustryOutsourcingScope ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSoftware MeasurementStandardsTechnology ConferencesThe IT Measurement Compendium

Measuring IT Performance

Quote for those tasked with implementing a sustainable measurement program with positive ROI: "When we seek generalities we fail. When we seek specifics it is…
March 12, 2010
2010 – new year, new advances in software development? Certified Scope Manager / CSMChangeCommunicationDesigning SoftwareFunction PointsFunctional Size MeasurementGlobal Software DevelopmentIT FutureIT IndustrySameness and ChangeScope ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSoftware MeasurementThe IT Measurement Compendium

2010 – new year, new advances in software development?

As 2009 draws to a close, we're left with an "interesting year" where budget cuts in early year gave rise to reduced program deliveries, but…
December 29, 2009
Scope Management is the new Green… Certified Scope Manager / CSMChangeCommunicationDesigning SoftwareFunction PointsFunctional Size MeasurementGlobal Software DevelopmentIFPUGISBSGISO/IEC standardsIT FutureIT IndustryScope ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSoftware MeasurementThe IT Measurement CompendiumWebinars

Scope Management is the new Green…

Scope management is the "greening" of software development. Read this week's post for more ideas on improving software development projects.
October 27, 2009
Last Minute Seat Sale on Certified Scope Manager (CSM) workshops: Tampa, FL Apr 27-May 1, 2009 Certified Scope Manager / CSMChangeCommunicationDesigning SoftwareFunction PointsFunctional Size MeasurementGlobal Software DevelopmentIT FutureIT IndustryScope ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSoftware MeasurementThe IT Measurement Compendium

Last Minute Seat Sale on Certified Scope Manager (CSM) workshops: Tampa, FL Apr 27-May 1, 2009

Dear colleague, A few months ago I conducted a series of webinars on Scope Management and the Certified Scope Manager (CSM). Now our scheduled training…
April 10, 2009