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    Aug 12
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    IFPUG (News) Beyond MetricViews – FP for Agile / Iterative S/W Dev

    By Carol Dekkers Articles
    With the support of QSM, Inc., I wrote and published this article on a new area of the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) website…
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    Jun 17
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    No free lunch in Software Estimation and Benchmarking

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    I'd love to have comments on my latest QSM blog post of the same name... read more
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    May 09
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    Latest installment of Ask Carol: With Software Sizing, If You Don’t Know the What, You Can’t Estimate the How

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    One of the biggest (and not so obvious) reasons that software estimation goes awry is that amateur estimators don't always realize how important it is…
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    Apr 10
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    (Mis)Perceptions about Software Estimation – Opportunities or Crisis?

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    Dr Dobb's online published my article on this topic this week... and quickly comments started pouring in.  Some asked why I would publish an article…
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    Mar 04
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    How many (software) projects create a history?

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    Please enjoy the latest post of the Ask Carol software development advice column... (Click on the image or the link below.) http://www.qsm.com/blog/2014/ask-carol-how-many-projects-create-history
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    Feb 18
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    T-shirt sizing for early estimates

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    Another installment of the advice column for software development professionals: Ask Carol - T-shirt sizing for early estimates Enjoy!  
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    Feb 11
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    Function Points: A “Mousetrap” for Software Sizing?

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    As part of ongoing writings on software sizing and function point analysis, I recently posted the following article on the QSM blog.  Enjoy!
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    Jan 28
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    Dear Carol: Collecting Metrics Willy Nilly doesn’t make Sense

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    Collecting software development measures sometimes appears futile... here's some sage advice from my QSM Inc advice column. Enjoy! Click here to read the full article.…
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    Jan 21
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    What’s the Point of Estimating?

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    Here's the latest installment of my QSM Ask Carol blog: "What's the Point of (Early) Estimating?"  ... click on the image or the title here…
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    Jan 13
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    Latest installment of “Ask Carol: Sizing Alternatives when Cost is an Issue”

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    Happy new year 2014! I present you with the latest installment of the Software Professional's advice column I pen for QSM, Inc. called "Dear Carol"…
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    Nov 20
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    Latest installment of Ask Carol: No matter What… in Project Management, Size Matters

    By Carol Dekkers Articles, Designing Software
    Just wanted to share with you my latest installment on the QSM website blog - My Dear Carol advice column.  Enjoy! Here is the link…
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    Nov 08
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    Fundamentals of Software Metrics in Two Minutes or Less

    By Carol Dekkers Articles, Estimating Models, Estimating Software Development Cost and Effort
      To read more click on the link: http://www.qsm.com/blog/2013/fundamentals-software-metrics-two-minutes-or-less
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    Nov 05
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    If IT’s important – get a second (or third) opinion!

    By Carol Dekkers Articles
    I'd like to share with you my latest  post on the QSM (Quantitative Software Management) blog - let me know what you think! -Carol 1st…
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    Oct 04
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    What Can Goldilocks Teach about Software Estimating?

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    http://www.qsm.com/blog/2013/what-can-goldilocks-teach-about-software-estimating Comments?
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    Aug 21
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    Fundamentals of Software Estimating: First see the Elephant in the Room Part 4

    By Carol Dekkers Uncategorized
    This is the last in a series of four posts (and more to come) on BASIC software estimating concepts that address the "WHAT IS IT?"…
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