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
Chicken and Egg and Agile: What comes first Hard or Soft skills?
How would YOU answer this question? Stereotypically people answer based on their experience and expertise: technical pros choose hard skills first (programming, math, logistics,…
Reprise: Software Cost Estimating, If You Don’t Know What, You Can’t Estimate How… and ICEAA TAMPA
I first published the article listed below in 2014 - A WHOLE 5 years ago, and as I prepare to present at next week's ICEAA…
Carol DekkersMay 9, 2019
3C’s of Measurement Success – Create, Confirm, Convince
I recently recorded the remote meet-up presentation I did for Ryerson College (Toronto, Canada) called 3C's of (FSM- Functional Size Measurement) Success - Create, Confirm,…
Carol DekkersNovember 26, 2018
What is this Thing – the Heart of Agile – all about?
If you're an agilist (my word for those who embrace agile concepts to do great work) - you'll be interested to hear about the Heart…
Carol DekkersOctober 3, 2018
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…
Carol DekkersAugust 19, 2017
QSM (Quantitative Software Management) 2014 Research Almanac Published this week!
Over the years I've been privileged to have articles included in compendiums with industry thought leaders whose work I've admired. This week, I had another…
Carol DekkersNovember 14, 2014
What Software Project Benchmarking & Estimating Can Learn from Dr. Seuss
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction - or children's stories at least, and I'm hoping you'll relate to the latest blog post I published on…
Carol DekkersNovember 10, 2014
Combining Soft Skills and Hard Tools for Better Software
One of the more interesting topics in software development (at least from my perspective) is the culture of the industry. Seldom does one find an…
Carol DekkersOctober 14, 2014
IFPUG (News) Beyond MetricViews – FP for Agile / Iterative S/W Dev
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…
Carol DekkersAugust 12, 2014