Format: ZIP file via email
Cost:     €440 EUR single user license, €600 EUR 2-5 user license

The COSMIC Industry Data R1 provides data for 352 projects that have a software size measured using the COSMIC Functional Size Measurement method.

This data suite can be used by:

• Project Managers and anyone involved in software estimation.
• Users of commercial estimation tools.
  • Some commercial estimation tools provide for the use of the ISBSG data.
• I.T. Planners for development analysis.
  • Analyse and compare the performance of languages, tools, methods and techniques. This allows decisions to be made about the most appropriate hardware/software platforms for a project or development environment.
• Software Metrics Consultants.
  • Consultants can provide their customers with benchmarking services, estimation information and guidance on the factors that impact development productivity.
• Standards Assessment, Process Improvement and Quality Assurance, (CMM, ISO), Consultants.
  • The data provides consultants with a base for their client assessments plus valuable benchmarking data.
• Outsourcing Managers.
  • The data provides a benchmark that can be used as a base for outsourcing contracts and performance agreements.
• Submitter of projects.
  • Organisations that have submitted projects to the ISBSG Repository can benchmark their projects against like projects and can analyse their “repository” within the ISBSG data.
• Researchers.
  • Academics can make use of the data in their research work.