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Provides individuals with access to a secure section of the web site that provides exclusive information and special offers to help with planning and managing maintenance and support services. Includes a series of analysis reports and charts, with new reports and charts added regularly.
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Provides individuals with access to a secure section of the web site that provides services, products and special offers exclusive to subscribers. Includes free access to all Special Analysis Reports and exclusive access to the Early Estimate Checker Tool and Reality Check tool.
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Receive complete ISBSG data from both the New Development & Enhancement (5,000+ projects) and Maintenance & Support repositories, plus ISBSG Web Subscriptions for the stated number of users and ongoing email support. Email admin@isbsg.org for a copy of the license agreeement before subscribing.
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| Books and White Papers |
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The ISBSG regularly releases special analyses reports offering valuable information to CEOs, IT Managers, Project Managers, Maintenance & Support management personnel, QA personnel and practitioners. Each special report provides knowledge to improve planning and management of IT projects.
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An essential reference book for all Chief Information Officers, IT Managers, Project Managers and Team Leaders, offering valuable assistance in the planning, management and benchmarking of development and enhancement software projects
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This book provides analysis of the factors that affect the software project duration, quality and productivity of software development and enhancement projects and package customisation projects.
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Whether you are looking for a quick indicative estimate for a feasibility report, a detailed estimate for a quotation or capital expenditure request, or a way to standardise and formalise your quoting, this expanded and improved edition will prove to be invaluable.
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Contains data on over 5,000 software Development & Enhancement projects as well as the Early Estimate Checker Tool, and a QSM SLIM smp file of ISBSG data (670 projects).
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Data for 352 projects within the ISBSG D&E repository that have a software size measured using the COSMIC Functional Size Measurement method. Includes a free copy of the initial in-depth analysis report "COSMIC Sized Software Projects Special Analysis" (valued at €60)
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M&S repository data (470 applications) plus a special analysis report of the data and a paper of suggested derived metrics for M&S managers
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An easy-to-use tool that is ideal for early project lifecycle estimation or for basic project benchmarking.
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Early Estimate Checker Tool
Format: ZIP file
Available free with an ISBSG Special Reports & Web Subscription, or Estimating, Benchmarking & Research Suite R11
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Exclusively available to licensees of the ISBSG Estimating, Benchmarking & Research Suite Release 11 and ISBSG Special Report & Web Subscribers, this easy-to-use tool quickly generates estimates of the work effort and elapsed time (duration) required to carry out and complete a software development project, plus project delivery rate and speed of delivery.
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Exclusively available to ISBSG Special Report & Web Subscribers, this valuable online tool provides a quick and low cost method which Project Boards can use to check that, prior to project approval, the development effort, cost and duration expectations of the project plan are realistic.
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Available only for approved Research Applications (for more information visit Academic)
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Available only for approved applications (for more information visit the Academic section of this website)
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