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Find out what ISBSG offers and how ISBSG can help you and your project, with this informative guide.
Entries by ISBSG
Use of Function Points
Functional size (function points) is universally considered to be the square meter of the software
industry. It is the only international standard used to measure the size of software in a standardized,
objective, repeatable, verifiable and defensible way.
Cost Estimation
A trading company would like to replace a large legacy application with an application that offers the same functionality.
Senior management understands that an accurate estimate is the basis for a successful project. They intend to carry out an independent cost estimation by a specialized third party.
In this case study, the steps that were carried out are listed and the results are given.
Software Productivity Versus Speed
The Project Delivery Rate of a project expresses how many effort hours were
spent, on average, to create one function point. Speed expresses how many
function points are created per calendar month. So there is a relationship since
both metrics refer to effort and time. The question is: “How are these metrics
related?”
Low-code Project Productivity
A high-level analysis is given of the productivity differences between traditional languages, such as Java or .Net and low code technologies (i.e. drag and drop).
Java Project Productivity
Java is a high-level, class-based, object-oriented programming language that is designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. There is a lot of available data of Java projects in the 2021 ISBSG Development & Enhancement repository – over 2000 projects. This short paper examines the productivity of these projects.
Software Productivity Measurement
In this industry report, Challenges in Productivity Measurement in the software industry are
addressed and the way ISBSG data can be used to benchmark productivity of completed
projects, releases and sprints is explained.
Software Sizing Methods
Functional size (function points) is the only international standard to measure the size of software in a standardized, objective, repeatable, verifiable and therefore defensible way. This report examines methods used by projects in the ISBSG Data Repository.
Software Benchmarking Goals
An objective of software benchmarking is to obtain a balanced approach to software development ensuring that important project factors are considered.