Agile Project Productivity
ISBSG has collected more data for projects carried out in an agile-way of working. In this short paper, the difference in productivity between traditional and agile projects is analyzed.
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Agile Team Size Estimation
For agile teams, it’s usually quite easy to estimate the cost. The important management questions are: How many people should be in the team in order to have specific functionality at a given time? How can progress be measured during this time?
Managing Agile Activities
Agile enables development teams to bring major benefits to software customers. Functionality is delivered faster and closer to business needs than was possible with old ‘waterfall’ processes. COSMIC, IFPUG and Nesma have collaborated to produce a report that shows how their methods can be used to manage Agile-at-Scale activities. This can be achieved whilst leaving existing Agile processes unchanged at the team level. Your free copy of the report is available here.
Agile Team Productivity
Agile software development empowers teams. It enables software to be developed centrally, rather than with a project-specific focus. This requires less management control.
ISBSG data for Process Improvement
Data is a valuable project asset. It guides project estimation, team performance measurement, vendor contracting and benchmarking. Discover how data can be used to improve the IT processes of your organization.
Planning for Productivity
Luigi Buglione, President of Italian Software Metrics Association, discusses the ‘Planning Game’. This strategy describes how to improve project estimations, using correct productivity levels.
Benchmarking to Improve Performance
Pekka Forselius, Senior Advisor to FiSMA, examines ISBSG, a driving force behind the international standard for IT project performance benchmarking. Learn how benchmarking can be simplified to improve project performance.
Harry Potter and the 7 Secrets of the IFPUG Function
Julián Gómez, Brand Manager LedaMC discusses the 7 key points of function point methodology: product focus, improved communications, contextualizing software developments, method standardization and certification.
Function Point Sizing
Discover the key points of function point methodology: product focus, communication, context of software development, standard methods.
Successful Software Project Delivery
Successful software delivery relies on: accurate planning & estimation, managing scope, using correct resources and methodologies, being AGILE and innovative.