Data Modelling
Historical IT project data can be used for data modelling. This is to enable forecasting of: project costs, schedules, defects and effort.
Entries by ISBSG
Software Rates
Software rates versus function point price? Discover the importance of FP Price and other normalized indicators against typical man hours used in software projects.
Managing Projects on Budget
A discussion of: the key points when undertaking a modernization project and the use of Open Source and the costing of Cloud-based solutions.
Accurate Estimations
Realistic and accurate estimations play an important role in the success of a project. Historical software project data supports accuracy.
Productivity and Software Size
An examination on the effect of: project size on productivity and the effort spent on phases of the project lifecycle. Agile projects are considered.
Reduce Project Costs
The use of accurate software measurement and benchmarking is shown to be a significant way to save project costs.
Cosmic Benchmarking and Estimation
This presentation discusses the benefits of using Cosmic function points for the benchmarking and measurement of software projects.
Agile Team Effort
This addresses why agile development teams should ignore estimates and focus on development tasks. New strategies should also be adopted.
Agile Benchmarking
A summarization of Agile studies is presented: 016 benchmarking results, Agile adoption, Agile and CMMI, Agile scaling and building an Agile culture.
Software Costs Versus Rates
Show the main conclusions from the Cost per Function Point vs Rates studies carried out by LEDAmc. Quality performance vs productivity indicators in two real scenarios, are discussed.