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Move High-Code to Low-Code

21 January 2026/in benchmarking

This short report examines a company’s business case to change the platform of their main system, from high-code to low-code. Current maintenance activities were considered, along with ongoing enhancements to the system. Productivity benchmarks from ISBSG Data Repositories were obtained for low-code projects. This enabled the calculation of potential productivity and cost gains from moving from high to low-code environments. Financial metrics, such as Payback Period, Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return are also calculated to support the company’s business case.

Price per FP Contract

14 November 2025/in benchmarking

A consultancy firm assisted an IT Services provider to win a large, European government Price-per-FP contract using ISBSG data. The data, for more than 11000 software projects, provided valuable benchmarks that were used to compare productivity and cost. This enabled the IT Services provider to produce a competitive price-per-FP offer that beat 20 rival bidders. Learn about the strategic value of ISBSG benchmarks in fixed-price, functional sizing contracts.

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10 November 2025/in Uncategorised

Benchmarking Agile Development Teams

30 October 2025/in benchmarking

A telecommunications provider faced challenges in assessing the performance of its agile development teams, working on Java-based projects. The company lacked a standardized approach to measure key performance indicators. It was unable to determine how the team compared to industry standards. A lack of data-driven insights prevented the company from identifying areas of improvement. The benchmarking process used to evaluate the agile development teams relied upon ISBSG data. It involved a structured, data-driven approach to measure productivity, delivery speed, cost efficiency, and process quality. The process was designed to compare the company’s internal performance metrics against ISBSG’s industry benchmarks to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.

Estimation of a Redevelopment Project

16 October 2025/in estimation

An international, pharmaceutical company had to redevelop functionality in a critical system that was integrated with numerous other applications, including clinical data management processes. To address this, the company initiated two options: Identify a replacement package with similar functionality OR redevelop the functionality themselves.

This short report focuses on the estimation process for the redevelopment option, using ISBSG data to deliver a robust, data-driven estimate. It highlights the value provided by this approach.

Software Complexity for Estimation

1 October 2025/in estimation

An empirical study, using ISBSG data, challenges the long-held belief that Unadjusted Function Points (UFP) provide more accurate effort estimates for complex projects than simplified measures like Simple Function Points (SFP).

IFPUG SNAP

1 October 2025/in sizing

Effectively identifying and understanding Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) is the current frontier in software projects. The models and standards that define them evolve, closely tied to technological advancements. This is a challenge in the field of software measurement. Today, IFPUG SNAP is the first ISO/IEEE standard for sizing these dimensions of software. Now is the time to start collecting historical data for these new sizing units — and a new ISBSG Data Collection Questionnaire (DCQ) is ready to support this effort.

Collect Analyse and Verify

1 October 2025/in project control

Accurate problem setting is the foundation of successful projects, but it can be compromised if information is not rigorously collected and validated. The BABOK® Guide (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge) of the International Institute of Business Analysis—defines Elicitation and Collaboration as a key knowledge areas. They are the foundation for defining project requirements. This talk analyzes elicitation as a cyclical process that supports the quality of problem setting and improves requirements traceability. The five key elicitation activities according to BABOK® are illustrated, along with the applicable techniques for the functional collection of information.

Benchmarking Outsourcing Application Development Contracts

1 October 2025/in benchmarking

The effective benchmarking of outsourcing application development contracts is critical to optimize performance, cost, and quality. This presentation explores the use of ISBSG data to obtain robust benchmarks for outsourced software development projects. We discuss: selecting relevant ISBSG data, aligning benchmarks with project goals, and addressing challenges in comparing diverse outsourcing contracts. Attendees will gain insights on vendor performance, inefficiencies, and competitive pricing. Real case studies illustrate the use of ISBSG data to optimize outsourcing agreements.

Functional Measurement of Development

1 October 2025/in estimation

This presentation focuses on measuring content development and publishing features to provide guidelines for sizing CMS development activities that add functionality to the CMS system.

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Entries by ISBSG

Move High-Code to Low-Code

Price per FP Contract

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Benchmarking Agile Development Teams

Estimation of a Redevelopment Project

Software Complexity for Estimation

IFPUG SNAP

Collect Analyse and Verify

Benchmarking Outsourcing Application Development Contracts

Functional Measurement of Development

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