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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.

Quantitative Dependability

1 October 2025/in project control

Technological advances in modern Train Control Systems (TCS) improve their dependability, safety, availability, and capacity. However, this raises concerns about the effects that uncertainty in critical TCS parameters (e.g. position and speed) have on dependability-related attributes. This can be examined through quantitative measures, stochastic modeling and evaluation of TCS. In this paper, we illustrate the results of a systematic literature review on quantitative evaluation of dependability-related attributes of TCSs under uncertainty on vital parameters.

Mobile App Development

17 August 2025/in productivity, project control

Many organizations provide mobile applications (i.e. apps) for use on smart phones and tablets. Apps are an interface between a company and its customers, providing functionality and support. Hence, companies must be able to quickly add new functionality to apps. This short report compares key metrics for enahancements to Android and IOS apps to determine if there is a difference in their development platforms.

Evaluating Digital Intangible Assets using ICT Measurement Standards

1 July 2025/in project control

This presentation explores accounting reporting methods that use technical and economic measurements of intangible assets. By leveraging measurement standards such as FPA (Function Point Analysis), SNAP (Software Non-functional Assessment Process), and project management methodologies, a comprehensive understanding of the fair value of digital assets can be achieved.

How AI Revolutionises Software Measurement Practices

1 July 2025/in project control

Software measurement is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This presentation delves into the tangible ways AI is revolutionizing the core responsibilities of these software metrics professionals, enabling them to achieve new levels of accuracy, efficiency, and strategic impact.

Overview of ISBSG Resources

18 May 2025/in project control

The ISBSG website offers a range of resources to: optimize project outcomes, advance software engineering knowledge, and support organizations in achieving competitive excellence. ISBSG resources include: data repositories, benchmarking tools, publications, educational resources, and community engagement opportunities. By leveraging the D&E and Maintenance repositories, PDQ tool, reports, and free content, stakeholders can make informed decisions, validate estimations, and benchmark performance against industry standards.

Software Metrics Supports Business Decisions

13 May 2025/in agile, project control

Ultimately, measuring performance in agile teams is about: supporting continuous improvement, making informed decisions, ensuring value delivery and fostering a collaborative and learning-oriented culture. By correctly using the right metrics, organizations can empower their agile teams to thrive and deliver exceptional results.

Analysis of Delivery Speed

15 April 2025/in project control

Many organizations have moved to an agile way of working. Their goal is to produce as much value as possible in fixed iterations (sprints). Story Point estimation, which is used to estimate work effort, is a non-standardized, subjective, relative estimation method. Only effort metrics based on standardized methods for functional size measurement can be used to compare team performance metrics, such as Velocity (Delivery Speed) in a meaningful way. In the ISBSG Repository, the sizes of projects are measured using standardized (ISO compliant) methods. Therefore, it is possible to compare the delivery speed between teams and organizations. In this short paper, the Delivery Speed of agile projects delivered with the primary programming language of Java is analyzed.

Global Trends in Software Engineering

14 March 2025/in project control

This short paper summarises the results of the recently published Global Trend Research Report on Software Engineering, published by the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) of Japan. Many experts from the software measurement community, (e.g., from Nesma, COSMIC, IFPUG, ISBSG, etc.,) were interviewed and provided input for this research.

Effort Distribution in Agile Teams

16 March 2024/in project control

In this short paper, the difference in productivity (i.e., effort distribution) between traditional and agile projects is analysed. It explores the importance of optimal effort distributions in agile development and discusses general trends. It compares a subset of ISBSG project data to general effort distribution observed in agile development teams.

Collect Analyse and Verify

Quantitative Dependability

Mobile App Development

Evaluating Digital Intangible Assets using ICT Measurement Standards

How AI Revolutionises Software Measurement Practices

Overview of ISBSG Resources

Software Metrics Supports Business Decisions

Analysis of Delivery Speed

Global Trends in Software Engineering

Effort Distribution in Agile Teams

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