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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Organisations spend much on the development and maintenance of software applications. IT managers often don’t know if productivity, cost, speed of delivery and quality of the deliverables are competitive. When outsourcing, suppliers are often chosen based on hourly rates and not on capability. Benchmarking highlights how development & maintenance organizations perform and where they can improve. This presentation explores benchmarking and how it can be performed using the ISBSG repository.
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.
