Over the last years, the Dutch organization Cito has taken care of the certification of the Nesma CFPA exams. They dealt with the operational matters, including hosting the exams, digitally and on location with their partner Lamark. The exams are…
Read MoreNew version ISO-standard Nesma-FPA
In 2005 the Nesma FPA counting guidelines became the international standard ISO/IEC 24570:2005. In the 2010 and 2015 systematic reviews the standard was prolonged as International Standard. The Nesma Counting Practices Committee has made an inventory of questions and issues…
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Op dit moment wordt de certificering door Cito namens Nesma afgenomen. Zij verzorgen de operationele zaken inclusief de hosting van de examens (digitaal) en de locaties (met partner Lamark). De examens zijn eigendom van Nesma. Ook is de examencommissie aangesteld…
Read MoreNieuwe versie ISO-standaard Nesma-FPA
In 2005 is de Nesma FPA telrichtlijnen de internationale norm ISO / IEC 24570: 2005 geworden. Bij de systematische reviews van 2010 en 2015 werd de standaard verlengd als International Standard. De Werkgroep Telrichtlijnen heeft de afgelopen jaren een inventarisatie…
Read MoreNesma is partnering with SPI China
In this blog I ‘d like to share a few of my recent memories and the story of how Nesma got a new partner in China! Chinese plan to improve the software industry Recently the Nesma office was contacted by…
Read MoreHow to measure the value of agile software development
For an increasing number of companies, the agile development and modification of their software has become the standard approach. Users are happier because they see the desired changes in the softwaremore quickly. Developers are happier because they are in direct contact with users…
Read MoreOctober: international events and the thrill of new ideas
October is always a special month for me as there are usually a number of inspiring international events to attend. This year I was very fortunate to be able to attend the International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM Mensura) in…
Read MoreBridging the gap between Chaotic and Controlled software project estimating
Two worlds for software project estimating It appears at first sight that there are two worlds for software project estimating which, for simplicity, I will call the ‘Chaotic’ and the ‘Controlled’ worlds. The Chaotic world is characterised by the majority of…
Read MoreSoftware size measures and their use in software project estimation – part 3
Introduction This is the third part of the blog focusing on a number of popular software size measurement methods and their usefulness for software project estimation. In this third part the non-functional size measurement methods are covered. In the next and…
Read More4 metrics comparison
One of my clients asked me to compare metrics so I built this table. Regards, Capers Jones About the author: Capers Jones is CTO of Namcook Analytics, a company that builds advanced risk, quality, and cost estimation tools. This blogpost was originally…
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