Software Cost Estimation – Why not? Sometimes I feel I am not living in the same world everybody else does. I was (and am), involved in professional software estimation, benchmarking, and contracting processes for almost half of my life, and…
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 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 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 MoreSoftware size measures and their use in software project estimation – part 2
Functional Size Measurement methods This is the second part of the blog focusing on a number of popular software size measurement methods and their usefulness for software project estimation. In this second part the functional size measurement methods IFPUG, NESMA and…
Read MoreThe accuracy of High Level FPA
But what is the accuracy of high level FPA compared to a detailed FPA? Now that IFPUG published uTip #3, the users of the IFPUG method now officially got the green light to use size estimation methods that can be…
Read MoreSoftware size measures and their use in software project cost estimation
Software size is the main driver for project cost estimation By far most cost estimation models for software development, enhancement or maintenance projects use the software size as the main input parameter. Software size is widely recognized as an important…
Read MoreISBSG Software Benchmark R13 released
The International Software Benchmarking Standards Group is very proud to announce that it has now released R13 of its New Developments and Enhancements (D&E) repository, containing the project data of 6,760 completed software realization projects. A broad range of project…
Read MoreIT Confidence conference
and ISBSG workshop update
Nesma considers the availability of historical data of software projects and maintenance of an utmost importance for the industry. Nesma is therefore a proud member of the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG). This not-for-profit organization collects industry project data…
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