06 – 09 juni was de ICEAA Conferentie in Portland. Tijdens deze conferentie zijn de eerste 7 (draft) modules van de Software Cost Engineering Body of Knowledge (sCEBoK) gepresenteerd. Een mooi resultaat in dit eerste jaar met positieve reacties van…
Read MoreOrganisatie van CFPA-examen is veranderd
Als Nesma hadden we tot 31 juli 2017 een contract met het CITO voor de examinering van de telrichtlijnen. Het CITO heeft aangegeven het contract niet te willen verlengen omdat ze zich wil richten op specifiekere klanten. We hebben inmiddels…
Read MoreTaming the Agile bandwagon
Managing Agile at Scale: A briefing for Software Executives and Chief Information Officers We do not often think of software development as a fashion industry, but that’s what it is. Every few years some miracle new method hits the street…
Read MoreNesma and SCEBoK
Nesma participates in the Software Cost Engineering Body of Knowledge (SCEBoK) initiative together with ICEAA and the support of several international organizations. Currently we have 7 modules available that will be presented in a separate SCEBOK track on the ICEAA workshop in…
Read MoreNieuwe dataset ISBSG beschikbaar
Op 13 mei ontving Nesma het volgende persbericht van ISBSG, over een nieuwe release van hun dataset. Nesma leden kunnen de dataset via Nesma met korting kopen! Zie elders op de website voor de prijzen. Press release: Now available: Release…
Read MoreMore than 8.000 projects, releases & sprints to benchmark against
The International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) announces the new release of the Development & Enhancements data repository: 2017R1. Over 500 projects have been added and the number of new development projects, releases and series of sprints is now over…
Read MoreInvitation General Members Meeting – Spring Meeting
This year the Nesma General Members Meeting (ALV) will be held on Thursday April 20, starting from 3 PM. As the previous years, the location will be the restaurant “De Soester Duinen” in Soest. All members are invited to attend…
Read MoreA change of direction – Nesma on the way to 2020
Several years ago, the Nesma Board has created a vision for the future of the association, labeled “Nesma 2020”. In a sequence of meetings this vison has been shared with the Nesma members and its content has been developed more…
Read MoreCito certification stops
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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