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 MoreISBSG introduces the Online Productivity Data Query Tool
The International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) announces the introduction of the Productivity Data Query tool as a replacement for the Data portal. Now it becomes easy to select a subset of productivity, speed and quality data from the ISBSG…
Read MoreGlossary of terms for software Non-functional and Project Requirements
Joint effort of two Software Metrics Associations The COSMIC and IFPUG organizations have announced the publication of their joint Glossary which is the first result of the two organizations’ desire to collaborate more in the service of the software engineering community….
Read MoreNesma CFPA certification in English
Two exams planned in 2015
CFPA certification: Proof of ability In 2014, Nesma changed its focus from a Dutch organization to an international organization that is ‘more than just points’. Nesma wishes to support the international software industry by providing knowledge on applied topics like…
Read MoreBecome part of the community!
Share, collaborate and create Nesma is the community for the exchange of knowledge and ideas in the topics software measurement, project estimation, benchmarking, project control, productivity measurement and outsourcing. The goal is to provide value to the Nesma members by…
Read MoreFPA applied to:
UML / Use Case documentation
Guidance on how to measure UML / Use Case documentation The Nesma standard for function point analysis can be used to measure all kinds of functional user requirements, regardless of the way these are technically implemented. However, the basis is…
Read MoreNesma and ICEAA cooperate
on Software Cost Engineering curriculum
A giant leap forward Nesma president Ton Dekkers and ICEAA president Brian Glauser have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will enable Nesma and ICEAA to cooperate on the development of a ‘Software Cost Engineering’ curriculum and certification program. This…
Read MoreNesma and the IFPUG standard
On behalf of Nesma, Adri Timp (chairman of our Counting Practices Committee), is a member of the IFPUG Functional Sizing Standards Comittee (FSSC). The main tasks of the FSSC are: Keeping the IFPUG Counting Practices Manual (CPM) up to date…
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