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…
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Non-Functional Requirements Any car can drive, so why do rappers, superstar athletes, and million- and billionaires, pay tons of money extra to buy a Bentley Continental GT coupe that gets them as fast and safe to where they want to be…
Read MoreEstimating non-functionals: we need your help
Estimating non-functionals: we need your help Estimating non-functional requirements has been an issue for decades. We have tried the 14 GSCs to correct the functional size for non-functional complications, but that did not work. We have tried COCOMO-like approaches, which…
Read MoreHet begroten van non-functionals: Hulp gevraagd
Het begroten van non-functionals: Hulp gevraagd Het begroten van non-functional requirements is al tientallen jaren een hot issue. We hebben de 14 systeemkenmerken geprobeerd die de functionele omvang corrigeren voor niet-functionele invloeden, maar dat werkte niet. We hebben COCOMO-gebaseerde aanpakken…
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Significant discounts on ISBSG corporate subscriptions
Nesma offers significant discounts on ISBSG corporate subscriptions! Nesma encourages organizations that are serious about improving their decision-making capabilities based on data to become ISBSG corporate subscriber. This subscription gives you the most value possible and helps you leverage the…
Read MoreNesma 2020: new organization, new plans
Nesma has decided to adopt Agility and to work in shorter cycles. The advantage is that members that don’t want to commit to a workgroup for many years can support one or more iterations. Joining a working group for a…
Read MoreNesma 2020: nieuwe structuur, nieuwe plannen
Nesma heeft besloten om Agility te omarmen en kort-cyclischer te gaan werken. Het voordeel is dat leden die niet jaren in een werkgroep willen zitten wel een bijdrage kunnen leveren en mee kunnen werken aan één of meer iteraties. Langer…
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 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 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…
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