This meeting will be held in Dutch! On February 17, we will have another online meeting of the FPA Special Interest Group. The topic of this meeting is: Function point accounting (in an Agile environment). Using a practical example, Richard…
Read MoreSoftware Cost Estimation Summit 2021
On November 9, 2021 the second edition of the Software Cost Estimation Challenge was presented online. Five professional teams had prepared an estimate of a 12-page software specification for an imaginary Seabed Observatory Control System. The teams had four weeks…
Read MoreNon-Functional Requirements
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…
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 MoreOrganization of the CFPA exam has changed
Our service provider for FPA certification was CITO, this contract is stopped per 31 July because CITO aims to target on more specific customers. We have found a very good alternative; from the 1st of august the exams will be…
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 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 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 More