In today’s fast-changing digital landscape, software development projects are becoming more and more complex. Making an accurate cost estimation is a critical aspect of project management. To tackle this challenge, the International Cost Estimation and Analysis Association (ICEAA) and Nesma…
Read MoreFPA SIG vergadering 17-02-2022 om 16:00 uur: Afrekenen met functiepunten
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 MoreSoftware Cost Estimation – Why not?
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 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…
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Call for Presentations
Pursuing the revitalising of the Association the UKSMA is holding: an UKSMA Conference in London in May 2018 The conference affords the opportunity to share experiences, ideas, academic papers, case studies, and strategies for widening the relevance, appeal and benefit…
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 MoreAutumn conference in retrospect
On Thursday November 9, the annual Nesma Autumn Conference took place at the Soester Duinen, in Soest (NL). The theme of the conference was “Metrics in contracts, how to avoid horror stories”. About 60 visitors attended the conference. Remarkable was…
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