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, und…
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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…
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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…
Read MoreTerugblik najaarsconferentie
Op donderdag 9 november vond in de Soester Duinen in Soest de jaarlijkse najaarsconferentie van de Nesma plaats, met als thema “Metrics in contracts, how to avoid horror stories”. De conferentie werd bezocht door ongeveer 60 mensen. Opvallend dit jaar…
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ISBSG workshop Beijing 2017
Feedback report to the Nesma community As you all know, Nesma considers the availability of historical data of software projects and maintenance of an utmost importance for the industry. Nesma is therefore a proud member of the International Software Benchmarking…
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…
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