Function Points as a tool for the appraisal of software
Software valuation can be a complex process and there are several reasons for this. The problem arises when there is this need and the organization does not have the means to determine the value...
Productivity and Software Efficiency post COVID-19
The context of software productivity and efficiency before and after the pandemic
First, a brief perspective of the economic context in which software development is included is needed to understand the space of productivity and...
Non-functional complexity threshold in function points delivery rates
How to improve the distribution of productivity risks between business areas and software development organizations; simplify work monitoring and control by including non-functional measurement for functions intrinsically with high delivery rates due to design...
Documenting Functional Size Measurement
Imagine taking your car to the workshop and they inform you that the total price is R$ 12,000.00. Do you authorize the service in these terms? You cannot make a good decision without knowing...
Software estimation with COSMIC funcional size measurement
Hacer una estimación "bottom-up" es inviable cuando no está disponible la estructura de proyecto, y hacer una estimación solamente basada en una analogía es muy subjective. Además, no se puede aprender de los errores...
Software Estimates – Fundamentals, Techniques and Models – Part 2
Estimating is an everyday activity, systematically avoided by those responsible for its execution. In the quest to overcome this, a series of techniques and tools emerge. In desperation for an immediate solution, they are...
Results based software development acquisition
El sector de Tecnologías de la Información se ha visto muy affected by el movimiento de externalización de las empresas. Gran parte del desarrollo y mantenimiento de los sistemas ya no se hace más...
How to measure software team productivity
Achieving maximum team productivity is the desire of any company that aims for the success of its business. But how to attest that a software team is indeed productive? How to improve performance to...
Software Estimates – Fundamentals, Techniques and Models – Part 1
Estimating is an everyday activity, systematically avoided by those responsible for its execution. In the quest to overcome this, a series of techniques and tools emerge. In desperation for an immediate solution, they are...
Function points leveraging transparency and enabling control over software procurement
It explains the role of Function Point Analysis and the solutions derived from it in assessing the scale of operational efficiency and quality in the context after the Enron Corporation bankruptcy scandal. He set...