Papers and Presentations

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NEW! Implementing Estimation Competency 664 kbytes
Hiking in a Fog: Scope Management of the Actual Software Requirements 2,262 kbytes
The Case for Using Media to Identify Unique Elementary Processes 111 kbytes
UPDATED! Use Case Points in the Function Point WORKBENCH™ (now includes technical and environmental complexity factors) 310 kbytes
Finding Practical Solutions to the Real Problems of Functional Sizing Early in the Life-Cycle 500 kbytes
Function Point WORKBENCH Release 6.0 - New Features and Capabilities 1,500 kbytes
Lower Costs by Counting Faster & Smarter 633 kbytes
The Metrics Nation: Who is using software metrics and what are they using it for? 1,500 kbytes
Building a Web Site Using a Fixed Fee per Function Point Fee Schedule 676 kbytes
Function Point Markup Language: A Standardised Approach for Describing and Communicating Functional Size Measurement 1,568 kbytes
Functional Size Metrics and the Software Process or "The Importance of Indoctrinating Young Minds" 163 kbytes
The Functional Model and its Role in Function Point Analysis156 kbytes
The Role of Function Points in Software Development Contracts 119 kbytes
Using Functional Sizing in Software Project Estimating 141 kbytes
Functional Sizing of GUI Systems
Sizing and Costing Web-Based Software Development 890 kbytes
Sizing Web-Sites with Web Points 14 kbytes
What to Do When the Experts Disagree: Effective Estimating Using the ISBSG Repository 200 kbytes
Function Points: Who Needs Them? 144 kbytes
Scope Management: Frequently Asked Questions 36 kbytes
Using Function Points in Early Life Cycle Estimating 142 kbytes
Client Versus Supplier - Seeking Proper Balance in the Fee-Per-Unit-Delivered Software Delivery Projects 290 kbytes
ISBSG Estimating, Benchmarking & Research Suite Release 8 553 kbytes
Using Software Tools for Effective Software Project Estimation 839 kbytes

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