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Nobody understands measurement and analysis better than SMS. We know from experience that quantitative approaches deliver real business value. Improvement and measurement are two sides of the same coin. Organisations are unlikely to achieve lasting performance improvements without a sustained, successful, measurement regime. Yet many organisations still struggle to implement and sustain successful software measurement programmes. This is where applying SMS's unsurpassed expertise in techniques for functional size measurement, estimating, quantifying and evaluating software intensive systems can make the one change that really needs to be made to improve software performance. Software Measurement Services (SMS) began life in 1994 as the Guild of Independent Function Point Analysts with an emphasis on excellence and rigorous standards in functional size measurement. The company was renamed in 1998 to reflect our emphasis on applying our experience of measurement and improvement methods to achieve business benefits for our customers. Companies who use our services can expect to see real improvements in their bottom line results. These benefits are brought about by a reduction of cost due to a lowering of wasted effort and rework; an increased market share due to improved customer satisfaction; and an increase in the quality of the software they deliver to their clients. They also benefit from improved predictability in their processes allowing them to make profitable bids for work with less risk. Clients who have their own metrics functions still find our range of expertise and experience invaluable in assisting them control their business endeavours. SMS works across Europe and Scandinavia, and our consultancy team includes a fluent French speaker (French national). SMS offers training, mentoring, coaching and consultancy in:
SMS TeamSMS has an extensive network of highly experienced consultants working to SMS quality standards. Meet the team. Many SMS consultants have contributed significantly to the development of industry standards at both national and international levels. They have been instrumental in establishing not only the ISO standards for functional size measurement (ISO 14143), but also have contributed to creation of the COSMIC sizing method (now ISO/IEC 19761:2003). SMS consultants have participated in the Counting Practices Committees of the design authorities for IFPUG FPA, Mark II FPA and COSMIC and worked with the British Standards Institute (BSI) and the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Work Group 12. Currently, the national representatives on ISO WG12 for both the United Kingdom and the Republic Of Ireland operate as SMS consultants. SMS Director Tony Rollo contributes to the International Software Benchmark Standards Group and was instrumental in developing the ISBSGs Standard Benchmarking Process. SMS Directors Grant Rule and Tony Rollo, and many of the SMS team, are frequent presenters at industry conferences such as the European SEPG, UK Software Metrics Association, SMEF, ITSMA, Software Best Practices, Process Improvement Forum, NASCOMM, IEEE, BCS and SPIN events. Tony Rollo's speaking credentials include the Chinese Process Improvement Conference. SMS ClientsSMS has partnered a number of Clients over many years, supporting the progress of change, measurement and improvement programmes.
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