The Reference Section provides electronic copies of papers, presentations and articles presented or published by us. (It also gives references to external documents and other web sites we have found useful.)
Applying Software Metrics
Understanding the measurements, applying them in different scenarios, advice for starting and running measurement programmes.
Assessing Capability
Comparisons with benchmarking, use in assessing and managing internal development and external suppliers.
Estimating and Risk Why estimating and risk management are important, and their benefits to other aspects of project management, software development, mainenance and support.
Improving Processes
Ideas for specific improvements and runnning process improvement programmes.
Measuring Performance Comparisions with Capabillity Assessment, measurements from which performance can be calculated.
Sourcing Assessing potential suppliers and managing the chosen ones.
Tools and Techniques
Articles on COSMIC FFP, IFPUG and MkII FPA. Includes introductory overviews and comparisons of the methods.
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