NEWSLETTER
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In this issue: - Free seminar in London - Successful estimating using COSMIC - COSMIC Project Data @ ISBSG - CNMES conference Mexico - PoSMA conference Warsaw - IWSM conference Gothenburg |
April 2017 |
Introductory (free) seminar on COSMIC in
London
May 5
The ISO standard COSMIC method for measuring software size is now used around the world for measuring and controlling project performance, estimating for new projects, etc, for business and real-time software, in waterfall and agile environments. It is an ‘open’ method with all documentation available for free download.
Charles Symons, one of the co-founders of COSMIC (the Common Measurement International Consortium) who has led the development of the method, will give an introductory seminar on May 5 in London, intended for development managers, project and project office managers, cost estimators, etc..
Detailed information on how to register are on the COSMIC website.
Successful estimating using COSMIC
On March 27, Charles Symons gave a presentation recently at a ’CREST Open Workshop’ at University College London, on ‘Successful estimating from requirements using COSMIC FSM’.
To view a video of this talk, follow this link. You can download the presentation slides here.
Win a $200 report with COSMIC project data
The International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) is a not for profit organization that collects industry data of completed projects in order to enable the industry to use relevant and current data for better decision making. In order to extend the amount of benchmark data based on COSMIC (currently about 10% of the collected data) ISBSG needs your help.
ISBSG and COSMIC have created a short (12 questions) web-based questionnaire to submit data about a completed software project. Please enter the data as accurately as possible and help extending the COSMIC-based dataset that is used by software professionals and researchers all over the world as an independent benchmark.
We appreciate your data very much and you can be sure the data remains absolutely anonymous. In return for your submission, you will receive a free benchmark report worth $200 if you specify an e-mail address.
Submit your data NOW and get a personal benchmark for FREE.
CNMES conference in Mexico City
May 29
For the second time the National Software Measurement conference in Mexico will be held. This time the conference will be held in Crowne Plaza in Mexico City. Confirmed COSMIC speakers are prof. Alain Abran (COSMIC Chairman), Frank Vogelezang (COSMIC President), dr Francisco Valdés Souto (IAC member for México) and Mauricio Aguiar (former IAC member for Brazil).
See the details of the conference on the website.
PoSMA conference in Warsaw
June 7-8
The PoSMA conference 2017 will be held at the PGE national arena in Warsaw. discussion. Confirmed COSMIC speakers are Charles Symons (MPC Chair) and Frank Vogelezang (COSMIC President).
See the details of the conference on the website.
IWSM conference in Gothenburg
October 24-26
This year the IWSM conference will be held in Sweden. This year's theme is Measurement for future software industry: driving value creation. Those visiting the conference can attend the Lindholmen Software Development Day on October 27 free of charge.
The Call for Papers is still open. Full papers can be submitted until April 24, short papers until June 24 and workshops until May 8.
See the details of the conference on the website.
Free documentation
All COSMIC documentation is available free of charge. You can download the manuals, guides and lots of papers from our knowledge base.
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
As a member of the COSMIC community you can use our discussion forum to ask questions to a world of experts and exchange information. When you have registered with the website, you can join the discussion.
