SPaMCAST 19 Garmus, IFPUG Function Points, Stockholm Syndrome - a podcast by Thomas M. Cagley Jr

Software Process and Measurement Cast

Show 19!

Show 19 features an
interview with Dave Garmus discussing IFPUG Function Points. 

David Garmus is one of the
Founders of The David Consulting Group (DCG). David is an acknowledged
authority in the sizing, measurement and estimation of software application
development. He is a Past President of the International Function Point Users
Group (IFPUG) and a member of their Counting Practices Committee. Mr. Garmus is
also a member of PMI, SEI and QAI. He has a BS from UCLA and an MBA from
Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. He has spoken at
numerous conferences and has written many articles and several books,
including:

·       
Measuring The Software Process: A
Practical Guide To Functional Measurements, Prentice Hall, 1996

·        Function Point Analysis; Measurement
Practices for Successful Software Projects, Addison-Wesley, 2001

·       
IT Measurement; Practical Advice
from the Experts, Addison-Wesley, 2002 as a Contributor

·       
“IT Metrics and Benchmarking,"
Cutter IT Journal, June & November 2003 issues, Guest Editor

·       
“Identifying Your Organization’s
Best Practices," CrossTalk, June 2005

·       
“An Introduction to Function Point
Counting," Projects & Profits, ICFAI, June 2005

·       
“The Principles of Sizing and
Estimating Projects Using IFPUG Function Points," Software Tech News, June 2006

The
essay is titled “Stockholm Syndrome and Outsourcing."  The text of this commentary can be found at www.tcagley.wordpress.com.  Comments and corrections are welcome.

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Future
Events:

On October 11 I will be
presenting a DCG / CAI Webinar titled Benchmarking Performance for the Bottom
Line - October 11th, 2007, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST go to www.davidconsultingroup.com
website to register.

 

On
Tuesday November 13th I am presenting Traceability:
A Proposal for a Scalable Approach, Agile To Formal at the Fourth Annual
International Conference on Software Process Improvement in Orlando.   
Information can be found at www.icspi.com.  On November 16th I will be delivering a
tutorial titled “Implementing
an Effective Measurement Program." 
Spamcast listeners should let me know if you are coming and we can
schedule a meet up.

 
Next
Software Process and Measurement Cast:

The next Software Process
and Measurement Cast will feature Part 1 of the interview with Dave Garmus
covering IFPUG Function Points, if you are interested in functional measurement
this is a must cast. 

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