SPaMCAST 11: Symons, COSMIC-FFP, Inca Trail

Published: June 17, 2007, 9 p.m.

b'Software Process and Measurement Cast 11!\\n\\n\\nShow\\xa0Eleven features Part One of an in depth interview with\\xa0Charles Symons on the topic of COSMIC Full Function Points.\\xa0 Charles Symons is currently joint project leader of COSMIC, the Common Software Measurement International Consortium. Before leading the development of COSMIC-FFP, Charles invented the Mk II Function Point Analysis technique for sizing software requirements.\\xa0 Information on COSMIC can be found at and http://www.gelog.etsmtl.ca/cosmic-ffp/index.html.\\xa0 \\xa0 \\n\\n\\n"Inca Trail and Process Improvement: A Ritual Purification".\\xa0\\xa0 The text of this commentary can be found at my personal blog, .\\n\\n\\nRemember that comments and feedback are welcome!\\xa0 \\n\\n\\nThere are a number of ways to share your thoughts . . .\\xa0 \\n\\n\\nEmail SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.com\\n\\n\\nVoice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111It is my intent to share all emails and voice messages!\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nFuture Events: \\n\\n\\nOn June 21 at 3 PM\\xa0I will\\xa0be presenting "When Good Numbers Go Bad" at Better Software 2007 in Los Vegas.\\xa0 The conference and workshops run from Monday June 18 though Thursday June 21 at the Venetian in Las Vegas.\\xa0 Information is available at http://www.sqe.com/bettersoftwareconf/.\\xa0 If you are attending let me know and we can schedule a get together.\\n\\n\\nNews on the Second Annual International Software Measurement and Analysis Conference on the next cast!\\n\\n\\nOther Notes\\n\\n\\nIan Brown\'s article Controlling Software Acquisition Costs With Function Points and Estimation Tool in the May 2007 Crosstalk can be found at \\n\\n\\nAlso Caper\'s Jones Estimating Software Costs Second Edition has hit the book stores!\\xa0 \\n\\n\\nNext Software Process and Measurement Cast: \\n\\n\\nThe next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature the conclusion of the interview with\\xa0Charles Symons discussing COSMIC Full Function Points.'