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b'Software Process and Measurement Cast\\nShow 19!\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nShow 19 features an\\ninterview with Dave Garmus discussing IFPUG Function Points.\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nDavid Garmus is one of the\\nFounders of The David Consulting Group (DCG). David is an acknowledged\\nauthority in the sizing, measurement and estimation of software application\\ndevelopment. He is a Past President of the International Function Point Users\\nGroup (IFPUG) and a member of their Counting Practices Committee. Mr. Garmus is\\nalso a member of PMI, SEI and QAI. He has a BS from UCLA and an MBA from\\nHarvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. He has spoken at\\nnumerous conferences and has written many articles and several books,\\nincluding:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nMeasuring The Software Process: A\\nPractical Guide To Functional Measurements, Prentice Hall, 1996 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Function Point Analysis; Measurement\\nPractices for Successful Software Projects, Addison-Wesley, 2001 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n IT Measurement; Practical Advice\\nfrom the Experts, Addison-Wesley, 2002 as a Contributor \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\u201cIT Metrics and Benchmarking,"\\nCutter IT Journal, June & November 2003 issues, Guest Editor\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\u201cIdentifying Your Organization\\u2019s\\nBest Practices," CrossTalk, June 2005 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\u201cAn Introduction to Function Point\\nCounting," Projects & Profits, ICFAI, June 2005 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\u201cThe Principles of Sizing and\\nEstimating Projects Using IFPUG Function Points," Software Tech News, June 2006\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe\\nessay is titled \\u201cStockholm Syndrome and Outsourcing."\\xa0 The text of this commentary can be found at .\\xa0 Comments and corrections are welcome.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nRemember\\nthat comments and feedback are welcome!\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThere\\nare a number of ways to share your thoughts . . .\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nEmail\\nSPaMCAST\\xa0 at\\xa0spamcastinfo@gmail.com\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nVoice\\nmessages can be left at 1-206-888-6111\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nTwitter\\n\\u2013 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nBLOG\\n\\u2013 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFuture\\nEvents: \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn October 11 I will be\\npresenting a DCG / CAI Webinar titled Benchmarking Performance for the Bottom\\nLine - October 11th, 2007, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST go to \\nwebsite to register.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn\\nTuesday November 13th I am presenting Traceability:\\nA Proposal for a Scalable Approach, Agile To Formal at the Fourth Annual\\nInternational Conference on Software Process Improvement in Orlando.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nInformation can be found at .\\xa0 On November 16th I will be delivering a\\ntutorial titled \\u201cImplementing\\nan Effective Measurement Program."\\xa0\\nSpamcast listeners should let me know if you are coming and we can\\nschedule a meet up. \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0Next\\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast: \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe next Software Process\\nand Measurement Cast will feature Part 1 of the interview with Dave Garmus\\ncovering IFPUG Function Points, if you are interested in functional measurement\\nthis is a must cast.'