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b'Software Process and Measurement\\nShow 20!\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nShow 20 features Part 2 of\\nan interview with Dave Garmus discussing IFPUG Function Points.\\xa0 David Garmus is one of the Founders of The\\nDavid Consulting Group (DCG). David is an acknowledged authority in the sizing,\\nmeasurement and estimation of software application development. He is a Past\\nPresident of the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) and a member\\nof their Counting Practices Committee. Mr. Garmus is also a member of PMI, SEI\\nand QAI. He has a BS from UCLA and an MBA from Harvard University Graduate\\nSchool of Business Administration. He has spoken at numerous conferences and\\nhas written many articles and several books, including:\\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\\nFunction 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\\nIT 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\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe\\nessay is titled \\u201cTailoring and Worktypes."\\xa0\\nThe text of this commentary can be found at .\\xa0 Comments and corrections are welcome.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\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 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\\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\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nNext\\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast: \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe next Software Process\\nand Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Miranda Mason of Accenture\\non sourcing metrics programs.\\xa0 \\xa0Sourcing your metrics program is not a topic\\nthat gets a lot of press however the practice is becoming more common and bears\\nexamination.'