SMS Improvement Champion January 2008

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Issue: 007 | January 2008

Delivering Value from: Benchmarking
Grant Rule offers some solutions to issues which give benchmarking a bad name

SMS FAST DATA COLLECTION STUDY
The more current the data in a benchmark report is, the more relevant and useful it is. An SMS Fast Data Collection Study delivers a complete, consistent and verified benchmark submission in around 6 WEEKS.

Typical data collection times are 6 - 9 MONTHS.

Minimise the time to collect benchmark data

Minimise the impact on existing staff and schedules

Maximise the relevance of the benchmark report

Maximise data consistency by using experienced software measurement practitioners to collect and review it.

Applying SMS’ experience can prevent your benchmark turning into a costly and unproductive exercise.

EUROPEAN COMPETITIVE MEASUREMENT SYMPOSIUM

5th/6th February, Paris
ECMS 2008 presents some of the world’s experts in software estimating, measurement and analysis.

Grant Rule of SMS will be presenting Rules Relative Size Scale: Estimate early to optimise project performance.

26th/27th February 2008
Practical Use of COSMIC
£750 + VAT per head

28th/29th May 2008
Practical Use of IFPUG 4.2
£750 + VAT per head.

All courses held at the
SMS Training Suite
124 High Street,
Edenbridge Kent.
TN8 5AY

Outsourcing
Is outsourcing going to mean a place in the Boardroom for IT?

Measurement for Automotive SPICE
A White Paper by Bernard Londeix looking at the improvement model designed for the automotive industry

SMS News
COSMIC Release 3 training

Events
European Competitive Measurement Symposium - 5th/6th February, Paris.

Software Measurement and Improvement Forum
programme for the next meeting on 21st February

	21st February Change for the Better Intellect conference suite, Russell Square, London.
An excellent programme of speakers consider the practicalities of initiating, implementing and integrating successful improvement programmes. “Process improvement in context” Roger Gamage, Principle Consultant, SMS Ltd.; SEI CMMI Instructor, CPIS Ltd. “The role of measurement in implementing an improvement programme” Tim Hind, IT Process and Compliance Manager, Axa Sun Life “Implementing change across a number of related but different organisations" Peter Cotton. Senior Project Manager, Atos Origin UK Presentations will be followed by a buffet lunch and an open-forum discussion of the issues raised. Attendance at SMIF is free, but must be registered in advance.


SMS NEWS COSMIC Release 3 is here. SMS will be running a 2-day public workshop on the latest version of the COSMIC functional size method on 26th/27th February 2008 Practical Use of Function Point Analysis: COSMIC offers an introduction to the fundamental principles of software measurement using the COSMIC functional size method. Participants will learn how to utilise those principles to understand, manage and measure software requirements. The course presenter, Bernard Londeix, is an SMS Principal Consultant and experienced trainer, with extensive knowledge of the practical application of the COSMIC measurement method. SMS also runs a similar course on IFPUG 4.2 FPA.