Project Sizing and Estimating - Effectively Using Functional Measurement

Southern California Software Process Improvement Network

!	Current Event

Friday, August 05, 2005

Meeting Topic:

Presenter: David Garmus

Abstract

This presentation will discuss the successful implementation of a program, which bases the metrics to be collected on the goals of the process being measured and then utilizes those results in decision making and process improvement. Industry benchmark data will be discussed that support effective project estimation, based upon the presenter's experience at various software organizations that have achieved significant improvements in delivering software. This session is expected to be interactive between the presenter and the attendees.

The following topics will be presented in this session:

The User Perspective
Program Start-up
Characteristics of an Effective Sizing Metric
Use of Function Points
Project Estimation
Quantitative & Qualitative Assessments
Establishing and Using Baseline Data
Modeling Improved Performance

Your Presenter: David Garmus is a Principal of The David Consulting Group (DCG), an SEI CMMI® Approved Transition Partner and a PSM Transition Organization that supports software development organizations in achieving software excellence with a metric-centered approach. David is an acknowledged authority in the sizing, measurement and estimation of software application development and maintenance. He serves as a Past President of the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) and as a member of the IFPUG Counting Practices Committee. He has a BS from the University of California at Los Angeles 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 with David Herron

Function Point Analysis; Measurement Practices for Successful Software Projects, Addison-Wesley, 2001 with David Herron

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

“Estimating Software Earlier and More Accurately,” CrossTalk, June 2002 with David Herron

“Identifying Your Organization's Best Practices,” CrossTalk, June 2005 with David Herron

David Garmus
The David Consulting Group
1935 Salt Myrtle Lane
Orange Park , FL 32003
Tel: (904) 269-0211
Fax: (904) 215-0444
dg@davidconsultinggroup.com

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!	Logistics

Location:
Northrop Grumman E2 Presentation Center (in tall building off of Entrance 2), Redondo Beach, CA (formerly TRW) - 2299 Marine Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Directions: Take the 405 Inglewood exit (southbound it's the exit after Rosecrans East, northbound it's the exit just after Hawthorne) and go north on Inglewood Avenue (southbound, turn left at the end of the ramp, northbound, turn right). Turn left at Marine. Go west under the freeway past the railroad tracks and Redondo Beach Avenue to Entrance 2 at Mettler Drive. Turn left into the parking lot . E2 is the tall building to your right. (See page 733 A5 of the Thomas Brothers Guide.)

Date:Friday, August 05, 2005
Time: 9 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Admission: Free

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