Managing and Measuring Software Requirements Workshop

by David Herron

Description

Effectively building and deploying quality software is increasingly being recognized as a company's key competitive advantage.
Whether that software is marketed commercially or used in support of internal business operations, it needs to be effectively managed.
Effective management of software requires effective software measurement.
The Function Point metric has become the global software measure of choice.Industry accepted software process assessment techniques can be used in conjunction with Function Point sizing to produce a benchmark of software best practices within an organization.

What you will learn

This seminar will teach you the fundamentals of counting and applying function points. Upon completion you will understand:

Function Point Counting Guidelines
How To Apply The Function Point Counting Techniques for Mainframe, Client Server and GUI Environments
How to Use Software Measurement for Improving the Process
Effective Use Of Estimating Models Using Functional Measures
Early Identification Of Software Development Risks And Solutions
How To Perform Benchmark Analysis And Use Industry Data To Identify Key Areas For Improvement

Main Topics

Function Point Counting Guidelines
The Value of Software Measurement
Managing Projects Using Functional Metrics
Software Project Estimating Techniques
Improving the Software Development Process
Establishing a Software Measurement Program