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Quality
Achieving Software Excellence
Abstract As of the year 2018 software applications are the main operational component of every major business and government organization in the world. But software quality is still not good for a majority of these applications. Software schedules and costs are both frequently much larger than planned. Large systems are still cancelled with distressing frequency due to schedule delays caused by excessive bugs. Cyber-attacks are becoming more frequent and more serious. Less than 5% of…
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The Costs, Accuracy, and Uses of Software Benchmarks
Abstract What is called “historical benchmark data” for software projects has proven…
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Using Function Point Metrics to Analyze the Tools of Software Engineering
Abstract From data collected by the author during software assessment and benchmark…
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Benefits of Early Sizing and Estimating on Software Quality, Schedules, Effort & Cost
Abstract Most methods of software sizing and estimating are based on software…
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Variations in Software Development by Function Point Size
Abstract Building small applications and building large systems are very different. Small…
