Fast-changing times demand adaptability. With ever-tighter deadlines and the constant newness of technical challenges, it's often difficult to size projects. Even as times change, this fundamental problem remains. Many want to know whether sizing metrics that we learned in the past, such as function points, are adaptable to new and different environments.
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July 2001 IT Metrics Strategies: Introduction
By Michael Mah
Posted July 1, 2001 | Technology | Cutter Benchmark Review
About The Author
Michael Mah is Managing Partner of QSM Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in software measurement, project estimation, and "in-flight" control for both inhouse and outsourced/offshore development. QSM has developed and maintains one of the largest databases of more than 7,500 completed projects collected worldwide, with productivity statistics and trends on cost, schedule, and quality from more than 500 organizations and 18 countries.
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