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Agenda

09:00 Version 4.0 of the COSMIC Method

09:45 The COSMIC approach for dealing with Non-Functional Requirements (NFR)

10:20 (Break)

10:40 Automatic COSMIC sizing of requirements held in UML

11:15 Project estimating with COSMIC

12:00 Close

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20 years 20 years

+ 35 PhD Development

Maintenance

Process Improvements ISO: 19761, 9216,

25000, 15939,

14143, 19760

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Learning objectives

The participants of this course will be able to:

1. List & explain the various steps in estimating software

projects.

2. How to build simple mathematical models using historical

data with COSMIC data

3. How to analyze the quality of the inputs of the estimation

models

4. How to analyze the quality of the outcomes of the estimation

models

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List of topics

1. The phases in estimation

2. Economics concepts for estimation models

3. Analyzing the quality of the inputs

4. Analyzing the outcomes of estimation models

5. The Adjustments Phase

6. COSMIC examples with industry data

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List of topics

1. The phases in estimation

2. Economics concepts for estimation models

3. Analyzing the quality of the inputs

4. Analyzing the outcomes of estimation models

5. The Adjustments Phase

6. COSMIC examples with industry data

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Estimator role: Provide information

about uncertainty range

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Manager role:

Pick a number & Manage Risk

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List of topics

1. The phases in estimation

2. Economics concepts for estimation models

3. Analyzing the quality of the inputs

4. Analyzing the outcomes of estimation models

5. The Adjustments Phase

6. COSMIC examples with industry data

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List of topics

1. The phases in estimation

2. Economics concepts for estimation models

3. Analyzing the quality of the inputs

4. Analyzing the outcomes of estimation models

5. The Adjustments Phase

6. COSMIC examples with industry data

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List of topics

1. The phases in estimation

2. Economics concepts for estimation models

3. Analyzing the quality of the inputs

4. Analyzing the outcomes of estimation models

5. The Adjustments Phase

6. COSMIC examples with industry data

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Economies & diseconomies of scale

across ranges of outputs

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1. The phases in estimation

2. Economics concepts for estimation models

3. Analyzing the quality of the inputs

4. Analyzing the outcomes of estimation models

5. The Adjustments Phase

6. COSMIC examples with industry data

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List of topics

1. The phases in estimation

2. Economics concepts for estimation models

3. Analyzing the quality of the inputs

4. Analyzing the outcomes of estimation models

5. The Adjustments Phase

6. COSMIC examples with industry data

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Real-time embedded software projects from a medium-size organization

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Projects from a financial governmental organization

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Which estimation model to use in which contexts?

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You want to know

more?

ISBN-13: 978-1118954089

ISBN-10: 1118954084

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