What are levels of granularity of functional requirements and why this is important
The granularity level is the largest or smallest extent in the description of the expected behavior of the software in a functional specification. It defines how specific or how general is the description of...
Software Estimates – Fundamentals, Techniques and Models – Part 1
Estimating is an everyday activity, systematically avoided by those responsible for its execution. In the quest to overcome this, a series of techniques and tools emerge. In desperation for an immediate solution, they are...
Software acquisition and management using function points
It answers questions about how The Analysis of Function Points is part of the improvement of the hiring and management of software, based on the experience of the author in Brazil, the country with...
Results based software development acquisition
El sector de Tecnologías de la Información se ha visto muy affected by el movimiento de externalización de las empresas. Gran parte del desarrollo y mantenimiento de los sistemas ya no se hace más...
Function Points as a tool for the appraisal of software
Software valuation can be a complex process and there are several reasons for this. The problem arises when there is this need and the organization does not have the means to determine the value...
Productivity and Software Efficiency post COVID-19
The context of software productivity and efficiency before and after the pandemic
First, a brief perspective of the economic context in which software development is included is needed to understand the space of productivity and...
Documenting Functional Size Measurement
Imagine taking your car to the workshop and they inform you that the total price is R$ 12,000.00. Do you authorize the service in these terms? You cannot make a good decision without knowing...
Function points leveraging transparency and enabling control over software procurement
It explains the role of Function Point Analysis and the solutions derived from it in assessing the scale of operational efficiency and quality in the context after the Enron Corporation bankruptcy scandal. He set...
Los Niveles de Granularidad del Requerimiento Funcional
Como la mayoría de los lectores de SG saben, todo software posee dos dimensiones de requerimientos: funcional y no funcional. Los requerimientos funcionales (RF) describen el comportamiento del software para proporcionar tareas y servicios...
How to measure software team productivity
Achieving maximum team productivity is the desire of any company that aims for the success of its business. But how to attest that a software team is indeed productive? How to improve performance to...