Cost Management of IT projects and IT contracts is a great concern to many organizations. Many organizations are struggling to get control of their IT spendings, while others have all the insight they need to make fact-based decisions on their IT. On October 4, COSMIC and Nesma will bring to the stage a number of leaders in IT to share their experience with IT Cost Management and IT Cost Estimation.
This event will take place in the Philharmonie in the picturesque city of Haarlem in the Netherlands. If you are interested in learning from leaders or connecting to peers in the field of IT Cost Management, come to the Netherlands for an informative day in an inspiring environment. We have confirmed speakers from IPMA, the Dutch Tax Authority, IDC, Unison, MCR and the Cost of Everything podcast. See the full program on the website.
From a COSMIC perspective perhaps the most interesting speaker is Paul Hussein from ESMA, the European Securities and Market Authority. ESMA has been contracting software development and maintenance for more than six years based on traditional function points. But for the development of their new data platform they selected COSMIC as the basis for their contracting.
Paul will explain why functional size in general helps ESMA to keep their IT cost predictable in their contracts between a small EU agency and large IT suppliers. He will also explain why ESMA chose for the COSMIC method to contract the development of their new data platform. The title of his presentation is:
The COSMIC battle between David and Goliath