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Books

  • Autonomous Real-time testing
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Promotional material

  • Measurement of Software Size: Contributions of COSMIC to Estimation Improvements
  • Managing Agile at Scale
  • How to measure C R U D (create • read • update • delete)
  • Survey of using COSMIC in Agile projects
  • Evaluation of 20 FSM methods
  • COSMIC Promotional flyer for Project Management – English
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Training

  • Module 6: Early sizing techniques
  • Module 6 COSMIC Estimation tôt
  • Module 7: Estimation process in software engineering
  • Module 7 Processus d’estimation en génie logiciel (diapositives)
  • Module 1: Pourquoi mesurer la taille fonctionnelle des logiciels
  • Module 1 Pourquoi mesurer taille (diapositives)
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Case Studies

  • Industrial Automation (Robot) Case Study
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 3b: Real-time Examples
  • Rice Cooker Case Study v2.0.1
  • Expert System Measurement
  • Valve Control Case Study v1.0.1
  • ACME Car Hire Case Study v1.0.1
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Standards - translations

  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 1
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 – Part 3 (Spanish)
  • Manual de Medición – Spanish 4.0.1
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Popular

  • Estimation for Mobile and Cloud Software
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Certification examination

  • About certification
  • Certification exam online procedure
  • COSMIC Certification Exams Rules and Responsibilities
  • Certification exam rules (short procedure with comments)
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Early and Rapid Functional Size

  • Early Software Sizing, Practitioners
  • Early COSMIC Sizing, Experts Guide
  • Easy Function Points (slides)
  • COSMIC Concepts & Resources Available
  • Software Estimation
  • Tutorial – Early Sizing – Module 1 – Description of techniques
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Video

  • COSMIC Estimation Challenge 2022 video
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COSMIC for Developers

  • Part 3d: Standard. Reqs with Big Data Cleaning Examples
  • Software Development Velocity with COSMIC Function Points
  • Prędkość wytwarzania oprogramowania a Punkty funkcjonalne COSMIC
  • Software Measurement Guide
  • The SoftwareExpert App Manual
  • Vélocité du développement
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Introduction

  • What is a COSMIC Function Point?
  • Software Development Velocity with COSMIC Function Points
  • Overview of COSMIC
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Testing

  • 4th Generation Product Management
  • How to Test AI
  • Measuring Tests Using COSMIC
  • Tools for ART
  • 4th Generation Product Management
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COSMIC standards

  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 1 Principles, Defs. & Rules
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 2: Guidelines
  • COSMIC度量手册V5.0 part 1–原则、定义与规则
  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 1
  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 2 Linee Guida
  • COSMIC度量手册V5.0 part 2–指南
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Organization

  • Constitution
  • Constitution
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COSMIC usage

  • Estimation for Mobile and Cloud Software
  • Using COSMIC for Real-Time software
  • Autonomous Real-time testing
  • GLOSSARY OF TERMS for SOFTWARE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT
  • Progress with COSMIC in China
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Artificial Intelligence

  • Expert System Measurement
  • How to Test AI
  • Fast Cost Estimation by ChatGPT
  • Is It Possible to Use ChatGPT to Perform Measurements?
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Conformity

  • Conformity report COSMIC for ISO 14143
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General documents

  • COSMIC Annual Meeting 2017 Minutes
  • Autonomous Real-time testing
  • GLOSSARY OF TERMS for SOFTWARE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT
  • List of Positions and Terms of Office
  • Guideline on Function Point Conversion
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Examples

  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 3b: Real-time Examples
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 3c: MIS Examples
  • Part 3a: Strategy Examples
  • Part 3d: Standard. Reqs with Big Data Cleaning Examples
  • Combination of Case Studies
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Guidelines

  • Guideline for Sizing SOA Software, v1.1.1
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 1 Principles, Defs. & Rules
  • Guideline for the Functional Sizing of Quantum Software Requirements
  • Data Warehouse and Big Data
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 2: Guidelines
  • Guideline Functional Sizing of Web Analytics Implementations
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Translations

  • Module 2: Survol de la méthode de mesure COSMIC
  • Module 3: Étude de cas : Information de Gestion
  • Module 4: Étude de cas : Logiciels temps réel
  • Module 5: Exigences non fonctionnelles
  • Methode Overzicht – Dutch 3.0
  • Module 7: Processus d’estimation d’effort pour le logiciel
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Method Overview

  • How to measure C R U D (create • read • update • delete)
  • Introduction to COSMIC v1.2
  • What is a COSMIC Function Point?
  • Software Development Velocity with COSMIC Function Points
  • Introduction to COSMIC – Chinese 4.0.1
  • Introduzione al Metodo COSMIC
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MIS

  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 3c: MIS Examples
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Archive

  • Methode Overzicht – Dutch 3.0
  • Guideline for Sizing Real-time Software v2.0
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 3: Examples
  • Advanced and Related Topics
  • Method Overview 3.0.1
  • Documentatie Overzicht en Begrippenlijst
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Papers

  • Towards the Adoption of International Standards in Enterprise Architecture Measurement
  • MkII FP to COSMIC Size Conversions
  • Web Effort Estimation: Function Point Analysis vs. COSMIC
  • Functional change impact analysis in use cases
  • Sizing Web Applications in a Model-Driven Development Environment
  • Using COSMIC to reduce Information Asymmetry
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Requirements

  • Part 3d: Standard. Reqs with Big Data Cleaning Examples
  • Guideline Software Requirements Specification In COSMIC Format
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Benchmark data

  • Using COSMIC for Real-Time software
  • COSMIC/ISBSG Global Benchmarking Initiative
  • COSMIC/ISBSG Concise Data Collection Questionnaire
  • The Performance of Real-Time, Business Application and Component Software Projects
  • Software industry performance (Summary)
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Presentations

  • 4th Generation Product Management
  • Software Estimation
  • FSM in Agile
  • Module 1: Why Measure Size (slides)
  • How to Test AI
  • Module 2: COSMIC Method Overview (slides)
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Estimation Challenges

  • 2022 Students Estimation Challenge – Kick-Off Info
  • COSMIC Estimation Challenge 2022 video
  • COSMIC Estimation Challenge Certificate 2022 First award
  • COSMIC Estimation Challenge Certificate 2022 Second award
  • COSMIC Estimation Challenge Certificate 2022 Third award
  • COSMIC Estimation Challenge Winners 2022 Presentation
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  • A new article from COSMIC Quantum Task Force 09/06/2026
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