The new version 1.2 complies with the COSMIC Method v4.0.2. A section on ‘Big data’ has been added and the Guideline has been renamed ‘Guideline for Sizing Data Warehouse and Big Data Software’. Several changes and improvements have been applied,…

The new version 1.1.1 has been updated to version 4.0.2 of the COSMIC method; the previous definition of Non-Functional Requirement being replaced by the current one. No further major changes. Download it here or from the Knowledge base of cosmic-sizing.

The new version 1.1 complies with the COSMIC Method v4.0.2. Download it here or from the Knowledge base.

The new version 1.1.1 has been updated to version 4.0.2 of the COSMIC method and versions of updated Guidelines used, there are no major changes. Download it here or from the Knowledge base of cosmic-sizing.

The new version 1.1.2 of the Guideline for sizing real-time software complies with the COSMIC Method v4.0.2. Download it here or from the Knowledge base of cosmic-sizing.

  At the recent IWSM in Beijing, one of the most impressive presentations was from Dylan Ren of Measures Technology LLC, which described the excellent progress being made in the use of COSMIC in China. His presentation is available here….

The paper describes procedure for automated CFP measurement of requirements expressed using the Object-Oriented Hypermedia method. The approach is applied to a set of industrial web applications and delivers sizes that correlate much better with effort than other size measures….

The Measurement Practices Committee is pleased to issue a new Case, the Industrial Automation (Robot) Case Study. This case study illustrates the application of the COSMIC software measurement method to measure the functional size of user applications for production tasks…

Dear All, The Measurement Practices Committee is pleased to issue ‘What is a COSMIC Function Point’ in Chinese. We hope it will find its way in China and thank Yang Hanqin (China) for its translation. Download