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  • 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

  • Easy Function Points (slides)
  • COSMIC Concepts & Resources Available
  • Software Estimation
  • Tutorial – Early Sizing – Module 1 – Description of techniques
  • Tutorial – Early Sizing – Module 2 – Selection of techniques
  • Tutorial – Early Sizing – Module 3 – Early and NFR
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Video

  • COSMIC Estimation Challenge 2022 video
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COSMIC for Developers

  • Software Development Velocity with COSMIC Function Points
  • Prędkość wytwarzania oprogramowania a Punkty funkcjonalne COSMIC
  • Software Measurement Guide
  • The SoftwareExpert App Manual
  • Part 3d: Standard. Reqs with Big Data Cleaning Examples
  • 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
  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 1
  • COSMIC度量手册V5.0 part 1–原则、定义与规则
  • COSMIC度量手册V5.0 part 2–指南
  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 2 Linee Guida
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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 Software Requirements Specification In COSMIC Format
  • Software Development Velocity with COSMIC Function Points
  • Prędkość wytwarzania oprogramowania a Punkty funkcjonalne COSMIC
  • Early Software Sizing, Practitioners
  • Early COSMIC Sizing, Experts Guide
  • Non-Functional & Project Requirements with COSMIC: Experts Guide
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Translations

  • Module 3 Etude de cas affaires (diapositives)
  • Module 4 Étude temps réel (diapositives)
  • Module 5 COSMIC Exigences non fonctionnelles (diapositives)
  • Module 6 COSMIC Estimation tôt
  • Module 1: Pourquoi mesurer la taille fonctionnelle des logiciels
  • Module 2: Survol de la méthode de mesure COSMIC
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Method Overview

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

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

  • Advanced and Related Topics
  • Method Overview 3.0.1
  • Documentatie Overzicht en Begrippenlijst
  • Meethandboek – Dutch 3.0
  • Guideline for Sizing Business Application Software v1.3
  • Measurement Manual v4.0.2
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Papers

  • Agility and COSMIC Function Points in SAFe
  • Agility and COSMIC Function Points in JIRA
  • We prefer Facts over Stories
  • COSMIC Measurement for Web Applications
  • Managing Agile at Scale
  • Functional Change Impact Analysis
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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

  • Module 1: Why Measure Size (slides)
  • How to Test AI
  • Module 2: COSMIC Method Overview (slides)
  • Measuring Tests Using COSMIC
  • Module 3: MIS Case Study (slides)
  • Tools for ART
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Estimation Challenges

  • 2022 Students Estimation Challenge – Overview
  • 2022 Students Estimation Challenge – Call for Partification
  • Software Estimation Challenge 2023
  • 2022 Students Estimation Challenge – Kick-Off Info
  • COSMIC Estimation Challenge 2022 video
  • COSMIC Estimation Challenge Certificate 2022 First award
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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 1: Pourquoi mesurer la taille fonctionnelle des logiciels
  • Module 1 Pourquoi mesurer taille (diapositives)
  • Module 2: Survol de la méthode de mesure COSMIC
  • Module 2 Survol de la methode (diapositives)
  • Module 3: Étude de cas : Information de Gestion
  • Module 3 Etude de cas affaires (diapositives)
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Case Studies

  • RestoSys Case v1.2
  • Sizing software in a Machine Learning context
  • Combination of Case Studies
  • Industrial Automation (Robot) Case Study
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 3b: Real-time Examples
  • Rice Cooker Case Study v2.0.1
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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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Related Posts

An Update of the Measurement Manual Part 2 and Part 3c

Automating software size measurement with language models: Insights from industrial case studies
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