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Knowledge base

Publications by the COSMIC community

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Annual reports

  • Annual Report 2015
  • Annual Report 2016
  • Annual Report 2014
  • Annual Report 2013
  • Annual Report 2011
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Arabic - (العربية)

  • دليل القياس – Arabic 2.2
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Archive

  • Meethandboek – Dutch 3.0
  • Methode Overzicht – Dutch 3.0
  • Advanced and Related Topics
  • Method Overview 3.0.1
  • Measurement Manual 3.0.1
  • Guideline for sizing Data Warehouse Application Software
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Benchmark data

  • Using COSMIC for Real-Time software
  • The Performance of Software Projects
  • COSMIC/ISBSG Global Benchmarking Initiative
  • COSMIC/ISBSG Concise Data Collection Questionnaire
  • The Performance of Real-Time, Business Application and Component Software Projects
  • Summary of the paper ‘Software industry performance – ‘what you measure is what you get’
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Books

  • Autonomous Real-time testing
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Case Studies

  • Automatic Line Switching v1.1
  • RestoSys Case v1.2
  • Sizing software in a Machine Learning context: A COSMIC Case study, v1.0
  • Industrial Automation (Robot) Case Study
  • Guideline for Sizing Real-time Software v2.0
  • Rice Cooker Case Study v2.0.1
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Certification examination

  • Certification exam online procedure
  • Certification exam rules
  • COSMIC Certification Exams Rules and Responsibilities
  • Certification exam rules (short procedure with comments)
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Chinese - 中國

  • 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
  • COSMIC度量手册V5.0 part 3–案例
  • Introduction to COSMIC – Chinese 4.0.1
  • Course Registration Case Study – Chinese 2.0
  • Rice Cooker Case Study – Chinese 2.0
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COSMIC for Developers

  • Software Development Velocity with COSMIC Function Points
  • Prędkość wytwarzania oprogramowania a Punkty funkcjonalne COSMIC
  • Software Measurement Guide
  • Vélocité du développement
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COSMIC standards

  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 1: Principles, Definitions & Rules
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 2: Guidelines
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 Part 3: Examples
  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 1 Princìpi, Definizioni & Regole
  • COSMIC度量手册V5.0 part 1–原则、定义与规则
  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 2 Linee Guida
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COSMIC usage

  • Estimation for Mobile and Cloud environments
  • Using COSMIC for Real-Time software
  • Autonomous Real-time testing
  • Progress with COSMIC in China
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Dutch - Nederlands

  • Methode Overzicht – Dutch 3.0
  • Documentatie Overzicht en Begrippenlijst
  • Meethandboek – Dutch 3.0
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French - Français

  • Manuel de Mesure v5.0 Partie 1: Principes, Définitions & Règles
  • Manuel de Mesure v5.0 Partie 2: Directives
  • Manuel de Mesure v5.0 Partie 3: Exemples
  • Établissement d'un modèle d'estimation a posteriori de projets de maintenance de logiciels
  • Ligne directrice sur la façon de convertir les points de fonction (première génération) vers la taille COSMIC
  • Vélocité du développement
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General documents

  • COSMIC Annual Meeting 2017 Minutes
  • Autonomous Real-time testing
  • List of Positions and Terms of Office
  • 2015 Annual open IAC Meeting
  • Guideline on Function Point Conversion
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German - Deutsch

  • Messhandbuch – German 3.0.1
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Guidelines

  • Guideline for Sizing Business Application Software v1.3
  • Guideline on the Accuracy of COSMIC Function Points v1.1
  • Guideline for Sizing Service-Oriented Architecture Software, v1.1.1
  • Guideline for sizing Data Warehouse and Big Data Software, v1.2
  • Software Development Velocity with COSMIC Function Points
  • Prędkość wytwarzania oprogramowania a Punkty funkcjonalne COSMIC
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Italian - Italiano

  • Dimensionamento Anticipato – Guida per Praticanti
  • Requisiti Non Funzionali e Dimensionamento COSMIC Guida per Praticanti
  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 1 Princìpi, Definizioni & Regole
  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 2 Linee Guida
  • Linea Guida per Misurare il Software Applicativo Aziendale
  • Introduzione al Metodo COSMIC
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Method Overview

  • What is a COSMIC Function Point?
  • Quick Reference Guide to the COSMIC Measurement Manual – 4.0.2
  • How to measure C R U D (create • read • update • delete)
  • Introduction to the COSMIC method of measuring software v1.2
  • Quick Reference Guide for Real-Time Software
  • Quick Reference Guide for Business Application Software v1.0.1
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Papers

  • Towards a New IT Model Contract: Changing the Pricing Method
  • Managing Agile at Scale
  • Measurement of Software Size: Contributions of COSMIC to Estimation Improvements
  • COSMIC User Story Standard
  • Agility and COSMIC Function Points in DAD
  • COSMIC Adoption at Eurofins
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Polish - Polski

  • Prędkość wytwarzania oprogramowania a Punkty funkcjonalne COSMIC
  • Podręcznik Pomiaru – Polish 3.0.1
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Portuguese - Português

  • Method Overview – Portuguese 3.0.1
  • COSMIC Promotional flyer for Project Management – Portuguese
  • Measurement Manual – Portuguese 3.0.1
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Presentations

  • CNMES'15 : COSMIC approximate FSM
  • CNMES’15 : Earned Scope Management
  • CNMES'15 : Estimation con COSMIC
  • CNMES'15 : Futuro de COSMIC
  • CNMES'15 : Impacts and Benefits of using COSMIC
  • CNMES'15 : Functional Sizing in Brazil
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Promotional material

  • COSMIC Promotional flyer for Project Management – English
  • 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
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Russian

  • COSMIC Promotional flyer for Project Management – Russian
  • Общие представления – Russian 3.0
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Spanish - Español

  • Measurement Manual v5.0 – Part 1 – Principles, Definitions & Rules (Spanish)
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 – Part 2 – Guidelines (Spanish)
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 – Part 3 – Examples (Spanish)
  • Early Software Sizing with COSMIC – Practitioners Guide (Spanish)
  • Early Software Sizing with COSMIC – Experts Guide (Spanish)
  • Quick Reference Guide to the COSMIC Measurement Manual version 4.0.1 (Spanish translation)
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Standards - translations

  • Manuale di Misurazione Parte 1 Princìpi, Definizioni & Regole
  • Measurement Manual v5.0 – Part 3 – Examples (Spanish)
  • Manual de Medición – Spanish 4.0.1
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Turkish - Türk

  • Ölçme Kılavuzu – Turkish 3.0.1
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Introduction

  • Ways of measuring software size
  • Overview of the COSMIC method
  • COSMIC size measurement process
  • Benefits of measuring size
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Organization

  • Constitution
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