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The Ottawa SPIN Software Process Improvement Network

DATE: Thursday, February 17, 2000
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: : Sheraton Hotel, Rideau Room 150 Albert Street, Ottawa
COST: $30.00

How to Obtain Accurate Estimates In a Real-Time Environment Using Full Function Points

This presentation outlines the method used by, and the results of, a Nortel Networks process improvement pilot to provide sufficiently accurate real-time project development effort estimates early. Driven by feedback from software development staff and managers, this pilot enhanced the IFPUG function point counting practices method to more completely capture the scope of real-time software development projects early.

The Ottawa SPIN is pleased to announce a presentation on Full Function Points by Fred Bootsma.

Fred Bootsma is registered by the Quality Assurance Institute as a Certified Quality Analyst and has worked in a variety of software quality roles over the last 10 years. He is registered as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, Canada and, within Nortel Networks, is qualified as a lead ISO 9001 internal auditor. Mr. Bootsma has Bachelor and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Business Administration degree with a specialization in International Finance from York University. Fred is a member of the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) and, at one time, participated on the IFPUG Education committee. Fred's 15-year career has equally spanned the aerospace, railway and telecommunications industries. Today, Fred applies full function point concepts to support the Development Practices & Metrics function of Nortel Networks' Preside Integrated Management (PIM) organization in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The research outlined in this paper was conducted while Fred contributed to Nortel Networks International Public Carrier Networks Technology (IPCNT) organization.

Who should attend this event:
Software project estimators,
software process improvement specialists,
software quality specialists,
software measurement specialists,
software project managers

By attending this presentation, you will learn how to:

Enhance the IFPUG method in order to capture real-time software scope more completely
Produce a sufficiently accurate software development effort estimation model driven by function points and 4 other key drivers
Use function points to monitor software development process capability

EVENT SCHEDULE:
6:00 p.m. Registration & Networking
7:00 p.m. Introductions
7:15 p.m. Presentation
9:30 p.m. Adjournment

To register contact:
Elaine Rooney
Conference Clerk
OCRI-Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation
36 Steacie Drive,
Kanata, ON K2K 2A9
Phone: 592-8160 ext. 224
Fax: 592-5130
E-mail: erooney@ocri.ca
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