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ISMA2025 featured the following sessions:
Featured Presentations
Integrating and Using an Estimation Method and an Agile Workflow in Software Development
Presented by Thiago Silva da Conceicao & Dr. Carlos Simoes
Session Description: One of the main challenges faced by organizations is establishing a consistent and agile workflow for software development, particularly when incorporating estimation methods. The use of a unified platform with predefined processes that integrates an estimation model can enable greater efficiency and effectiveness in project governance and management. By implementing structured workflows, organizations enhance their management capabilities, operational efficiency, financial control, and performance monitoring through the use planning and monitoring tool, supported by a standardized, repeatable and auditable measurement method. Additionally, this approach supports compliance with high-maturity process models, such as the latest version of CMMI (v3.0) and MPS.BR SW, fostering continuous process improvement, quality assurance, and competitiveness in industrial and commercial contexts.
This session will present a simple, practical, and easily implementable approach, characterized by low costs and risks. Such an approach allows organizations of various sizes to integrate and simultaneously apply an estimation method and an agile workflow in software development. Furthermore, it demonstrates the potential of this strategy to mitigate risks, optimize resource allocation, and maximize the value delivered in projects.
Main Topics that will be covered during the presentation:
Estimation Methods, Agile Workflow, Project Governance, Resource Optimization and Risk Mitigation
Benefits for Participants:
Greater Efficiency in Project Management, Improved Resource Allocation, Enhanced Risk Mitigation
Speaker Bio:
Thiago Conceição has more than 10 years of experience in IT and Business as well as expertise in agile methods, cybersecurity, growth hacking, strategy, technology, digital, coaching, and training. With a multidisciplinary background, he has applied his IT and business skills in various sectors. He holds 15+ international certifications in various domains, including Software Measurement. A member of IFPUG since 2009, and having passed the rigorous CFPS exam several times, he became a member of the CEC, PEC, and CMC committees where he contributed broadly to the IT community in several ways, such as helping organize webinars and the ISMA conference, evaluating the work of others submitted to IFPUG, and translating SFP manuals and tools.
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Carlos Simões has a PHD from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and a Master’s in Systems Engineering and Computing from COPPE/UFRJ. He is a Consultant for PMO, Agile Methods, Project Management, and Metrics for the Enel group in Brazil.
Measuring NFRs in Application Security Functionalities
Presented by Daniele Zottarel, Luigi Buglione, Fabrizio Di Cola
Session Description: SNAP is the IFPUG methodology that allows the assessment of the non-functional dimension of the software. The security requirements of an application generally involve both functional and non-functional requirements. In this presentation, we propose a SNAP based approach to the measurement of the non-functional dimension of the security requirements, starting from their necessary identification and separation from the functional requirements. Referring to an example of a typical application, we will propose a scheme for the decomposition of different security requirements into FURs and NFRs. Subsequently, for the NFRs only, the SNAP subcategories involved will be identified and the details of their counting will be provided.
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Speaker Bio:
Daniele Zottarel was born in Rome in 1961 and graduated in Civil Engineering in 1987 at “La Sapienza” University. He has been working as an IT technician since 1989 in Sogei, which is the Italian leading company for Public Administration IT. For his company, currently he's the reference for Business Intelligence solutions for the Italian State Property Agency. He is a CFPS "fellow" certified and carries out testing and methodological consultancy as a company referent on IFPUG metrics. Since 2020 he has been a member of IFPUG Functional Sizing Standards Committee (FSSC) and since 2022 he has also been a member of the Non-Functional Sizing Standards Committee (NFSSC).
Luigi Buglione is a Measurement & Process Improvement Specialist at DXC Technology in Rome/Italy. Luigi is currently the IFPUG Secretary and Director for Partnerships and Academic Affairs, ISBSG Vice President and President of GUFPI-ISMA. He is a regular speaker at international Conferences on Software/Service Measurement, Process Improvement and Quality and is actively part of International and National technical associations on such issues. He is also an ITIL4 and DevOps trainer. He achieved several certifications (included IFPUG CFPS [FPA], CSS [SNAP] and CSMS and COSMIC CCFL for the Software Measurement side) and received a Ph.D in MIS and a degree cum laude in Economics.
Fabrizio Di Cola got masters graduated in Computer Engineering. He had university research and private consulting experiences in the IT sector between 2000 and 2007. In 2007 he was hired by Sogei Spa as IT and Software Architect. He has been working in software measurement metrics as company reference in this sector since 2011. He is currently responsible for coordinating the metrics competence center and related projects in Sogei. In the same role, he is involved in contract design and implementation. He works as a teacher for internal and external courses on software metrics. He received the CFPS in 2012, the PMP in 2016, and the PMI-ACP in 2020, the CSS in 2023. He is chair of the IFPUG committee for non-functional sizing standards (NFSSC). He was elected vice president of GUFPI-ISMA, the Italian association dedicated to software metrics, in 2025.
Measuring Agile Team Performance for Accurate Cost Estimates
Presented by Harold van Heeringen
Session Description: Effective IT management within development projects is more critical than ever. A common misconception is that agile, DevOps, and multidisciplinary teams negate the need for planning, cost estimation, leadership, and performance measurement. This couldn't be further from the truth.
In reality, many projects and programs, especially as they scale in size and complexity, operate with insufficient visibility. This lack of oversight often leads to significant cost overruns and projects that spiral out of control. Without objective insights into team performance, predictability and cost estimation accuracy suffer dramatically.
Data-driven insights are essential to understanding the value delivered by development teams, including its impact on project scope and quality. Measurement plays a crucial role in achieving this understanding.
By leveraging measurement data, organizations can recalibrate long-term effort, duration, and cost estimates based on actual productivity. This data empowers senior management to gain a clear understanding of project progress, enabling them to provide active guidance and direction. The result is increased predictability, greater value creation for the allocated budget, and improved organizational outcomes.
Key words:
agile teams, performance measurement, agile estimation, software cost estimation, benchmarking
Speaker Bios:
Harold van Heeringen works as a principal consultant and practice lead for IT Intelligence services (including Measurement, Estimation & Performance measurement) services for Metri, an international IT sourcing advice and IT Benchmarking services provider. Metri is part of IDC, a leading international IT Research and Analysis company.
Harold was president of the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) from 2011 until 2019 and is still a director of the board. Harold is the current president of Nesma, the international organization focusing on maintaining the Nesma ISO standard for functional size measurement and the application of software metrics based on functional size in business decisions regarding software cost estimation, (agile) team performance measurement, benchmarking, outsourcing, contracting, etc. Harold is also involved as a board member in the Special Interest Group Software of the International Cost Estimation and Analysis Association (ICEAA).
A Practical Approach to Identify Logical Files
Presented by Cleber Ferrareze
Session Description: Have you ever had difficulties to measure data function or doubts on how to group related entities into logical files using Function Point Analysis (FPA)?
If yes, this presentation is for you.
Measuring data functions is a critical yet complex step in Function Point Analysis (FPA), directly impacting the accuracy and reliability of function point counts. This webinar will walk you through the process to measure data functions breaking down the following sub-steps in a practical approach.
The most challenging sub-step is to group related entities into logical files, and it demands a dual approach: process-driven and data-driven. Process-driven is based on how the transactions create and delete data and data-driven is based on the business rules about how the occurrences of each related-entity can exist on its own.
This workshop simplifies the complexity of data function measurement, providing a structured guideline to streamline the analysis. Attendees will gain practical techniques to identify logical files with confidence, leveraging a comparative approach to assess entity relationships efficiently. Whether you are new to FPA or an experienced analyst looking to refine your skills, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge to enhance your accuracy and effectiveness in logical files identification.
Join us and master the art of measuring data functions with assertiveness!
Benefits for Participants –
Speaker Bio:
Cleber Ferrareze is an IT Project Manager expert in Software Metrics with a with a solid all-around business, project management and software engineering skillset with the ability to understand the business requirements, convert them into functional and non-functional requirements with the aim to apply FPA and SNAP methods.
The consultant holds an extensive experience in reducing costs and promoting greater visibility in software projects, negotiating software contracts, estimating project effort, validating function and SNAP points as well as tracking the productivity of the development team.
He had the opportunity to be involved in multiple platform solutions leading projects for private and public sectors spanning Government, Banking, Finance, Payroll, Aviation, and Commercial Services among others, liaising with all relevant stakeholders to strengthen broad engagement, support and address the issues related to functional and non-functional measurements.
He is CFPS, PRINCE 2, PMP, CSP, CSM and MBA certified with strong experience to lead and measure IT project’s size, effort, costs, and timelines
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| Session 1: Integrating and Using an Estimation Method and an Agile Workflow in Software Development |
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| Session 2: Measuring NFRs in Application Security Functionalities |
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| Session 3: Measuring Agile Team Performance for Accurate Cost Estimates |
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| Session 4: A Practical Approach to Identify Logical Files |
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