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CHARISMATEK Software Metrics Online Training Course

Unleashing the Power of Function Point Analysis Using the Function Point WORKBENCH™

Course Type and Duration

Workshop - 2 half-day sessions

Overview

CHARISMATEK Software Metrics’ Function Point WORKBENCH™ is the world’s leading tool software for Function Point Analysis. The WORKBENCH is much more than just a Function Point Count repository. It provides a range of features that both substantially enhance the Function Point Analysis process and aid in the overall management and control of software projects:

  • The WORKBENCH incorporates a complete Functional Sizing Methodology. The embedded methodology provides full coverage for the leading IFPUG CPM 4.3 Functional Size Measurement Method (the WORKBENCH is certified by IFPUG as Function Point Software Type 1), helps ensure that all Function Point Counts are fully auditable and defendable and facilitates the WORBENCH’s sophisticated communication, analysis and reporting functionality.

  • WORKBENCH users perform their Function Point Analysis by building Functional Models of their projects or applications’ functionality within the tool’s primary workspace. These models can be easily extended to address future enhancement projects and changes in project or application scope and can be customised using Count Views to highlight the size and nature of specific functionality of interest in a manner and with an ease that is simply not possible without the WORKBENCH.

  • The WORKBENCH’s automated counting features (patented) provide the most sophisticated facilities available to ensure that users perform their Function Point Counts as quickly, consistently and accurately as possible.

  • The WORKBENCH goes beyond the typical ‘simplistic’ approach to top-down project effort and cost estimation.  The Productivity Rate Calculator can be used to determine standard project delivery rates and ranges.  User defined Productivity Sinks allow multiple different productivity rates to be identified within a single project. Functionality can be allocated to specific Productivity Sinks to estimate the effort or cost of an individual Sink or of the entire project and to fully explore various ‘what if’ scenarios. The generated Function Point Size can also be exported for use with a range of compatible estimation tools and techniques.

  • The WORKBENCH includes a range of reporting options. Detailed and Analysis Reports address all relevant issues relating to an individual Function Point Count, including its breakdown by both standard and user-defined attributes. Portfolio Reports address issues relating to an organisation’s software portfolios, including project growth as a result of ‘scope creep’, change in application size over time, total delivered work product and total software portfolio size. The WORKBENCH – Publisher allows new and customised reports addressing an organisation’s own specific requirements to be easily generated and utilised.

Objectives

At the completion of the course, participants will be able to utilise the Function Point WORKBENCH™ to:

  • Perform, analyse and report on all their Function Point Analysis tasks;

  • Build preliminary and detailed Functional Models of software projects and applications and communicate software functionality and related issues using those models.

Intended Audience

Function point analysts, project managers, business analysts and any other IT professionals charged with utilising Function Point Analysis for tasks including software requirements definition & negotiation, project benchmarking & estimating and project management & control.

Prerequisite Knowledge

Participants will have an effective knowledge of the IFPUG Function Point Analysis CPM 4.3 Functional Size Measurement Method.

Note that this online training course DOES NOT teach IFPUG Function Point Analysis - that is assumed knowledge.

Delivery Mode

The training course is delivered via the Internet as two half-day online sessions. Each session incorporates:

  • A systematic and complete presentation of the Function Point WORKBENCH™ features and functions. The presentation covers all required steps within the IFPUG Function Point Analysis CPM 4.3 Functional Size Measurement Method;

  • Exercises to familiarise Function Point WORKBENCH™ users with the software’s features. Complete exercise solutions are available as Flash audio-visual presentations for viewing off-line;

  • Live Function Point WORKBENCH™ demonstrations;

  • Course feedback providing clarifications and answers to queries raised by participants;

  • A live presenter from CHARISMATEK.  Note that CHARISMATEK's presenters are all IFPUG Certified Function Point Specialists (CFPS) of over ten years standing.

Participants can also download all of the course materials from the CHARISMATEK website.

Content

Session 1

  • Building the Functional Model

    Preparing for the Function Point Count

    Recording Logical Transactions

    Recording Logical Files

  • Determining the Function Point Size

    Sizing Logical Transactions

    Sizing Logical Files

    Assessing the Value Adjustment Factor

Session 2

  • Application Baselines and Enhancement Projects

    Creating an Application Baseline

    Sizing an Enhancement Project

    Updating an Application Baseline

  • Reporting and Analysing a Function Point Count

    Annotating a Function Point Count Using Notes

    Analysing a Function Point Count Using Labels

    Reporting a Function Point Count

    Function Point WORKBENCH™ Utilities

Deliverables

  • Complete set of course slides;

  • Exercise descriptions;

  • Exercise solutions (Flash audio-visuals).

Next Session for this Online Training Course:

Title

Date and Time

Duration

Cost

Unleashing the Power of
Function Point Analysis using the
Function Point WORKBENCH™

TBA

2 half-day sessions

For participants
1 to 2 from the same organisation

US$285 per participant

For each additional
participant from the
same organisation

US$225 per participant

 

 

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