http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/html/fpw_overview.htm Tips & news for Function Point WORKBENCH(tm) users IT 2010 CHARISMATEK Software Metrics Pty Ltd en-us http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/images/csm_top.gif http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/html/fpw_overview.htm http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/rss http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/rss Welcome to CHARISMATEK's Tips & News for WORKBENCH Users feed. info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.charismatek.com.au/_public4/html/lib_advanced.htm http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/rss/demos1.htm Learn how to use the WORKBENCH to effectively deal with a variety of Function Point Analysis and project estimation and benchmarking situations. info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/rss/recentcounts1.htm http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/rss/recentcounts1.htm Use Recent Count Shortcuts to open a Count from outside the WORKBENCH. Open Counts quickly, from a standard location and without needing to remember the Count's database or name. info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/rss/recentcounts2.htm http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/rss/recentcounts2.htm WORKBENCH users can make accessing their Recent Count Shortcuts even easier by creating a Windows shortcut that opens their WORKBENCH Shortcuts folder. info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Wed, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/rss/release70k.htm http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/rss/release70k.htm Function Point WORKBENCH 7.0j has been released and is available to download for all licensed users. info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Wed, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.charismatek.com/_public4/html/lib_people.htm hhttp://www.charismatek.com/_public4/html/lib_people.htm CHARISMATEK's senior consultant, David Cleary, has recently successfully recertified as an IFPUG Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS). David has been a CFPS since 1998 and, along with CHARISMATEK's other consultants, is expert in the application of Function Point Analysis to a wide range of software scenarios. info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.charismatek.com.au/_public4/html/prod_smre.htm http://www.charismatek.com.au/_public4/html/prod_smre.htm Early in the project lifecycle, estimate project size, effort, cost, schedule, staffing and defects. At project completion, capture project data, report and compare project performance. info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1000 Interested in doing your training in-house? CHARISMATEK can provide clients with a set of Training Materials to conduct your own training. Training Materials can be used as-is or can be customised by you to align with your processes. Contact support@charismatek.com if you are interested. info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qpmg.com/Library/confirm_download.php?id=45&pid=1 http://www.qpmg.com/Library/confirm_download.php?id=45&pid=1 Roger Heller from Q/P Management Group has written a great article about using FPA to size Cloud applications and projects. His article focuses on using the technique to size in order to establish useful business measures in the context of business issues. info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Wed, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439869308/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ifpug-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1439869308 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439869308/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ifpug-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1439869308 This book brings together 52 leading software measurement experts from 13 different countries who share their insights and expertise. Robyn Lawrie, Principal Consultant from CHARISMATEK, has authored a chapter on Quantitative Project Management – Measurement Based Techniques for Managing Scope. The book can be purchased from Amazon (click on Item Header for link to Amazon). info@charismatek.com (CHARISMATEK) Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000