The COSMIC Group with Bernard Londeix
The COSMIC Group was started in 1998 as a special interest group which became a group of global interest whilst developing what is now known as the COSMIC method of functional sizing. This is the most advanced method of measuring a functional size of software applicable to business, real-time and infrastructure software. It is easy to learn and simple to use. The COSMIC Functional Sizing method is entirely 'open'; all method documentation is available in the public domain for free download.
The new COSMIC Measurement Manual is made up of three Parts each describing a particular aspect of the Method. They are freely downloadable from the web site of COSMIC Functional Sizing.
Part 1: Principles, Definitions and Rules.
This Part states the Principles, Definitions and Rules of the COSMIC Method as well as the COSMIC measurement process.
Part 2: Guidelines.
This document is to provide guidance to the practitioners for the application of the COSMIC ISO 19761 Function Points standard presented in Part 1.
Part 3: Examples.
This is an introduction to the large number of examples of Functional User Requirements (FUR) which are documented as COSMIC Case studies freely available at COSMIC Functional Sizing.
10/02/2020 -
To AGM 2020
The COSMIC group typically organizes its Annual Meeting during the IWSM-MENSURA conference.
An exception for this year, due to the Covid-19 pandemia the COSMIC Annual meeting will be held virtually a few days after that conference, and more precisely on 6th November 2020 starting at 11:00 AM America/Toronto time.
Attendance is subject to a Zoom invitation. For more details contact Jean-Marc
10/02/2020 -
2020 IWSM-MENSURA
This year the conference will be 100% virtual and free of charge. It is an important opportunity for professionals, researchers and students, to be able to have an approach to the newest topics in relation to software measurement and estimation. Registration is now open. For more information tap here
07/10/2019 -
AGM 2019
The Annual Meeting of the COSMIC Group took place in Haarlem (Netherlands) on the 7th October 2019 during the IWMS-MENSURA Conference. The annual meeting itself was focused on the core interest of the Group as a number of COSMIC committee meetings were previously held concerning the MPC committee, Market development, Awards committee, and other item of particular technical interests.
31/03/2020 -
COSMIC V 5.00
is announced
As announced on the 31st March 2020, the version 4.0.2 of the COSMIC Measurement Manual has now been re-structured and re-formatted, still preserving its substance, into three parts. The first part states the Principles, Definitions and Rules of COSMIC, the second offers guidances helping the interpretation of the rules, and the third provides examples of measurements.
It is freely downloadable from the web site of COSMIC Functional Sizing or visit the section MANUALS
To see the Announcement from Alain Abran tap here
26/01/2020 -
'Push' Team
Colin Hammond notes with Jayakumar, Frank and Charles that the cosmic.org website does not rank well in the search engines (compared to other similar subjects) and it is quite hard for new visitors to learn incrementally about the methodology, it's use, validity etc. So Colin and his Team propose 3 immediate actions:
A free copy of the Software measurement Manifesto was distributed during the Annual COSMIC Meeting with the intention of gathering coments.
