Don Mansfield Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 For those who have contracted for software development, what unit of measure have you used for the line item? Also, does anyone have any experience using a function point as a unit of measure in a software development contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uva383 Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 When using the agile methodology, I’ve done awards using the unit of “each” where each represents a sprint. You could also use each, and have it represent a minimum viable product. I’m working on an award using mVPs as the unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mansfield Posted June 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 @uva383, Did you ever consider function points? The European Parliament recently recommended the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) methodology for pricing software development. Whenever I bring up function points to Government technical folks involved in software acquisition, they usually 1) have never heard of it and 2) like the idea. Just today I learned about simplified function point measurement from a cost estimator. It's not a perfect measure, but unlike other common measures of software development (sprint, story point, mVP, etc.) it's a standard measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 I’ve heard the term mentioned several times but never actually in use. It was one method of measurement covered in Agile training I took but nothing more was discussed about it. I think it requires a level of preciseness that runs counter to the flexibility and adaptability of Agile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mansfield Posted June 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 3 hours ago, formerfed said: I think it requires a level of preciseness that runs counter to the flexibility and adaptability of Agile I think that's a common misconception: https://www.estimancy.com/en/2018/10/02/function-points-for-agile-software-projects/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 Thanks Don for posting that. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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