IFPUG VOLUNTEERS
IFPUG relies on the support of volunteer leaders from the Board of Directors, committees, taskforces and other contributors to continue to grow the organization and the value of function points across the globe.
Thank you to all of our current and past volunteers for your service and expertise!
Interested in volunteering? Learn more about how to get started here.
Business Applications Committee
The purpose of the Business Applications Committee (BAC) is to contribute to C-level and management decision-making using quantitative approach. The function of the BAC is to encourage and support the development and definition of standardized metric-based business practices utilizing unit of size based on IFPUG sizing standards such as: value based contracting, value based price modelling, estimating models, cost modelling, measurement, productivity models and analysis, productivity and quality indicators, and benchmarking analysis.
Pierre Almén
Committee Chair
ImproveIT
Sweden
Francesco Gasparro
Board Liason
Italy
Donald Beckett
Member
United States
Alfonso Gonzalez Mateo
Member
Spain
Aman Singhal
Member
India
Charley Tichenor
Member
United States
Christine Green
Ex-Officio Volunteer
Denmark
Communications and Marketing Committee
The Communications and Marketing Committee (CMC) is responsible for promoting the value of IFPUG to the key stakeholders around the world and keeping current members informed of valuable benefits, news and events. The CMC oversees the MetricViews publication, website, eblasts, social media and more.
Julián Gómez
Committee Chair
LEDA Consulting, S.L
Spain
Julián Gómez
Board Liaison
Spain
Carla Cioffi
Member
Italy
Luca Marconero
Member
Italy
Thiago Silva da Conceição Sr.
Member
Brazil
Certification Committee
The Certification Committee's mission is to develop and maintain a professional Function Point certification program for counting practitioners, training materials and software tools.
Daniel French
Committee Chair
United States
Mahesh Ananthakrishnan
Vice Chair
India
Cinzia Ferrero
Board Liaison
Italy
Gregory Allen
Member
United States
Donald Beckett
Member
United States
Teresa Cristina De Spagna Zenga Beraldo
Member
Brazil
Manuel Buitrago Bravo
Member
Spain
Fabrizio di Cola
Member
Italy
Francesco Gasparro
Member
Italy
James E. McCauley
Member
United States
Rodrigo de Asis Vidal
Member
Brazil
Donato Surano
Member
Italy
Forecast and Software Estimation Committee
The purpose of FSEC is to equip professionals and organizations with the knowledge and methodologies necessary for making informed, data-driven decisions in software project forecasting and estimation. To do this, the committee will utilize both volunteer expertise as well as industry-knowledge methods.
Christine Green
Committee Chair
Denmark
Saurabh Saxena
Board Liason
India
Atul Vaza
Member
India
Brock Gordon
Member
United States
Carol Dekkers
Member
United States
Cristina Nogués
Member
Spain
Daniel French
Member
USA
Eduardo Orefice
Member
Italy
Emanuele Richiusa
Member
Italy
Loi Hing Hui
Member
Hong Kong
Luigi Luliani
Member
Italy
Myazatul Akman Sapaat
Member
Malaysia
Pierre Almén
Member
Sweden
Roberto Meli
Ex-Officio Volunteer
Italy
Sri Lakshmi Kanniah
Member
Malaysia
Functional Sizing Standards Committee
The Functional Sizing Standards Committee (FSSC) is responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the IFPUG Counting Practices Manual, serving as a forum for resolving issues in counting methodology, producing periodic guidance content for the membership such as case studies, white papers, iTips, webinars and videos. The FSSC will monitor the IFPUG discussion forums and continue supporting various interest groups.
Esteban Sanchez
Committee Chair
Galorath Incorporated
Costa Rica
Saurabh Saxena
Board Liaison
India
Carlos Vazquez
Member
Brazil
Cleber Ferrareze
Member
Belgium
Diego Emanuel Ferreira Da Rocha
Member
Brazil
E. Jay Fischer
Member
United States
Andrés Darío Gutiérrez Poveda
Member
Colombia
Marcello Sgamma
Member
Italy
Daniele Zottarel
Member
Italy
Peter Thomas
Ex-Officio Volunteer
United States
Industry Standards Committee
The Industry Standards Committee (ISC) is working on behalf of IFPUG members to advance Function Points as an international Software Engineering Standard through ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 and SNAP through IEEE. The committee also participates in the development and review of other related software engineering standards related to software lifecycle, artificial intelligence, internet-of-things, blockchain, quality assurance, software measurement, software process improvement and benchmarking. The ISC also fosters cooperation and collaboration between IFPUG and other standards communities such as: IEEE, NIST, TM Forum, ISBSG, OMG and other ISO standards committees.
Carol Dekkers
Committee Chair
Quality Plus Technologies Inc
United States
Saurabh Saxena
Board Liaison
India
Sushmitha Anantha
Board Liason
Steven Woodward
Member
Canada
International Membership Committee
The mission of the International Membership Committee (IMC) is to act as the voice of the membership. The IMC is charged with enhancing IFPUG members’ experiences, growing membership value and increasing membership.
Paola Billia
Committee Chair
Italy
Loami Xavier de Barros
Board Liaison
Brazil
Cristiane Baccarin
Member
Brazil
Dr. JJ Cao
Member
China
Lionel Perrot
Member
France
Iván Pinedo
Member
Spain
Jo Bong Hyun
Member
Republic of South Korea
Non-Functional Sizing Standards Committee
The Non-Functional Sizing Standards Committee (NFSSC) is responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the IFPUG SNAP Assessment Practices Manual, serving as a forum for sizing and estimating software non-functional requirements. The committee will also resolve issues in SNAP counting methodology; provide periodic guidance content for the members such as case studies, white papers, webinars and videos.
Fabrizio Di Cola
Committee Chair
SOGEI
Italy
Charley Tichenor
Vice Chair
United States
Sushmitha Anantha
Board Liaison
India
Dr. Micheline Al Harrack
Member
United States
Srinivasa Rao K
Member
India
Tetyana Komorova
Member
Italy
Manjusha Misra
Member
India
Rita Piscitelli
Member
Italy
Marcello Sgamma
Member
Italy
Daniele Zottarel
Member
Italy
Luigi Buglione
Member
Italy
Julián Gómez
Ex-Officio Volunteer
Spain
Cinzia Ferrero
Ex-Officio Volunteer
Italy
Partnerships & Events Committee
The Partnerships & Events Committee's (PEC) mission is to discover opportunities to share software metrics methodology worldwide creating valuable partnerships with associations (ONG or commercial); create new training paths, involving CFPS members, to offer new opportunities and create value for the use of their certifications; share results, methodology and comparison studies worldwide through events (on site or via webinar) open not only to IFPUG methods, but compliant with ISO IEC 14143 series; enhance the reach of Function Points with strategically chosen themes for conferences by taking industrial and academic interest into consideration and invigorate the partner market.
Kiran Yeole
Committee Chair
India
Julián Gómez
Board Liaison
Spain
Pierre Almén
Member
Sweden
Thiago Silva da Conceição Sr.
Member
Brazil
Cleber Ferrareze
Member
Belgium
Sushmitha Anantha
Member
India
Training Taskforce Committee
The purpose of the Training Program Taskforce is to empower professionals with comprehensive and up-to-date training in IFPUG Sizing standards and other related areas of relevance for IFPUG members. The task force will create a framework for training as well as training material in cooperation with other IFPUG Committees.
Christine Green
Taskforce Chair
Denmark
Saurabh Saxena
Board Liaison
India
Sushmitha Anantha
Member
India
Diana Marano
Member
Italy
Patricia Chiasera
Member
Italy
Prahu Palanisamy
Member
India
Volunteer with IFPUG
Once you become an IFPUG member, you may want to become an IFPUG volunteer. The strength and success of IFPUG lies in harnessing the creativity and energy of its members. IFPUG seeks to achieve this by inviting member participation on one or more of its committees.
Membership in a committee offers opportunities for professional growth. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the direction and success of IFPUG, to meet like-minded people and strengthen your ties within the IFPUG community.
Benefits of Volunteering:
- Global networking opportunities & cross-culture awareness
- Enhanced visibility on IFPUG website, communications and social media
- Early awareness of new software measurement methods, case studies, white papers and more
- Volunteer Certification Fee Benefit: Any IFPUG committee member (post one year of service) may choose one of the following for certification exam or extension free of charge in each fiscal year:
- CFPS Exam
- CFPS Extension
- CSP exam
Get Started as an IFPUG Volunteer Leader:
We are currently accepting applications to join active IFPUG committees. All committee members must be eligible IFPUG members. To become a volunteer, fill out the form below:
You are now just a click away from starting an IFPUG relationship, a relationship that will pay big dividends.
Questions? Contact the IFPUG International Membership Committee at [email protected].