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

Saurabh Saxena

Board Liaison


India

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

Andrés Darío Gutiérrez Poveda

Member


Spain

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

Roberto Meli

Board Liaison


Italy

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

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

Carolina Laruccia

Member


Argentina & Colombia

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

Events Committee

The Events Committee's mission is to discover opportunities to share software metrics methodology worldwide, 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.

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].