ISMA Conference
IFPUG ISMA Conferences
The purpose of the ISMA (International Software Metrics & Analysis) Conference is to provide educational and networking opportunities to IFPUG members and software measurement professionals in general, by learning and sharing knowledge in the world of software measurement. Along with IFPUG publications and products, the goal of the ISMA conferences is to increase the global reach of Function Points Analysis and SNAP with strategically chosen themes by taking industrial and academic interest into consideration.
Background
IFPUG was formally established in 1986 in Westerville, Ohio, USA, and the first conference was held that same year in Toronto, Canada. For the first several years, IFPUG held bi-annual, in-person multi-day conferences, along with workshops, committee meetings. First ISMA conference (ISMA1) took place in the month of September 2006 and was held in San Diego, CA.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ISMA conferences have changed in format, from a traditional face-to-face event to a virtual one-day annual conference, with the most recent having been ISMA19 held in June 2022.
Benefits
For beginners, the conference program often combines regular presentations with educational workshops, during face-to-face events. For experts, it is a platform to share ideas with the measurement community and to learn from other experts. Networking opportunities offered by ISMA are highly valued in the industry.
Upcoming ISMA Conference
June 9, 2026. Details to be announced.
Beyond Limits: Unlocking IT Power with Smart Metrics
Measuring and Leveraging AI for Smarter, Faster, Measurable Results
September 25, 2025 · Seoul, South Korea & Online In partnership with KOSMA
A Landmark Event for Asia
ISMA2025 is not just another conference — it marks the first IFPUG event in Asia in decades, hosted in the vibrant city of Seoul.
This special edition is a historic opportunity for professionals across South Korea, Japan, China, India, Southeast Asia, and beyond to connect, collaborate, and shape the future of IT measurement together.
We extend our special thanks to KOSMA for co-hosting this milestone edition and helping bring the IFPUG global community to Asia for the first time in many years. Their partnership ensures a high-quality, locally connected, and globally relevant experience for every attendee.
Why Attend ISMA2025?
Join the global hub for IT leaders, measurement experts, software architects, and innovators ready to harness smart metrics to push technology beyond its limits.
This year’s mission:
Measure, optimize, and unleash AI’s potential — with accuracy, speed, and measurable business impact.
Unmissable Sessions
Featuring both international thought leaders and local experts:
- Estimating AI Agents Using Function Point Analysis (FPA)
A practical framework for software & AI architects - AI Superpowers to Enrich Software Development
AI-enhanced requirements, estimation AI copilots, AI-generated test cases - Functional Measurement of AI-Powered Chatbots (CFPS CEP-eligible)
- Non-Functional Measurement of AI-Powered Chatbots (CSS CEP-eligible)
Language & Accessibility
- Sessions will be presented in either English or Korean.
- Simultaneous translation will be provided so that all content is available in both languages regardless of the session’s original language.
- Speakers will include renowned international experts and leading voices from the Korean and Asia-Pacific tech community.
Live & On-Demand Access
- All sessions will be streamed live so you can participate in real time from anywhere in the world.
- Full recordings will be available after the event, ensuring you can revisit the content or catch up on anything you missed — no matter your time zone.
Exclusive Benefits
In-person attendees enjoy:
- Full-day access at EL Tower, B1F Gold Hall in Seoul
- Networking lunch & coffee breaks included
- Priority face-to-face networking with global and Asia-Pacific industry leaders
All attendees (on-site & online) receive:
- 25% discount voucher for the CSS Certification Exam
- Access to full event recordings post-conference
Secure Your Spot Today
Seats for in-person attendance are strictly limited — and interest across Asia is high.
Register Now📍 Event Venue
EL Tower, B1F Gold Hall📍 View on Google Maps
The venue is located in the southeastern part of Seoul. It offers convenient transportation options, including a limousine bus service from Incheon International Airport to COEX in Gangnam. There are also a variety of hotels and other accommodations available nearby.
Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information. We look forward to seeing you in Seoul!
Early Bird Registration |
Pre-Registration |
On-Site Registration |
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| Type | Member | Non Member | Member | Non Member | Member | Non Member |
| General (In-person) | 115 | 145 | 145 | 175 | 175 | 205 |
| Student (In-person) | 55 | 70 | 70 | 105 | 105 | 145 |
| General (Virtual) | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 |
| Student (Virtual) | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 |
Early Bird Registration: now - 9/5
Pre-Registration: 9/6 - 9/19
On-site Registration: 9/20 - 9/25
| Levels of Participation | Pricing | Additional Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| IFPUG Members | FREE | |
| Non-Members | $75 with additional benefits | Access the conference for $75. Becoming a member, you will save what you paid as follows. 10% discount on individual membership fees + 10% discount on certification exams for CFPS and CSS |
ISMA Spring is a CEP eligible event for CFPS and CSS extensions. To receive CEP Activity Credits, you must attend at least 80% of the event. Participants who attend less than 80% will not receive CEP Activity Credits.
Registration is open for ISMA 2026 Virtual event, June 9, 2026!.
Make sure to join IFPUG for this exciting event filled with insightful sessions, learning opportunities, and much more.
Registration Price: IFPUG Member: FREE, Non-Member: $75 (USD)
ISMA Spring is a CEP eligible event for CFPS and CSS extensions. To receive CEP Activity Credits, you must attend at least 80% of the event. Participants who attend less than 80% will not receive CEP Activity Credits.
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Register NowAll times listed below are in EDT (Time Conversion)
All sessions are in EST (Eastern Standard Time)
Speaker: Julian Gomez
Luigi Buglione
Session:
In Function Point Analysis, the concept of control is often perceived as intuitive, yet its formal definition and its role in calculations are sometimes misunderstood. This presentation clarifies what “control” really means, how it manifests itself in application processes, and the criteria for its identification. The direct impacts on Function Points will be demonstrated, with practical examples and guidelines to ensure uniformity, consistency, and repeatability in assessments, improving the quality and reliability of measurements.
Luigi Buglione is a Measurement & Process Improvement Specialist based in Rome, Italy. Public IFPUG and partner biographies describe him as serving in senior leadership roles across several influential organizations, including IFPUG, ISBSG and GUFPI-ISMA, where he has contributed to the promotion of functional sizing, non-functional measurement and international collaboration in software metrics. His recent IFPUG profile lists him as Secretary and Director for Partnerships and Academic Affairs, while other recent IFPUG and ISBSG biographies also note his service in additional board and standards-related roles over time.
Throughout his career, Luigi has been recognized for combining technical depth with a practical, community-building approach. IFPUG and related professional biographies note that he is a regular speaker at international conferences on software and service measurement, process improvement and quality. He has also been active in national and international technical associations, helping to foster alignment among practitioners, researchers and industry leaders working to improve software estimation and measurement practices.
His credentials reflect both breadth and rigor. IFPUG’s public Honorary Fellows page states that Luigi has earned multiple certifications, including IFPUG CFPS, CSS and CSMS, along with COSMIC CCFL, and that he holds a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems as well as a degree cum laude in Economics. Additional public professional biographies associate him with teaching and research activity and with a long-standing body of work in software engineering, measurement and process improvement.
Throughout the years he served IFPUG covering several roles (Director of Sizing Standards and ISO Standards, Conferences, Universities and R&D, Secretary; Member of FSSC/NFSSC/CEC) and has provided several CEP-valid presentations till today for the IFPUG community.
Luigi has also contributed to IFPUG’s thought leadership through publications and presentations that connect the history of software measurement with its future direction. In IFPUG’s 40 Years of Function Points: Past, Present, Future, he reflects on the development of Function Point Analysis and its continued relevance as software engineering evolves. More recent interviews and webinar biographies likewise position him as a leading voice on the role of metrics in Agile delivery, benchmarking, non-functional sizing and the growing impact of AI on software estimation and decision-making.
What distinguishes Luigi’s contribution to IFPUG is not only expertise, but sustained service. Across board leadership, standards work, conference speaking, academic outreach and international partnership-building, he has helped expand IFPUG’s visibility and influence worldwide. His work has supported the organization’s mission of promoting sound measurement practices while also encouraging the next generation of professionals to engage with standards-based approaches to software management and estimation.
As IFPUG honors Luigi Buglione as an Honorary Fellow, it also celebrates a career defined by leadership, scholarship and service. His dedication has strengthened both the organization and the broader software metrics profession, and his example continues to inspire practitioners around the world. Congratulations to Luigi on this well-deserved recognition.
Andrés Gutiérrez
Session:
Carol Dekkers / Daniel B. French
Session:
This presentation will explore the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in sizing software projects using the International Function Point User Group (IFPUG) function points methodology and software estimates. As organizations increasingly seek efficiency and accuracy in project estimation, AI offers transformative potential by automating the function point counting process. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, AI can analyze historical project data, identify patterns, and predict function point counts with enhanced precision. This not only streamlines the estimation process but also reduces human error and bias. Additionally, AI-driven tools can provide insights into project complexity and resource allocation, enabling more informed decision-making. The synergy between AI and IFPUG function points represents a significant advancement in software estimating practices, facilitating better project planning and management. Ultimately, this approach enhances the overall reliability of software project estimations, paving the way for successful project delivery in an increasingly dynamic technological landscape.
Dan has 25+ years in a variety of IT roles including analyst, developer, tester, project management, software metrics and software estimation. He’s developed CMMi and ISO compliant process improvement and software estimation processes.
Dan holds a B.S. in Economics from Virginia Tech and holds certification as a Lifetime CFPS, PMP and CSM. He’s served as the Certification Director on the IPFUG Board of Directors and is currently the Partnership & Events Director. Previously he served as the Chair of the Certification Committee & Functional Software Sizing Committee (FSSC). He’s authored numerous white papers/presentations on software metrics, Agile, and estimation.
Roberto Meli
Session:
“Effective software project management hinges on accurate effort and cost estimation, which in turn depends on a precise understanding of the Scope of Measurement. This abstract explores how the strategic application of the “”Scope”” concept within the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) Function Point Analysis (FPA) and Simple Function Point (SFP) methods can be leveraged to enhance estimation reliability.
The Scope of Measurement defines the specific subset of software functionalities—Functional User Requirements (FUR)—included in a size measurement to answer a particular business question. While standard sizing methods provide a product-oriented measure of functional size, they often only statistically account for approximately 70-75% of the actual project effort. To bridge this gap for economic valuation, the concept of the Corrected Functional Measure (CFM) is introduced.
The CFM utilizes the Scope concept to incorporate factors that traditional functional size measurement (FSM) might exclude or treat indirectly, such as software reuse, replication, and algorithmic complexity. By defining the counting scope to include these “”corrective”” elements, estimators can derive an effort-proportional size that remains compliant with the logical principles of ISO/IEC 14143-1.
To further streamline estimation, particularly in Agile development contexts, the scope can be restricted to a subset of Base Functional Components (BFCs). Empirical evidence suggests that the statistical difference in precision between estimates based on full FPA/SFP and those focusing exclusively on transactional BFCs (Elementary Processes – EP) is negligible. By ignoring logical data structures (Logical Files – LF) and focusing only on EPs, organizations can implement “”super-light”” measurement techniques. This reduces measurement overhead and aligns with Agile sprints, which are primarily oriented toward producing transactions, thereby providing a fast, overhead-free opportunity for the business without compromising statistical reliability.
By precisely aligning the Scope with the project’s actual production factors and utilizing the MFC or super-light transactional subsets, organizations can transform a purely functional size into a robust foundation for predicting person-days and overall costs. This methodology ensures that the estimation model is sensitive to both what the software does and the specific context in which it is produced.”
Dr. Roberto Meli graduated in Computer Science in 1984. In 1996, he became CEO of DPO Srl (Italy). Over the past 30 years he has developed focused competences in project management and software measurement and has written more than 75 papers for technical magazines and international conferences. He is a consultant and lecturer on project management and software measurement for many major Italian companies and public organizations. He developed the Early & Quick (E&Q) Function Point Analysis method and the Simple Function Point (SFP) method. Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS) from 1996 to 2004.
Roberto has held leadership roles over the last 25 years including: IFPUG Board of Directors (Current role), Director of Functional Measurement Standards Committee, Chairperson of the GUFPI-ISMA (Gruppo Utenti Function Points Italia – Italian Software Measurement Association) board of directors, and coordinator of their Counting Practices Committee; Italian delegate to the MAIN (Metrics Association’s International Network), Chairperson of the COSMIC Measurement Practices Committee, Conference Chairperson of SMEF (Software Measurement European Forum), and President of the Simple Function Point Association.
Harold van Heeringen
Session:
“Accurate software cost estimation remains one of the most critical success factors in project delivery, yet it is often challenged by changing requirements, agile development practices, and inconsistent performance metrics. This presentation explores how organizations can improve estimation accuracy and project control by combining formal functional sizing techniques with objective team performance measurement and industry benchmarking.
Participants will learn how functional size measurement standards, such as IFPUG Function Points and NESMA methods, provide a consistent and technology-independent basis for estimating effort, cost, productivity, and value delivered. The session examines the limitations of relying solely on story points and highlights how functional size metrics create a more reliable foundation for forecasting, monitoring progress, and measuring business value in agile environments.
The presentation also demonstrates how organizations can use benchmarking data and key performance indicators—including delivery rate, cost efficiency, delivery speed, quality, and value delivered—to identify high-performing teams and improve project outcomes. Practical examples will illustrate how performance measurement supports more effective forecasting, scope management, and decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
Attendees will leave with actionable insights into establishing a mature estimation practice, improving visibility into agile team performance, and leveraging measurement data to drive more predictable project delivery and better business results.”
TBD
Ifeanyi Echereobia
Session:
Function Point Analysis assumes something deceptively simple: that a clear and defensible boundary can be drawn around the application being measured. In modern financial systems, that assumption is increasingly difficult to sustain.
Enterprise banking platforms now operate within ecosystems of payment switches, compliance services, identity platforms, and third party workflow engines that participate directly in business processing while remaining outside the application team’s ownership and control. As functionality becomes distributed across APIs and external platforms, traditional boundary identification and counting decisions become less straightforward.
Drawing from real delivery experience across large scale banking and payment systems at Guaranty Trust Bank, this session explores practical FPA boundary challenges in API dependent financial environments. The presentation focuses on three recurring problem areas: classifying EIFs when external infrastructure performs core business processing, sizing workflow driven functionality where business logic resides in third party BPM platforms, and maintaining counting consistency when regulatory integrations redefine application behaviour over time.
Rather than proposing new rules or workarounds, this session presents principled interpretation approaches grounded in existing IFPUG standards. Attendees will leave with a practical boundary decision framework that can be applied to modern distributed systems in financial services, healthcare, government, and other highly integrated domains where the effective system perimeter is shaped as much by external dependencies as by internal application design.
Ifeanyi Echereobia is a Business Analyst and Solutions Architect at a leading West African financial institution, where he leads requirements delivery and software sizing for a corporate payments platform serving over 200,000 organisations.
Over the past five years, he has worked across banking, capital markets, pension administration, and consumer goods, applying software measurement and functional sizing practices to high volume, regulation driven enterprise systems. His experience includes payment processing platforms, interbank settlement integrations, enterprise workflow automation, and compliance driven platform enhancements.
His work frequently involves resolving FPA boundary ambiguity in systems that depend on external payment infrastructure, third party workflow platforms, and regulator mandated integrations, the practical measurement challenges explored in this presentation.
He recently completed the Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS) examination and writes about enterprise payments and technical business analysis under the brand The Production BA.
His interest in software measurement emerged directly from delivery practice: the need to size, estimate, and communicate scope in environments where application boundaries are blurred by external dependencies and evolving regulatory constraints.
Marcello Sgamma
Session:
One of the sub-categories of the IFPUG SNAP technique – now also an ISO 32430:2025 standard – concerns User Interfaces (§2.1) and some others cover non-functional aspects of data manipulation often met when developing user interface dialogs. The continuous evolution in the creation of user interfaces can lead to some doubts on how to consider the “counting elements” and the related “properties” in non-functional assessment. The presentation will illustrate some scenarios to dispel these doubts and direct a meter towards an increasingly precise measurement with SNAP Points.
“Graduated in Computer Sciences at University of Pisa, with Diploma from Scuola Normale Superiore. Senior consultant at NTTdata, expert in functional and architectural analysis, and in software metrics. In 30 years of experience in the ICT sector, he has gained skills from management of SW developments, to design of application and service management solutions, functional and architectural analysis of web portals, e-commerce solutions, etc. In recent years, consulting activities have focused on sizing of functional and non-functional developments, teaching and tutoring functional sizing, and in the functional analysis of projects and evolutions for the insurance market and for local public administration.
CFPS and CSP since 2015, active member of FSSC and NFSSC since 2021, Cosmic CCFL since 2024″
Julian Gomez
All sessions below are in Korean Standard Time. To know the time in your country for the conference– Please use this link Time Conversion.
ISMA2025 Hybrid Conference Agenda: Thursday, September 25
Speaker: Julian Gomez
Luigi Buglione
Session:
In Function Point Analysis, the concept of control is often perceived as intuitive, yet its formal definition and its role in calculations are sometimes misunderstood. This presentation clarifies what “control” really means, how it manifests itself in application processes, and the criteria for its identification. The direct impacts on Function Points will be demonstrated, with practical examples and guidelines to ensure uniformity, consistency, and repeatability in assessments, improving the quality and reliability of measurements.
Luigi Buglione is a Measurement & Process Improvement Specialist based in Rome, Italy. Public IFPUG and partner biographies describe him as serving in senior leadership roles across several influential organizations, including IFPUG, ISBSG and GUFPI-ISMA, where he has contributed to the promotion of functional sizing, non-functional measurement and international collaboration in software metrics. His recent IFPUG profile lists him as Secretary and Director for Partnerships and Academic Affairs, while other recent IFPUG and ISBSG biographies also note his service in additional board and standards-related roles over time.
Throughout his career, Luigi has been recognized for combining technical depth with a practical, community-building approach. IFPUG and related professional biographies note that he is a regular speaker at international conferences on software and service measurement, process improvement and quality. He has also been active in national and international technical associations, helping to foster alignment among practitioners, researchers and industry leaders working to improve software estimation and measurement practices.
His credentials reflect both breadth and rigor. IFPUG’s public Honorary Fellows page states that Luigi has earned multiple certifications, including IFPUG CFPS, CSS and CSMS, along with COSMIC CCFL, and that he holds a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems as well as a degree cum laude in Economics. Additional public professional biographies associate him with teaching and research activity and with a long-standing body of work in software engineering, measurement and process improvement.
Throughout the years he served IFPUG covering several roles (Director of Sizing Standards and ISO Standards, Conferences, Universities and R&D, Secretary; Member of FSSC/NFSSC/CEC) and has provided several CEP-valid presentations till today for the IFPUG community.
Luigi has also contributed to IFPUG’s thought leadership through publications and presentations that connect the history of software measurement with its future direction. In IFPUG’s 40 Years of Function Points: Past, Present, Future, he reflects on the development of Function Point Analysis and its continued relevance as software engineering evolves. More recent interviews and webinar biographies likewise position him as a leading voice on the role of metrics in Agile delivery, benchmarking, non-functional sizing and the growing impact of AI on software estimation and decision-making.
What distinguishes Luigi’s contribution to IFPUG is not only expertise, but sustained service. Across board leadership, standards work, conference speaking, academic outreach and international partnership-building, he has helped expand IFPUG’s visibility and influence worldwide. His work has supported the organization’s mission of promoting sound measurement practices while also encouraging the next generation of professionals to engage with standards-based approaches to software management and estimation.
As IFPUG honors Luigi Buglione as an Honorary Fellow, it also celebrates a career defined by leadership, scholarship and service. His dedication has strengthened both the organization and the broader software metrics profession, and his example continues to inspire practitioners around the world. Congratulations to Luigi on this well-deserved recognition.
Andrés Gutiérrez
Session:
Carol Dekkers / Daniel B. French
Session:
This presentation will explore the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in sizing software projects using the International Function Point User Group (IFPUG) function points methodology and software estimates. As organizations increasingly seek efficiency and accuracy in project estimation, AI offers transformative potential by automating the function point counting process. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, AI can analyze historical project data, identify patterns, and predict function point counts with enhanced precision. This not only streamlines the estimation process but also reduces human error and bias. Additionally, AI-driven tools can provide insights into project complexity and resource allocation, enabling more informed decision-making. The synergy between AI and IFPUG function points represents a significant advancement in software estimating practices, facilitating better project planning and management. Ultimately, this approach enhances the overall reliability of software project estimations, paving the way for successful project delivery in an increasingly dynamic technological landscape.
Dan has 25+ years in a variety of IT roles including analyst, developer, tester, project management, software metrics and software estimation. He’s developed CMMi and ISO compliant process improvement and software estimation processes.
Dan holds a B.S. in Economics from Virginia Tech and holds certification as a Lifetime CFPS, PMP and CSM. He’s served as the Certification Director on the IPFUG Board of Directors and is currently the Partnership & Events Director. Previously he served as the Chair of the Certification Committee & Functional Software Sizing Committee (FSSC). He’s authored numerous white papers/presentations on software metrics, Agile, and estimation.
Roberto Meli
Session:
“Effective software project management hinges on accurate effort and cost estimation, which in turn depends on a precise understanding of the Scope of Measurement. This abstract explores how the strategic application of the “”Scope”” concept within the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) Function Point Analysis (FPA) and Simple Function Point (SFP) methods can be leveraged to enhance estimation reliability.
The Scope of Measurement defines the specific subset of software functionalities—Functional User Requirements (FUR)—included in a size measurement to answer a particular business question. While standard sizing methods provide a product-oriented measure of functional size, they often only statistically account for approximately 70-75% of the actual project effort. To bridge this gap for economic valuation, the concept of the Corrected Functional Measure (CFM) is introduced.
The CFM utilizes the Scope concept to incorporate factors that traditional functional size measurement (FSM) might exclude or treat indirectly, such as software reuse, replication, and algorithmic complexity. By defining the counting scope to include these “”corrective”” elements, estimators can derive an effort-proportional size that remains compliant with the logical principles of ISO/IEC 14143-1.
To further streamline estimation, particularly in Agile development contexts, the scope can be restricted to a subset of Base Functional Components (BFCs). Empirical evidence suggests that the statistical difference in precision between estimates based on full FPA/SFP and those focusing exclusively on transactional BFCs (Elementary Processes – EP) is negligible. By ignoring logical data structures (Logical Files – LF) and focusing only on EPs, organizations can implement “”super-light”” measurement techniques. This reduces measurement overhead and aligns with Agile sprints, which are primarily oriented toward producing transactions, thereby providing a fast, overhead-free opportunity for the business without compromising statistical reliability.
By precisely aligning the Scope with the project’s actual production factors and utilizing the MFC or super-light transactional subsets, organizations can transform a purely functional size into a robust foundation for predicting person-days and overall costs. This methodology ensures that the estimation model is sensitive to both what the software does and the specific context in which it is produced.”
Dr. Roberto Meli graduated in Computer Science in 1984. In 1996, he became CEO of DPO Srl (Italy). Over the past 30 years he has developed focused competences in project management and software measurement and has written more than 75 papers for technical magazines and international conferences. He is a consultant and lecturer on project management and software measurement for many major Italian companies and public organizations. He developed the Early & Quick (E&Q) Function Point Analysis method and the Simple Function Point (SFP) method. Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS) from 1996 to 2004.
Roberto has held leadership roles over the last 25 years including: IFPUG Board of Directors (Current role), Director of Functional Measurement Standards Committee, Chairperson of the GUFPI-ISMA (Gruppo Utenti Function Points Italia – Italian Software Measurement Association) board of directors, and coordinator of their Counting Practices Committee; Italian delegate to the MAIN (Metrics Association’s International Network), Chairperson of the COSMIC Measurement Practices Committee, Conference Chairperson of SMEF (Software Measurement European Forum), and President of the Simple Function Point Association.
Harold van Heeringen
Session:
“Accurate software cost estimation remains one of the most critical success factors in project delivery, yet it is often challenged by changing requirements, agile development practices, and inconsistent performance metrics. This presentation explores how organizations can improve estimation accuracy and project control by combining formal functional sizing techniques with objective team performance measurement and industry benchmarking.
Participants will learn how functional size measurement standards, such as IFPUG Function Points and NESMA methods, provide a consistent and technology-independent basis for estimating effort, cost, productivity, and value delivered. The session examines the limitations of relying solely on story points and highlights how functional size metrics create a more reliable foundation for forecasting, monitoring progress, and measuring business value in agile environments.
The presentation also demonstrates how organizations can use benchmarking data and key performance indicators—including delivery rate, cost efficiency, delivery speed, quality, and value delivered—to identify high-performing teams and improve project outcomes. Practical examples will illustrate how performance measurement supports more effective forecasting, scope management, and decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
Attendees will leave with actionable insights into establishing a mature estimation practice, improving visibility into agile team performance, and leveraging measurement data to drive more predictable project delivery and better business results.”
TBD
Ifeanyi Echereobia
Session:
Function Point Analysis assumes something deceptively simple: that a clear and defensible boundary can be drawn around the application being measured. In modern financial systems, that assumption is increasingly difficult to sustain.
Enterprise banking platforms now operate within ecosystems of payment switches, compliance services, identity platforms, and third party workflow engines that participate directly in business processing while remaining outside the application team’s ownership and control. As functionality becomes distributed across APIs and external platforms, traditional boundary identification and counting decisions become less straightforward.
Drawing from real delivery experience across large scale banking and payment systems at Guaranty Trust Bank, this session explores practical FPA boundary challenges in API dependent financial environments. The presentation focuses on three recurring problem areas: classifying EIFs when external infrastructure performs core business processing, sizing workflow driven functionality where business logic resides in third party BPM platforms, and maintaining counting consistency when regulatory integrations redefine application behaviour over time.
Rather than proposing new rules or workarounds, this session presents principled interpretation approaches grounded in existing IFPUG standards. Attendees will leave with a practical boundary decision framework that can be applied to modern distributed systems in financial services, healthcare, government, and other highly integrated domains where the effective system perimeter is shaped as much by external dependencies as by internal application design.
Ifeanyi Echereobia is a Business Analyst and Solutions Architect at a leading West African financial institution, where he leads requirements delivery and software sizing for a corporate payments platform serving over 200,000 organisations.
Over the past five years, he has worked across banking, capital markets, pension administration, and consumer goods, applying software measurement and functional sizing practices to high volume, regulation driven enterprise systems. His experience includes payment processing platforms, interbank settlement integrations, enterprise workflow automation, and compliance driven platform enhancements.
His work frequently involves resolving FPA boundary ambiguity in systems that depend on external payment infrastructure, third party workflow platforms, and regulator mandated integrations, the practical measurement challenges explored in this presentation.
He recently completed the Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS) examination and writes about enterprise payments and technical business analysis under the brand The Production BA.
His interest in software measurement emerged directly from delivery practice: the need to size, estimate, and communicate scope in environments where application boundaries are blurred by external dependencies and evolving regulatory constraints.
Marcello Sgamma
Session:
One of the sub-categories of the IFPUG SNAP technique – now also an ISO 32430:2025 standard – concerns User Interfaces (§2.1) and some others cover non-functional aspects of data manipulation often met when developing user interface dialogs. The continuous evolution in the creation of user interfaces can lead to some doubts on how to consider the “counting elements” and the related “properties” in non-functional assessment. The presentation will illustrate some scenarios to dispel these doubts and direct a meter towards an increasingly precise measurement with SNAP Points.
“Graduated in Computer Sciences at University of Pisa, with Diploma from Scuola Normale Superiore. Senior consultant at NTTdata, expert in functional and architectural analysis, and in software metrics. In 30 years of experience in the ICT sector, he has gained skills from management of SW developments, to design of application and service management solutions, functional and architectural analysis of web portals, e-commerce solutions, etc. In recent years, consulting activities have focused on sizing of functional and non-functional developments, teaching and tutoring functional sizing, and in the functional analysis of projects and evolutions for the insurance market and for local public administration.
CFPS and CSP since 2015, active member of FSSC and NFSSC since 2021, Cosmic CCFL since 2024″
Julian Gomez
CEP Eligibility : Registered participants (IFPUG Members) who can’t attend live due to time zone issues will still be eligible for CEP credits if they view the recordings later.
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Learn MorePresented by Saurabh Saxena and Kiran Yeole Session Description: There are various challenges faced by customers/ vendors related to software sizing and estimations. In this...
Learn MorePresented by Michele Canalini Session Description: This presentation aims to explore accounting reporting methods that incorporate both technical and economic measurements of intangible assets. By...
Learn MorePresented by Sushmitha Anantha and Fabrizio Di Cola Industry technology landscape is ever evolving. Yesterday’s state of the art technologies has become normal today and...
Learn MorePresented by Marcello Sgamma Session Description: System clock and other platform data are commonly used in modern software systems. Examples of platform data include network...
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Virtual Conference - Dec 1, 2023
Presented by Charley Tichenor Session Description: Functional software describes “what” the software will do. IFPUG interprets these aspects as external inputs, external outputs, external inquiries,...
Learn MorePresented by Manjusha Misra - Recording Coming Soon Session Description: Starting with some scenarios involving application enhancements that do not involve changes to functional requirements,...
Learn MorePresented by Alfonso González Mateo Session Description: There are many, more and more, organizations that are committed to use the size of software to help...
Learn MorePresented by Sushmitha Anantha Session Description: The topic of technical debt is very diverse. This term is used for wide spectrum of problems related to...
Learn MorePresented by Luigi Buglione Session Description: In the IFPUG FPA method an Elementary Process is characterized by three elements: set of DETs, set of FTRs...
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Virtual Conference - May 4, 2023
Presented by Thomas Cagley Session Description: Explicit transparency is a hallmark of all agile approaches. Measurement is one form of making the impact of development...
Learn MorePresented by Charles Wesolowski Session Description: This presentation demonstrated the capability of automatically counting Function Points from well-formed Software Component Architectures expressed in SysML. Students...
Learn MorePresented by Christine Green Session Description: The consistency of the usage of FPA is extremely important for the benefits of FPA in the business area....
Learn MorePresented by Luigi Buglione Session Description: One of the elements initially present in the FPA (not only in the IFPUG version) is the VAF (Value...
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Virtual Conference – June 24, 2022
Presented by Daniel French & Carol Dekkers Session Description: Roberto Meli developed a more streamlined function point analysis methodology based on the International Function Point...
Learn MorePresented by Saurabh Saxena Session Description: Software Nonfunctional Assessment Process (SNAP) was developed to size non-functional project requirements which were non-sizable by traditional Function Point...
Learn MorePresented by Charley Tichenor Session Description: During the 1990s and early 2000s, there were questions about the usefulness of function points for the portion of...
Learn MorePresented by Charles Wesolowski Session Description: This session will include the following overview: Model Based System Engineering IFPUG Meta Model Elements and Types Functional Analysis...
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Virtual Conference – June 24, 2021
Presented by Carlos Eduardo Vazquez Session Description: This presentation addresses the software development economic environment in the last decade and how it has changed the...
Learn MorePresented by Julián Gómez Session Description: Discover the 7 key points of function point methodology. These include product focus, use by the international community, improved...
Learn MorePresented by Fabrizio Di Cola and Domenico Geluardi Session Description: In the current scenario of the IT world, security is one of the preponderant factors...
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Karnataka, India – March 8, 2019
Michael Milutis Abstract: In this session, Michael Milutis will share what he has learned from having consulted with hundreds of project management and IT...
Learn MoreAbstract: In the era of the internet of things (IoT) the boundaries of hardware/software combinations that were once standalone now have expanded. In your kitchen...
Learn MoreAbstract: The presentation will describe how a team training program can enhance the team’s skills, based on a new, creative set of metrics. In addition...
Learn MoreAbstract: Shu-Ha-Ri is a Japanese martial art concept which describes the progression of learning to mastery. This concept can be applied to various disciplines and...
Learn MoreAbstract: What are Micro-services? : Micro services is a form of service-oriented architecture style wherein applications are built as a collection of different smaller services...
Learn MoreAbstract: CMMI v 2.0 released in April 2018, has allotted a separate process area for estimation which is entirely based on solution-size measurement. In this...
Learn MoreAbstract: The advent of digital has brought about a paradigm shift in developing IT solutions. Today’s customers expect exceptional creativity in solving business problems, requiring...
Learn MoreAbstract: Main Topics: Why Objective Sizing like Functional Sizing is still required for Agile Deliveries How to define Categories of T-shirt sizes to achieve functional...
Learn MoreAbstract: Using Functional Sizing on Agile projects requires integration of delivery process with measurement process. The gaps, if any, can take away the whole purpose...
Learn MoreAbstract: When Agile trends started picking up, we heard enough about ‘Function Points are not suitable for Agile’, ‘Function Points are too heavy for Agile’...
Learn MoreAbstract: Nucleon’s and Function Points, a match made in heaven for C-level visibility of IT. To most C-level management, their company’s IT department is a black...
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