Membership Overview
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Join Successful Professionals Around the World Who Rely on IFPUG Function Point Analysis for Career Advancement
Being a member of the IFPUG community means you’re ready to be a leader in the quality and future of information technology—and you have the qualifications to prove it.
With unlimited support and tools to help you every step of the way, IFPUG springboards your career onward and upward.
IFPUG is the steward of Function Point Analysis (FPA), the most widely used and recognized methodology to size software today. Our annual membership packages will provide you with several opportunities and benefits.
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Your Network
Attend our International Software Measurement and Analysis (ISMA) conferences and periodic seminars and workshops. Share your knowledge and informally exchange solutions with fellow global industry leaders.
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Get Ahead
Establish yourself as a specialist and be recognized in the growing field of software metrics when you achieve Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS), the Certified Function Point Practitioner (CFPP) and Certified SNAP Practitioner (CSP) certifications.
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Your Education
Get exclusive, membership-only rates to access all IFPUG materials, including the Function Point Counting Practices Manual and the SNAP Assessment Practices Manual, the recognized industry standards for functional and non-functional sizing.
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Be the first to see the latest innovative product solutions from vendors that will support and boost your software measurement and improvement efforts.
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Industry Trends
Shape the future of innovative, state-of-the-art software measurement and learn about new regional techniques by working on various IFPUG committees or joining a local IFPUG chapter.
4 Easy Ways to Join IFPUG and Plan Your Next Big Career Move
Membership is open to any individual, corporation, university/college faculty member, student or appropriate software-metrics-interested organization.
Join at any time. The standard IFPUG membership year is from July 1 to June 30.
Our members work in every significant industry segment, including aerospace, automotive, banking, government, insurance, manufacturing, retail and telecommunications.
Four types of regular memberships, two types of academic memberships and one type of junior membership are available. A committee membership is also available.