Software Measurement and Estimation as leverages for achieving ICT cost savings
In order to spend money on institutionalization of software measurement, managers usually want to be sure that the quantifiable benefits of measuring software will cover the correspondent tangible costs. Actually, measuring software is a relatively low cost endeavour that may lead to significant savings. Unfortunately, as for any other “risk reduction” factor, it is easy to quantify the money that is spent on prevention but it is difficult to quantify the money that, eventually, could have been wasted not adopting it. Software measurement and estimation, as a basis of “quantitative management”, may help in several ways to achieve a good cost/benefit ratio in ICT processes. Here are some areas where software measurement and estimation may be valuable:
• better and more reliable early estimations of the project/service budget
• better production planning and control
• reduction of “litigations”
• no wasted resources in “oversized” estimations
• better understanding of its own productivity
• reliable trend analysis
• more accurate application withdrawn decisions
• better priority management
• better service level agreement management
We encourage submissions on benefits increase leverages and on costs reduction leverages using the software measurement discipline.
This year the Program Committee is soliciting papers focused only in the following areas:
Core Area : Software Measurement and estimation as leverages for achieving ICT cost savings
How to integrate Software Measurement into Software Production Processes
Measurement-driven decision making processes
Data Reporting and dashboards
Software measurement and Balanced Scorecard approaches
Service measurement methods (SLA and KPI)
Software measurement in contractual agreements
Software measurement and standard process models (ITIL, ASL, ...)
Software measurement and Software Maturity Models (CMM-I, SPICE, Six Sigma, ...)
Software measurement in a SOA environment
Functional size measurement methods (IFPUG and COSMIC tracks)
(Software) Measurement to control risks
Software Reuse metrics
Only original papers will be accepted. | 
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