We take a look at the various ways to measure software size Software sizing is not easy, because there are hundreds of languages, architectures and techniques for writing it. The industry has tried many different approaches over the years, but the most effective is an approach called functional sizing. Knowing the size is generally most useful [...]
Where do Software Defects Originate? Defects in software are inevitable. A common misperception is that the defects are caused only by faulty code, this is NOT so. In fact, more defects are caused by poor requirements, poor architecture or poor design (collectively) than poor code. Usually the concept of a defect or bug is [...]
Monday 2nd December, 2019 ScopeMaster Ltd, Marlow UK announces the availability of a new REST API. This represents a breakthrough for DevOps and Agile teams who appreciate the merit of early testing. It is common practice these days for developers to test code early, but ScopeMaster takes this practice one step further by testing the requirements BEFORE [...]
4th November 2019 ScopeMaster's latest software update delivers convenient and controllable synchronisation of user stories with three of the most popular user story management tools. Story synchronisation with Atlassian Jira Cloud, Azure Devops (Cloud) and PivotalTracker are all immediately available. This makes automated analysis for convenient and accessible for those who already have a development process [...]
14th October 2019 Counting function points - Pontos de Função (PF) - is tedious clerical work that has, until now, been completely manual. Thanks to a breakthrough this month, we can announce the forthcoming availability of automated Function Point Analysis from requirements written in Portuguese by ScopeMaster. Why does this matter? There are three main reasons: Knowing [...]
At BCS Conference "International Experiences and Initiatives in IT Quality Management" held at the Solent University 2019. Colin Hammond published and presented the innovation of automated requirements analysis using ScopeMaster to the British Computing Society BCS Specialist interest group on software quality SQM. The paper was reviewed by Professor Margaret Ross MBE et al. The conference [...]
ScopeMaster® enjoyed several mentions within Professor Paul Boudreau's book on AI in Project Management. "ScopeMaster is a fascinating tool that combines AI with existing project management concepts... and is especially valuable because finding and correcting errors at this early stage of the project is huge...tremendous benefit." "An added benefit is that finding potential bugs and [...]
Automated Requirement Measurement and Quality Improvement through ScopeMaster Tool Co-authored by Erdir Ungan PhD, Professor Alain Abran and Colin Hammond. Available from Semantic Scholar and CEUR This paper was first presented by Charles Symons at the 2018 IWSM in China. As of 2023, this paper has now been cited 9 other times. [...]
There is more to the login the user story than you might think. Behind a two field entry can lie significant processing and complexity, so it's really important to spend time getting the words right. To start with, the wording should be clear, unambiguous, consistent, concise yet also complete. There is no [...]
Namcook Analytics CTO Capers Jones and ScopeMaster Offer Leading Solutions to Reduce, Risk, Cost & Uncertainty of Software Projects 7th August 2019 Full press available here https://www.newswire.com/news/namcook-analytics-cto-capers-jones-and-scopemaster-offer-leading-20962123
Test Generation - Direct From User Stories 30th July 2019, Innovative software requirements analyser, ScopeMaster announces today that its software tool can now perform instant test generation directly from written requirements - a world first! ScopeMaster is a tool for software teams, helping to solve the problems caused by poor requirements. It intelligently interprets written software [...]
16th July 2019, Marlow, England. ScopeMaster, the world's first analyser of software requirements adds features to make the work of software business analysts, product owners and development teams more enjoyable. We all know that writing good software requirements (and Agile user stories) leads to better coding and shorter project timelines, but it's not that easy. Writing good [...]
