SPaMCAST 680 - State of Software Measurement, Legacies, A Conversation with Mauricio Aguiar and Christine Green

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week Mauricio Aguiar and Christine Green join me to discuss the state and future of Software Measurement. Mauricio, Christine, and I are all recent Past Presidents of the International Function Point Users Group (the largest international software measurement association). The conversation is both provocative and enlightening. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Note, the audio of my voice is a little muffled but the important parts of the conversation come from Christine’s and Mauricio’s lips. I know what the issue was and have added a step to my interview checklist. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bios</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mauricio Aguiar is the founder of TI Metricas, a leading software measurement company based in Brazil. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mauricio was elected President of the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) for 2005-2007 and also for 2017-2019, after serving on the IFPUG Board since 2000. Mauricio was involved with the implementation of function point analysis and metrics programs in many Brazilian and multinational organizations. As a second career, he now does pro-bono work as a hypnotherapist.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christine is the founder of IP by Green, senior consultant, and past president of IFPUG.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Re-Read Saturday News </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, Chapter 8 of</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/2WzvPac"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Project to Produc</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">t </span> <a href= "https://amzn.to/2WzvPac"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://amzn.to/2WzvPac</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(Amazon Affiliate Link). The chapter is titled</span> <a href="https://bit.ly/332OuhC"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Specia