SCOPE - How can it Help you?

BENEFITS - Management Level

• Internationally comparable productivity reporting - Project size measured using IFPUG functional size measurement concepts and ISBSG collection standards
• Effective supplier contract management - Pricing can be objectively based on the amount of functionality developed and supported. SCOPE tracks and quantifies every change request
• Supplier performance can be quantitatively compared and monitored - Provides suppliers with a quantified functional model so clients can easily compare competing bids or alternative solutions

BENEFITS - Project Level

• Develop early and accurate project estimates by quantifying software size - Project scope is accurately measured for input into SPR KnowledgePlan® and all major estimating models
• Early warning of project cost or schedule blowouts - Audit trail quantifies project changes, monitors rework and scope creep, facilitates price variation negotiations between supplier and client
• Evaluate project alternatives using ‘what-if‘ analysis before choosing your implementation solution - Assign priority to functions and interactively size functionality to be included or excluded from the project scope

USES - Project and Management Level

• Graphically models software functionality from planning through to production and support
• Reports the project and baseline size of sub-systems, releases, and projects spanning multiple Applications 
• Enables ‘what-if’ scenarios for input into project estimates of cost, resources and duration
• Quantitative audit trail of functional changes to each software function; mapping change to a specific change request, release and/or project
• Collects mandatory project attributes for productivity comparisons and submission to the ISBSG Project Repository
• Accurate , auditable project sizing using the latest ISO/IEC standard: 20926 IFPUG CPM 4 series function point counting rules
• Quick, indicative, cost efficient project sizing by importing existing specifications and using multipliers and industry size defaults
• Allows for very accurate detailed counting, linking each process to each data element and file for quantifying scope variations in a contract
• Quantitatively tracks multiple change requests within a Release to give early warning of potential project blow-outs
• Provides a functional model for negotiating project scope change with the client
• Collects project data for XML export to your preferred metrics repository
• Enables quantitative asset management of your whole software portfolio and takes the guesswork out of project size before you start building
• SCOPE Viewer™ is downloadable free and allows others to review your SCOPE size data