Joe Scho Publications

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Books

Aligning People and Culture for Agile Transformation; Joe Schofield; 2020
The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement; IFPUG; 2012 (authored Chapter 36)
The Economics of Software Quality; Jones & Bonsignour; 2011 (edited)
Guidelines to Software Measurement; International Function Point Users Group; 2012 (edited, authored several chapters)
Certified Function Point Specialist Examination Guide; Garmus, Russac, Edward; 2010 (edited)
god.online; James Wetherbe; 2003 (edited)
IT Measurement: Practical Advice from the Experts; International Function Point Users Group; Addison-Wesley; 2002; ISBN 0-201-74158-X (edited, authored section introductions)
Escape from Purgatory; Matthew 10:32 Ministries; 1994; ISBN 096392711-6 (sole author)

Published Articles

Engaging the C-Suite About the Value of Functional Measurement; IFPUG MetricViews; June 1, 2024; the entire issue
Rethinking Software Development Estimates: Focus on Team Members; IFPUG MetricViews; November 15, 2023; the entire issue
Application of the SECI Knowledge Model; IFPUG MetricViews; June 7, 2023; the entire issue
The Veracity about Velocity; AgileConnection; January 18, 2023
Functional Measurement in Italy - A Glimpse into the Past with Luigi Buglione; IFPUG MetricViews; November, 2022
Functional Measurement in Brazil - A Glimpse into the Past with Mauricio Aguiar; IFPUG MetricViews; May, 2022
Functional and Non-functional Measurement and Reporting with Scrum; IFPUG MetricViews; December, 2021
Practicing Agile: Scrum, Kanban, Scaling - How Do You Know?; IFPUG MetricViews; July, 2021
Enlightened Self-Interest, a Guest Essay; Agile Coaching Blog; Tom Cagley & Associates; September 12, 2020
Agile Value Delivery: A Critical Component of Virtual Meetings; AgileConnection; April 8, 2020
Measurement Origins, When and Then, Provoking Us to Think Again; IFPUG MetricViews; March, 2020
Aligning the PMO to Lead Agile Transformation; Project Office Journal; IT Metrics & Productivity Institute; September, 2019
Considerations for Establishing Agile Quality Metrics; IFPUG MetricViews; September, 2019
It's Not Just Culture: When Teams Impede Agile Adoption; AgileConnection; August 21, 2019 **Recognized as one of the TOP TEN read articles of the year in the AgileConnection **
Countering 5 Barriers to Organizational Enterprise Success; AgileConnection; July 17, 2019
Reflecting on Measurements in an Agile World; MetricViews; International Function Points Users Group; Spring, 2018; pages 14 - 17
Persistent (and Ignored) Impediments to Agile Success; Computer Aid's Accelerated IT Success; IT Metrics & Productivity Institute; November, 2016
Inflate Gate: Mastering Overestimation for Agile Software Projects; Computer Aid's Accelerated IT Success; (Featured Article); IT Metrics & Productivity Institute; August, 2015
Keep the Baby (Examining Agile); MetricViews; International Function Point Users Group; Winter, 2014 / 2015
Function Points, Use Case Points, Story Points: Observations from a Case Study; CrossTalk; May / June, 2013
Why You Need a Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS); MetricViews; International Function Points Users Group; January, 2013
Counting Lines of Code: Virtually Worthless for Estimating and Software Sizing; IT Metrics and Productivity Journal; December, 2009; republished by e-newsletter by IFPUG March, 2010
Is There a Weakest Link After All?, IT Metrics and Productivity Journal; December, 2009; republished by e-newsletter by IFPUG; March, 2010
Is There Value to using Lines of Code for Measuring People After All?; TickIT plus,TickIT International; 4Q08 (republished with permission); IT Metrics and Productivity Journal; December, 2009; republished by e-newsletter by IFPUG April, 2010
Lines of Code for Software Estimating - Time for a Reality Check; Fourth World Congress on Software Quality; Bethesda, MD.; September, 2008
Beyond Defect Removal: Latent Defect Estimation with Capture Recapture Method; MetricViews; International Function Point Users Group; Winter 2008,(republished with permission)
Beyond Defect Removal: Latent Defect Estimation with Capture Recapture Method; CrossTalk, August, 2007
When Did Six Sigma Stop Being a Statistical Measure?; Quality Assurance Journal; April, 2007 (republished with permission)
When Did Six Sigma Stop Being a Statistical Measure?; CrossTalk; April, 2006
The Statistically Unreliable Nature of Lines of Code; CrossTalk; April, 2005 - NIST Citation, IFPUG Touting
Defect Management through the Personal Software Process (SM); CrossTalk; September, 2003
Lessons from the Ant Hill - What Ants and Software Engineers Have in Common; Information Systems Management; Winter 2003
Early Experiences with the TSP; Software Quality Forum; Arlington, Virginia; March, 2003
Measuring Software Process Improvement - How to Avoid the Orange Barrels; System Development; December, 2001