Capers Jones
Encyclopedia
Capers Jones is a specialist in software engineering methodologies, and is often associated with the function point
model of cost estimation. He also collects data on software quality, software risks, and software best practices. His many computer science publications have been widely used by many organizations and educators. He formed his own business, Software Productivity Research http://www.spr.com/, after holding positions at IBM
and ITT. After retiring from Software Productivity Research in 2000 he remains active as an independent management consultant. He has often worked as an expert witness in software breach of contract litigation and also in tax cases where software assets are part of the case.
Mr. Jones is a Distinguished Advisor to the Consortium for IT Software Quality
(CISQ). CISQ brings together industry executives from Global 2000 IT organizations, system integrators, outsourcers, and package vendors to jointly address the challenge of standardizing the measurement of IT software quality and to promote a market-based ecosystem to support its deployment.
Function point
A function point is a unit of measurement to express the amount of business functionality an information system provides to a user. The cost of a single unit is calculated from past projects....
model of cost estimation. He also collects data on software quality, software risks, and software best practices. His many computer science publications have been widely used by many organizations and educators. He formed his own business, Software Productivity Research http://www.spr.com/, after holding positions at IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
and ITT. After retiring from Software Productivity Research in 2000 he remains active as an independent management consultant. He has often worked as an expert witness in software breach of contract litigation and also in tax cases where software assets are part of the case.
Mr. Jones is a Distinguished Advisor to the Consortium for IT Software Quality
CISQ
The Consortium for IT Software Quality is an IT industry leadership group comprising IT executives from the Global 2000, system integrators, outsourced service providers, and software technology vendors committed to making dramatic improvements in the quality of IT application software.Jointly...
(CISQ). CISQ brings together industry executives from Global 2000 IT organizations, system integrators, outsourcers, and package vendors to jointly address the challenge of standardizing the measurement of IT software quality and to promote a market-based ecosystem to support its deployment.
Works
- Programming Productivity, Capers Jones, Mcgraw-Hill, 1986. ISBN 978-0-07-032811-2
- Estimating Software Costs 2nd Edition, Capers Jones, McGraw-Hill, 2007. ISBN 978-0-07-148300-1
- Software Assessments, Benchmarks and Best Practices, Capers Jones, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2000. ISBN 978-0-201-48542-4