Boehm Center for Systems and Software Engineering

COCOMO Forum

November 12, 2024

Who Are We?

• Non-profit organization to continue Barry Boehm’s pursuit for improving Systems and Software Engineering

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• Collaborate and promote improvements in Systems and Software Engineering:
• Software Architecture and Quality
• Systems and Software Economics
• Software Tools
• Software and Systems Processes
• Software and Systems Management
• Risk Management

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Dedicated to pursuing the pioneering contributions of Professor Barry Boehm with an open and inclusive approach to related research

Boehm CSSE Organization

• State of Arizona Non-Profit Corporation
• Internet presence with regular content updates (BoehmCSSE.org)
• Collaborate with other similar-minded organizations, e.g.,
• Practical Software and System Measurement (PSM)
• Ground Systems Architecture Workshop (GSAW)
• Systems Modeling with Python (PyML)
• Offer memberships in Boehm CSSE

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Current Board of Directors

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Marilee Wheaton

President

president@boehmcsse.org

Brad Clark

Vice President

vicepresident@boehmcsse.org

Tenley Burke

Treasurer

treasurer@boehmcsse.org

Julie Sanchez

Secretary

secretary@boehmcsse.org

Accomplishments

• Incorporated in the State of Arizona
• Board of Directors
• Bylaws
• Reporting requirements
• IRS 501(c)3 Non-Profit status
• Established an Internet presence with regular content updates (BoehmCSSE.org)
• Created a membership model (revenue stream)
• Established Committees to work in support of the Boehm CSSE mission
• Cooperating Organizations
• Setup and now offer System and Software Engineering merchandise
• Let us know if you have ideas for merchandise
• Hosted five events:
• 2022 COCOMO Cost Forum (virtual)
• 2023 and 2024 Annual Research Review (virtual)
• 2023 and 2024 COCOMO Cost Forum with PSM (hybrid)
• 2024 GSAW Evening Session on Boehm CSSE Research

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Cooperating Organizations

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Homepage – right column

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• There is no cost to be a Cooperating Organization
• Please suggest other Organizations to join

Boehm CSSE Committees

• Website and Social Media
• The Website and Social Media Committee will oversee the development and maintenance of the BoehmCSSE.org website and will promote Boehm CSSE on different social media platforms (webmaster@boehmcsse.org)
• Forums
• The Forums Committee will support the Boehm CSSE Board to organize bi-annual forums by managing scheduling, logistics, and coordination efforts (forum@boehmcsse.org)
• COCOMO
• This committee will preserve, and advance Barry Boehm’s COnstructive COst MOdel first published in 1981 (cocomo@boehmcsse.org)
• COSYSMO
• This committee will preserve, and advance the COnstructive SYStems cost MOdel.

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Join a committee to support professional development and become subject matter experts (SMEs) on a topic!

Future Boehm CSSE Committees

• Research Mentorship
• This committee will give SMEs and industry professionals the opportunity to influence research to solve current, everyday challenges as well as mentor up and coming researchers.
• Academic and industry researchers will get industry feedback for relevance and academic support for scientific rigor for FREE!
• Training and Certification
• Become SMEs on software and systems cost estimation, process improvement, process models, risk management, and more!

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Join a committee to support professional development and become subject matter experts (SMEs) on a topic!

Membership Benefits

• Free events, e.g., the Fall and Spring Forums
• Access to Forums’ presentation slides and recordings
• Participation in committees, working groups, and activities
• Complete access to Boehm CSSE online artifacts and tools
• Free access to Boehm CSSE online training
• Voting rights for elections and future Boehm CSSE initiatives
• Inaugural membership recognized for the first year
• Lifetime membership recognized forever

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Future Boehm CSSE Events

• Annual Research Review (ARR) 2025: Spring TBD date
• COCOMO Forum 2025: Fall TBD date

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• For membership questions, contact: info@boehmcsse.org

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Membership Fees

• Individual membership
• Annual $50 (renew annually)
• Lifetime $500
• Affiliate membership (with one person appointed as the representative - transferable)
• Government $1000
• University $1000
• FFRDC $1000
• Small business (under 500 people) $1000
• Corporations $5000

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Boehm CSSE Inaugural Members

Lifetime Members

Annual Members

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Boehm Family Foundation

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Future Engineer

Wrapping Paper

Polos

Mugs

Stickers

Tote Bag

Wine/Whiskey Glass

Bluetooth Speaker

If there is other Merch you want – let us know!