Who are the function point consultants and trainers?
Many management consultants and systems integrators will offer some type of function point related services. However, the following firms make function point analysis a significant part of their practice and have established a presence in the function point community: • Years ago, there were two major companies that delivered function point consulting and training services. Develop Support Center is one of them. Its president, Bill Hufschmidt, has been active with IFPUG since its inception. He is a past president of IFPUG. Their phone number is (414) 789-9190. http://www.functionpoints.com/ is their URL. • Productivity Management Group is the other long standing source of these function point services. In addition, they developed the first IFPUG certified function point repository software. Last year, they became part of the Real Decisions subsidiary of the Gartner Group. Their phone number is (716) 633-1880. • Software Productivity Research is Capers Jones’ company.
