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APPENDIX D
COCOMO II AND USC-CSE AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
D.1 Introduction
The COCOMO II Affiliates' program is a special option within the overall
USC-CSE Affiliates' program. COCOMO II Affiliates obtain early access to
COCOMO II calibration updates; to emerging extensions such as COCOTS,
CORADMO, and COPROMO; and to associated tools such as code counters for
newer programming languages. They participate in Affiliates' workshops to
collaboratively prioritize and refine the definition of COCOMO II model updates
and emerging extensions, and to compare experiences on the maturity and utility
of emerging estimation-related technology. They obtain preferential access to
USC-CSE researchers for COCOMO II-related questions.
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The overall USC-CSE Affiliates’ program extends this mode of operation
to include CSE's other main research areas: Model-Based (System) Architechting
and Software Engineering (MBASE), software architectures, and WinWin
requirements negotiation groupware and techniques.
A copy of the application to become an Affiliate is available on the CD
that accompanies this book. Alternatively, you may call our administrator at
(213) 740-5703 or email us at CSE@sunset.usc.edu.
D.2 Primary Benefits
As an Affiliate, members of your organization are invited to attend as our
guests conferences and workshops on topics in software project management and
software cost estimation. Such technical meetings and focused workshops,
which often include tutorials, provide the Affiliates organizations' leading-edge
personnel with valuable lessons, insights and the latest versions of COCOMO II
tools and extensions.
In the event that someone from an Affiliates' organization could not
participate in these conferences or workshops but desires a copy of the
proceedings, the Center is more than happy to provide it. Most of the material is
initially posted on the Affiliates-only web site.
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The Center also makes available standardized code counters for all of the
generally available programming languages. This code counters can be used
freely within an Affiliates organization. Since they are provided in source code
form they can, be tailored as needed.
The most valuable benefit, however, may be the technical support in cost
modeling and estimating that is available only to Affiliates. The support has been
likened to that provided by commercial estimating packages, but is provided by
our researchers directly.
D.3. Additional Benefits
Organizations that wish to take advantage of the other research areas that
CSE is involved in can become full Affiliates which provides access to all
technical conferences, not just those limited to project management and cost
estimation. They enjoy technical support on tools and in areas such as MBASE,
software architecture, and WinWin. They have the opportunity to assess
technology maturity and to benchmark their relative capabilities across the full
spectrum of emerging software engineering technologies. They obtain additional
benefits such as a free annual one-day visit by a CSE researcher, and
opportunities to collaborate on joint research projects.
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D.4 Levels of Affiliation
There are different levels of affiliation, each with different costs. For
small organizations, those with under $100M/year sales or budget, the fee is
$5000. For COCOMO II Affiliation, the fee is $15,000. per year. For full
affiliation, the fee is $25,000. per year. For non-US organizations, only full
affiliation at $40,000.00 per year is available.
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