European Parliament Recommends IFPUG Methodology for Pricing Software Development

May 20, 2020 Highlights

On May 13th, 2020, the European Parliament made a decision with recommendations to the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

The decision of The European Parliament “welcomes the new organizational structure put in place by the Agency to reinforce the capabilities needed for operational planning and the associated procurement, … the Agency may consider using the methodology of the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG), a standard methodology for determining the price of development activities”

IFPUG is honored to see its methodology as one of the resources recommended by the European Parliament to improve an agency’s performance. For more information, visit the European Parliament site.