• DocumentCode
    1044901
  • Title

    Function points in the estimation and evaluation of the software process

  • Author

    Low, Graham C. ; Jeffery, D. Ross

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Inf. Syst., New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    64
  • Lastpage
    71
  • Abstract
    The authors report the results of an empirical research project on the consistency and limitations of the number of function points as an a priori measure of system size rather than the traditional lines-of-code measure. They conclude that function points are a more consistent a priori measure of system size. The results also indicate that the function-point estimate of size is lower for analysts experienced both in software development and in function-point estimation
  • Keywords
    software engineering; a priori measure; consistency; estimation; evaluation; function points; function-point estimation; limitations; software development; system size; Application software; Environmental management; Gain measurement; Life estimation; Performance analysis; Productivity; Project management; Size measurement; Software measurement; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0098-5589
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/32.44364
  • Filename
    44364
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1044901