• DocumentCode
    2367924
  • Title

    Reliability of function points productivity model for enhancement projects (A field study)

  • Author

    Abran, Alain ; Robillard, Pierre N.

  • Author_Institution
    Quebec Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    27-30 Sep 1993
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    87
  • Abstract
    The use of productivity models for enhancement projects is illustrated, and the reliability of function points-based models is reported. The results of a field study at a major Canadian financial institution indicate that function points-based productivity models are within the range of the recommended criteria for good models in software engineering: a mean relative error of ±25% in 75% of cases
  • Keywords
    software cost estimation; software maintenance; Canadian financial institution; enhancement projects; function points productivity model; function points-based models; mean relative error; model reliability; software engineering; software maintenance; Application software; Computer industry; Costs; Equations; Predictive models; Productivity; Project management; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Software Maintenance ,1993. CSM-93, Proceedings., Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-4600-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSM.1993.366953
  • Filename
    366953