The Internal Revenue Service function point analysis program: a brief

Author

Tichenor, Charles B.

fYear

1997

fDate

11-15 Aug 1997

Firstpage

591

Lastpage

592

Abstract

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Information Systems has been using function point analysis since 1993 as the foundation of its software metrics program. Using function point analysis, the IRS has significantly improved the quality of its software project management as measured by the SEI Capability Maturity Model. The IRS can determine the size of its software about four times faster than industry averages can estimate software size and resource requirements for new development projects as soon as the central data model is known, and can accurately size small software work orders and estimate corresponding resources needed without examining the software or meeting with the project team. Each of these methodologies qualify at least at CMM Level 2

Keywords

financial data processing; government data processing; project management; software cost estimation; tax preparation; CMM Level 2; IRS Information Systems; Internal Revenue Service function point analysis program; SEI Capability Maturity Model; central data model; development projects; project team; resource requirements; small software work orders; software metrics program; software project management; software size estimation; Capability maturity model; Computer industry; Coordinate measuring machines; Data models; Information analysis; Management information systems; Project management; Software measurement; Software metrics; Software quality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1997. COMPSAC '97. Proceedings., The Twenty-First Annual International

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

0730-3157

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8105-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPSAC.1997.625077

Filename

625077