Source code based function point analysis for enhancement projects

Function point analysis is a well known established method to estimate the size of software systems and software projects. However, because it is based on functional documentation it is hardly used for sizing legacy systems, in particular enhancement projects. In this short note we sketch briefly ho...

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Published inInternational Conference on Software Maintenance, 2003. ICSM 2003. Proceedings pp. 373 - 376
Main Author Klusener, S.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2003
Subjects
Application software
Bridges
Documentation
Guidelines
Information analysis
Phase estimation
Programming profession
Software maintenance
Software systems
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Summary:Function point analysis is a well known established method to estimate the size of software systems and software projects. However, because it is based on functional documentation it is hardly used for sizing legacy systems, in particular enhancement projects. In this short note we sketch briefly how function point analysis can be based on source code.
ISBN:0769519059
9780769519050
ISSN:1063-6773
2576-3148
DOI:10.1109/ICSM.2003.1235445