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Lines of Code Versus Functon Points Versus Use Cases For Sizing
I, along with many others, have written about the virtues of one size metric versus another. Some attempt to make their measure look better by bashing the others (a curious approach used by too many,...
View ArticleFunction Point Simple Introduction
I keep meaning to post Galorath’s Ton Dekker concise introduction to Function Points. Ton is an expert in IFPUG Function points as well as COSMIC Function Points and a host of other functional sizing...
View ArticleCOSMIC Function Points In SEER
SEER for Software supports the COSMIC function point estimation counting rules as well as traditional IFPUG and others and has done so for some time. While this BLOG does not cover religious issues...
View ArticleConceptual Association of Functional Size Measurement Methods
The May issue of the IEEE journal included an article on a unified method of counting function points. The authors discuss the conceptual similarities and differences between functional size...
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Original Function Point Paper
Here is (one of) the original papers on Function Points, circa 1983. I love the simple definition of function points in the paper: “…essentially the weight sum of the number of inputs, outputs, master...
View ArticleGalorath / DCG IT Estimation For Business Value and Project Success Clinic
Here are the slides from the Galorath / David Consulting Group estimating clinic held in New York City. There were interesting discussions encompassing dealing with impossible demands, understanding...
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Estimation Maturity: When Is It OK for Me
Galorath’s Ton Dekkers presented the talk: “Estimation Maturity: When Is It Ok For Me” at the UK measurement conference. In this talk Ton covered the estimation process, process maturity, and when /...
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