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There are several full articles on this site. The articles cover a variety of topics from introductory to advanced topics. The articles have been published in a variety of journals and magazines.
Online Self Paced - Function Point Training Course
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You may print and distribute any of the articles contained on this website. If you have questions or comments please send me an email (david@softwaremetrics.com).
Trends in Software Development
In Growing Job Market, IT Pros Get More For Soft Skills (InformationWeek)
Recommended Books by other authors
IT Execs with Business Experience On The Rise (SearchCIO.com)
IT Salaries by Major Metropolitian Area
What impacts productivity and quality
Employment Trends in Software Development
Productivity of Software from 1970 to Present
Hardware and Software
Trends
Book Reviews and Recommendations
Estimating Techniques for Software Development
Software Cost and Estimating
and How to Estimate
These two short articles includes some industry data (hours per function
point) that can be used for estimating software projects. There
is some discussion on Average Cost, Unit Cost and marginal cost for software
projects.
Estimating Test Cases and Defects
This short article explains how to estimate both the number of test case
and defects for a software project.
Fundamentals of Function Point
Analysis
An introductory article that introduces the major concepts related to
Function Point Analysis. This article is available in Chinese,
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
Using Function Points
Are Function Points more useful than a Swiss Army Knife?
This article explains the many uses for function points including estimating,
scope control, maintenance, re-engineering. This article is available
in Spanish , Italian and Portuguese.
Function Point Counting Topics
Function Point Crossword Puzzle. This is just for fun, but it helps reinforce some of the basic FPA concepts. It includes function point analysis terms and some other necessary terms.
Fundamentals of Function Point Analysis. This article is only a few pages long and gives you some insight into the mechanics of counting function points. The article covers all the basic terms used in Function Point Counting including the transactions and the files. It includes some basic instructional graphics. The articles is available online and in pdf format.
Recommendations for Further Function Point Research by Guest Author Charley Tichenor, PhD. Dr. Tichenor has been involved in Function Points and a member of IFPUG for a number of years. He provides some ideas on ways to improve the Function Point Metric including what to do with the GSC's. As always, Charley's ideas are interesting and bit controversial.
How To Audit a Function Point
Count
By examining how other industries perform audits we can begin to understand
how to conduct audits on function point counts. The article describes
the different types of audits and necessary evidence needed to perform
an audit. The article provides a list of 20 steps on how to perform an
audit.
Counting Function Point from Uses
Cases
Function Points Applied
to New and Emerging Technologies
This downloadable file includes decision and information on application
of function points to OO, GUI, Internet, and other new technologies. This
article is available in Portuguese
Improved
Function Point Definitions
The IFPUG definitions (both 4.0 and 4.1) are not clear and concise.
The article provides definitions that conform to the IFPUG definitions,
but are easier to understand and to apply.
Understanding the
concept of RET's
This two page article provides some insight in the meaning of RET's.
The IFPUG manual falls short on providing much detail on this topic.
Name that Tune - Internet Example
A two page article regarding hyperlinks, html, and other basic internet
concepts, a short case study is presented.
Application of Function Points
to OO applications
This article uses terms and definitions commonly found in OO type of applications.
It provides some useful tips.
Other Articles
How to Read a Specification - Tips on reading
a specification.
Other Sources (in variety of langauges)
These articles have used portions of my English articles
A Study of Software
Size Estimation (in Chinese).
Function
Point & Metrics (Korean)
Online Function Point Training Course - Online Function Point Analysis and Counting Training Course.
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