The IT Measurement Compendium - Estimating and Benchmarking Success with Functional Size Measurement

Preface

History of This Book

The Books’ Content

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

1 The Estimation Challenges

1.1 The Basics of Software Estimation

1.2 Rules for Estimation

1.3 A Checklist for Estimating

1.4 Internet Links for Software Measurement Associations and Estimation

1.5 Management Summary

2 Estimation Fundamentals

2.1 Estimation in a Project Controlling Environment

2.2 Determining Parameters of Estimation

2.3 Management Summary

3 Prerequisites for Estimation

3.1 The Information Basis of Estimation

3.2 The Process of Estimation

3.3 Management Summary

4 The Implementation of Estimation

4.1 Report About a Successful Implementation

4.2 Positive and Negative Aspects of Software Measurement

4.3 Frequently Asked Questions

4.4 Acceptance Challenges

4.5 Goals for an Estimation Process

4.6 Counting of Historical Projects

4.7 Estimation as an Early Warning System

4.8 Management Summary

5 Estimation Methods

5.1 The Challenges of Estimation Methods

5.2 Determination of the Effort

5.3 Overview of Methods

5.4 Evaluation of an Estimation Method

5.5 Management Summary

6 Estimating Maintenance Effort

6.1 International Standards for Software Maintenance

6.2 Enhancement Projects

6.3 Software Metrics for Maintenance

6.4 Estimation of Maintenance Effort after Delivery

6.5 Estimation of Small Changes

6.6 Management Summary

7 Software Measurement and Metrics: Fundamentals

7.1 Terminology

7.2 Goals and Benefits of Metrics

7.3 Start and Implementation of a Metrics Initiative

7.4 Management Summary

8 Product- and Process- Metrics

8.1 Product Metrics

8.2 Software Quality

8.3 Documentation

8.4 System Complexity

8.5 Process Metrics

8.6 Management Summary

9 Object-Oriented Metrics

9.1 Examples of Object-Oriented Metrics

9.2 Projects that were Developed Using Object-Oriented Approaches in the ISBSG Benchmarking Database

9.3 Function Points and Object-Oriented System Development

9.4 Management Summary

10 Measurement Communities and Resources

10.1 The ISO Standards

10.2 The Capability Maturity Model Integration

10.3. The Goal Question Metric Method

10.4 The Balanced Scorecard

10.5 Important Software and Systems Measurement Organizations

10.6 Internet Links to Measurement Communities

11 Benchmarking of IT Projects

11.1 Benchmarking Fundamentals

11.2 Practical Benchmarking Experiences

11.3 Benchmarking Databases

11.4 ISBSG and Its Products

11.5 Internet Links to Benchmarking Organizations

11.6 Management Summary

12 The IFPUG Function Point Counting Method

12.1 Functional Size Measurement Methods History

12.2 The Benefits of the IFPUG FPM

12.3 Application Areas for Function Points

12.4 The Evaluation of Function Point-Based Estimation Methods

12.5 The Optimum Time to Count FPs

12.6 The Process of Function Point Counting

12.7 The Process to Implement the IFPUG Function Point Counting Method

12.8 The Limitations of the IFPUG Function Point Counting Method

12.9 Management Summary

13 Functional Size Measurement Methods ( FSMMs)

13.1 Short Characterizations of ISO/IEC-Conformant FSMMs

13.2 COSMIC

13.3 FiSMA 1.1 Functional Size Measurement Method

13.4 Mark II Function Point Method

13.5 NESMA FPA

13.6 Outlook for Functional Size Measurement Methods

13.7 Management Summary

14 Variants of the IFPUG Function Point Counting Method

14.1 The Data Point Method

14.2 Feature Points

14.3 Object Point Methods

14.4 SPR Function Points

14.5 3D Function Points

14.6 Use Case Points (UCP)

14.7 Outlook

14.8 Management Summary

15 Using Functional Size Measurement Methods

15.1 Function Point Prognosis

15.2 Estimation of Person Months of Work Effort Based on Function Points

15.3 Productivity Analysis

15.4 Typical Function Point Counting Experiences

15.5 Management Summary

16 Estimation of Data Warehouses, Web-Based Applications: Software Reuse and Redevelopment

16.1 Function Point Counts of Data Warehouse Projects

16.2 Estimating Web Development

16.3 Software Reuse and Redevelopment

16.4 Management Summary

17 IFPUG Function Point Counting Rules

17.1 Overview of IFPUG CPM Release 4.2 (Also known as IFPUG 4.2)

17.2 Determine the Type of Count

17.3 Determine the Purpose and Scope of the Count and the Application ( System) Boundary

17.4 Count Unadjusted FPs

17.5 Calculate the Adjusted FPs

17.6 Management Summary

18 Functional Size Measurement Case Studies

18.1 Case Study Description: Course Registration System

18.2 Use Case Diagram

18.3. COSMIC (Cfp) Count of Course Registration system

18.4 FiSMA (Ffp) Count of Course Registration System

18.5 IFPUG (FP) Count of Course Registration System

18.6 Mark II Function Point Count of Course Registration System

18.7 NESMA Count of Course Registration System

18.8 Comparison of Results of FSM Methods

19 Functional Size Measurement: Additional Case Studies

19.1 COSMIC Case Study

19.2 IFPUG Function Point Case Studies

20 Tools for Estimation

20.1 The Benefits of Estimation Tools

20.2 Effort Estimation Tools

20.3 The Use of Estimation Tools

20.4 Checkpoint for Windows (CKWIN)

20.5 Experience® Pro Project Sizing, Estimating, and Scope Management Software

20.6 Other Estimation Tools

20.7 Tools that Support Functional Size Measurement

20.8 Tools for Object Oriented Metrics and Estimation

20.9 Website URLs for Estimation Tools

20.10 Management Summary

Appendix

A.1 A Logbook for Function Point Counts

A.2 Checklists

A.3 FiSMA Situation Analysis Model MT22

Literature

Index