Measuring the Productivity of Computer Systems Development Activities with Function Points

Authors:
C. A. Behrens
Affiliations:
Cooper, Behrens and McMullen, Inc.
Venue:
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Year:
1983

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Abstract

The function point method of measuring application development productivity developed by Albrecht is reviewed and a productivity improvement measure introduced. The measurement methodology is then applied to 24 development projects. Size, environment, and language effects on productivity are examined. The concept of a productivity index which removes size effects is defined and an analysis of the statistical significance of results is presented.