A Function Point-Like Measure for Object-Oriented Software

Authors:
Giuliano Antoniol;Chris Lokan;Gianluigi Caldiera;Roberto Fiutem
Affiliations:
University of Sannio, Faculty of Engineering, Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli, Piazza Roma, I-82100 Benevento, Italy;School of Computer Science, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia;PricewaterhouseCoopers, 12902 Federal Systems Park Dr, Fairfax, Virginia 22033, USA;Sodalia Spa, Viale Zambra 1, Trento, Italy
Venue:
Empirical Software Engineering
Year:
1999

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Abstract

Wepresent a method for estimating the size, and consequently effortand duration, of object oriented software development projects.Different estimates may be made in different phases of the developmentprocess, according to the available information. We define anadaptation of traditional function points, called ’’Object OrientedFunction Points‘‘, to enable the measurement of object orientedanalysis and design specifications. Tools have been constructedto automate the counting method. The novel aspect of our methodis its flexibility. An organization can experiment with differentcounting policies, to find the most accurate predictors of size,effort, etc. in its environment. The method and preliminary resultsof its application in an industrial environment are presentedand discussed.