The Effect of Entity Generalization on Software Functional Sizing: A Case Study
PROFES '08 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
IWSM/Metrikon/Mensura '08 Proceedings of the International Conferences on Software Process and Product Measurement
Formalization Studies in Functional Size Measurement: How Do They Help?
IWSM '09 /Mensura '09 Proceedings of the International Conferences on Software Process and Product Measurement
Data & Knowledge Engineering
A model-based and automated approach to size estimation of embedded software components
Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Model driven engineering languages and systems
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Abstract: We propose a formalization of the COSMIC Full Function Point (COSMIC-FFP) measure for the Real-time Object Oriented Modeling (ROOM) language. COSMIC-FFP is a measure of the functional size of a software. It has been proposed by the COSMIC group as an adaptation of the function point measure for real-time systems. The definition of COSMIC-FFP is general and can be applied to any specification language. The benefits of our formalization are twofold. First it eliminates measurement variance, because the COSMIC informal definition is subject to interpretation by COSMIC-FFP raters, which may lead to different counts for the same specification, depending on the interpretation made by each rater. Second it allows the automation of COSMIC-FFP measurement for ROOM specifications, which reduces measurement costs. Finally, the formal definition of COSMIC-FFP can provide a clear and unambiguous characterization of COSMIC-FFP concepts which is helpful for measuring COSMIC-FFP for other object-oriented notations like UML.