Automating function point analysis with model driven development

  • Authors:
  • Piero Fraternali;Massimo Tisi;Aldo Bongio

  • Affiliations:
  • Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy;Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy;Web Models

  • Venue:
  • CASCON '06 Proceedings of the 2006 conference of the Center for Advanced Studies on Collaborative research
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

This paper describes a technique for automating the size estimation of software projects conducted using Model Driven Development methods. Specifically, an algorithm has been implemented for performing the function point count of a software project starting from its conceptual model. Differently from previous approaches, the proposed technique works on the same conceptual model that is used for producing the implementation, eliminating any unnecessary ad-hoc specification task. We evaluate the precision of the FP computation algorithm on a set of real-world projects and describe its implementation within a commercial Model Driven Development tool suite.