Software Equation Based on Function Points


The KIPS Transactions:PartD, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 327-336, Oct. 2010
10.3745/KIPSTD.2010.17.5.327,   PDF Download:

Abstract

This paper proposed software equation that is relation with effort and duration based on function point (FP) software size. Existent software equation based on lines of code (LOC). LOC sees big difference according to development language and there are a lot of difficulties in software size estimation. First, considered method that change LOC to FP. But, this method is not decided definitely conversion ratio between LOC and FP by development language. Also, failed though the conversion ratio motives software formula because was not presented about specification development language. Therefore, we derived software formula directly to large project data that was developed by FP. Firstly, datas that reasonable development period is set among development projects. Secondly, FP through regression analysis about this data and effort, motived relation with FP and duration. Finally, software equation was derived from these relation. Proposed model solves application problems that LOC-based model has and has advantage that application is possible easily in business.


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[IEEE Style]
S. U. Lee, "Software Equation Based on Function Points," The KIPS Transactions:PartD, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 327-336, 2010. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTD.2010.17.5.327.

[ACM Style]
Sang Un Lee. 2010. Software Equation Based on Function Points. The KIPS Transactions:PartD, 17, 5, (2010), 327-336. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTD.2010.17.5.327.