A STUDY OF FUNTION POINT BASED TECHNIQUES FOR EFFORT ESTIMATION IN SOFTWARE PROYECTS
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Effort estimation, software metrics, function points, COCOMO II, use cases.Abstract
Effort and cost estimation is still one of the hardest tasks in software project management. At the moment, there are many techniques to do this job, but there are not enough mature techniques for object-oriented or expert systems projects. Besides this problem, there is not much information about how to use those techniques in non-waterfall software lifecycles such as iterative or spiral lifecycles projects. This article shows a comparative study of three techniques they could be used for effort estimation in each of all iterations in software construction. These techniques are based on function points and COCOMO II. One of these techniques has been tested in projects developed by one person and the results were satisfactory. This study shows the results of two projects, one of them had 10 persons and the other 11 persons. The techniques have been applied to the real effort obtained in those projects. The purpose of this work is to conclude which technique will be the best alternative for effort estimation in each of all iterations.Downloads
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