COSMIC Function Points: Theory and Advanced Practices

Designed to conform to the ISO/IEC standard 14143, the Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC) Function Point method has become the major estimation technique based on international standards for building software-intensive systems. This book supplies a cutting-edge look at current and emerging practices in the international software measurement community. An international panel of experts details the steps for measuring the functional size of software and developing project estimates with improved accuracy.