Function Point Analysis: Difficulties and Improvements

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 2-11

  Symons, Charles R ^a  

^a Nolan Norton & Company ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; estimating; function points; maintenance; productivity; system development

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS - ANALYSIS;

COMPUTERIZED BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEM; FUNCTION POINT ANALYSIS; MARK II INFORMATION PROCESSING SIZE; TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY FACTOR (TCF); UNADJUSTED FUNCTION POINT (UFP);

DATA PROCESSING, BUSINESS;

EID: 0023845825     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/32.4618     Document Type: Article

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