A structured analysis of the new ISO standard on functional size measurement-definition of concepts

Proceedings - 4th IEEE International Symposium and Forum on Software Engineering Standards, ISESS 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 230-243

  Abran, Alain ^a   Jacquet, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS; FUNCTIONAL SIZE MEASUREMENTS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; ISO STANDARDS; MEASUREMENT METHODS; PROCESS MODELING; STRUCTURED ANALYSIS; WORK IN PROGRESS;

STANDARDS;

EID: 84871913822     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SESS.1999.766599     Document Type: Conference Paper

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