Tipo de publicación: Conference Paper
Publicado en: Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
Autores- Quesada-López, Christian
- Jenkins, Marcelo
- Abrahamsson, Pekka
- Corral, Luis
- Oivo, Markku
- Russo, Barbara
Investigadores del CITIC asociados a la publicación
Dr. Christian Quesada-López
Dr. Marcelo Jenkins Coronas
Proyecto asociado a la publicación
Medición automatizada del tamaño funcional para aplicaciones de software transaccionales
- Accuracy verification protocol
- Automated function points
- Empirical procedure
- Function point Analysis
- Functional size measures
This paper presents a verification protocol for analyzing the source of inaccuracy in measurement activities of Function Points Analysis (FPA) and Automated Function Point (AFP). An empirical study was conducted with the protocol to determine the accuracy of FPA and AFP, and common differences during their application. The empirical study was conducted and differences between the measurement process regarding accuracy, reproducibility, and protocol adoption properties were reported. Effectiveness of the verification protocol to evaluate functional size measurement procedures was provided. The application of the protocol enabled participants to identify differences and their causes between counting results in a systematic way. Many participants had a favorable opinion regarding the usefulness of the protocol, and most of them agreed that the application of this protocol improved their understanding of measurement methods.