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Overview of the COSMIC Method |
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Written by cosmic
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Friday, 11 July 2008 04:22 |
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COSMIC (ISO 19761) is a functional size measurement method which generalizes the measurement process to address management information systems issues, as well as real-time and hybrid software projects. It conforms to the ISO meta-standard on functional size measurement (ISO 14143-1) and uses only the FURs (Functional User Requirements) of the software project as inputs to the measurement process. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 18 July 2008 07:48 )
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The importance of measuring software size |
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Written by Cosmic
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 07:49 |
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Almost everyone concerned with developing software, or with managing the development of some software, will at some time need to be able to estimate or measure its size. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 15:52 )
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Advantages of the COSMIC method |
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Written by cosmic
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 00:00 |
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The best way to describe the advantages of the COSMIC method over '1st Generation functional sizing methods is to compare it as define in the Measurement Manual v2.2 against the IFPUG method, version 4.1 and its International Standard equivalent version (ISO/IEC 20926:2003). |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 15:50 )
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History of Functional Size Measurement |
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Written by Cosmic
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 09:19 |
The idea of measuring a size of software in terms of its 'functionality' as opposed to its physical components was first put forward by Allan Albrecht of IBM in 1979. He proposed a method called 'Function Point Analysis' which has since evolved into the 'IFPUG' method. The definition of this method is now managed by the International Function Point Users Group. Albrecht's clever piece of lateral thinking laid the foundations for the subject of 'functional size measurement' (or 'FSM'). |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 15:51 )
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The COSMIC Method, version 3.0 is now available |
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Written by Charles Symons
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 05:19 |
The Common Software Measurement International Consortium ('COSMIC') is pleased to announce that the major upgrade of the COSMIC Functional Size Measurement Method, version 3.0, is now available. The three documents listed below may now be down-loaded, free-of-charge, from the www.gelog.etsmtl.ca/cosmic website. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 15:53 )
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