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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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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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What is a ‘functional size’ of software? |
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Written by Cosmic
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Wednesday, 11 October 2006 09:12 |
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There is no such thing as the size of a piece of software. There is no size measurement scale for software such as the metric system for measuring length that is universally agreed on. There are only various methods for measuring software size of varying usefulness, accuracy, ease of use and value. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 15:54 )
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