Comprehensive Software Size Measurement: Effort Estimation and Performance Indication

This book presents an advanced, comprehensive software size measurement methodology, which is reliable, elaborate, realistic, accurate, and complete for software size estimation, consequently avoiding erroneous project planning schedules regarding time, money, and human resources of the software projects.

Topics such as software measurable components, software components’ measurable features, feature points, feature point counts and measurements, software size and effort estimations, and software performance quality indicators are described in the book. Software components’ feature points counting guidelines; a small worked-out example with counting table with explanation; and software diagnostics based on the software components’ feature point counts and software performance quality indicators are also discussed.