Function Point Analysis: Measurement Practices for Successful Software Projects (Addison-Wesley Information Technology Series)

(Pearson Education) Introduces the latest guidelines released in the International Function Point Users Group Counting Practices Manual 4.1. Fully explains the calculations and mechanics behind function point analysis as well as its most common uses. Also offers experience-based techniques for applying the methodology. Softcover. DLC: Computer software--Development.

David Garmus is President of IFPUG and a member of the Counting Practices Committee. He is an authority in sizing, as well as measurement and estimation of software application development and maintenance. He is a principal of The David Consulting Group, which delivers solutions for today's business problems and tomorrow's technology requirements. With David Herron he wrote Measuring the Software Process (Prentice-Hall, 1995).

David Herron is Chair of the IFPUG Management Reporting Committee and a member of the IT Performance Committee. He is an authority in using metrics to monitor the impact of IT on the business, in advancing organizations to higher quality levels, and in governing outsourcing contracts. He is a principal of The David Consulting Group, which delivers solutions for today's business problems and tomorrow's technology requirements. With David Garmus he wrote Measuring the Software Process (Prentice-Hall, 1995).

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