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Function Point Analysis Resources / Tools




Function Point Analysis is one of the most important methods in use right now for estimating the ‘size’ of a project, the aim being to break down a project into smaller parts that can be used as the basis for estimation. However, it can be complex, and before somebody rushes into this area, it is [...]



Effort Estimation Technique: Function Point Analysis (Part 2)




In the previous post, you learned about the 5 functional components; now, in addition to these, there are 2 adjustment factors that need to be employed during Functional Point Analysis. These are:

Functional Complexity: As the name states, you need to consider the functional complexity for each unique function. Functional Complexity is determined based on [...]



Effort estimation techniques




A new project is being thought of (or even an extension of the current product). As an example, say you want to build a new shopping cart application for your website. In order to get started, besides knowing exactly what you want to build (the product details), you also need to start estimating how many [...]



A great resource: Joel on Software




For a long time now, I have been reading the content posted by Joel Spolsky on his blog. I like his writing enough to have taken an email subscription to his feed so that I get notified whenever he writes a new article. His feed typically provides the opening paragraph of the content, and then [...]