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Annex A – Lexicon
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Annex B – Acronyms
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Annex C – Flowcharting Symbols
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Annex D – Bibliography
Boehm, Barry, Software Engineering Economics, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1991.
Garmus, David, Herron, David, Measuring the Software Process: A Practical Guide to Functional Measurements, Yourdon Press, 1996.
Jones, Capers, Applied Software Measurement: Assuring Productivity and Quality, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1996.
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Annex E – Document Change Control
This chart contains a history of this documents revision. The document itself should be stored in revision control, and a brief description of each version should be entered in the revision control system. That brief description can be repeated in this section.
| Revision Number | Date of Issue | Author(s) | Brief Description of Change |
| 0.1 | 1999-08-24 | EMF/PPTO | Initial Draft |
| 0.2 | 1999-09-06 | EMF/PPTO | Revised Draft |
| 0.3 | 1999-09-14 | EMF/PPTO | Reviewers' Comments |
| 0.4 | 1999-09-23 | EMF/PPTO | Spreadsheet Annex Added |
| 1.0 | 1999-11-09 | EMF/PPTO | First Draft |
| 1.0 | 2000-01-18 | EMF/PPTO | Second Draft |
Annex F –Project Estimates Formula(s) Documentation for Software Product Size – Sheet 1
| 1. Functional Size Measure | |||
| Elements | (1A) Count | (1B)Weight | Total |
| Inputs | 4 | (1A)*(1B) | |
| Outputs | 5 | (1A)*(1B) | |
| Master Files | 7 | (1A)*(1B) | |
| Inquiries | 4 | (1A)*(1B) | |
| Interfaces | 7 | (1A)*(1B) | |
| Algorithms (Optional) | 3 | (1A)*(1B) | |
| (1C) Functional Size Measure | Sum Column | ||
| 2. Problem Complexity | ||||||
| Meaning | Description | (2A) Entry | ||||
| Very Low | Simple algorithms and calculations | -20% | ||||
| Low | Majority of simple algorithms and calculations | -10% | ||||
| Average | Algorithms and calculations of average complexity. Use of standard math and statistical routines. Basic matrix and vector operations | 0% | ||||
| High | Some difficult or complex calculations. Basic numerical analysis, multi-variable interpolation, ordinary differential equations, basic truncation and round-off concerns. | +10% | ||||
| Very High | Many difficult algorithms and complex calculations. Difficult numerical analysis, partial differential equations, difficult matrix equations, analysis of noisy data. | +20% | ||||
| (2B) Problem Complexity Adjustment | Choose from Column 2A | |||||
| (2C) Problem Complexity | (1C)*(2B) | |||||
| 3. Data Complexity | ||||||
| Meaning | Description | (3A) Entry | ||||
| Very Low | Simple data with few variables, low complexity | -20% | ||||
| Low | Numerous variables but simple data relationships | -10% | ||||
| Average | Multiple fields. Multiple fields and data interactions | 0% | ||||
| High | Complex file structures and data interactions | +10% | ||||
| Very High | Very complex file structure and data interactions | +20% | ||||
| (3B) Data Complexity Adjustment |
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Column 3A |
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| (3C) Data Complexity | (1C)*(3B) | |||||
| (3D) Total Functional Size Measure | (1C) + (2C) + (3C) | |||||
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4. Language Multiplier
go to: http://www.spr.com/library/0langtbl.htm for Programming Languages Table |
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| Language | (4A) Multiplier | |
| COBOL II | 107 | |
| C++ | 53 | |
| PowerBuilder | 16 | |
| Smalltalk | 21 | |
| Program Generator | 16 | |
| SQL | 13 | |
| Database | 40 | |
| Visual Basic 5 | 29 | |
| (4B) Language Multiplier | Choose from Column 4A | |
| (4C)Estimated KSLOC | (3D)*(4B)/1000 | |
| 5. Confidence Level | ||||
| Meaning | Description | (5A) Entry | ||
| Little Known | If little is known about the requirements. | 2.5 | ||
| A lot of to be determined(s) | If the requirements are well understood but there is some To Be Determined (TBD) in the documentation describing them. | 2.0 | ||
| Some to be determined(s) | If the requirements are well understood but there is a lot To Be Determined (TBD) in the documentation describing them. | 1.5 | ||
| No to be determined(s) | If the requirements are well understood and there is no To Be Determined (TBD) in the documentation describing them. | 1.0 | ||
| (5B) Confidence Level | Choose from Column 5A | |||
| (5C) Total KSLOC | (4C)*(5B) | |||
