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An exploration of the problems of using function points mark II
Author(s) -
Hughes R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
information systems journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.635
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2575
pISSN - 1350-1917
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2575.1994.tb00050.x
Subject(s) - focus (optics) , function (biology) , computer science , point (geometry) , operations research , calculus (dental) , engineering , mathematics , geometry , physics , medicine , dentistry , evolutionary biology , optics , biology
. This paper examines critically the function point analysis mark II (FPA mark II) method of measuring the functionality of information systems. Although the focus of the paper is on FPA mark II as devised by Symons, both this and the Albrecht method, from which the FPA mark II was developed, are briefly discussed. The published attempts to validate FPA mark II are reviewed and then the problems encountered by the author in applying the approach are described. The final part of the paper is concerned with the fit between SSADM and FPA mark II.