Eric Githua | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (original) (raw)
Address: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
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Software sizing is an activity in software engineering that is used to estimate the size of a sof... more Software sizing is an activity in software engineering that is used to estimate the size of a software project in order to be able to apply other software project activities. Accurate software project estimation is determined by the degree to which the software managers have correctly estimated the size of the software. Accurate sizing estimation is an important measurement in the calculation of estimated project costs, effort, schedules and duration which provides important information for software project development. Estimation in software projects can be carried out by first measuring the size of the product to be developed. This paper analyses and provides a details overview of two most common software sizing metrics; Lines of codes (LOC) and Function Point Analysis (FPA). Their strengths and weaknesses are also examined; the ‘second generation’ software sizing methods are also discussed. The paper also presents remarks on the findings and future research of the software sizing methods.
Software sizing is an activity in software engineering that is used to estimate the size of a sof... more Software sizing is an activity in software engineering that is used to estimate the size of a software project in order to be able to apply other software project activities. Accurate software project estimation is determined by the degree to which the software managers have correctly estimated the size of the software. Accurate sizing estimation is an important measurement in the calculation of estimated project costs, effort, schedules and duration which provides important information for software project development. Estimation in software projects can be carried out by first measuring the size of the product to be developed. This paper analyses and provides a details overview of two most common software sizing metrics; Lines of codes (LOC) and Function Point Analysis (FPA). Their strengths and weaknesses are also examined; the ‘second generation’ software sizing methods are also discussed. The paper also presents remarks on the findings and future research of the software sizing methods.