COSMIC Function Points In SEER

SEER for Software supports the COSMIC function point counting rules as well as traditional IFPUG and others and has done so for some time.  While this BLOG does not cover religious issues it is good to see how every sizing method is supported.  When reviewing an estimating process I see that we added a second COSMIC sizing method for COSMIC Function Point “Data Movements”  And using the data  movements provided estimates just about spot on to actuals.  It is so important to be able to deal with any sizing method that users might come up with.  That is just one more reasons why SEER for Software lead in project estimation, planning and control.  Continuous product improvement by a development and analyst staff who understand the domain.   Thanks to Galorath’s Ton Dekkers for his involvement in COSMIC and in making the alternate approach work so well with SEER.

Supporting the numerous methods of software sizing is critical to providing a full service solution.

Related posts:

1. Conceptual Association of Functional Size Measurement Methods
2. Lines of Code Versus Functon Points Versus Use Cases For Sizing
3. Function Point Simple Introduction
4. Dealing With Generated Lines of Code
5. SEER for Software Quick Start: Sizing an Entire Corporate Software Portfolio in Less Than One Week

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