DocumentCode :
3245042
Title :
Formalizing COSMIC-FFP using ROOM
Author :
Diab, H. ; Frappier, M. ; St.Denis, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Math. et d´´Inf., Sherbrooke Univ., Que., Canada
fYear :
2001
fDate :
2001
Firstpage :
312
Lastpage :
318
Abstract :
We propose a formalization of the COSMIC Full Function Point (COSMIC-FFP) measure for the Real-time Object Oriented Modeling (ROOM) language. COSMIC-FFP is a measure of the functional size of software. It has been proposed by the COSMIC group as an adaptation of the function point measure for real-time systems. The definition of COSMIC-FFP is general and can be applied to any specification language. The benefits of our formalization are twofold. First it eliminates measurement variance, because the COSMIC informal definition is subject to interpretation by COSMIC-FFP raters, which may lead to different counts for the same specification, depending on the interpretation made by each rater. Second it allows the automation of COSMIC-FFP measurement for ROOM specifications, which reduces measurement costs. Finally, the formal definition of COSMIC-FFP can provide a clear and unambiguous characterization of COSMIC-FFP concepts which is helpful for measuring COSMIC-FFP for other object-oriented notations like UML
Keywords :
formal specification; object-oriented languages; real-time systems; software cost estimation; software metrics; specification languages; COSMIC Full Function Point measure; COSMIC-FFP; ROOM language; Real-time Object Oriented Modeling language; UML; formal specification; function point measure; object-oriented notations; software functional size; software metrics; specification language; Contracts; Costs; Measurement standards; Outsourcing; Productivity; Quality management; Real time systems; Size measurement; Software measurement; Software quality;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer Systems and Applications, ACS/IEEE International Conference on. 2001
Conference_Location :
Beirut
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1165-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/AICCSA.2001.934002
Filename :
934002
Link To Document :
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