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4.Project Management/Planning.lyx

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-Function Points: size estimation
+Function Point
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+
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+A function point is a "unit of measurement" representing how many functionalitie
+s the information system provides to the user.
+ Function points are used to calculate a functional size measurement (FSM)
+ of software; usually the cost of a single unit is calculated from past
+ projects.
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-The Function Point approach is a very useful tool for estimating the effort
- needed in designing and coding a project.
- Several aspects are considered for the estimation, as prescribed by the
- specifications.
+Several aspects are considered for the estimation, as prescribed by the
+ specifications:
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-Internal Logic Files: homogeneous set of data handled by the application
- being developed; 
+
+\series bold
+Internal Logic Files
+\series default
+: homogeneous set of data handled by the application being developed; 
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-External Interface Files: homogeneous set of data managed by the application
- but created elsewhere; 
+
+\series bold
+External Interface Files
+\series default
+: homogeneous set of data managed by the application but created elsewhere;
+ 
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-External Input: operation invoked for doing a simple operation on the system
- with external data (for example, user registration, booking a cab.
- .
- .
- ); 
+
+\series bold
+External Input
+\series default
+: basic operation involving externally provided data as input; 
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-External Inquiry: operation that involves both input and output, mainly
- for retrieving information from the system; 
+
+\series bold
+External Inquiry
+\series default
+: basic operation involving both input and output, mainly for retrieving
+ information from the system; 
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-External Output: system operation producing data for the external en- vironment.
+
+\series bold
+External Output
+\series default
+: basic operation which provides data to the external environment.
  
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-For each point a counting weight (Low, Avg.
- or High) has been given according to the parameters specified in Tables
+The 
+\series bold
+counting weight
+\series default
+ (Low, Avg.
+ or High) has been defined according to the parameters specified in Tables
  1-3.
- After that, a certain amount of FPs has been calculated for each section
- according to Table 4.
+ Finally, the 
+\series bold
+function points
+\series default
+ has been calculated for each section according to Table 4 in order to get
+ the estimated SLOC size, as described in Section 2.7.
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