IT / Management / Controlling / Efforts Estimation using Function Point Analysis
| ID | 2758316 |
|---|---|
| Classroom | 2 days 9:00-16:30 |
| Webinar | 4 days 9:00-12:30 |
| Method | Lecture with examples and exercises. |
| Prequisite | General programming skills |
| Audience | Project managers, analysts, consultants, quality assurance |
Function Point Analysis is a ISO-standardized technique for software efforts estimation. Here, a function point is a unit of measurement to express the amount of business functionality an information system (as a product) provides to a user. The cost (in dollars or hours) of a single unit is calculated from past projects. The original proposal dates from 1979 (Allan Albrecht at IBM) and has seen many new developments of the last decades. This training teaches you how the FPA method and provides an overview of the five ISO-standards which evolved around the original FPA.
Objectives and Benefits of Function Point Analysis - Function Point Counting Procedures - User View: Definition, Sizing During the Life Cycle of an Application, Life Cycle Phase Comparisons
Definitions of Function Point Counts: Development Project, Enhancement Project, Application - Counting Scope: Definition of the Purpose of the Count, Definition of the Counting Scope - Application Boundary - Counting Scope and Application Boundary Rules and Procedures: Boundary Rules, Counting Scope and Application Boundary Procedures
Definitions: ILFs and EIFs: Internal Logical Files, External Interface Files, Difference between ILFs and EIFs - ILF/EIF Counting Rules: Identification Rules, Complexity and Contribution Definitions and Rules, DET (Data Element Type) and RET (Record Element Type) - ILF/EIF Counting Procedures
Definitions: EIs (External Inputs), EOs (External Outputs) and EQs (External Inquiry) - Functions Performed by EIs, EOs and EQs - Processing Logic Used by EIs, EOs and EQs - EI/EO/EQ Counting Rules - EI, EO and EQ Counting Procedures - Elementary Process Identification
Value Adjustment Factor Determination (VAF) - General System Characteristics - Degrees of Influence - Guidelines to Determine Degree of Influence
Development Project Function Point Calculation - Enhancement Project Function Point Calculation - Application Function Point Calculation - Application and Conversion Functionality - Application Value Adjustment Factor
FPA and Use Cases - FPA and Entity Relationship Modeling - FPA and Data Warehousing - ISO and OMG Standards
Marco Skulschus (born in Germany in 1978) studied economics in Wuppertal (Germany) and Paris (France) and wrote his master´s thesis about semantic data modeling. He started working as a lecturer and consultant in 2002.
He works as an IT-consultant and project manager. He developed various Business Intelligence systems for industry clients and the public sector. For several years now, he is responsible for a BI-team in India which is mainly involved in BI and OLAP projects, reporting systems as well as statistical analysis and Data Mining.
He led several research projects and was leading scientist and project manager of a publicly funded project about interactive questionnaires and online surveys.
