Theoretical Count of Function Points for Non-Measurable Items

TL;DR

This paper introduces a theoretical method for counting function points in non-measurable items, enhancing existing techniques to better estimate costs and efforts in web development and related information system products.

Contribution

It proposes an extended function point counting technique specifically designed for non-measurable items like web portals and sites, improving measurement consistency.

Findings

Extended technique applicable to web portals and sites

Useful for measuring ongoing activities in web applications

Potentially applicable to various information system products

Abstract

This paper studies and proposes a technique of function point counting for items classified as non-measurable. The main objective is to expand the conventional technique of counting to ensure that this comprises consistently the tasks involved in building portals and sites in general. In addition, it also applies to measure the cost of continued activities related to these web applications. The extended technique is potentially useful to measure several products associated with information systems, including periodicals publishable in intranets.