TY - GEN
T1 - Non-functional requirements size measurement method (NFSM) with COSMIC-FFP
AU - Kassab, Mohamad
AU - Ormandjieva, Olga
AU - Daneva, Maya
AU - Abran, Alain
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Non-functional requirements (NFRs) of software systems are an important source of uncertainty in effort estimation. Furthermore, quantitatively approaching NFR early in a project is difficult. This paper makes a step towards reducing the impact of uncertainty due to NFRs. It offers a new generic classification of the NFRs, and a NFR size measurement method (NFSM) that incorporates NFRs into the functional size quantification process. We chose the NFR framework as a vehicle to integrate NFRs into the requirements modeling process and to apply quantitative assessment procedures. Our solution proposal also rests on the functional size measurement method, COSMIC-FFP, adopted in 2003 as the ISO/IEC 19761 standard. We discuss the advantages of our approach and the open questions related to its design as well.
AB - Non-functional requirements (NFRs) of software systems are an important source of uncertainty in effort estimation. Furthermore, quantitatively approaching NFR early in a project is difficult. This paper makes a step towards reducing the impact of uncertainty due to NFRs. It offers a new generic classification of the NFRs, and a NFR size measurement method (NFSM) that incorporates NFRs into the functional size quantification process. We chose the NFR framework as a vehicle to integrate NFRs into the requirements modeling process and to apply quantitative assessment procedures. Our solution proposal also rests on the functional size measurement method, COSMIC-FFP, adopted in 2003 as the ISO/IEC 19761 standard. We discuss the advantages of our approach and the open questions related to its design as well.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-85553-8_14
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-85553-8_14
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:54249119218
SN - 3540855521
SN - 9783540855521
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 168
EP - 182
BT - Software Process and Product Measurement - International Conference, IWSM-Mensura 2007, Revised Papers
T2 - International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement, IWSM-Mensura 2007
Y2 - 5 November 2007 through 8 November 2007
ER -