BS ISO/IEC 20968:2002

FOREWORD
1 INTRODUCTION
    1.1 Definition and Purpose of MK II Function
            Point Analysis
    1.2 Purpose of the Counting Practices
            Manual ('CPM')
    1.3 Who should read this document?
    1.4 Albrecht/IFPUG Function Point Analysis
    1.5 Applicability of MK II FPA
    1.6 Manual Structure
    1.7 Metrics Practices Committee
    1.8 Procedure for raising a Query or Issue with
            the MPC
2 THE MK II FUNCTION POINT ANALYSIS RULES
    Rule 1 Boundary
    Rule 2 Functional Size and Logical Transactions
    Rule 3 Processing Component of Logical Transactions
    Rule 4 Input and Output Components of Logical
            Transactions
    Rule 5 Logical Transaction Size
    Rule 6 Reporting a MK II Function Point Count
3 MEASUREMENT STEPS
    Step 1 Determine the Viewpoint, Purpose and Type
            of the Count
    Step 2 Define the Boundary of the Count
    Step 3 Identify the Logical Transactions
    Step 4 Identify and Categorise the Data Entity
            Types
    Step 5 Count the Input Data Element Types,
            the Data Entity Types Referenced, and
            the Output Data Element Types
    Step 6 Calculate the Functional Size
    Step 7 Determine Project Effort
    Step 8 Calculate Productivity and other
            Performance Parameters
    Step 9 Score the Degrees of Influence
    Step 10 Calculate the Technical Complexity Adjustment
    Step 11 Calculate Adjusted Size and Performance Parameters
4 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR MK II FUNCTION POINT COUNTING
    4.1 Determining the Viewpoint, Purpose and Type
            of the Count
    4.2 Drawing the Boundary for a Count
    4.3 Interfaces
    4.4 Identifying Logical Transactions
    4.5 Identifying Entity Types
    4.6 Identifying Input and Output Data Element Types
5 MEASUREMENT GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS
    5.1 Counting Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
    5.2 Approximate Sizing of Application Portfolios
    5.3 Sizing Changes
    5.4 Changes to make software Year 2000 complaint
    5.5 Counting Application Packages
6 CALCULATING THE ADJUSTED SIZE (OPTIONAL)
7 MEASURING EFFORT
    7.1 Project Start
    7.2 Project End
    7.3 Whose time included?
    7.4 What time is included?
    7.5 Project duration
8 MEASURING PRODUCTIVITY AND OTHER ASPECTS OF
    PERFORMANCE
    8.1 Development Productivity
    8.2 Change Productivity
    8.3 Maintenance and Support Productivity
    8.4 Measuring and Understanding Performance
            in Software Activities: The Wider Issues
9 ESTIMATING EFFORT USING MK II FPA
10 GLOSSARY OF MK II FPA TERMS
APPENDIX I - TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY ADJUSTMENT
APPENDIX II - DATA COLLECTION FORMS
APPENDIX III - BIBLIOGRAPHY

Quantifies the information processing requirements specified by the user to provide a figure that expresses a size of the resulting software product.