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Papers that report research or practice results with the COSMIC method

Business Case for metrics benefits

  • MkII FP to COSMIC Size Conversions
  • Using COSMIC to reduce Information Asymmetry
  • Estimation with Story Pts and COSMIC FPs
  • Sizing software by counting ‘one, two, many’ – does it matter? (Yes)
  • Selection of a functional sizing methodology
  • Factors on the Acceptance of Measurement Procedure
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Model Driven Software Development

  • Sizing Web Applications in a Model-Driven Development Environment
  • Automating the Measurement of Functional Size of Conceptual Models in an MDA Environment
  • Design of a Functional Size Measurement Procedure for a Model-Driven Software Development Method
  • Measuring the Functional Size in an MDA Environment
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Cloud software

  • Using COSMIC for the Functional Size Measurement of Distributed Applications in Cloud Environments
  • COSMIC Functional Size Measurement of Cloud Systems
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Non-Functional Requirements

  • Non-Functional Requirements and COSMIC Sizing Practitioner’s Guide
  • Tutorial – Early Sizing – Module 3 – Early and NFR
  • Confusions, Software Size, Effort
  • Specification and Measurement of System Configuration Non Functional Requirements
  • Designing a Measurement Method for the Portability Non-Functional Requirement
  • Designing a Measurement Method for the Portability Non-Functional Requirement (NFR) (slides)
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Conversion of Functional Size

  • MkII FP to COSMIC Size Conversions
  • Convertibility of Measures Tool-based (slides)
  • Theoretical and Probabilistic Conversion Model between FPA and COSMIC Measurement Method (slides)
  • On the Conversion between the Sizes of Software Products in the Life Cycle
  • Exploring the Convertibility between IFPUG and COSMIC FP (slides)
  • IFPUG function points or COSMIC function points?
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Development Methods (general)

  • Functional Change Impact Analysis
  • Measuring the Functional Size of Conceptual Models in an MDA Environment
  • Guideline for sizing SOA applications with COSMIC v1.1.1
  • Sizing User Stories with the COSMIC FSM Method
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Project control

  • COSMIC Examples – What could they mean as an IT project?
  • Predict the PDR in a Software Factory Contract
  • Confusions, Software Size, Effort
  • Project control based on functional size (slides)
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Embedded & Real-Time software

  • Estimation of Real-Time Software Component Size
  • Estimation of Real-Time Software Code Size using COSMIC FSM
  • On the relationship between functional size and software code size
  • Using COSMIC for Real-Time software
  • FSM of a Realtime Embedded System
  • A Refined FSM Procedure for Real-Time Embedded Software Requirements Expressed using the Simulink Model (slides)
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Project Performance Measurement

  • Predict the PDR in a Software Factory Contract
  • Manage the automotive embedded software development cost & productivity with the automation of a Functional Size Measurement Method (COSMIC)
  • Measures to get the best performance from your software suppliers
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Estimating

  • Estimation of Real-Time Software Code Size using COSMIC FSM
  • We prefer Facts over Stories
  • Estimating with software size
  • COSMIC Examples – What could they mean as an IT project?
  • COSMIC Concepts & Resources Available
  • Software Estimation
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Quality Measurements

  • Defect Density Measurements Using COSMIC
  • Towards the Development of a Defect Detection Requirements Tool for COSMIC Functional Size Measurement
  • Using COSMIC method with system analysis artifacts based on object oriented approach and UML notation (slides)
  • Measurement for improving accuracy of estimates
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Functional Size Measurement

  • Using COSMIC for the Functional Size Measurement of Distributed Applications in Cloud Environments
  • FSM of a Realtime Embedded System
  • COSMIC User Story Standard
  • FSM in Agile
  • Confusions, Software Size, Effort
  • Functional Change Impact Analysis
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Re-use & Packaged software

  • Using COSMIC-FFP for sizing, estimating and planning in an ERP environment
  • Measurement of Business Rules Specified as Reusable Components
  • Measurement of Business Rules Specified as Reusable Components (slides)
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Maintenance

  • Functional change impact analysis in use cases
  • Établissement d’un modèle d’estimation a posteriori de projets de maintenance de logiciels
  • FSM Estimation Technologies for Sofware Maintenance
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Software Metrics (general)

  • COSMIC sizing in Agile projects
  • Predict the PDR in a Software Factory Contract
  • The Economic Importance of Business Software Systems Size Measurement
  • IFPUG function points or COSMIC function points?
  • From Story Points to COSMIC Function Points in Agile Software Development
  • A Comparison of the Key Differences between the IFPUG and COSMIC Functional Size Measurement Methods
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Metrics implementation

  • Manage the automotive embedded software development cost & productivity with the automation of a Functional Size Measurement Method (COSMIC)
  • Successes and challenges experienced in implementing a measurement program in small software organizations
  • COSMIC-based Project Management in Agile Software Development and Mapping onto related CMMI-DEV Process Areas
  • COSMIC as a Software Requirements Improvement Mechanism
  • Implementation of the COSMIC method in Social Insurance Institution in Poland (slides)
  • Changing from FPA to COSMIC
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Agile Software Development

  • Managing Agile at Scale
  • COSMIC sizing in Agile projects
  • We prefer Facts over Stories
  • COSMIC User Story Standard
  • COSMIC Adoption at Eurofins
  • Guideline for Sizing Agile Projects with COSMIC
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Miscellaneous

  • Using COSMIC to reduce Information Asymmetry
  • New IT Model Contract Changing Pricing Method
  • Agility and COSMIC Function Points in JIRA
  • Towards the Adoption of International Standards in Enterprise Architecture Measurement
  • CASE STUDY: APPLYING THE COSMIC ISO 19761 MEASUREMENT METHOD ON AN MRI MESH GENERATION MEDICAL APPLICATION
  • Defect Density Measurements Using COSMIC
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Automated Software Measurement

  • COSMIC Measurement for Web Applications
  • Automated Software Estimation with ScopeMaster
  • COSMIC Examples – What could they mean as an IT project?
  • Verifying the Accuracy of Automation Tools
  • Automated Functional Size Estimation using Business Process Models with UPROM Method
  • A Model-Based and Automated Approach to Size Estimation of Embedded Software Components
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Mobile Software Development

  • Estimation for Mobile and Cloud Software
  • COSMIC FSM of Mobile Personal Health Records for Pregnancy Monitoring
  • Measure the functional size of a mobile app
  • Defining Measures for Memory Efficiency of the Software in Mobile Terminals
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  • Investigating Functional and Code Size Measures for Mobile Applications
  • Estimation with Story Pts and COSMIC FPs
  • New IT Model Contract Changing Pricing Method
  • Measurement of Software Size: Contributions of COSMIC to Estimation Improvements
  • Agility and COSMIC Function Points in DAD
  • Agility and COSMIC Function Points in SAFe
  • Agility and COSMIC Function Points in JIRA
  • We prefer Facts over Stories
  • COSMIC Measurement for Web Applications
  • Estimating with software size
  • COSMIC FSM of Mobile Personal Health Records for Pregnancy Monitoring
  • Towards the Adoption of International Standards in Enterprise Architecture Measurement
  • Sizing Web Applications in a Model-Driven Development Environment
  • Easy Function Points (slides)
  • Improving Software Estimation Models
  • Predict the PDR in a Software Factory Contract
  • Merging Distinct Sources Databases to Improve Software Estimation Models
  • Is It Possible to Use ChatGPT to Perform Measurements?
  • Overview of the papers presented at the IWSM 2014 of interest to the COSMIC community (slides)
  • A Comparison of the Key Differences between the IFPUG and COSMIC Functional Size Measurement Methods
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