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In addition, research activities have been initiated to address the following themes:
◾ Convertibility studies with previous methods, such as FFP V1, Mark II,
and IFPUG
◾ Estimation of functional size with COSMIC FFP, much earlier in the devel-
opment cycle
◾ Mapping of measurement rules in the UML (Unied Modeling Language)-
based specications domain
◾ Measurement of functional reuse using COSMIC FFP
◾ Development of requirements identication and measurement with the com-
puter-based reasoning (CBR) approach
◾ Website (standards and publications): www.lrgl.uqam.ca/p
◾ Website (generic information): www.cosmicon.com
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