
Background and Overview of the COSMIC-ISO 19761 ◾ 21
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Development reason and addressed area
According to Symons (1991), the goal of Mark II function points has been:
◾ To reduce the subjectivity in dealing with les (compared to IFPUG)
◾ To ensure that the result is identical if a whole system is measured or the
counts for the parts are added
◾ To focus on the eort required to produce the functionality, rather than on
the value of the functionality delivered to the user
Basic inputs/model
e Mark II method measures the following logical transaction types that (see also
Figure1.8) are weighted with certai