COSMIC Function Points

46  ◾  COSMIC Function Points: Theory and Advanced Practices

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Table1.8 Comparison of Current FSM Methods

COSMIC FFP IFPUG 4.1 Mk II Nesma FiSMA 1.1

Identify

functional

processes

Identify data

functions

and

transactional

functions

Identify

logical

transactions

and data

entity types

Identify

and fix the

application

boundary

of the

project

Identify

business use

cases

Identify and

make a list of

data

movements

of each

functional

process:

• ENTRY

• EXIT

• READ

• WRITE

Identify and

make a list of

data

functions

belonging to

each data

function

type:

• ILF

• EIF

Identify and

make a list of

transactional

functions

belonging ...