56 ◾ COSMIC Function Points: Theory and Advanced Practices
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Closing the development is the last phase of a project. In the scope management
point of view, it means generating the nal—the actual—version of the estimate.
In practice, it is collecting actual eorts, actual schedules, costs, and all necessary
background information for a thorough postmortem analysis and project bench-
marking. It’s important to notice that the better the initiating process is, the better
project data the organization collects. e data gathering will be faster and more
eective, and the repeatability of small projects is much more probable than the
repeatability of similar hybrids. Good closing ensures organizational learni ...