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as well as business application software, all on the same measurement scale. Having
been developed in the last few years, the method is compatible with modern speci-
cation methods such as UML, and with OO techniques.
2.2.2 COSMIC FSM Framework
e COSMIC FFP measurement method involves applying a set of models, rules,
and procedures to a given piece of software as it is perceived from the perspective of
its functional user requirements (FURs) (ISO 2003d). e result of the application
of these models, rules, and procedures is a numerical “value of a quantity” repre-
senting the functional size of the software, expressed by COSMIC functional siz