
Measurement and Theoretical Basics of the COSMIC-ISO 19761 ◾ 147
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It must be stressed that the ISO 14143 standard series does not dene an FSM
method, but presents the characteristics for a measurement method to be recog-
nized as an ISO FSM method.
Once the generic ISO FSM standards had been adopted, four specic FSM
methods were submitted to ISO, demonstrating their conformity to the mandatory
features expressed in ISO 14143-1, and were recognized as international standards:
◾ ISO 19761: 2003. COSMIC FFP—An FSM Method (ISO 2003d).
◾ ISO 20926: 2003. Function Point Analysis (ISO 2003b) (Note: Only the
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