If your organization is interested in folding Function Point
Analysis into your planning, StoneHenge Partners can help. We offer
a 12-hour course at which attendees will be taught FPA
basics. Attendees will learn:
- Basic counting practice rules and terminology
- How to apply basic function point counting techniques
- The impact different environments and complexity factors may
have on project estimates
- How to utilize function points to estimate the effort and cost
of a software development project
- The role of function points in an overall metrics program
The training is presented by Wayne Wild, CFPS, the only Certified
Function Point Specialist in Oklahoma by the International Function
Point Users Group. In the past 4 years, Wild has sized 48
projects with a total count of 11,753 Function Points for 32
clients in 25 industries, using 5 different technology platforms
and primary programming languages.
Here is a look at a typical three-day session. The curriculum
can be adapted to fit your organization's needs.
Session #1 - Overview (3 -4 hrs):
- FPA history
- Presentation, "10 Steps to Starting a Successful FPA
Program"
- Impact of FPA on StoneHenge's Software Development Methodology-
The Nimble℠ Method
- Scope Management
- Industry Metrics
- Key Project Metrics
- Lessons Learned
- FPA Introduction
Optional after Class Reading: FP Counting Practices Manual (Part
1/Chpt 1 - 7 which is 69 pages)
Session #2 - FPA 101(3-4 hrs):
- Function Point Counting
- Scope & Application Boundary
- Data Element Types, File Types Referenced & Record Element
Types
- Count Data Functions with a Reference Card
- Count Transactional Functions with a Reference Card
- General System Characteristics
- Calculate Adjusted Function Point Count
- Component Diagram
- Quiz
Optional homework to review the Application Requirements for
Exercise #1 & count the Function Points. (This should take less
than 2 hrs.)
Session #3 - FPA Case Study (3-4 hrs):
- Review Exercise #1's Application Requirements
documentation
- As a group, create a Component Diagram
- Load results into the Function Point Count Summary
Spreadsheet
- Brief review of other Counting Tools available; ie. FP
Workbench, Construx Software
- Brief review of CFPS Process & Requirements
Optional after-class Exercise #2 - Complete it and turn in for
additional practice counting function points. The instructor will
evaluate your count and give you a copy of the correct answer.
Class materials include: Notebook w/copies of all slides, An
IFPUG Counting Practice Manual & Reference Card, two case study
exercises & a soft copy of the StoneHenge Function Point Count
Summary Spreadsheet.
Next steps
For more information, or to discuss a Function Point class
customized to fit your company, contact us.