Analysis of Cost per Function Point
by Harold Van Heeringen
Considering the ‘Cost per Function Point’ of a project is an industry best-practice. It ensures that both the customer and the supplier benefit from high project productivity. However, it is important to make sure that the Cost per Function Point is realistic.
In this short paper, projects from the ISBSG Repository have their cost and functional size analyzed.
About Harold Van Heeringen
Harold van Heeringen worked for 17 years as a senior consultant software metrics/cost estimation consultant. He is now a principal consultant and practice lead for IT Intelligence services (including Estimation & Performance Measurement). Harold is a director on the ISBSG board and a board member of Nesma. He regularly publishes white papers, blogs and articles on software metrics and performance measurement.