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Software Effort Estimation based on Use Case Transaction  

Lee, Sun-Kyung (KAIST)
Kang, Dong-Won (KAIST)
Bae, Doo-Hwan (KAIST)
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Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters / v.16, no.5, 2010 , pp. 566-570 More about this Journal
Abstract
Use Case Point(UCP) is a measure of a software project size for software effort estimation based on use case. UCP measures the size of the software project based on the use case model. Because UCP is based on the use case model, it is intuitive and easy to obtain. Also, it does not require extra artifacts. On the other hand, UCP has some problems. UCP assumes every transaction has the same complexity. But, the number of operations and complexity of operations may affect complexity of transaction. In addition, UCP uses simple rating scale of complexity, but it may be inadequate for detailed estimates. To solve these problems, we suggest "Transaction Point(TP)", a size measure based on use case transaction. TP considers actors and operations in transaction. Complexity of transaction is based on the number of operations and complexity of operation, so it can support detailed estimation.
Keywords
Use Case Point; software effort estimation; use case transaction;
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