FPA - Function Point Analysis
A function point is a unit of measurement to express the amount of business functionality an information system (as a product) provides to a user.
Updated on Jun, 2025
Language - English
Lectures -24
Duration -2 hours
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Course Description
- A function point is a unit of measurement to express the amount of business functionality an information system (as a product) provides to a user. Function point measures software size. The cost of a single unit is calculated from past projects.
As of 2013, there are several recognized standards and/or public specifications for sizing software based on Function Point - Software systems, unless they are thoroughly understood, can be like an ice berg. They are becoming more and harder to understand.
- Improvement of coding tools permits software developers to produce large amounts of software to meet an ever expanding need from users. As system grows a method to understand and communicate size needs to be used. Function Point Analysis is one of the structured techniques of problem solving. It is a method to break the systems into smaller components, so they can be better understood and analyzed.
- Function points is a unit measure for software much like an hour is to measuring time, miles are to measuring distance or Celsius is to measuring temperature. Function Points are an ordinal measure much like other measures such as kilometers, Fahrenheit, hours, so on and so forth
- Human beings solve problems by breaking them into smaller understandable pieces. Problems that may occur to be difficult are simple once they are broken into smaller parts.
- Classifying things, placing them in different category, is a familiar process. Everyone does it at one time or another. When objects to be classified are the contents of systems, a set of definitions and rules must be used to place these objects in the appropriate category, a scheme of classification.
- Function Point Analysis is a method to break systems into smaller components, so they can be better understood and analyzed. It gives a structured technique for problem solving.
- In the world of Function Point Analysis, systems are divided into five huge classes and general system characteristics. The first three classes are External Inputs, External Outputs and External Inquires each of these components transacts against files therefore they are called transactions. The next two files that is Internal Logical Files and External Interface Files are where data is stored that is combined to form logical information. The general system characteristic determines the general functionality of the system.
Goals
- The primary goal is to prepare students for a successful professional career in the software estimation.
- To get good knowledge of function point analysis this based on software estimation.
- This course contains over 26 lectures and 2.5 hours of content.
- Learn Function Points and it’s Superiority
- Learn Function Point Analysis(FPA) method
- Determine the Unadjusted Function Point Count
- Determine the Value Adjustment Factor (VAF)
- Enhance Project Function Point Calculation
- Who works in other technology but interested to learn software estimation, for them online learning platform is best because it saves time and other efforts.
- After completion the course, a participant can fluently work on function point analysis (FPA) that means in software estimation.
- In simple words the main objective is to make you awesome in software estimation
- Software Project Managers
- Project Management Professionals
- Students looking forward to a career in software estimation
- Students who want to learn function point analysis based on software estimation from scratch
- All developers
Prerequisites
- Previous experience is not required
- Basic knowledge of Computers required
- Knowledge of Internet
- Good understanding of the Project Management
- It will be great if you have good understanding on all FPA concepts
- This course starts from scratch so no pre-requisites knowledge
- Such basic knowledge will help you to understand the android concepts quickly and you can move fast on learning track.
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Introduction
1 Lectures
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Introduction‚ Function Point History & Variations
08:29
08:29
Function Points & it’s Superiority
7 Lectures
Function Point Analysis (FPA) Method
13 Lectures
Function Point Analysis (FPA) Another Example
2 Lectures
Conclusion
1 Lectures
Instructor Details
Corporate Bridge Consultancy Private Limited
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