Understanding developer and manager perceptions of function points and source lines of code

Although function points (FP) are considered superior to source lines of code (SLOC) for estimating software size and monitoring developer productivity, practitioners still commonly use SLOC. One reason for this is that individuals who fill different roles on a development team, such as managers and...

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Published in:The Journal of systems and software 2009-09, Vol.82 (9), p.1540-1549
Main Authors: Sheetz, Steven D., Henderson, David, Wallace, Linda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Content analysis
Estimating techniques
Function points
Perception gap
Perceptions
Productivity
Software measures
Source lines of code
Studies
Survey
Systems development
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Summary:Although function points (FP) are considered superior to source lines of code (SLOC) for estimating software size and monitoring developer productivity, practitioners still commonly use SLOC. One reason for this is that individuals who fill different roles on a development team, such as managers and developers, may perceive the benefits of FP differently. We conducted a survey to determine whether a perception gap exists between managers and developers for FP and SLOC across several desirable properties of software measures. Results suggest managers and developers perceive the benefits of FP differently and indicate that developers better understand the benefits of using FP than managers.
ISSN:0164-1212
1873-1228
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2009.04.038