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Analysis of the Functional Size Measurement Methods Usage by Polish Business Software Systems Providers

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This paper analyses the level of using the software functional size measurement methods by the Polish providers of dedicated business software systemsas well as the reasons behind this status quo. The surveys were conducted against a background of author’s own research concerning the usage of software development and enhancement projects effort estimation methods. The use of both types of methods was examined in two cycles: at the turn of the year 2005/2006, being the time of economic prosperity, and next at the turn of the year 2008/2009, that is in the initial stage of crisis and increased investment uncertainty associated with it. This paper presents the most significant conclusions coming from the results of both surveys as well as from comparative analysis of the two.

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  1. Faculty of Business Informatics, Warsaw School of Economics, Al. Niepodleglosci 164, 02-554, Warsaw, Poland

    Beata Czarnacka-Chrobot

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  1. École de technologie supérieure, Département de génie logiciel et des TI, Université du Québec, 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, H3C 1K3, Montréal, Québec, Canada

    Alain Abran

  2. Quality Management and Methods, Processes DCC/QMP, Bosch Rexroth Electric Drives and Controls GmbH, Bürgermeister-Dr.-Nebel Str. 2, 97816, Lohr am Main, Germany

    René Braungarten

  3. Fakultät für Informatik, Institut für Verteilte Systeme, AG Softwaretechnik, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany

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    Jacob Brunekreef

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Czarnacka-Chrobot, B. (2009). Analysis of the Functional Size Measurement Methods Usage by Polish Business Software Systems Providers. In: Abran, A., Braungarten, R., Dumke, R.R., Cuadrado-Gallego, J.J., Brunekreef, J. (eds) Software Process and Product Measurement. IWSM 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5891. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05415-0_2

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