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Cost estimation is a key content of software project management, its accurate depends on size estimation. FPA is a method used widely to estimate size, but it has many problems in itself. A novel method is proposed to solve these problems which estimate sizes using FPA based on UML for objects having no analogy in historical data and using paired comparisons for objects having analogy in historical data. FPA based on UML is used to solve complexity of FPA; Paired comparisons are used to solve problems which do not reflect the trends of today’s software engineer. The processes of the novel method are elaborated on and illuminated using an example.
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Ren, Xl., Dai, Yb. (2013). A New Method to Estimate Software Size. In: Qi, E., Shen, J., Dou, R. (eds) International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation (IEMI2012) Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38445-5_65
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