Recent reviews of the literature indicate the need for empirical studies on cross-project
defect prediction (CPDP) that would allow aggregation of the evidence and improve …

Context: software development effort estimation is a crucial management task that critically
depends on the adopted size measure. Several Functional Size Measurement (FSM) …

Data is a cornerstone of empirical software engineering (ESE) research and practice. Data
underpin numerous process and project management activities, including the estimation of …

Reliable empirical models such as those used in software effort estimation or defect
prediction are inherently dependent on the data from which they are built. As demands for …

Context There are two interrelated difficulties in requirements engineering processes. First,
free-format modelling practices in requirements engineering activities may lead to low …

Data quality is an important issue which has been addressed and recognised in research
communities such as data warehousing, data mining and information systems. It has been …

Methodology In this research, we conducted a case study to establish a foundation for size
measurement and effort estimation in DWH projects. We first applied a productivity‐based …

Background Several functional size measurement methods have been proposed. A few
ones–like IFPUG and COSMIC methods–are widely used, while others–like Simple Function …

Background Functional size measurement is widely used in software organizations because
it supports the estimation of software development effort. Function Point Analysis was the …

Among the various approaches to software size measurement, Functional Size
Measurement has been widely recognized for its usability in early phases of software …