ISO/IEC Approves Object Management Group Standard for Automated Function Points
Summary
Version 1.0 of Automated Function Points was balloted through the Joint Technical Committee on Information Technology (JTC 1) of ISO and given the designation ISO/IEC 19515. Traditionally, certified counters have counted function points manually, which can be expensive and result in inconsistencies for the same piece of software. I thank David Herron, co-author of Function Point Analysis and a leader in IFPUG, and the entire international CISQ team who contributed to this specification.” Along with selected other measures, function points can be used in the following activities: For more information about OMG participation in the JTC 1 Fast-Track process, visit https://www.omg.org/iso/index.htm. About OMG The Object Management Group® (OMG®) is an international, open membership, not-for-profit technology standards consortium with representation from government, industry and academia. OMGs modeling standards enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes.