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Acceptance Criteria
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The criteria that a system or component must satisfy in order to be accepted by a user, customer, or other authorized en...
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Source: ( SEI:SA-CMM ) |
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Acceptance Testing
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Formal testing conducted to determine whether or not a system satisfies its acceptance criteria and to enable the custom...
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Source: ( SEI:SA-CMM ) |
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Accuracy
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The ability of an FSM Method to give a Functional Size measurement scale which by verification tests can be shown to be ...
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Source: ( ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7:14143-3 ) |
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Acquisition
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The process of obtaining a system, software product or software service....
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Source: ( ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7:12207 ) |
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Acquisition Organization
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That entity which has the oversight responsibility for the software acquisition project and which may have purview over ...
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Source: ( SEI:SA-CMM ) |
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Acquisition organization's standard software acquisition process
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The acquisition organization's fundamental software acquisition process which guides the establishment of each project's...
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Source: ( SEI:SA-CMM ) |
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Action proposal
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A documented suggestion for change to a process or process-related item that will prevent the future occurrence of defec...
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Source: ( SEI:SW-CMM ) |
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Activity
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Any step taken or function performed, either mental or physical, toward achieving some objective. Activities include all...
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Source: ( SEI:SA-CMM ) |
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Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)
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Total costs incurred (direct and indirect) in accomplishing work during a given time period. See also earned value....
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Source: ( PMI:PMBOK ) |
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Actual Finish Date (AF)
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The point in time that work actually ended on an activity. (Note: in some application areas, the activity is considered ...
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Source: ( PMI:PMBOK ) |
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Actual Start Date (AS)
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The point in time that work actually started on an activity....
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Source: ( PMI:PMBOK ) |
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Applicability to a functional domain
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The ability of an FSM Method to take into account the principle Functional Size-influencing FUR types and characteristic...
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Source: ( ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7:14143-3 ) |
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Application
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Is used synonymously for ‘software system’. It is assumed that an organisation will develop and maintain one or more sof...
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Source: ( Total Metrics - Function Point Consultants ) |
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Application Area
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A category of projects that have common elements not present in all projects. Application areas are usually defined in t...
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Source: ( PMI:PMBOK ) |
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Application Baseline Function Point Count
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A function point count that provides a measure of the current function the production application provides the end-user....
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Source: ( Total Metrics - Function Point Consultants ) |
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Application Boundary
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The application boundary indicates the border between the software being measured and the user...
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Source: ( CPM 4.1 ) |
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Application Domain
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A bounded set of related systems, i.e., systems that address a particular type of problem. Development and maintenance i...
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Source: ( SEI:SA-CMM ) |
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Application function point count
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A count that provides a measure of the current functionality the application provides to the user. It is also referred t...
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Source: ( IFPUG CPM 4.1 ) |
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Application manager
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A person responsible for managing projects and support activities for one or more application areas....
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Source: ( IFPUG CPM 4.1 ) |
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Application Register
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A repository of information about applications within the organisation’s software portfolio often used to assist with th...
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Source: ( Total Metrics - Function Point Consultants ) |
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Architecture
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The organizational structure of a system or component. [IEEE STD 610.12-1990]...
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Source: ( SEI:SA-CMM ) |
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Asset
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(1) A capital asset of the enterprise. (2) An advantage or resource....
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Source: ( IFPUG CPM 4.1 ) |
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Attributes (of software)
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Characteristics of software such as reliability, maintainability, portability, and complexity. These characteristics are...
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Source: ( SEI:SA-CMM ) |
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Audit
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Conducted by an authorized person for the purpose of providing an independent assessment of software products and proces...
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Source: ( ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7:12207 ) |
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