Configure Allocations


EE Only

To configure Process Version Allocations, perform the following steps.

  1. Select Window > Preferences > Function Point Modeler > Development processes in the menu bar.
    Development Process Preference
  2. Select a Development Process Version in the subtree User-defined Processes. Press the button Configure ... .
    Development Process Version Configure
  3. Select the Allocations tab in the dialog.
  4. Select the project size, which you want to configure. For iterativ processes only one process size is available. For non-iterativ processes, a large number of sizes can be selected.
    Development Process Version Size
  5. Select the phase, which you want to configure. Select the checkbox Estimated if this phase is estimated by COCOMO. Select the checkbox Calculaed if this phase should be considered for calculation statistics. Change the Percentage value for this phase. Keep in mind, that the summary percentage for COCOMO phases must be 100 percent. Change the Schedule value for this phase. This value will be used to calculate adequat staffing. Keep in mind, that the summary schedule for COCOMO phases must be 100 percent.
    Development Process Version Configure Phase
  6. Select the activity, which you want to configure. Select the checkbox Estimated if this activity is estimated by COCOMO. Select the checkbox Calculaed if this activity should be considered for calculation statistics. Change the Percentage value for this activity. Keep in mind, that the summary percentage for COCOMO activities must be 100 percent.
    Development Process Version Configure Activity
  7. Press the OK button when finished.