http://publicationslist.org/data/a.abran/atom.xml Alain Abranhttp://publicationslist.org/a.abran$basepathfavicon.icoRecent additions to Alain Abran's PublicationsList.org pagehttp://publicationslist.org/publications.png2010-09-15T15:57:24Z http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2550 2010-09-14T01:33:08Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2551 2010-09-14T01:34:22Z

Abran : (2010) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2549 2010-09-14T01:31:42Z

Abran, co-chair, (2010) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2548 2010-09-14T01:30:34Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2395 2010-08-27T04:45:33Z

Alain Abran, Jean-Marc Desharnais and Juan Jose Cuadrado-Gallego, " (2010) <i>", Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2422 2010-09-04T18:16:55Z

Palza, E., Sanchez, J., Mamani, G., Abran, A., (2010) <i>Workshop on Industrial Software Evolution and Maintenance Processes - WISEMP10,</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2556 2010-09-14T01:38:56Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2557 2010-09-14T01:39:32Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2570 2010-09-14T01:52:22Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2391 2010-09-15T15:52:02Z

Taleb, M., Seffah, A., Abran, A., (2010) <i>eMinds Jounral,</i> Vol. 2: Issue 6 <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2569 2010-09-14T01:51:49Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2562 2010-09-14T01:42:59Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2559 2010-09-14T01:40:46Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2421 2010-09-04T18:15:53Z

Qasaimeh, M., Abran, A., (2010) <i>8th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research,</i> pp. 239-247.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2396 2010-09-15T15:54:03Z

Kherraf, S., Cheikhi, L., Abran, A., Suryn, W., Lefebvre, E., ‘ (2010) <i>Journal of Software Engineering and Applications (JSEA), </i> Vol.3: p.p 644-652<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2414 2010-09-04T18:06:52Z

Sarayreh, K., Abran, A., Cuadrado, J., (2010) <i>, Workshop on Software Measurement, </i> pp. 553-559.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2407 2010-09-15T15:13:22Z

Valdès, F., Abran, A., (2010) <i>Software Engineering Research, Management and Application 2010, published in ‘Studies in Computational Intelligence’,Vol 296, Springer –Verlag, Berlin</i> p.p227-240.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2413 2010-09-04T18:04:14Z

Sarayreh, K., Abran, A., Cuadrado, J., (2010) <i>, Workshop on Software Measurement,</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2412 2010-09-04T18:02:40Z

Sarayreh, K., Abran, A., Santillo, L., (2010) <i>Workshop on Advances on Functional Size Measurement and Effort Estimation, ECOOP Conference</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2411 2010-09-15T15:38:11Z

Séguin, N., Abran, A., R. Dupuis, (2010) <i>3rd Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering - C3S2E’10, Montreal, Canada, 19-21 May 2010, </i> pp. 59-65.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2406 2010-09-15T15:26:19Z

Abran, A., Buglione, L, April, A., (2010) : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2415 2010-09-04T18:08:44Z

Mohamed Taleb, Ahmed Seffah, Alain Abran, (2010) <i>- 2010 International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice - SERP 2010,</i> pp. 161-166. <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2419 2010-09-04T18:13:56Z

Abu Talib, M., Khelifi, A., Abran, A., Ormandjieva, O., (2010) <i>8th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research,</i> pp. 321-328.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2420 2010-09-04T18:15:02Z

Sarayreh, K., Abran, A., (2010) <i>8th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research,</i> pp. 217-222.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2418 2010-09-04T18:12:57Z

Trudel, S., Abran, A., (2010) <i>8th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research,</i> pp. 181-189.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2417 2010-09-15T15:41:21Z

Monsalve, C., April, A., Abran, A., (2010) <i>8th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research,</i> pp. 42-49.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2416 2010-09-04T18:10:18Z

Zarour, M., Abran, A., Desharnais, JM., Buglione, L., (2010) <i>Software Process and Capability Determination conference - SPICE 2010, Pisa (Italy), May 12-20, 2010, </i> pages: 39-50.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2390 2010-09-15T15:50:37Z

The accurate measurement of the functional size of applications that are automatically generated in MDA environments is a challenge for the software development industry. This paper introduces the OO-Method COSMIC Function Points (OOmCFP) procedure, which has been systematically designed to measure the functional size of object-oriented applications generated from their conceptual models by me...<br/><br/>Beatriz Marin, Oscar Pastor, Alain Abran (2010) <i>Journal of Data and Knowledge Engineering, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos,</i> Vol. 69: No.5 p.p 472-490<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2563 2010-09-14T01:43:43Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2608 2010-09-15T15:22:39Z

Reiner Dumke and Alain Abran, Editors, (2010) :<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2620 2010-09-15T15:55:48Z

Meridji, K., Abran, A., (2010) <i>Journal of Software Engineering and Applications (JSEA), Fall 2010.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2614 2010-09-15T15:32:38Z

Desharnais, JM, Abran, A., (2010) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2010, Stuttgart, Germany, November 2010.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2446 2010-09-08T00:13:02Z

Abran, A., (2010) <i> European Congress ERTS-2010 Embedded Real Time Software and Systems, May 19-21, Toulouse, France.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2615 2010-09-15T15:34:10Z

Khalid T. Al-Sarayreh ,Alain Abran, (2010) <i> International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2010, Stuttgart, Germany, November 2010.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2612 2010-09-15T15:30:56Z

Villavicencio, M., Abran, A., (2010) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2010, Stuttgart, Germany, November 2010.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2611 2010-09-15T15:30:08Z

Buglione, L., Abran, A., (2010) <i> International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2010, Stuttgart, Germany, November 2010.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2607 2010-09-15T15:20:08Z

Ormandjieva, O., Constantinides, C., Abran. A., Lee, R., Editors, (2010) <i> 8th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications, </i> 346 pages.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2606 2010-09-15T15:18:05Z

Ormandjieva, O., Abran. A., Constantinides, C., Guest Editors, (2010) <i> published in ‘Studies in Computational Intelligence’,</i> 257 pages.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2610 2010-09-15T15:28:36Z

Alain Abran, Khalid T. Al-Sarayreh, (2010) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2010, Stuttgart, Germany, November 2010.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2387 2010-09-15T15:21:05Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2616 2010-09-15T15:34:59Z

Beatriz Marín, Giovanni Giachetti, Oscar Pastor, Tanja E. J. Vos, Alain Abran, (2010) <i>IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), Bolzano (Italy) Sept 16-17, 2010.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2613 2010-09-15T15:31:44Z

Monsalve, C., Abran, A., April, A., (2010) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2010, Stuttgart, Germany, November 2010.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2618 2010-09-15T15:37:30Z

Kherraf, S., Suryn, W. Abran., (2010) <i>ENASE 2010 -Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - MDA & MTDD.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2619 2010-09-15T15:49:44Z

Marin, B., Giachetti, G., Pastor, O., Abran, A., (2010) <i>Advances in Software Engineering, Hindawi Publishing Corporation Volume 2010 (2010), </i> : 17 pages.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2617 2010-09-15T15:35:54Z

Sarayreh, K., Abran, A., (2010) <i>Industrial Proceedings, 17th European Systms & Software Process Improvement and Innovation, EuroSPI 2010 Conference, Grenoble (France), Sept. 1-3, 2010, Publisher: Delta, Denmark, </i> pp. 4.7-4.16.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2425 2010-09-04T18:27:41Z

M. Taleb, A. Seffah, and A. Abran, (2009) <i>2009 International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP'09: July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, USA.</i> pp. 636-642<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2553 2010-09-14T01:35:54Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2555 2010-09-14T01:37:57Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2430 2010-09-04T18:33:30Z

Zarour, M., Abran, A., Desharnais, JM., (2009) <i>European Systems & Software Process Improvement and Innovation - EuroSPI Conference,</i> pp. 6-37 to 6-44.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2131 2010-08-27T04:42:31Z

Agile estimation approaches usually start by sizing the user stories to be developed by comparing them to one another. Various techniques, with varying degrees of formality, are used to perform the comparisons ? plain contrasts, triangulation, planning poker, and voting. This article proposes the use of a modified paired comparison method in which a reduced number of comparisons is selected accord...<br/><br/>Miranda, Eduardo, Bourque, P., Abran, A. (2009) <i>ScienceDirect - Information and Software Technology, Articles in Press,</i> <i></i> 51: 9 1327-1337 <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2552 2010-09-14T01:35:05Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2431 2010-09-04T18:34:25Z

Beatriz Marín, Giovanni Giachetti, Oscar Pastor, Alain Abran, (2009) <i>XII Iberoamerican Conference on Requirements Engineering and Software Environments (IDEAS'2009),</i> pages 109-114.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2547 2010-09-14T01:29:43Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2609 2010-09-15T15:24:04Z

Abran, A., Buglione, L., April, A., (2009) :<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2450 2010-09-08T00:16:29Z

Abran, A., (2009) <i>Comité exécutif du Club des Grandes Entrerpises de l’embarqué – CG2E, Guyancourt (France), 2 décembre 2009.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2449 2010-09-08T00:15:47Z

Abran, A., (2009) <i>5to Circuito Technologico Avantare-Spingere ‘Midiendo y Estimato Software: Les retos actuales’, Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 15, 2009.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2389 2010-09-15T15:45:07Z

During the past 10 years, the amount of effort put on setting up benchmarking repositories has considerably increased at the organizational, national and even at international levels to help software managers to determine the performance of software activities and to make better software estimates. This has enabled a number of studies with an emphasis on the relationship between software product s...<br/><br/>Cigdem Gencel, Luigi Buglione, Alain Abran (2009) <i>19th International Worskhop on Software Measurement IWSM-MENSURA 2009, Amsterdam, November.4-6, 2009,</i> p.p 144-156<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2423 2010-09-04T18:25:27Z

Trudel, S., Abran, A., (2009) <i>19th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM-MENSURA 2009,</i> pp. 157-169.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2388 2010-09-15T15:44:25Z

The main objective of this paper is to explore, through a case study, the issue of the measurement adequacy of the COSMIC and IFPUG FPA measurement methods to capture the functional size of real-time software. The key issue for practitioners is that the measurement result adequately represent functional size. More specifically, this measure, which is a number, should take into consideration the pa...<br/><br/>JM Desharnais, A Abran, PE Dikici, MC ilis, IN Karaca (2009) <i>19th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM-MENSURA 2009, Amsterdam November.4-6, 2009</i> p.p 122-129<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2424 2010-09-04T18:26:11Z

Taleb, M., Seffah, A., Abran, A., (2009) <i>ICWE2009.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2448 2010-09-08T00:15:05Z

Abran, A., (2009) <i> 5to Circuito Technologico Avantare-Spingere ‘Midiendo y Estimato Software: Les retos actuales’, Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 15, 2009.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2558 2010-09-14T01:40:16Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2325 2010-04-12T12:12:40Z

Abran, A., Buglione, L. (2009) <i>Qualita 2009, 8th International Congress on Quality and Reliability</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2429 2010-09-04T18:32:11Z

Alain Abran, Juan Jose Cuadrado Gallego, (2009) <i>21st International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering - SEKE'2009,</i> p.p 625-630<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2447 2010-09-08T00:13:58Z

Abran, A., (2009) <i>Canadian Conference on Computer Sciences and Software Engineering – C3S2e-09, Concordia University, May 19-20, Montréal (Canada), 2009.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2426 2010-09-04T18:28:42Z

Alain Abran, Jean-Marc Desharnais and Juan Jose Cuadrado-Gallego, (2009) <i>workshop on Software Measurement,</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2427 2010-09-15T15:46:27Z

Desharnais, J.M., Abran, A., Suryn, W., (2009) <i></i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2567 2010-09-14T01:46:42Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2568 2010-09-14T01:47:38Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2428 2010-09-04T18:31:06Z

Alain Abran, Jean-Marc Desharnais and Juan Jose Cuadrado-Gallego, (2009) <i> International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice - SERP 2009,</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2566 2010-09-14T01:46:03Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2400 2010-08-27T05:05:22Z

Kassab, M., Ormandjieva, O., Daneva, M., Abran, A., ‘ (2008 ) <i>Software Process and Product Measurement’, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Editors: Cuadrado-Braungarten-Dumke-Abran, Springer Verlag, Berlin (Germany),</i> 4895-2008,: 10 3-540-85552-1 168-182.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2399 2010-08-27T05:01:36Z

Manar Abu Talib, M., Khelifi, A., Abran, A., Ormandjieva, O., ‘ (2008) <i>’, Software Process and Product Measurement’, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Editors: Cuadrado-Braungarten-Dumke-Abran, Springer Verlag, Berlin (Germany),</i> 4895-2008: 10 3-540-85552-1 183-194.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2514 2010-09-14T00:24:13Z

Abran, A., Abu-Talib, M., Khelifi, A., (2008) <i>Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 13-17, 2008.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2513 2010-09-14T00:22:35Z

Abran, A. : (2008) <i>Renault, Technocentre de Guyancourt, Paris, 10-13 Mars 2008.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2028 2010-09-06T06:07:47Z

Trudel, S., Abran, A. (2008) <i>IWSM-MetriKon-MENSURA’2008, Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences LNCS5338</i> <i>IWSM-MetriKon-MENSURA’2008, Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences LNCS5338 , Springer Verlag, Berlin, Munich (Germany), Munich (Germany), Nov. 17-19, 2008, </i> : pp. 287-301.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2398 2010-08-27T04:54:40Z

Ormandjieva, O., Abu Talib, M., Abran, A., “ (2008) <i> International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, </i> 18: 4 <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2505 2010-09-08T20:18:52Z

Cuadrado, JJ, Abran, A., Editorial, Alain Abran, Co-editor, (2008) <i>Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 81, Issue 5, May 2008, pp. 601-602.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2077 2010-09-06T06:05:58Z

Cryans, JD, April, A, Abran, A (2008) <i>IWSM-MetriKon-MENSURA’2008, Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences LNCS5338</i> <i>IWSM-MetriKon-MENSURA’2008, Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences LNCS5338 , Springer Verlag, Berlin, Munich (Germany), Nov. 17-19, 2008, </i> : 114-126.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2049 2010-04-12T11:47:26Z

At the core of any engineering discipline is the use of measures, based on ISO standards or on widely recognized conventions, for the development and analysis of the artifacts produced by engineers. In the software domain, many alternatives have been proposed to measure the same attributes, but there is no consensus on a framework for howto analyze or choose among these measures. Furthermore, ther...<br/><br/>Habra, N., Abran, A., Lopez, M., Sellami, A. (2008) <i>Journal of Systems and Software, Elsevier</i> <i></i> 81: 5 633-648<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2069 2010-09-06T06:11:21Z

Software reuse is essential in improving efficiency and productivity in the software development process. This paper analyses reuse within requirements engineering phase by taking and adapting a standard functional size measurement method, COSMIC FFP. Our proposal attempts to quantify reusability from Object Oriented requirements specifications by identifying potential primitives with a high level...<br/><br/>Condori-Fernandez, N., Pastor, O., Daneva, M., Abran, A., Castro, J. (2008) <i>11th International Workshop on Requirement Engineering - WER 2008</i> <i>11th International Workshop on Requirement Engineering - WER 2008, Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 12-13, 2008, </i> : pp. 59-69.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2197 2010-09-06T06:21:05Z

Condori-Fernandez, N., Pastor, O., Abran, A., Sellami, A. (2008) <i>XI Iberamerico Workshop on Requirements Engineering and Environments, IDEAS 2008</i> <i>XI Iberamerico Workshop on Requirements Engineering and Environments, IDEAS 2008, Pernambuco, Brasil, Feb. 11-15, 2008, </i> : pp. 112-125.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2487 2010-09-08T18:42:22Z

Abran, A., Miranda, E., (2008) <i>PMI-Montréal, Montréal, Sept 10, 2008.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2435 2010-09-06T06:18:03Z

Ali Idri, Abdelali Zakrani, Alain Abran, (2008) <i>, Distinguished Invited Paper, International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies : From Theory to Applications -ICTTA’08, Damascus (Syria), April 7-8, 2008, </i> pp. 230-235.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2434 2010-09-06T06:14:17Z

Rejas, R., Cuadrado-Gallego, JJ, Sicilia, MA, Abran, A., (2008) <i>, IPCC 2008 International Professional Communication Conference, Montreal July 13-16th, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-4244-2085-8, INSPEC Accession Number: 10424474</i> pages 1-5.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2253 2010-09-08T18:40:10Z

Abran, A. (2008) <i></i> <i></i> <i>Département de génie logiciel et des Technologies de l’information, École de technologie supérieure, 24 novembre 2008.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2129 2010-04-12T11:57:56Z

Miranda, E., Abran, A., (2008) <i>Project Management Journal, Project Management Institute</i> <i></i> : 75-85<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2561 2010-09-14T01:42:08Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2397 2010-08-27T04:52:27Z

M. Taleb, A. Seffah, A. Abran and H. Habieb-Mammar, (2008) <i> Journal of Systems and Software,</i> 81: 11 1845-1852,<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2565 2010-09-14T01:45:13Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2564 2010-09-14T01:44:28Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2392 2010-08-26T19:26:42Z

Alain April, Alain Abran, ‘ (2008) :<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2432 2010-09-06T06:10:12Z

Buglione, Luigi & Abran, Alain; (2008) <i>Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF2008, Milan, May 28-30 2008, </i> pp. 175-192.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2098 2010-04-12T11:55:32Z

April, A., Abran, A. (2008) <i>CRIM</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2113 2010-09-06T06:15:32Z

Evaluation and continuous improvement of software maintenance are key contributors to improve software quality. The software maintenance function suffers from a scarcity of the management models that would facilitate its evaluation, management and continuous improvement. This paper presents an overview the measurements practices that are being introduced for level 3 and higher to the software main...<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A. (2008) <i>Second International Workshop on Software Quality and Maintainability, 12th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering (CSMR 2008)</i> <i>Workshop on Software Quality and Maintainability , IEEE 12th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering (CSMR 2008 - http://csmr2008.uwaterloo.ca/), Athens, April 1-4, 2008,</i> : pages 31-40.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1953 2010-09-08T08:29:14Z

Over the past few years, a number of Domain Specific Modeling Languages (DSMLs) have been developed, and their use has increased in approaches such as Model Driven Engineering (MDE), software factories and even MDA (Model Driven Architecture). However, developing a DSML is still a challenging and time-consuming task. Issues to tackle include the DSML development process, DSML quality and DSML mode...<br/><br/>Khalaoui, A., Abran, A., Lefebvre, E. (2008) <i>METRICS News</i> <i></i> Vol.13: No.1 p.p 43-51<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2433 2010-09-06T06:12:57Z

Beatriz Marín, Nelly Condori-Fernandez, Oscar Pastor and Alain Abran, (2008) <i>CAiSE 2008, 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'08). 16-20 June 2008, Montpellier, France, </i> p.p 33-36.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2127 2010-09-08T18:53:23Z

Meridji, K., Abran, A. (2007) <i>Workshop: ?Engineering Foundations of Software Engineering’, International Conference on Software Engineering Education ICEE</i> <i>Workshop: ‘Engineering Foundations of Software Engineering’, International Conference on Software Engineering Education ICEE-2007, Coimbra, Portugal, September 3-7, 2007.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2364 2010-09-08T18:47:33Z

Software engineering, as a discipline, is not yet as mature as other engineering disciplines and it lacks criteria to assess, from an engineeringperspective, the current content of its body of knowledge as embedded in the SWEBOK Guide. What is then the engineering knowledge thatshould be embedded within software engineering? Vincenti, in his book ?What engineers know and how they know it’ has pro...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Meridji, K., Dolado, J. (2007) <i>Apoyo a la Decision en Ingenieria del Software - ADIS workshop, Congreso Espanol de Informatica - CEDI Conference</i> <i>, Apoyo a la Decision en Ingenieria del Software - ADIS workshop, Congreso Espanol de Informatica - CEDI Conference, Zaragoza, Spain, Sept 11-14, 2007.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2176 2010-04-12T12:01:14Z

Dupuis, R., Séguin, N., Abran, A., Meridji, K. (2007) <i>Workshop: ?Engineering Foundations of Software Engineering’, International Conference on Software Engineering Education ICEE</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2128 2010-09-08T18:54:13Z

Meridji, K., Abran, A. (2007) <i>Workshop: ?Engineering Foundations of Software Engineering’, International Conference on Software Engineering Education ICEE</i> <i>Workshop: ‘Engineering Foundations of Software Engineering’, International Conference on Software Engineering Education ICEE-2007, Coimbra, Portugal, September 3-7, 2007.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2038 2010-09-06T06:32:37Z

Cuadrado-Gallego, J., Rodríguez, D., Machado, F., Abran, A. (2007) <i>PROFES 2007 ? 8th Internacional Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement</i> <i>PROFES 2007 – 8th Internacional Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement, Riga (Latvia), July 4-6 2007, Spinger-Verlag, LNCS 4589, </i> : p.p 273-283.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2278 2010-09-08T00:17:47Z

Abran, A. (2007) <i>Inauguration Keynotes - PRECISE Reseach Center</i> <i>Inauguration Keynotes – PRECISE Reseach Center, Namur (Belgium), Dec. 12, 2007.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2171 2010-09-06T06:28:49Z

Abu Talib, M., Khelifi, A., Abran, A., Ormandjieva, O. (2007) <i>IWSM-Mensura 2007</i> <i>IWSM-Mensura 2007, Editors: Abran-Dumke-Màs, Publisher: UIB-Universitat de les Illes Baleares, ISBN 978-84-8384-020-7, Nov. 5-9, Nov. 5-9, Baleares, Spain, 2007, </i> : pp. 132-141.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2130 2010-09-03T18:22:59Z

Miranda, E., Abran, A. (2007) <i>Project & Profits Magazine, Special Issue on Project Management, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysis of India - ICFAI Press</i> <i></i> 2: 12 38-47<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2037 2010-09-07T19:04:40Z

Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2007) <i> Como</i> <i> initially presented at the Workshop on Methods for Learning Metrics - METRICS 2005 Conference</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2437 2010-09-06T06:30:54Z

Kassab, M., Ormandjieva, O., Daneva, M., Abran, A., (2007) <i>, IWSM-Mensura 2007, Editors: Abran-Dumke-Màs, Publisher: UIB-Universitat de les Illes Baleares, ISBN 978-84-8384-020-7, Nov. 5-9, Baleares, Spain, 2007, </i> pp. 247-259.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2079 2010-09-08T18:54:51Z

A functional profile provides information about the distribution of functionality within specific software and permits comparison of its functional distribution with that of a sample of projects. This study investigates the impact of functional profiles on effort estimation models and compare results with estimation models based only on total functional size. The data set used in this study includ...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Panteliuc, A. (2007) <i>III Taller Internacional de Calidad en Technologias de Information et de Communications</i> <i>III Taller Internacional de Calidad en Technologias de Information et de Communications, Cuba, February 15-16 2007, pp. published on CD.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2436 2010-09-06T06:23:08Z

Taleb, M., Seffah, A., Abran, A., (2007) <i>IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration – IEEE IRI 2007, Las Vegas, August 13-15, 2007, </i> pp. 122-127.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2096 2010-09-03T19:25:02Z

Abran, A., Symons, C. (2007) <i>Software Measurement</i> <i>C.; Ebert; Dumke, R.</i> : pp 169-180<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2075 2010-04-12T11:49:18Z

Bourque, P., Oligny, S, Abran, A., Fourrnier, B. (2007) <i>Journal of Computer Science and Technology</i> <i></i> 22: 3 348-357<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2166 2010-09-06T06:34:28Z

In recent years, a number of well-known groups have developed sets of best practices on software measurement, but from different perspectives. These best practices have been published in various documents, such as ISO 15939, the CMMI model and the ISBSG data repository. However, these documents were developed independently and for a software engineering organization initiating a measurement progra...<br/><br/>Bégnoche, Luc, Abran, A., Buglione, L. (2007) <i>Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF2007, ISBN: 9-788870-909425</i> <i>, Software Measurement European Forum – SMEF2007, Rome (Italy), May 8-11, 2007, ISBN: 9-788870-909425.</i> : pp. 111-130.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2203 2010-09-06T06:26:54Z

Abran, A., Garbajosa, J., Cheikhi, L. (2007) <i>IWSM-Mensura 2007</i> <i>IWSM-Mensura 2007, Editors: Abran-Dumke-Màs, Publisher: UIB-Universitat de les Illes Baleares, ISBN 978-84-8384-020-7, Nov. 5-9, Nov. 5-9, Baleares, Spain, 2007, </i> : pp. 216-234.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2489 2010-09-08T18:51:14Z

Dupuis, R., Séguin, N., Abran., A., Meridji, K., (2007) <i>International Conference on Software Engineering Education ICEE-2007, Coimbra, Portugal, September 3-7, 2007.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2488 2010-09-08T18:45:34Z

Abran, Alain, (2007) <i>U. Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia (Spain), Oct. 30, 2007.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2068 2010-09-06T06:35:07Z

From the mid '90s on, a number of Agile Methodologies have been proposed, most of them based on the basic values and principles summarized in the 2001 Agile Manifesto". These agile methodologies were aimed at small teams with severe project constraints (i.e. small project teams in the same location, the customer as a member of the project team, informal communication, test-driven approach, etc.). ...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, Abran (2007) <i>Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF2007, ISBN: 9-788870-909425</i> <i>, Software Measurement European Forum – SMEF2007, Rome (Italy), May 8-11, 2007, ISBN: 9-788870-909425.</i> : pp. 265-274.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2401 2010-09-03T18:25:20Z

Taleb, M., Seffah, A., Abran, A., ‘ (2007) <i>eMinds: International Journal on Human-Computer Interaction</i> : 80 1697-9613<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2572 2010-09-14T01:54:33Z

Abran, A, (2007) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2573 2010-09-14T01:55:57Z

Abran, A, (2007) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2574 2010-09-14T01:57:23Z

Abran, A., co-chair, (2007) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2571 2010-09-14T01:53:13Z

Abran, A, (2007) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2252 2010-04-12T12:06:06Z

Abran, A. (2007) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2243 2010-09-08T18:46:16Z

Abran, A. (2007) <i>U. Politecnica de Madrid</i> <i>U. Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid (Spain), Nov. 29, 2007.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2033 2010-09-06T06:19:36Z

Zarour, Mohammad, Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (2007) <i>the International Conference on the Software Quality - ICSQ'07</i> <i>International Conference on Software Quality ICSQ 2007, Denver, Oct. 16-17, 2007, Proceedings on CD. Lakewood (Denver) Co. USA.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1955 2010-09-06T06:31:53Z

Khelifi, A., Abran, A. (2007) <i>World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society - WEAS 2007 Conference</i> <i>, World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society - WEAS 2007 Conference, Agios Nicolaos (Greece), July 26-28 2007, ISBN: 978-960-8547-92-8.</i> : pp. 590-598.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1954 2010-04-12T11:39:34Z

Material measurement standard etalons are widely recognized as critical for accurate measurement in sciences and engineering. However, there are no measurement standard etalons in software engineering yet. The absence of such a concept in software measurement can have a negative impact on software engineers and managers when they use measurement results in decision-making. Software measurement sta...<br/><br/>Khelifi, A., Abran, A. (2007) <i>International Journal on Computers, North Atlantic University Union - NAUN Press, www.naun.org</i> <i></i> 1: 3 41-48<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2153 2010-04-12T11:59:10Z

The International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) provides the Software Engineering community with a repository of project data which, up to now, have been used mostly for benchmarking and for estimating project effort. The 2005 version of the ISBSG repository includes data on more than 3,000 projects from various countries, sized with different functional size measurement methods an...<br/><br/>Cheikhi, L., Abran, A., Buglione, L. (2007) <i>Software Quality Professional - Journal of the American Society for Quality</i> <i></i> 9, no. 2: 24-avr<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2273 2010-09-03T19:23:57Z

Abran, A., Al Qutaish, R., Desharnais, JM., Habra, N. (2007) <i>Software Quality Measurement - Concepts and Approaches</i> <i>Ravi Kumar Jain B.</i> : 61-96<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2158 2010-09-08T18:52:30Z

Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran., A., Moore, J. (2007) <i>Workshop: ?Engineering Foundations of Software Engineering’, International Conference on Software Engineering Education ICEE</i> <i>Workshop: ‘Engineering Foundations of Software Engineering’, International Conference on Software Engineering Education ICEE-2007, Coimbra, Portugal, September 3-7, 2007.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1931 2010-09-06T06:21:52Z

Idri, A., Abran, A., Mendes, E. (2007) <i>4th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology</i> <i>4th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 18-20, 2007, </i> : pp. 576-580.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2591 2010-09-14T05:32:46Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1943 2010-04-12T11:38:50Z

Kassab, M., Ormandjieva, O., Daneva, M., Abran, A. (2007) <i>IWSM-Mensura 2007</i> <i>Abran-Dumke-Màs</i> : 247-259<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2324 2010-09-06T06:24:09Z

Abran, A. (2007) <i>The Catedra Ateneo ? Engineering Research Institute of Aragon, Centro Politecnico Superior</i> <i>8th International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement, Riga (Latvia), July 2-4, 2007, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragosa, Spain</i> : pp. 273-283.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1999 2010-09-08T18:43:43Z

Ruiz-Bertol, Fran J., Dolado, Javier, Abran, A. (2007) <i>International Conference on Engineering Education</i> <i>International Conference on Engineering Education, Coimbra, Portugal, Sept. 2-7, 2007.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2245 2010-09-06T06:39:15Z

Abran, A., Ndiaye, I., Bourque, P (2007) <i>In Special Issue: “Advances in Measurements for Software Processes Assessment”, Journal: Software Process Improvement and Practice, </i> <i></i> Vo. 12,: no. 2, pp. 199-218.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2025 2010-09-06T06:37:42Z

A number of Web design problems continue to arise, such as: (1) decoupling the various aspects of Web applications (for example, business logic, the user interface, navigation and information architecture) and (2) isolating platform specifics from the concerns common to all Web applications. In the context of a proposal for a model-driven architecture for Web applications, this paper identifies an...<br/><br/>Taleb, M., Seffah, A., Abran, A. (2007) <i>12th International Conference on Human Computer Interactions - HCII 2007</i> <i>, 12th International Conference on Human Computer Interactions – HCII 2007, Beijing - China, July 22-27, 2007, </i> : pp. 1198-1205.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2341 2010-04-12T12:13:36Z

Since 1984 the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) produced a set of standards and technical documents about a functional size measurement methods, known as IFPUG, based on Albrecht Fuction Points. On the other hand, in 1998, the Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC) proposed an improved measurement method known as Full Function Points (FFP). Both the IFPUG and...<br/><br/>Cuadrado-Gallego, J., Rodríguez, D., Machado, F., Abran, A. (2007) <i>8th International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2024 2010-09-06T06:40:34Z

A number of Web design problems continue to arise, such as: (1) decoupling the various aspects of Web applications (for example, business logic, the user interface, navigation and information architecture; and (2) isolating platform specifics from the concerns common to all Web applications. In the context of a proposal for a pattern-oriented architecture for Web applications, this paper identifie...<br/><br/>Taleb, M., Seffah, A., Abran, A. (2007) <i>3rd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies</i> <i>3rd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, Barcelona, 3-6, Spain, March, 2007, Published on CD</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2165 2010-09-06T06:33:23Z

COSMIC-FFP ? ISO 19761 ? is a functional size measurement method developed by the Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC). The COSMIC-FFP measurement model and related definitions are generic, and this paper investigates the feasibility of their application in specification languages. More specifically, it proposes a formalization of the COSMIC-FFP definition for theAutonomic...<br/><br/>Abu Talib, M., Ormandjeva, O., Abran, A. (2007) <i>The IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics ? ISIE2007</i> <i>, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics – ISIE2007, Vigo, Spain, June 4-7, 2007, ISBN: 1-4244-0755-9</i> : pp. 1938-1944.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2402 2010-08-27T05:15:46Z

Séguin, N., Abran, A., ‘ (2007) <i>Revue Génie Logiciel,</i> : 80 45-51.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2404 2010-09-03T19:37:39Z

Cuadrado-Gallego, Juan J., Abran, A., Guest Editorial: ‘ (2007) <i>in Special Issue: “Advances in Measurements for Software Processes Assessment”, Journal: Software Process Improvement and Practice, Wiley InterScience, </i> : 2 <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2403 2010-08-27T05:20:44Z

Cheikhi, Laila; Abran, Alain; Buglione, Luigi; ‘ (2007) <i>Software Quality Management Journal, American Society for Quality,</i> 9: 2 4-16.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2029 2010-09-06T06:25:24Z

Valdes, S., Abran, A. (2007) <i>IWSM-Mensura 2007</i> <i>IWSM-Mensura 2007, Editors: Abran-Dumke-Màs, Publisher: UIB-Universitat de les Illes Baleares, ISBN 978-84-8384-020-7, Nov. 5-9, Nov. 5-9, Baleares, Spain, 2007, </i> : pp. 87-101.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2410 2010-09-03T19:33:46Z

Abran, A., (2007) : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2055 2010-09-07T18:45:47Z

Tracking and control" activities in software projects are most often based, in industry, on just two dimensions of analysis: time and cost. Most often, these activities exclude other dimensions (such as quality, risks, impact on society, the stakeholders' viewpoint in a broader sense) taken into account in Performance Management models such as EFQM or the Malcolm Baldrige model. How can these mult...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Dumke, R., Abran, A. (2006) <i>Proceedings of the Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF2006, May 10-12, 2006</i> <i>Software Measurement European Forum – SMEF2006, May 10-12, 2006, Rome (Italy), </i> : pp. 209-224.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2140 2010-09-06T06:41:28Z

This paper makes a first attempt towards improving the testing process in ERP projects by using a metric-based approach [ABU06] based on functional size measurement. The paper reports on how this approach was adapted to a ERP-package-specific project context, how it was applied to five settings in a mid-sized project, and what was learnt of doing it.<br/><br/>Daneva, M., Ormandjieva, O., Abu Talib, M., Abran, A. (2006) <i>Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Software Measurement - (IWSM-Metrikom 2006)</i> <i>, International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM-Metrikom 2006, Postdam, Germany, Nov. 2-3, Shaker Verlag, </i> : pp. 285-302.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2211 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Abran, A. (2006) <i>?DOD Software Tech News’, Editor: Data & Analysis Center for Software, USA DOD, Rome NY</i> <i></i> 9, No. 3, September: 18-25, Pick up the paper from this web site: http://www.softwaretechnews.com/stn19-13/abran.html<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2139 2010-04-12T11:58:34Z

Cheikhi, L., Abran, A., Buglione, L. (2006) <i>Novatica Journal</i> <i></i> 36 No. 179: 41-47<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1935 2010-09-07T18:33:13Z

This paper investigates with the fuzzy representation of software project attributes. The aim is to generate fuzzy sets and their membership functions from numerical data of software project attributes. The proposed fuzzy sets generation process consists in two main steps: First, we use the well-known Fuzzy C-Means algorithm (FCM) and the Xie-Beni validity criterion to decide on the number of fuzz...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Zahi, A., Abran, A. (2006) <i>Proceedings of the International Conference on ICT for Muslim World</i> <i>International Conference on ICT for Muslim World, 21-23 Nov. 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, </i> : pp. 120-127.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1934 2010-09-07T18:36:32Z

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the accuracy of Fuzzy Analogy for software cost estimation on a Web software dataset. Fuzzy Analogy is based on reasoning by analogy and fuzzy logic to estimate effort when software projects are described by linguistic values such as low and high. Linguistic values are represented in the Fuzzy Analogy estimation process with fuzzy sets. However, the description...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Zahi, A., Abran, A. (2006) <i>MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publish Service of the University of Cadiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006</i> <i>MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publish Service of the University of Cádiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006, Cadiz (Spain), </i> : pp. 53-62.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2590 2010-09-14T05:32:19Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2272 2010-09-08T00:19:56Z

Up until recently 'software metrics' have been most often proposed as the quantitative tools of choice in software engineering, and the analysis of these had been most often discussed from the perspective referred to as 'measurement theory'. However, in other disciplines, it is the domain of knowledge referred to as 'metrology' that is the foundation for the development and use of measurement inst...<br/><br/>Abran, A. (2006) <i>MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publish Service of the University of Cadiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006</i> <i>Abran, A., «Roadmap to Maturity for Software Measures», MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publishing Service of the University of Cádiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006, Cadiz (Spain), </i> : pp. 1-14.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2409 2010-09-03T19:30:24Z

Abran, A., April, A., (2006) : pp. 1151-1159.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2438 2010-09-07T18:38:22Z

Luis Molinié, Xavier Olleros, Alain Abran, (2006) <i>Latin-American Council of the School of Administration, CLADEA 2006, 10-13 Sept., Montpellier, France, 2006. published on CD.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1915 2010-09-07T18:34:56Z

This paper discusses and analyzes possible solutions for achieving an effective process improvement in one specific key process area: measurement, whatever the maturity level and without the constraints of a software process improvement model staged representation. It investigates in particular a Support Process Area, that is, Causal Analysis & Resolution (CAR), together with Orthogonal Defect Cla...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2006) <i>MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publish Service of the University of Cadiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006</i> <i>MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publishing Service - University of Cádiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006, Cadiz (Spain), </i> : pp. 29-41.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2305 2010-08-27T07:40:49Z

Abran, A., Meridji, K. (2006) <i>Novatica, Ed. ATI - Associacion de Technicos de Informatica</i> <i></i> 32 No. 179: 20-juil<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2408 2010-09-03T19:27:49Z

Alain Abran, Juan-José Cuadrado, Elena García, Olavo Mendes, Salvador Sánchez, Miguel-Angel Sicilia: (2006) <i>“Ontologies for Software Engineering and Software Technology”, Springer Verlag</i> pp. 103-121.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2589 2010-09-14T05:31:50Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1930 2010-09-07T18:45:12Z

This paper is concerned with the use of Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural networks for software cost estimation. The study is devoted to the design of these networks, especially their middle layer composed of receptive fields, using two clustering techniques: the Cmeans and the APC-III algorithms. A comparison between an RBFN using C-means and an RBFN using APC-III, in terms of estimates accuracy...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A., Mbarki, S. (2006) <i>2nd International IEEE Conference on Information & Communication Technologies: From Theory to Applications - ICTTA’06</i> <i>IEEE - 2nd International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies: From Theory to Applications - ICTTA’06, April 24-28 Damascus-Syria, ICTTA2006, Syria, 2006, </i> : pp.230-235.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2310 2010-09-08T18:55:18Z

Abran, A., April, A. (2006) <i>IT Productivity Metrics, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 19</i> <i>IT Productivity Metrics, Toronto, Oct. 19, 2006.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2318 2010-09-08T18:56:00Z

Abran, A. (2006) <i>University of Granada, Nov. 10, 2006</i> <i>Universidad de Granada, Espagne,Spain, Nov. 10, 2006.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2172 2010-08-27T05:35:42Z

The functional size measurement method, COSMIC-FFP, adopted in 2003 as the ISO/IEC 19761 standard, measures software functionality in terms of the data movements across and within the software boundary. It focuses on the functional user requirements of the software and is applicable throughout the development life cycle, from the requirements phase up to and including the implementation and mainte...<br/><br/>Abu Talib, M., Ormandjieva, O. , Abran, A., Khelifi, A., Buglione, L. (2006) <i>Software Quality Professional - Journal of the American Society for Quality</i> <i></i> 8, no. 3: 3 22-33<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1962 2010-09-07T18:43:48Z

Software component has been a main stream technology used to tackle issues such as software reuse, software quality and, software development complexity. In spite of the proliferation of component models (CORBA, .Net, JavaBeans), certain issues and limitations inherent to components are still not addressed adequately. For instance, composing software components especially those provided by differe...<br/><br/>Msheik, H., Abran, A. (2006) <i>IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE’06), 9 -13 July</i> <i>IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics ISIE’06, 9 -13 July 2006, Montréal, Canada, </i> : pp. 3311-3315.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2016 2010-09-07T18:40:26Z

A major difficulty with current organizational performance models in software engineering management is to represent many possible viewpoints quantitatively and in a consolidated manner, while at the same time keeping track of the values of the individual dimensions of performance. The models currently proposed do not meet the analytical requirements of software engineering management when various...<br/><br/>Stroian, V., Bourque, P., A., Abran (2006) <i>Proceedings of the International Conference on Automation, Quality, Testing and Robotics</i> <i>AQTR 2006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, </i> 1: pp. 334-339.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2192 2010-09-03T18:32:03Z

The International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) provides the Software Engineering community with a repository of project data which, up to now, have been used mostly for benchmarking and for estimating project effort. The 2005 version of the ISBSG repository includes data on more than 3,000 projects from various countries, sized with different functional size measurement methods an...<br/><br/>Cheikhi, Laila; Abran, Alain; Buglione, Luigi, (2006) <i>the European Journal for the Informatics Professional, (Upgrade: ISSN 1684-5285 Novática: ISSN 0211-2124)</i> <i></i> vol 7, : No. 1, 46-52<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1993 2010-09-07T18:30:22Z

This S3m maintenance maturity assessment model is divided into four process domains containing 18 Key Process Area", each in turn containing "Roadmaps". Roadmaps are bodies of knowledge containing recommended practices that are linked to one another. Using the S3m software maintenance maturity model, this paper describes the assessment process and results of an individual maintainer process maint...<br/><br/>Paquette, D-A., April, A., Abran, A. (2006) <i>Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Software Measurement - (IWSM-Metrikom 2006)</i> <i> International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM-Metrikom 2006, Postdam, Germany, Nov. 2-3, Shaker Verlag,</i> : pp.147-160.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1990 2010-09-07T18:34:05Z

The increasing popularity of use-case driven development methodologies has generated an industrial interest in software size and effort estimation based on Use Case Points (UCP). This paper presents an evaluation of the design of the UCP measurement method. The analysis looks into the concepts, as well as the explicit and implicit principles of the method, the correspondence between its measuremen...<br/><br/>Ouwerkerk, J., Abran, A. (2006) <i>MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publish Service of the University of Cadiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006</i> <i>MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publish Service of the University of Cádiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006, Cadiz (Spain), </i> : pp. 83-97.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2083 2010-09-07T18:42:37Z

This research extends the architecture-based software reliability prediction model to the COSMIC-FFP context. This model is based on Markov chains and it is applicable prior to implementation with the ability to build reliability models much earlier at the requirement phase or based on the specifications for the design. In essence, each component of thesystem is modeled by a discrete time Markov c...<br/><br/>Abu Talib, M., Abran, A., Ormandjieva, O. (2006) <i>IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE’06), 9 -13 July</i> <i>IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics ISIE’06, 9 -13 July 2006, Montréal, Canada,</i> : pp. 3240-3245.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2279 2010-09-07T18:39:25Z

The ISO International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology (VIM) represents the international consensus on a common and general terminology of metrology concepts. However, until recently, it was not usual practice in software engineering measurement to take into account metrology concepts and criteria in the design of software measures. Using the ISO 9126-4 Technical Report on the me...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Al-Qutaish, R., Cuadrado-Gallego, J. (2006) <i>Proceedings of the 10th WSEAS International Conference on Computers (ICComp'2006), July 13-15</i> <i>10th WSEAS International Conference on Computers, Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece, July 13-15, 2006, </i> : pp, 864-872.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2227 2010-09-03T18:28:40Z

While metrology has a long tradition of use in physics and chemistry, it is rarely referred to in the software engineering measurement, and in particular, in the design and documentation of software measures. Using the ISO 9126-4 Technical Report on the measurement of software quality in use as a case study, this paper reports on the extent to which this ISO series addresses the metrology criteria...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Al-Qutaish, R., Cuadrado-Gallego, J. (2006) <i>WSEAS Transactions on Computers, World Scientific & Engineering Academy and Society, (ISSN: 1109-2750)</i> <i></i> 5, No. 11: 2778-2786<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2002 2010-09-07T18:41:51Z

L'identification des principes du génie logiciel est un des thèmes de recherche de l'équipe. Après avoir recensé plus de 300 propositions, le travail d'analyse, en 3 étapes, a permis de réduire à 39 le nombre de principes. Dans cet article, les auteurs désirent vérifier quels sont les principes du génie logiciel qui peuvent s'appliquer au contexte d'un projet complexe et d'envergure tel...<br/><br/>Normand Séguin, Renaud Loiselle Dupuis, Alain Abran, Robert Dupuis, (2006) <i>74ième Congrès de l’association française pour l’avance des sciences - ACFAS</i> <i>74ième Congrès de l’association française pour l’avance des sciences – ACFAS, Montréal (Canada), Mai 15-19, 2006.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2000 2010-09-07T18:46:20Z

Software reuse is often recommended for improving the productivity of the development process. However, recognizing opportunities for reuse remains a challenge. This workproposes a technique to identify opportunities for reuse based on the similarity between software functions. This technique, referred to here as ?functional similarity?, is based onfunctional information collected by the COSMIC-FF...<br/><br/>Santillo, L., Abran, A. (2006) <i>Proceedings of the Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF2006, May 10-12, 2006</i> <i>Software Measurement European Forum – SMEF2006, May 10-12, 2006, Rome (Italy), </i> : pp. 167-176.<br/>

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2542 2010-09-14T01:18:42Z

Laila Cheikhi, Alain Abran, Luigi Buglione, (2006) <i>Novatica, Ed. ATI - Associacion de Technicos de Informatica, No. 179, Jan-Feb 2006, pp. 41-47. http://www.ati.es/novatica/2006/179/nv179sum.html</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2362 2010-09-07T18:35:44Z

COSMIC-FFP (ISO 19761) represents the second generation of functional size of the software, based on its ease of understanding and use and it is applicable to various kinds of software applications; this new method has achieved rapidly an ISO recognition as an international standard as well as market acceptance in various countries. Several organizations are therefore interested in using convertib...<br/><br/>Desharnais, J-M., Abran, A., Cuadrado, J. (2006) <i>MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publish Service of the University of Cadiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006</i> <i>MENSURA2006, Conference Proceedings edited by the Publish Service of the University of Cádiz www.uca.es/publicaciones Nov. 4-5, 2006, Cadiz (Spain), </i> : pp. 190-205.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2300 2010-09-08T00:28:15Z

Abran, A. (2006) <i>Conférence La boule de cristal du CRIM- Édition 2006</i> <i></i> <i>Conférence ‘La boule de cristal du CRIM’ – Édition 2006, Montréal, Canada, 16-17 février 2006.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2126 2010-09-07T18:32:15Z

Within the context of use of the Unified Software Method (USM), traceability links are identified between all data elements of a software project that have a relation with another data element. Knowledge of these links provides complete traceabil-ity, which in turn means that synchronization of the information in a software pro-ject can be maintained. In this article, we propose a method of measur...<br/><br/>Mercier, S., Abran, A., Lavoie, M., Champagne, R. (2006) <i>Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Software Measurement - (IWSM-Metrikom 2006)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM-Metrikom 2006, Postdam, Germany, Nov. 2-3, Shaker Verlag, </i> : pp. 133-146.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2006 2010-09-07T18:31:26Z

Many software tools have been developed to support the implementation of the ISO-19761 COSMIC-FFP standard on functional size measurement. This paper presents a reference framework made up of the set of functions that is of interest to practitioners who implement ISO functional size measurement standards. It also includes a 2006 survey of COSMIC-related tools available both on the market and in th...<br/><br/>Stambollian, A., Abran, A. (2006) <i>Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Software Measurement - (IWSM-Metrikom 2006)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM-Metrikom 2006, Postdam, Germany, Nov. 2-3, Shaker Verlag,</i> : pp. 435-454.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2393 2010-08-26T19:25:34Z

Alain April, Alain Abran, (2006) :<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1964 2010-09-07T18:50:47Z

Software component technology has become a major pillar of the IT evolution. The benefits of this technology, such as reuse, enhanced quality and relatively short application development time, have been key drivers of its industrial adoption. However, in its progress towards maturity, component technology has suffered from a number of limitations,such as unused component members (data and function...<br/><br/>Msheik, H., Abran, A., Mcheick, H., Touloumis, D., Khelifi, A. (2006) <i>ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications ? AICCSA-06</i> <i>ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications – AICCSA-06, Dubai/Sharjah, UAE, March 8-11,</i> : pp. 166- .<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2237 2010-08-27T07:26:56Z

Walter G. Vincenti, in his book What engineers know and how they know it", has proposed a taxonomy of engineering knowledge. Software Engineering, as a discipline, is certainly not yet as mature as other engineering disciplines, and some authors have even challenged the notion that Software Engineering is indeed engineering. To investigate this issue, Vincenti’s categories of engineering knowledg...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Meridji, K. (2006) <i>the European Journal for the Informatics Professional, Upgrade: ISSN 1684-5285 Novática: ISSN 0211-2124,</i> <i></i> 7, No. 1,: 46-52<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2112 2010-08-27T05:34:26Z

A functional size measurement method, COSMIC-FFP, which was adopted in 2003 as theISO/IEC 19761 standard, measures software functionality in terms of the data movementsacross and within the software boundary. It focuses on the functional user requirements ofthe software and is applicable throughout the development life cycle, from the requirementsphase up and including to the implementation and ma...<br/><br/>Abu Talib, M., Ormandjieva, O. Abran, A., Khelifi, A., Buglione, L., “ (2006) <i>Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF 2005</i> <i></i> : 173-182<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2339 2010-04-12T12:13:21Z

A major difficulty with current organizational performance models in software engineering management is to represent many possible viewpoints quantitatively and in a consolidated manner, while at the same time keeping track of the values of the individual dimensions of performance. The models currently proposed do not meet the analytical requirements ofsoftware engineering management when various ...<br/><br/>Bourque, P., Stroian, V., Abran, A. (2006) <i>IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE’06), 9 -13 July</i> <i></i> 4: 3253-3257<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2340 2010-09-07T18:43:13Z

The measurement of software usability is recommended in ISO 9126-2 to assess the external quality of software by allowing the user to test its usefulness before it is delivered to the client. Later, during the operation and maintenance phases, usability should be maintained, otherwise the software will have to be retired. This then raises harmonization issues about the proper positioning of the us...<br/><br/>Cheikhi, L., Abran, A., Suryn, W. (2006) <i>IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE’06), 9 -13 July</i> <i>IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics ISIE’06, 9 -13 July 2006, Montréal, Canada, </i> : pp. 3246-3251.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2164 2010-09-07T18:56:31Z

This paper presents an overview of some measurement concepts across bothCOSMIC-FFP, an ISO standard (ISO/IEC 19761) for functional sizemeasurement and Functional Complexity (FC), an entropy-based measure. Itinvestigates in particular three metrological properties (scale, unit and scaletype) in both of these measurement methods.<br/><br/>Abu Talib, Manar , Abran, A., Ormandjieva, Olga (2005) <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM'2005</i> <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2005, Montréal (Canada), Shaker Verlag, Sept. 12-14, 2005, </i> : pp.209-226.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2040 2010-09-07T18:53:29Z

To develop adequate software project estimation models using statistical techniques, the consistency of historicaldata is important. This paper investigates this issue by looking into the consistency of the information contained inone of the most important fields in the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) repository,that is, the project effort data field. This paper also pr...<br/><br/>Déry, D., Abran, A. (2005) <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM'2005</i> <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2005, Montréal (Canada), Shaker Verlag, Sept. 12-14, 2005, </i> : pp. 123-136.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2519 2010-09-14T00:44:01Z

Abran, A., (2005) <i>PMI-Montréal, Montréal, Oct. 5, 2005.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2518 2010-09-14T00:42:29Z

April, A., (2005) <i>Statistics Canada – Information Technology (IT) Conference 2005, Ottawa, April 6-7 2005.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2005 2010-09-03T18:37:29Z

Sellami, A., Abran, A. (2005) <i>Revue Génie Logiciel</i> <i></i> : 74 2-12<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2004 2010-09-07T19:08:23Z

Dans le but d’aider à identifier les forces des méthodes proposées pour mesurer la taille fonctionnelle du logiciel, cet article présente une approche analytique basée sur les concepts de la métrologie. Cette approche est illustrée par une étude de cas en utilisant la norme ISO 19761 : COSMIC-FFP pour la mesure du logiciel. Cette étude de cas documente les concepts de la métrologie qui...<br/><br/>Sellami, A., Abran, A. (2005) <i>Cinquièmes Journées Scientifiques des Jeunes Chercheurs en Génie Électrique et Informatique</i> <i></i> : p.p 19-25.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2228 2010-09-07T19:02:28Z

Within the ISO’s mandate to upgrade its set of technical reports on the measurement of the quality of software products (ISO 9126), the ISO working group associated with it has come up with a proposed new structure, with some interesting contributions. This paper investigates the maturity of two new concepts proposed (measurement primitives and quality measures), highlights some of their weakness...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Al-Qutaish, R., Desharnais, J.-M., Habra, N. (2005) <i>SWEDC-REK, International Conference on Software Development</i> <i>International Conference on Software Development – SWDC-REK, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, May 27-June 1, 2005, </i> : pp. 104-116.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2517 2010-09-14T00:28:50Z

Abran, A., (2005) <i>1st Worshop on Ontology, Conceptualization, Epistomology for Software and Systems Engineering – ONTOSE, University of Alcala, Alcala, Spain, June 9-10, 2005</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2516 2010-09-14T00:27:26Z

Abran, A., (2005) <i>1st Worshop on Ontology, Conceptualization, Epistomology for Software and Systems Engineering – ONTOSE, University of Alcala, Alcala, Spain, June 9-10, 2005</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2225 2010-09-08T00:27:32Z

Abran, A. (2005) <i>Universidad Politecnica de Madrid</i> <i>Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, June 7, 2005.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2439 2010-09-07T18:49:18Z

Abran, A., Garbajosa-Sopena, J., (2005) <i>SDSS 2005 First Annual ESA Workshop on Spacecraft Data Systems and Software, ESTEC 2005, Noordwijk, Netherlands, Oct. 17-20, 2005.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2342 2010-04-12T12:13:42Z

Bouisset, Marc, Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (2005) <i>Universidad de Concepcion, Departmento de Informatica</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2515 2010-09-14T00:25:36Z

Abran, A., (2005) <i>6ièmes journées d’études en informatique, Certification des logiciels selon les normes ISO, Université de Sfax, Hammamet, Tunisie, 12-16 juillet 2005.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1994 2010-09-07T23:51:42Z

This paper discusses the issue of outliers in therepository of software projects of the InternationalSoftware Benchmarking Standards Group - ISBSG.The criteria used for the identification of outliers iswhether the productivity is significantly lower andhigher, that is with significant economies or diseconomiesof scale, in relatively homogeneoussamples. Once the outliers identified, other projectva...<br/><br/>Paré, D., Abran, A. (2005) <i>Metrics News,Otto Von Gueriske Universitat, Magdeburg (Germany), </i> <i></i> Vol.10: No.1 , pp. 28-36.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2233 2010-09-07T19:09:30Z

This paper introduces an approach to estimating the test volume and related effort required to perform verification and validation activities on software projects. This approach first uses size measures of functional requirements to estimate this volume, and then effort estimation models based on these test volumes. This estimation approach takes into account other types of non-functional requirem...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Garbajosa, J. (2005) <i>Workshop on Spacecraft Data Systems and Software (SDSS 2005)</i> <i>First Annual ESA Workshop on Spacecraft Data Systems and Software - SDSS 2005, ESTEC, Noordwijk, European Space Agency, Netherlands, 17-20 October 2005.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2266 2010-09-07T18:55:14Z

Several organizations are interested in using convertibility ratios between COSMIC- FFP (ISO 19761), the secondgeneration of functional size of the software, and Function Points Analysis ? FPA (ISO 20926). This paper presents asurvey of previous convertibility studies and reports on findings from an additional data set. In summary, thesestudies indicate that convertibility can be simple and straig...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Aziz, F. (2005) <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM'2005</i> <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2005, Montréal (Canada), Shaker Verlag, Sept. 12-14, 2005, </i> : pp. 227-240.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2599 2010-09-14T05:43:49Z

Luigi Buglione, Alain Abran, (2005) <i>http://www.icfaipress.org/706/pp.asp </i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2317 2010-09-08T00:31:01Z

Abran, A. (2005) <i>1st International Workshop on the Ontology, Conceptualization and Epistemology for Software and Systems Engineering ? ONTOSE</i> <i>1st International Workshop on the Ontology, Conceptualization and Epistemology for Software and Systems Engineering – ONTOSE, Universidad de Alcala, Alcala de Henarés, Spain, June 9-10, 2005.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1914 2010-09-07T19:07:47Z

Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2005) <i>Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF 2005</i> <i>Software Measurement European Forum – SMEF 2005, Rome (Italy), March 2005.</i> : p.p 205-214.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2309 2010-09-08T00:20:58Z

Abran, A. (2005) <i>1st International Workshop on the Ontology, Conceptualization and Epistemology for Software and Systems Engineering ? ONTOSE</i> <i> 1st Workshop on Ontology, Conceptualization, Epistomology for Software and Systems Engineering – ONTOSE, University of Alcala, Alcala, Spain, June 9-10, 2005.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2588 2010-09-14T05:31:22Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2235 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Abran, A. (2005) <i>6ièmes journées d’études en informatique, Certification des logiciels selon les normes ISO</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1960 2010-09-07T18:59:37Z

This paper discusses, within the context of the Open Source phenomenon, an issue crucial to thesoftware industry in terms of the dynamics of technology adoption. In particular, it investigates andcompares the distinct rates of penetration of the Linux operating system two different markets: insummary, Linux is very competitive in the server market while its presence is still very limited in themas...<br/><br/>Molinié, L., Olleros, X., Abran, A. (2005) <i>IPSI ? France Carcassone</i> <i>IPSI-2005 France Conference, Carcassonne, France, April 23-26, 2005, </i> : p. 19.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2254 2010-09-03T18:38:24Z

Within the context of the current ISO project to upgrade the set of technical reports on the measurement of the quality of software products (ISO 9126), the ISO working group concerned has come up with proposals for various documents (standards or technical reports) in the new ISO 25000 series to improve the interpretation and use of the quality measures. This paper investigates some of the harmon...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Al-Qutaish, R., Desharnais, J.-M. (2005) <i>Metrics News, Otto Von Gueriske Universitat, Magdeburg (Germany), </i> <i></i> 10, No. 2, December: 35-44<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2288 2010-09-07T18:51:31Z

Abran, A., Buglione, L., Girard, D. (2005) <i>3rd World Congress for Software Quality - 3WCSQ</i> <i>3rd World Conference on Software Quality, 26-29 September 2005, Munich (Germany), Vol.2, ISBN 3-9809145-2-6, </i> : pp. 157-172.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2224 2010-09-08T00:23:57Z

Abran, A. (2005) <i>Universidad del Pais Vasco</i> <i>Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain, June 3, 2005.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2226 2010-09-08T00:22:59Z

Abran, A. (2005) <i></i> <i></i> <i>PMI-Montréal, Montréal, Oct. 5, 2005.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2125 2010-09-07T18:59:01Z

The Guide to the software engineering body of knowledge(SWEBOK - ISO TR 19759) provides a consensuallyvalidated characterization of the bounds of the softwareengineering discipline as well as a topical access to theBody of Knowledge supporting that discipline. This Bodyof Knowledge is currently organized as a taxonomysubdivided into ten Knowledge Areas designed todiscriminate among the various imp...<br/><br/>Mendes, O., Abran, A., Pezzin, J. (2005) <i>17th SEKE - International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering</i> <i>Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, SEKE 2005, Taipi (Taiwan), July 2005.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2124 2010-09-07T18:58:30Z

Software measurement represents an importanttopic heavily discussed within the softwareengineering community. Since thirty years, softwaremeasurement has become an important domainwhere interesting debates have occurred.Internal measurements of software do not necessitateany execution. Since these measurements areautomated, it is commonly accepted that during suchmeasurements errors cannot occur. ...<br/><br/>Lopez, M., Abran, A., Seront, G., Habra, N. (2005) <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM'2005</i> <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2005, Montréal (Canada), Shaker Verlag, Sept. 12-14, 2005, </i> : pp. 401-414.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2360 2010-09-08T18:56:34Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Dupuis, A. R., Abran, A. Abran, Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (2005) <i>Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec - Section régionale de l’Outaouais</i> <i>Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec – Section Outaouais, Gatineau, 10 février, 2005.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2506 2010-09-08T20:20:41Z

Editors: A. Abran, R. Dumke, (2005) <i>Montréal, Canada, 12-15 Sept. 2005, Shaker-Verlag, Aachen, 2005.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2138 2010-09-07T18:54:42Z

The ?Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge ? SWEBOK? (2004 version) ? contains ten distinctKnowledge Areas (KAs) and three common themes: Quality, Tools and Measurement. Since measurement is presentin all the KAs, an initial taxonomy for measurement had been proposed as a foundation for the addition of a newspecific KA on Software Measurement. To verify the feasibility of such a prop...<br/><br/>Buglionie, Luigi, Abran, A. (2005) <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM'2005</i> <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2005, Montréal (Canada), Shaker Verlag, Sept. 12-14, 2005,</i> : pp. 353-368.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2173 2010-08-27T07:30:38Z

.We address the assessment and improvement of the software maintenance function by proposing improvements to the software maintenance standards and introducing a proposed maturity model for daily software maintenance activities: Software Maintenance Maturity Model (SMmm). The software maintenance function suffers from a scarcity of managementmodels to facilitate its evaluation, management, and con...<br/><br/>April, A., Hayes, J. Huffman, Abran, A., Dumke, R. (2005) <i>Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice</i> <i></i> 17(3): 3 197-223<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2440 2010-09-07T19:06:18Z

Suryn W., Girard D., Abran, A., (2005) <i>8th International Conference on Business Information Systems BIS 2005, Poznan, Poland, 20-22 April 2005. </i> Pages 126-146.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2373 2010-04-12T12:17:08Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J., Tripp, L. L. (2005) <i>Section régionale de l'Outaouais</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2372 2010-08-27T04:28:23Z

Abran, A., Moore, J., (Co-executive Editors), Bourque, P., Dupuis (Co-Editors) R., Tripp, L., (2005) <i></i> <i></i> : 200<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2277 2010-09-08T00:29:53Z

Abran, A. (2005) <i>Statistic Canada Conference 2005</i> <i>Statistics Canada’s Information Technology (IT) Conference 2005, Ottawa, April 6-7, 2005.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2114 2010-09-03T18:35:46Z

Software accounts now for a increasing share of the content of modern equipments and tools, and must similarly be maintained to ensure its continuous operational efficiency. Although the maintenance of the equipments is discussed extensively, very little is published about software maintenance and how it affects us. This paper presents an overview of key topics of software engineering maintenance.<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Dumke, R. (2005) <i>The Maintenance and Asset Management Journal</i> <i></i> 20(2): 32−37<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2067 2010-09-07T19:05:01Z

Tracking & Control" activities in software projects are most often based , in industry, on just two dimensions of analysis: time and cost. Most often, 'tracking & control' excludes other dimensions (such as quality, risks & impact on society, stakeholders' viewpoint in a broader sense) taken into account in Performance Management models such as EFQM or the Malcolm Baldridge model. How can balancin...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2005) <i>METRICS 2005 , Workshop Methods for Learning Metrics</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2044 2010-09-07T18:52:31Z

Traditional cost estimation models in softwareengineering are based on the concept of productivity definedas the ratio of output to input; for instance, detailed softwareestimation models, such as COCOMO, can take multiplefactors into account, but their multipliers lead to a singleperspective based on the productivity concept. A lessexplored relationship in software engineering is the onebetween p...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2005) <i>11th IEEE International International Symposium on Software Symposium on Software Metrics</i> <i>METRICS 2005, Como, Italy, Sept. 2005, IEEE-Computer Society, Los Alamitos, </i> : 9 pages.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2191 2010-04-12T12:02:18Z

Bouisset, Marc, Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (2005) <i>Universidad Tecnica Federico Senta Maria, Departmento de Informatica</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2162 2010-09-07T18:55:50Z

Various measures have been proposed in software engineering for evaluating the quality of object-oriented softwaresystems, many of them aimed at measuring the structural properties of the design of the software, such as coupling,cohesion and inheritance. There is diversity among the current proposals for coupling measurements and models,reflecting a lack of consensus on coupling and the need for a...<br/><br/>Cheikhi, L., Abran, A., Lopez, M. (2005) <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM'2005</i> <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2005, Montréal (Canada), Shaker Verlag, Sept. 12-14, 2005, </i> : pp. 435-453.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2084 2010-09-07T18:57:51Z

Some software measures are still not widely used in industry, despite the fact that they were defined many years ago, and some additional insights might be gained by revisiting them today with the benefit of recent lessons learned about how to analyze their design. In this paper, we analyze the design and definitions of Halstead’s metrics, the set of which is commonly referred to as ?software sci...<br/><br/>Al-Qutaish, R., Abran, A. (2005) <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM'2005</i> <i>15th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2005, Montréal (Canada), Shaker Verlag, Sept. 12-14, 2005, </i> : pp. 337-352.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2477 2010-09-08T08:31:58Z

Alain April, Alain Abran, Reiner Dumke, (2005) <i>Maintenance & Asset Management, </i> Vol. 20 : No. 2 pp. 32.37.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2379 2010-09-07T19:24:19Z

The software maintenance function suffers from ascarcity of management models that would facilitateits evaluation, management and continuousimprovement. This paper presents a revised version ofa maintenance-specific evaluation model: SoftwareMaintenance Capability Maturity Model (SMcmm).This model adopts a similar structure and should beused as a complement to the CMMi© (CapabilityMaturity Model ...<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Dumke, R. (2004) <i>SPICE 2004 Conference on Process Assessment and Improvement, Critical Software SA</i> <i>4th International SPICE Conference of Software Process Assessment and Improvements – SPICE User Group 2004, Lisbon (Portugal), April 27-29, 2004, </i> : pp. 19-32.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2375 2010-09-07T19:14:53Z

This paper presents the state of the art of the new international standard ISO/IEC 19761, the Cosmic-FFP method for functional size measurement, and its future perspective.<br/><br/>Abran, A., Meli, R., Symons, C. (2004) <i>Software Measurement European Forum</i> <i>Software Measurement European Forum – SMEF 2004, Rome, Italy, January 28-30, 2004.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2213 2010-09-08T18:59:31Z

Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (2004) <i>SPIN-Chennai</i> <i>SPIN-Chennai, Chennai (India), Sept. 14, 2004.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2313 2010-04-12T12:12:00Z

On basis of a framework defined to understand, structure, compare and analyze the different measurement approaches presented in software engineering literature, this paper develops a detailed analysis of the well-known McCabe Cyclomatic complexity number. It highlights in particular some misconceptions underlying this measurement approach and also points out the necessity to have well grounded def...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Lopez, M., Habra, N. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i></i> : 391-405<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2378 2010-09-07T19:15:43Z

The Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) project of the IEEE Computer Society has developed an international consensus on a Guide to the key knowledge in the Software Engineering domain This SWEBOK Guide is being adopted by the international standardization community as ISO 19759. The SWEBOK Guide includes 10 distinct Knowledge Areas (KAs) and three common themes: Quality, Tools and Me...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2004) <i>SMEF Software Measurement European Forum</i> <i>Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF 2004, Rome, Italy, January 28-30, 2004.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2196 2010-04-12T12:03:13Z

April, A., Dumke, R., Abran, A. (2004) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2335 2010-09-07T19:30:25Z

Even though measurement is considered an essential concept in recognized engineering disciplines, measures in software engineering are still far from being widely used. To figure out why software measurement has not yet gained enough peer recognition, this paper presents a set of issues that still have to be addressed adequately by the software measurement community. These issues were derived from...<br/><br/>Bourque, P., Wolff, S., Dupuis, R., Sellami, A., Abran, A. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement IWSM-MetriKon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen, Magdeburg, Germany, Éditeur: Shaker-Verlag, 2004, </i> : pp. 321-333. <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2183 2010-09-07T19:40:43Z

Pour mettre en place un programme d’assurance qualité de manière efficace dans uneorganisation qui développe, maintient et utilise intensivement du logiciel (SIO Softwareintensive organisations), l’organisation doit nécessairement mettre en place unprogramme de mesures. Bien qu'il y ait dans la littérature de multiples mesures proposéespour des plans d'assurance de qualité et de gestion d...<br/><br/>Béland, S. , A., Abran. (2004) <i>Canadian University Software Engineering Conference - CUSEC 2004</i> <i>Canadian University Software Engineering Conference – CUSEC 2004, Montréal, 2004.</i> : p.p 44-50.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2353 2010-09-08T19:03:55Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. (2004) <i>2es Journées du JEP MEDA - TEMPUS CRISTEL</i> <i></i> <i>2es Journées du JEP MEDA – TEMPUS CRISTEL, Tunisie, 11 février 2004.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2195 2010-09-07T19:17:33Z

Maintaining and supporting the software of an organization is not an easy task, and software maintenance managers do not currently have access to tools to evaluate strategies for improving the specific activities of software maintenance. This article presents the new architecture (version 2.0) of the software maintenance capability maturity model (SMCMM). The contributions of this paper are: 1) to...<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Dumke, R. (2004) <i>IASTED conference on Software Engineering</i> <i>IASTED 2004 conference on Software Engineering, Innsbruck (Austria), Feb. 16-19, 2004. </i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2258 2010-09-07T19:29:15Z

As a software functional size method, Function Point Analysis (FPA) has been used in many organizations for measuring productivity and building estimation models [1]. FPA is based on a number of function types (external inputs, external outputs, external inquiries, internal logical files and external interface files), the set of which we refer to as a functional profile. It has been observed that ...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Gil, B., Lefevbre, E. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement IWSM-MetriKon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen, Magdeburg, Germany, Éditeur : Shaker-Verlag, </i> : pp. 195-211.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2121 2010-09-08T08:33:25Z

Too often, software intensive organizations can only track the initial assignment of a software to a resource but not necessarily thereafter. In such organizations, Software Asset Management (SAM) is often a reactive process. The lack of defined software asset management processes limits the ability of several organizations to manage the whereabouts of software once it is assigned to a resource. T...<br/><br/>Mendes, O., Abran, A. (2004) <i>Metrics News, Otto Von Gueriske Universitat, Magdeburg (Germany), </i> <i></i> Vol.9: No.1 p.p 68-76.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2160 2010-09-03T18:43:57Z

Software accounts now for a increasing share of the content of modern equipments and tools, and must similarly be maintained to ensure its continuous operational efficiency. Although the maintenance of the equipments is discussed extensively, very little is published about software maintenance and how it affects us. This paper presents an overview of key topics of software engineering maintenance.<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Dumke, R. (2004) <i>The Maintenance Journal</i> <i></i> 17(1): 1 10-13<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2031 2010-09-07T19:19:26Z

The Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) has been developed to represent an international consensus formed through broad public participation in the review process and is now close to final approval as ISO/IEC TR 19759. This guide constitutes an integrated structuring of a large set of software engineering concepts developed individually over the past forty years from a lar...<br/><br/>Wille, C., Dumke, R., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (2004) <i>Software Measurement European Forum</i> <i>IASTED 2004 conference on Software Engineering, Innsbruck (Austria), Feb. 16-19, 2004, </i> : pp. 418.126. <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2019 2010-09-07T19:17:02Z

The business value of the software product results from its ultimate quality seen by both acquirers and end users. An integrated life cycle quality model, further called complement model for software product quality combines high level quality view of TL9000 Handbook and detailed view from ISO/IEC 1926 in the process of defining, measuring, evaluating and finally achieving appropriate quality of u...<br/><br/>Suryn, W.., Abran, A., Laporte, C. Y. (2004) <i>Proceedings of 12th International Software Quality Management & INSPIRE Conference (BSI) 2004</i> <i>Article a été accepté pour la présentation et la publication pendant la conférence SQM & INSPIRE 2004, Canterbury, Kent, UK 5-7 April 2004.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2299 2010-09-08T18:58:54Z

Abran, A. (2004) <i>NASSCOM QUALITY SUMMIT</i> <i>NASSCOM Quality Conference, Bangalore (India) Sept. 13, 2004.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2062 2010-04-12T11:48:29Z

Providing a timely estimation of the likely software development effort hasbeen the focus of intensive research investigations in the field of softwareengineering, especially software project management. As a result, variouscost estimation techniques have been proposed and validated. Due to thenature of the software-engineering domain, software project attributes areoften measured in terms of ling...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A., Khoshgoftaar, T. M. (2004) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2491 2010-09-08T19:02:32Z

M. Bouisset, R. Dupuis, P. Bourque, A. Abran, J. Moore, L. Tripp , (2004) <i>Universidad de Concepcion, Departamento de Informatica, Concepcion (Chile), May 24, 2004.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2085 2010-09-07T19:16:26Z

Software maintenance function suffers from a scarcity of management models that would facilitate its evaluation, management and continuous improvement. This paper is part of a series of papers that presents a Software Maintenance Capability Maturity Model (SMCMM). The contributions of this specific paper are: 1) to describe the key references of software maintenance; 2) to present the model update...<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Dumke, R. (2004) <i>8th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Re-Engineering</i> <i>8th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Re-Engineering, Tampere, Finland, March 24-26, 2004.</i> : p.p 243-248.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2280 2010-09-08T00:31:57Z

Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (2004) <i>IWSS 2004</i> <i>International Workshop on System and Software Engineering - IWSS 2004, Istanbul (Turkey), Sept. 6, 2004.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2490 2010-09-08T19:00:50Z

M. Bouisset, R. Dupuis, P. Bourque, A. Abran, J. Moore, L. Tripp, (2004) <i>Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Departmento de Informatica, Valparaiso (Chile) May 18, 2004.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1991 2010-09-07T19:42:08Z

This paper presents a V&V Measurement Management Tool (V&V MMT) to support the Management of V&V activities in the context of safety-critical software. We illustrate how V&V MMT can facilitate the quantification of the V&V processes, activities and tasks in projects recommended in the IEEE Standard for Software Verification and Validation (IEEE Std. 1012-1998) for facilitating the establishment of...<br/><br/>Palza, E., Abran, A., Fuhrman, C. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement IWSM-MetriKon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen, Magdeburg, Germany, Éditeur : Shaker-Verlag,</i> : pp. 67-75.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1965 2010-09-07T19:41:35Z

Currently, components technology represents a major step in the evolution of software technology as a whole. Although it has been undergoing continuous enhancement, this technology suffers from a number of limitations: in particular, components' unused functionalities. For instance, a software component incorporates a set of functions of which a size-varying subset is actually used to satisfy the ...<br/><br/>Msheik, H, Abran, A., Mcheik, H., Bourque, P. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement IWSM-MetriKon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen, Magdeburg, Germany, Éditeur : Shaker-Verlag, </i> : pp. 367-380.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1928 2010-04-12T11:38:01Z

Software development effort estimation with the aid of artificial neural networks (ANN) attracted considerable research interest at the beginning of the nineties. However, the lack of a natural interpretation of their estimation process has prevented them from being accepted as common practice in cost estimation. Indeed, they have generally been viewed with skepticism by a majority of the software...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A., Mbarki, S. (2004) <i>1st International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies: from Theory to Applications - ICTTA’04</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2295 2010-09-08T20:23:14Z

Editors: A. Abran, M. Bundschuh, G. Buren, R. Dumke, (2004) <i></i> <i></i> : 596<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1926 2010-09-03T19:40:18Z

Idri, A., Abran, A., Khoshgoftaar, T. M., Robert, S. (2004) <i>Soft Computing in Software Engineering: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing</i> <i></i> : pp 64-96.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1924 2010-09-07T19:12:58Z

Fuzzy Analogy est une approche d’estimation des coûts de logiciels que nous avons développée pour remédier à la problématique d’utilisation des valeurs linguistiques dans la description des projets logiciels. Le modèle Fuzzy Analogy est basé sur la technique CBR (Case-Based Reasoning) et la logique floue pour représenter et traiter convenablement le cas des valeurs linguistiques. Cepend...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A. (2004) <i>Colloque Africain sur la Recherche en Informatique - CARI 2004</i> <i>Colloque Africain sur la recherche en informatique – CARI 2004, Hammamet,Tunisie, Nov. 22-24, 2004, </i> : pp. 209-217.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1929 2010-04-12T11:38:03Z

Dans la littérature, l’utilisation des réseaux de neurones en estimation des coûts de logicielss’est limitée au développement et à l'analyse de modèles permettant de prédire l’effort de logiciels àune étape assez précoce dans leur cycle de développement et de maintenance. Cependant, , il y aencore une réticence marquée vis-à-vis de leur adoption comme une technique acceptable dan...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A., Mbarki, S. (2004) <i>Colloque Africain sur la Recherche en Informatique (CARI)</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2587 2010-09-14T05:30:55Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1963 2010-09-07T19:11:09Z

Software component technology has been promoted as an innovative means to tackle the issues of software reuse, software quality and, software development complexity. Several component models (CORBA, .Net, JavaBeans) have been introduced, yet certain issues and limitations inherent to components still need to be addressed. As software components with hosts of functionalities tend to be coarse to la...<br/><br/>Msheik, H., Abran, A., Lefbvre, E. (2004) <i>30th Euromicro Conference on Component-Based Software Engineering</i> <i>30th Euromicro Conference, Rennes (France), 2004.</i> : 74-81.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1956 2010-09-07T19:34:19Z

Software measurement is still emerging as a field of knowledge, and, most often, traditional quality criteria of measurement methods such as repeatability, reproducibility, accuracy and convertibility are not even investigated by software measurement method designers. In Software Engineering, the Functional Size Measurement (FSM) community has been the first to recognize the importance of such qua...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Khelifi, A., Buglione, L. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement IWSM-MetriKon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen, Magdeburg, Germany, Éditeur : Shaker-Verlag, </i> : pp. 89-107. <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1951 2010-09-07T19:20:25Z

Requirements traceability is recognized as a concern in an increasing number of standards andguidelines for requirements engineering. However, there are many challenges in applying currenttraceability approaches to complex and dynamic software system development processes. In thispaper, functional traceability is introduced, and difficulties related to implementing traditionaltraceability methods ...<br/><br/>Kececi, Nihal, Abran, A. (2004) <i>International Workshop on Software Systems - IWSS conference</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Systems - IWSS conference, Istanbul (Turkey), Sept. 6-8, Real-Time Programming 2004, Editor(s): M. Colnaric, W.A. Halang and M. Wegrzyn, IFAC Publications, Elsevier, 2004, ISBN: 0-08-044582-9</i> : pp. 31-36.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2095 2010-09-07T19:27:39Z

In the software engineering literature, various methods of software size measurement have been proposed (such as: COSMIC-FFP, IFPUG, and MarkII). Despite the fact that these methods have the same objectives, their designs are vastly different, as are, of course, their results. This creates confusion, making it difficult for industrial organizations, which rely more and more on software and the nee...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Sellami, A. (2004) <i>International Workshop on Software Audits and Metrics SAM’2004, 6th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems ? ICEIS 2004</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Audits and Metrics SAM’2004, 6th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems – ICEIS 2004, Porto, Portugal, April 13-14, 2004, </i> : pp. 69-84.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2041 2010-09-03T18:42:25Z

In the real world, a knowledge-based system (KBS) must often accommodate a considerable number of references which support the particular knowledge domain. The size of such a knowledge repository makes its detailed verification challenging and subsequent maintenance onerous. New technology can help improve both the verification and maintenance of these knowledge repositories. To investigate the ef...<br/><br/>Desharnais, JM., Abran, A., Viltz, J., Gruselin, F., Habra, N. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i></i> : 289-308<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2146 2010-09-07T19:10:06Z

A list of fundamental principles of software engineering is viewed as needed to solidifythe foundations of the field, thereby enabling and hastening the maturation of the discipline. Mostof the authors who have investigated software engineering principles note that the discipline has afoundation. Some talk about principles, others about concepts, laws or notions, while they all agreewith the view ...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Séguin, N., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R. (2004) <i>Conference on Principles of Software Engineering - PRISE 2004</i> <i>Conference on Principles of Software Engineering – PRISE 2004, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 22-27, 2004, </i> : pp. 51-60.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2159 2010-09-07T19:28:28Z

Software maintenance constitutes an important part of the total cost of the lifecycle of software. Some even argue this is the most important fraction of the cost (50-80 percent according to Tony Scott [14], 75% according to Rand P. Hall [5]). The added value of software maintenance is often not fully understood by the customer leading to a perception that software maintenance organizations are co...<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Dumke, R. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen, Magdeburg, Germany, Éditeur : Shaker-Verlag, </i> : pp. 231-244.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2441 2010-09-07T19:27:01Z

Ali Idri, Alain Abran and Samir Mbarki, (2004) <i>1st International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies: from Theory to Applications - ICTTA’04, Damascus, Syria, April 19 - 23, 2004, </i> pp. 433-438.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2442 2010-09-07T19:35:42Z

Abran, A., Lopez, M., Habra, N. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement IWSM-MetriKon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen, Germany, Éditeur : Shaker-Verlag, </i> pp. 391-405.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2149 2010-09-07T23:53:34Z

Too often, software intensive organizations can only track the initial assignment of a software to a resource but not necessarily thereafter. In such organizations, Software Asset Management (SAM) is often a reactive process. The lack of defined software asset management processes limits the ability of several organizations to manage the whereabouts of software once it is assigned to a resource. T...<br/><br/>Déry, D., Abran, A., (2004) <i>Metrics News, Ed. Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg, Germany,</i> <i></i> Vol.9: No.1 p.p 39-46.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2148 2010-09-07T19:13:25Z

Abstract : ISO 19761 (COSMIC-FFP) defines the standards for measuring the functional size of software and represents the second generation of functional size measurement methods. While there is a large offering of software tools to support the development process, including integrated environments such as RUP, measurement of functional size had until recently been almost exclusively a manual proce...<br/><br/>Azzouz, S., Abran, A. (2004) <i>Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF 2004</i> <i>Software Measurement European Forum - SMEF 2004, Rome, Italy, January 28-30, 2004.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2274 2010-09-07T19:31:12Z

The Guide to the SWEBOK" (2001 Trial version) currently contains ten distinct software engineering Knowledge Areas (KAs) and three common themes: Quality, Tools and Measurement. The Measurement topic is pervasive throughout all the KAs (in both the 2001 and 2004 editions). An initial taxonomy for a new specific KA on Software Measurement had been proposed in 2003. To improve this initial proposal,...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Buglione, L, Sellami, A. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement IWSM-MetriKon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen, Magdeburg, Germany, Éditeur : Shaker-Verlag, </i> : pp. 255-270. <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2119 2010-09-07T19:18:15Z

RÉSUMÉ. L’estimation des coûts de développement de logiciels par les réseaux de neurones a fait l’objet de beaucoup de travaux de recherches durant les années 90. Néanmoins, il y a encore une réticence marquée vis-à-vis de leur adoption comme une technique acceptable dans le domaine, principalement à cause de leur qualification de boîte noire. Notre contribution a pour objectif d’ap...<br/><br/>Mbarki, S., Idri, A., Abran, A. (2004) <i>Colloque Africain sur la Recherche en Informatique (CARI)</i> <i>Colloque Africain sur la recherche en informatique – CARI 2004, Hammamet,Tunisie, Nov. 22-24, 2004, </i> : pp. 405-413.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2108 2010-09-07T19:40:03Z

This paper presents an exploratory study of related concepts across information theory-based measures and functional size measures. Information theory-based software measurement has been used in the design of an entropy-based measure of functional complexity in terms of an amount of information based on some abstraction of the interactions among software components. As a functional size measurem...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Ormandjieva, O., Abu Talib, M. (2004) <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM) IWSM-Metrikon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen</i> <i>14th International Workshop on Software Measurement IWSM-MetriKon 2004, Konigs Wusterhausen, Magdeburg, Germany, Éditeur : Shaker-Verlag , </i> : pp. 457-471.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2369 2010-09-08T19:04:56Z

Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2003) <i>position paper, 11th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice - STEP2003</i> <i>position paper, 11th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice - STEP 2003, Amsterdam Sept. 2003.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2543 2010-09-14T01:21:26Z

Abran, A; Desharnais, JM; Oligny, S; St-Pierre, D; Symons, C, (2003) <i>École de technologie supérieure – ETS, Montreal (Canada) 2003, pp. 81.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2169 2010-09-07T19:45:41Z

Articulating a body of knowledge is an essential step toward developing a profession because it represents a broad consensus regarding the contents of the discipline. The IEEE Computer Society, with the support of a consortium of industrial sponsors, has recently published the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). Throughout this Guide, measurement is pervasive as a fundame...<br/><br/>Abran, A.., Sellami, A., Suryn, W. (2003) <i>Ninth International Software Metrics Symposium</i> <i>IEEE- METRICS 2003, Sydney, Australia, Sept. 3-5, IEEE Computer Press, Los Alamitos, 2003, </i> : pp. 2-11.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2546 2010-09-14T01:25:38Z

A. Abran, L. Laframboise, P. Bourque, (2003) <i>reprinted in ICFAI Journal of Systems Management, No. 3, ICFAI Business School, Chennai, India, November 2003.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2586 2010-09-14T05:27:17Z

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http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2545 2010-09-14T01:24:29Z

J. Dolado et al. (2003) <i>International Organization for Standardization - ISO, Geneva, 2003, Project Editors: Abran, A.; Fagg, P.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2304 2010-04-12T12:11:33Z

Software measurement programs are now widely recommended in software engineering, more specifically in support of larger continuous process improvement programs. However, software measurement programs exhibit some of the undesirable characteristics of software development projects in the sense that they are very risky undertakings in themselves. Measurement programs need to be brought under cont...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Laframboise, L., Bourque, P. (2003) <i>ICFAI Journal of Systems Management (reprinted), No. 3, ICFAI Business School</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2601 2010-09-14T05:40:10Z

Abran, A., (2003) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2602 2010-09-14T05:40:39Z

Abran, A., (2003) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1919 2010-04-12T11:37:22Z

The objective of Empirical Software Engineering is to improve the software development and maintenance processes and consequently the quality of theirs various deliverables. This can be achieved by evaluating, controlling and predicting some important attributes of software projects such as development effort, software reliability, and programmers productivity. One of the most interesting sub-fiel...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A., Khoshgoftaar, T. M. (2003) <i>First USA-Morocco Workshop on Information Technology</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2271 2010-04-12T12:07:19Z

The usability of a software product has recently become a key software quality factor. The InternationalOrganization for Standardization (ISO) has developed a variety of models to specify and measure softwareusability but these individual models do not support all usability aspects. Furthermore, they are not yet wellintegrated into current software engineering practices and lack tool support. The ...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Khelifi, A., Witold S., Seffah, A. (2003) <i>Software Quality Journal</i> <i></i> 11: 325?338<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2267 2010-09-07T19:44:49Z

The SWEBOK Guide is a project of the IEEE Computer Society and is designed to characterize the discipline of software e ngineering and IO provide a topical guide to the literature describing the generally accepted knowledge within the discipline. The Triol version of the SWEBOK Guide has been published in December 2001. The paper reviews a selecfion of the triol usages of the SWEBOK Guide in theje...<br/><br/>Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A. (2003) <i>33rd Annual Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2003)</i> <i>33rd Annual Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2003), IEEE Computer Society, Boulder CO, November 2003.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2541 2010-09-14T01:15:14Z

Abran, A. Buglione, L. (2003) <i> in Engineering Software - ADES Journal, Elsevier Science Ltd, Vol. 34, (6), p. 339-349. http://top25.sciencedirect.com/?journal_id=09659978</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2156 2010-09-07T19:50:07Z

The generic concepts of Function Points Analysis were published in the late 1970s, and later more detailed measurement rules were developed to improve consistency of measurement. Due to lack of good software documentation, it is not always possible to apply all the detailed rules, and measurers must fall back on approximation techniques. This paper presents an analysis of two such techniques: F...<br/><br/>Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (2003) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>13th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2003, Montréal (Canada), Springer-Verlag, Sept. 23-25, 2003,</i> : pp. 270-286.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2443 2010-09-07T19:51:32Z

A. Abran, E. Palza, (2003) <i>13th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2003, Montréal (Canada), Springer-Verlag, Sept. 23-25, 2003, </i> pp. 159-174.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1992 2010-09-07T19:43:56Z

We propose a measurement repository for collecting, storing, analyzing and reporting measurement data based on the requirements of the Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI). Our repository is generic, flexible and integrated, supporting a dynamic measurement system. It was originally designed to support Ericsson Research Canada’s business information needs. Our multidimensional repository c...<br/><br/>Palza, E., Fuhrman, C., Abran, A. (2003) <i>28th Annual NASA Goddard Software Engineering Workshop</i> <i>SEW-28, 28th NASA Goddard/IEEE Software Engineering Workshop, Software Engineering Workshop Greenbelt, MD USA, 2-4 December 2003.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2507 2010-09-08T20:24:44Z

Editors: A. Abran and R.Dumke, (2003) <i>Magdeburg (Germany), September 2003: Shaker-Verlag, Aachen, 2003, 326 pages. </i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2178 2010-04-12T12:01:32Z

Understanding, predicting, and controlling performance is a continuous challenge, and static measurement systems are inadequate in dynamic and rapidly changing business environments. In this paper, we propose a generic, flexible and integrated Measurement System Repository to handle continuously changing business conditions, and we report our experience in its design and development at Ericsson Re...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Palza, E. (2003) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i></i> : 16<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2333 2010-09-07T19:22:19Z

Bourque, P., Buglione, L., Abran, A., April, A. (2003) <i>11th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice - STEP 2003</i> <i>Post-conference proceedings, 11th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice - STEP 2003, Amsterdam Sept. 2003, published IEEE-Computer Society Press, 2004.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2145 2010-09-07T19:48:23Z

Measurement is progressively becoming a mainstream management tool to help ICT organizations plan, monitor and control. However, measurement itself is not a mature domain of knowledge in software engineering. The assessment of proposed measurement indicators in these process improvement models is investigated, and a methodology is proposed for the design of a measurement indicator assessment grid....<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2003) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>13th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2003, Montréal (Canada), Springer-Verlag, Sept. 23-25, 2003, </i> : pp. 287-310.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2294 2010-09-07T19:47:52Z

Abstract: Most commercial estimation tools can be considered as black boxes in that they do not provide details of the samples used to build their estimates. With the availability of the ISBSG international repository of 2000+ software projects, it is now feasible to develop white box estimation models which provide additional insights into the strengths and limitations of software estimates. This...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Braungarten, R., Dumke, Reiner R. (2003) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>13th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2003, Montréal (Canada), Springer-Verlag, Sept. 23-25, 2003, </i> : pp. 218-231.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2351 2010-09-07T19:43:12Z

In recent years software usability has become a major research theme within the software engineering community. However, up to now, only a few software quality models have addressed address the usability evaluation and measurement aspects in a detailed and structured way. In particular, one of the key forces within the software usability community, the International Organization for Standardizatio...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Khelifi, A, Suryn, W., Rilling, J., Seffah, A. (2003) <i>Submitted at FASE Conference 2003</i> <i></i> <i>SQM 2003 - 11th International Software Quality Management Conference and 8th Annual INSPIRE Conference April 23 – 25, 2003. Glasgow, Scotland, UK .</i> : 13<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2492 2010-09-08T19:07:21Z

Desharnais, Abran, Mayers et Bevo, (2003) <i>U. Concordia, Montréal, Janvier 2003.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2493 2010-09-08T19:12:36Z

A. Abran, (2003) <i>ADIS workshop, Alicante, Espana, Nov. 12, 2003.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2030 2010-09-07T19:46:38Z

The Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) has been developed to represent an international consensus formed through broad public participation in the review process and is now close to final approval as ISO/IEC TR 19759. This guide constitutes an integrated structuring of a large set of software engineering concepts developed individually over the past forty years from a lar...<br/><br/>Wille, Cornelius, Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Dumke, Reiner R. (2003) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>13th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2003, Montréal (Canada), Springer-Verlag, Sept. 23-25, 2003, </i> : pp. 113-130.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2281 2010-09-08T00:29:02Z

A Balanced Scorecard (BSC) presents the quantitative goals selected from multiple perspectives for implementing the organizational strategy and vision. However, in most current BSC frameworks, including those developed for the Information and Communication Technology field, each perspective is handled separately. None of these perspectives is integrated automatically into a consolidated view, and ...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Buglione, L. (2003) <i>Advances in Engineering Software - ADES Journal, Elsevier Science Ltd.</i> <i></i> Vol.34: No.6 p.p 339-349.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2189 2010-09-08T19:15:05Z

This document presents an analysis and proposed amendments to the Trial version of the SWEBOK Guide describing the software maintenance Knowledge Area. The scope of the proposed amendments is first to broaden the set of maintenance topics identified to improve coverage of the body of knowledge on software maintenance, as well as to recommend additional references and, secondly, to propose for each...<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Bourque, P. (2003) <i></i> <i>Technical Report 03-001</i> <i>position paper, 11th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice - STEP 2003, Amsterdam, Sept. 2003.</i> : 12<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2187 2010-09-08T00:34:05Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J., Tripp, L. L. (2003) <i>2nd Annual QAAM / QAI Conference</i> <i></i> <i>2nd Annual QAAM / QAI Conference, Baltimore, Oct. 20-23, 2003. </i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2451 2010-09-08T00:32:57Z

Abran, Alain; (2003) <i>CRIM-Centre de tests des logiciels, 19 mars, Montréal, Canada, 2003.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2358 2010-09-07T19:52:02Z

This paper presents and describes a Web-based implementation of a three-dimensional software quality measurement model. The implementation is based on the 2003 version of the ISO quality model for software products: ISO 9126. The prototype presented includes all the 120+ measures proposed in the ISO standard, as well as weight assignments, target values, current project values and automated calcul...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Kunz, Martin, Dumke, Reiner R., Buglione, L. (2003) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>13th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2003, Montréal (Canada), Springer-Verlag, Sept. 23-25, 2003, </i> : pp. 82-92.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2003 2010-09-07T19:52:42Z

In the software engineering literature, numerous practitioners and researchers have proposed hundreds of software measures", or "software metrics". To help industry assess the quality of these proposed measures, various researchers have proposed various approaches to software measurement validation, none of which has yet been widely used by either designers or users of software measures. To tackle...<br/><br/>Sellami, A., Abran, A. (2003) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>13th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2003, Montréal (Canada), Springer-Verlag, Sept. 23-25, 2003, </i> : pp. 18-40.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2453 2010-09-08T00:36:38Z

Abran, A., (2003) <i>Polytechnical Universitat of Valencia, Valencia, Espana, Nov. 10, 2003.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2017 2010-09-07T19:54:04Z

Quality needs for both customer and software supplier have become more complex and critical than ever. This paper presents the current ISO software products and process quality standards and our positioning of these standards as software quality engineering instruments, including the phases of product development to which they map. The first generation of these product-related and process-related...<br/><br/>Suryn, W., Abran, A., April, A. (2003) <i>Proceedings of the Seventh IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications</i> <i>IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications (SEA 2003), November 3-5, 2003, Marina Del Rey, CA, USA.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2115 2010-09-07T19:47:17Z

Software maintenance constitutes an important part of the total cost of the lifecycle of software. Some even argue that this might be the most important component of the cost, even though customers often do not perceive the added value of software maintenance. A proposed approach to highlighting the added value of maintenance is to provide the customer with process performance measures aligned wit...<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Dumke, R. (2003) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>13th International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2003, Montréal (Canada), Springer-Verlag, Sept. 23-25, 2003, </i> : pp. 311-326.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2292 2010-09-07T20:07:52Z

Articulating a body of knowledge is an essential step toward developing a profession because it represents a broad consensus regarding the contents of the discipline. The IEEE Computer Society, with the support of a consortium of industrial sponsors, has recently published the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). Throughout this Guide, measurement is pervasive as a fundame...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R. (2002) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2002, Magdeburg, Germany, Oct. 8-9, 2002,</i> : pp.168-178.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2276 2010-09-07T20:03:07Z

Abran, A., Dumke, R., Desharnais, J.M., Ndiaye, I., Kolbe, C. (2002) <i>IWSM 2002</i> <i>International Data Repository, International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2002, Magdeburg, Germany, Oct. 8-9, 2002, </i> : pp. 246-258.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2287 2010-04-12T12:09:16Z

Articulating a body of knowledge is an essential step toward developing a profession because it represents a broad consensus regarding the contents of the discipline. The IEEE Computer Society, with the support of a consortium of industrial sponsors, has recently published the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) and, throughout this Guide, the engineering of quality into s...<br/><br/>Abran, A. (2002) <i>American Society for Quality</i> <i></i> : 2<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2134 2010-04-12T11:58:21Z

Assessing software product quality has become more and more relevant and important to managers, even though it is still challenging to define and measure the detailed quality criteria and to integrate them into quality models. Software engineering standards can help establish a common language for these detailed criteria and, in parallel, implement a model ofquality from its high-level concepts do...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Kececi, N., Abran, A. (2002) <i>12 International Conference on Software Quality</i> <i></i> : 14<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2018 2010-09-07T20:13:49Z

Both ISO and industry led forums, such as QuEST, have tackled the measurement of software product quality and proposed corresponding quality views. This paper presents how both quality views bring distinct contribution to software product quality and how they can be implemented jointly to verify that the quality requirements have indeed been built in and quality target achieved in the product use....<br/><br/>Suryn, W., Abran, A., Bourque, P., Laporte, C. (2002) <i>STEP 2002</i> <i>10th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice - STEP 2002, Montreal (Canada), Oct. 6-8, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos, 2002, </i> : pp. 156-162.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2020 2010-09-07T20:12:44Z

The editorial team of the SWEBOK Guide received feedback about its use at the National Technological University (NTU), confirming the usefulness of the Guide with the exception of chapter four, Software Construction, which did not map easily either to industry practices or to current academic curricula.An initial analysis of this specific SWEBOK chapter enabled us to propose an initial revision of...<br/><br/>Suryn, W., Robert, F., Abran, A., Bourque, P., Champagne, R. (2002) <i>STEP 2002</i> <i>10th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice - STEP 2002, Montreal (Canada), Oct. 6-8, 2002, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos, 2002, </i> : pp. 193-198.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2027 2010-09-07T20:14:26Z

The current measurement methods of software functional size really measure in particular the data movements associated with each process. The data manipulation or algorithmic complexity is not taken into account adequately in none of the most popular methods. In this paper, we recall some well-known methods measuring problem complexity in data manipulation and their interest for a new definition o...<br/><br/>Tran-Cao, D., Levesque, G., Abran, A. (2002) <i>ICSM 2002</i> <i>International Conference on Software Maintenance - ICSM 2002, Montréal, Canada, IEEE Computer Press, Los Alamitos, 2002, </i> : pp. 370-376.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1998 2010-09-07T20:08:29Z

The editorial team of the SWEBOK guide received feedback about its use at the National Technical University (NTU) confirming usefulness of the guide with the exception of chapter four, Software Construction, that did not map easily to industry practices nor to actual academic curriculum. After analysis of this specific SWEBOK chapter, some issues were identified, such as inconstancies between the ...<br/><br/>Robert, F., Abran, A., Bourque, P. (2002) <i>STEP 2002</i> <i>10th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice - STEP 2002, Montreal (Canada), Oct. 6-8, 2002, </i> : pp. 36-44.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1952 2010-09-07T20:02:18Z

Many standards mandating verification of requirements correctness do not comprehensively state what information should be captured and used for verification and quality assurance activities. Therefore, a wide range of methods, from simplistic checklists to comprehensive formal methods, is used to verify correctness of system and software requirements. In this paper, a semi-formal method to verify ...<br/><br/>Kececi, N., Halang, W.A., Abran, A. (2002) <i>DIPES</i> <i>DIPES, World Computer Congress - WCC 2002, Montreal, Quebec, published in "Design and Analysis of Distributed Embedded Systems" IFIP Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002, </i> : pp. 61-69.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1927 2010-09-07T20:01:19Z

Estimation models in software engineering are used to predict some important attributes of future entities such as software development effort, software reliability and programmers productivity. Among these models, those estimating software effort have motivated considerable research in recent years. The prediction procedure used by these software-effort models can be based on a mathematical ...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A., Khoshgoftaar, T. M., Robert, S. (2002) <i>8th IEEE International Software Metrics Symposium</i> <i>8th IEEE International Software Metrics Symposium, Ottawa, Ontario, 2002, </i> : pp. 21-30.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1932 2010-09-07T20:00:42Z

The use of the neural networks to estimate software development effort has been viewed with skepticism by the majority of the cost estimation community. Although, neural networks have shown their strengths in solving complex problems, their shortcoming of being 'black boxes' has prevented them to be accepted as a common practice for cost estimation. In this paper, we study the interpretation of c...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Khoshgoftaar, T. M., Abran, A. (2002) <i>2002 World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2002)</i> <i>2002 World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2002), Honolulu, Hawaii, IEEE Computer Press, 2002,</i> : pp. 1162-1166.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2078 2010-09-03T18:49:48Z

Idri, A., Khoshgoftaar, M.K., Abran, A. (2002) <i>Engineering Intelligent Systems Journal, CRL Publishing Ltd.,</i> <i></i> 10: 3 147-157<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2081 2010-09-07T20:04:11Z

The field of software metrics is usually discussed from the perspective referred to as 'measurement theory'. However, in other disciplines, the domain of knowledge referred to as 'metrology' is the foundation for the development and use of measurement instruments and measurement processes. This paper presents an initial modelling of the sets of measurement concepts documented in the ISO Internati...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Sellami, A. (2002) <i>IWSM 2002</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2002, Magdeburg, Germany, Oct. 8-9, 2002, </i> : pp. 9-20.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2232 2010-09-07T20:03:39Z

This paper describes and explains a few significant changes which have been made to the COSMIC FFP method of functional sizing of software targeted to be published in the Measurement Manual Version 2.2 (October 2002) and in the draft ISO/IEC 19761 standard version of the method. These changes have been made to help understanding and consistent use of the method.None of the changes alter the prin...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Fagg, P., Meli, R., Symons, C. (2002) <i>IWSM 2002</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2002, Magdeburg, Germany, Oct. 8-9, 2002, </i> : pp. 33-42.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2262 2010-04-12T12:06:40Z

Abran, A. (2002) <i>International Conference on Software Quality</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2185 2010-09-07T20:07:18Z

'Software metrics' are most often proposed as the measurement tools of choice in empirical studies in software engineering, and the field of 'software metrics' is most often discussed from the perspective referred to as 'measurement theory'. However, in other disciplines, it is the domain of knowledge referred to as 'metrology' that is the foundation for the development and use of measurement inst...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Sellami, A. (2002) <i>STEP 2002</i> <i>10th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice - STEP 2002, Montréal, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos, Oct. 6-8, 2002, </i> : pp. 185-192.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2181 2010-04-12T12:01:42Z

Even though a significant number of estimation models have been proposed for development projects, few have been proposed for software maintenance. This paper reports on two field studies carried out on the use of functional size measures in building estimation models for sets of maintenance projects implementing small functional enhancements in existing software. The first field-study reports on ...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Silva, I., Primera, L. (2002) <i>Journal of Software Maintenance: Research and Practice</i> <i></i> 14(1): 31-64<br/>

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This document presents the high-level design of a knowledge-based system to assist measurers in applying a functional measurement method consistently and systematically to often quite complex software applications which, moreover, may be from various application domains. The knowledge model underlying the proposed system is built on the key concepts of the software development process itself, as w...<br/><br/>Desharnais, J.M., Abran, A., Mayers, A, Buglione, L, Bevo, V. (2002) <i>KES 2002 - Knowledge_bases Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems</i> <i>"Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information Engineering & Allied Technologies", Eds:E.Damiani, R.J.Howlett, L.C.Jain & N.Ichalkaranje, ISBN 1-5860-280-1, IOS Press, Proceedings of KES2002 (6th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems), Podere d'Ombriano - Crema (Italy), September 16-18, 2002 .</i> : pp.26-31.<br/>

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This document presents the design of a diagnostic tool to assist measurers in applying consistently and systematically a functional measurement method. The design of the diagnostic tool is based on the UML (Unified Mark-up Language) method [7] and a specific application of van Heijst knowledge modeling method [3]. The result is a hybrid diagnostic tool using CBR and rule based techniques.<br/><br/>Desharnais, J.M., Küssing, T., Abran, A., Mayers, A. (2002) <i>IWSM 2002</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2002, Magdeburg, Germany, Oct. 8-9, 2002, </i> : pp. 52-60.<br/>

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Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L.L. (2002) <i>NSERC</i> <i>NSERC, Ottawa, Ontario, 2002, </i> : pp. 46.<br/>

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Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L.L. (2002) <i>CUSE</i> <i>Canadian University conference on Software Engineering - CUSE, Montréal, Concordia University, 2002,</i> : pp. 46.<br/>

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A set of fundamental principles can act as an enabler in the establishment of a discipline; however, software engineering still lacks a set of universally recognized fundamental principles. This article presents a progress report on an attempt to identify and develop a consensus on a set of candidate fundamental principles. A fundamental principle is less specific and more enduring than methodolog...<br/><br/>Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L.L., Wolff, S. (2002) <i>Journal of Systems and Software</i> <i></i> 62, No. 1: 59-70<br/>

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Dumke, R., Abran, A. (2002) <i></i> <i></i> : 315<br/>

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Buglione, Kececi, Abran, (2002) <i> International Conference on Software Quality, - American Society for Quality – Software Division - ASQ 2002, Ottawa (Canada), Oct. 8-9, Vol, 12, 2002, </i> pp. 1-14.<br/>

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Abran, Alain; (2002) <i>American Society for Quality – Software Division – ASQ 2002 Conference Keynote, 8-9 Oct., Ottawa, Canada, 2002.</i> <br/>

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Abran, Alain; (2002) <i> WCC 2002, August 28-29, Montréal, Canada, 2002.</i> <br/>

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Process and product measurement is one of the key topics in the Software Engineering field. There already exists a significant number of one-dimensional models of performance, which integrate all individual measurements into a single performance index. However, these types of models are too over-simplified to adequately reflect the multi-dimensional nature of performance. Similarly, one-dimensi...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2002) <i>Advances in Engineering Software.</i> <i></i> 33: 1 1-7<br/>

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Every project - whatever the application field - should be managed taking into account at least four dimensions: Time, Cost, Quality and Risk. To manage these dimensions, a key tool for a Project Manager is to increase project visibility, defined as the amount of information about the project associated with its probability of occurrence. This paper uses the iceberg" metaphor to introduce the ICEB...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Buglione, L. (2002) <i>IWSM 2002</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement – IWSM 2002, Magdeburg, Germany, Oct. 8-9, 2002, </i> : pp. 153-167.<br/>

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Editors: Dumke, Reiner and.Abran, Alain; (2002) <i>Magdeburg (Germany) Oct. 7-9 2002 : Shaker-Verlag, Aachen; ISBN 3-8322-0765-1 (315 S.), 2002.</i><br/>

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The specific analysis of FPA, from a complexity viewpoint, leads us to propose an initial model of functional complexity in which software complexity is a function of component complexity and system complexity.In this paper, we will use the next generation of functional size methods proposed by the COSMIC team [1][24], and we will look at it from the complexity perspective to identify some factors...<br/><br/>Tran Cao, D., Abran, A., Lévesque, G. (2001) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01), Montréal, Québec, 2001,</i> : pp. 173-181.<br/>

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Dupuis, R.; Bourque, Pierre; Abran, Alain; Moore, J.W.; Tripp, L.L.; (2001) <i>Journées-conférences ETS, Montréal, École de technologie supérieure, 2001, </i> pp. 63.<br/>

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Bourque, Pierre; Dupuis, R.; Abran, Alain; (2001) <i>CASCON Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 2001,</i> pp. 53.<br/>

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Moore, J. W., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Tripp, L. L. (2001) <i>in Encyclopedia of Software Engineering (2nd edition)</i> <i>Encyclopedia of Software Engineering (2nd edition), </i> : <br/>

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This paper describes and illustrates a methodology for identifying the correctness of software functional requirements on the basis of a logic-based dynamic framework. It focuses on the issues related to user and/or system functional requirements; quality attributes, measures and analysis methods, and integrates the core concepts of the Graphical Requirement Analysis (GRA) and COSMIC-FFP technique...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Kececi, N., Abran, A. (2001) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01), Montréal, Québec, 2001, </i> : pp. 137-150.<br/>

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The management of software cost, development effort and project planning are key aspects of software development. Functional size measurement (FSM) has been proposed as a tool for these management requirements. Function Point Analysis (FPA) can be considered as the first FSM method published. Based on FPA, other methods have been proposed as improvements and alternatives thatdiffer in their respec...<br/><br/>Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Dumke, R. (2001) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM''01), Montréal, Québec, 2001, </i> : pp. 1-12.<br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S., St-Pierre, D., Symons, C. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2001) <i>4th International Congress on Quality and Reliability, QUALITA'2001</i> <i>4th International Congress on Quality and Reliability, QUALITA'2001, Annecy, France, 2001, </i> : pp. 34-39.<br/>

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Managers of software development initiatives must routinely make crucial decisions in contexts where there are many unknowns regarding the expected outcomes, for example when making project estimations for both effort and duration of software development. And it often happens that software projects are more expensive than estimated and with late completion. Many of these serious consequences are o...<br/><br/>Ndiaye, I., Abran, A., Lévesque, G. (2001) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01), Montréal, Québec, 2001.</i> : p.p 183-196.<br/>

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Abran, Alain, (2001) <i>in Software Process Improvement Network - SPIN-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, 2001, pp. 107.</i><br/>

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Ho, V.T., Abran, A., Fournier, B. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, Alain, (2001) <i> in JSR Gumma, Japan, Japan, 2001, pp. 53.</i><br/>

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Abran, A., Moore, J. (Co-executive Editors), Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Tripp, L., (2001) <i>IEEE-Computer Society Press, 2001.</i><br/>

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Although software measurement is a key factor in managing, controlling and improving the software development process, software quality criteria are neither well defined nor easily measurable. This paper proposes a new logic-based graphical technique for modeling the dynamic interactions of the variables that affect software quality within a whole system production process. The framework presented...<br/><br/>Kececi, N., Abran, A. (2001) <i>QUALITA 2001</i> <i>QUALITA 2001 – Congrès international pluridisciplinarité Qualité et Sureté de fonctionnement, Annecy, France, 2001, </i> : pp. 48-55.<br/>

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Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Tripp, L .L. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, Alain, (2001) <i>in JFPUG - COSMIC-FFP Study Group, Tokyo, Japan, 2001, pp. 100.</i><br/>

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Kececi, N., Abran, A. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Software maintenance constitutes an important part of the total cost of the lifecycle of a software application. Some even argue this might be the most important fraction of the cost (50-80 % according to Tony Scott, 75% according to Rand P. Hall, 60% Freedman). The added value of software maintenance is often not perceived by the customers. While the introduction of a new software application cle...<br/><br/>April, A., J., Bouman, A., Abran, D., Al-Shurougi (2001) <i>Proceedings Fourth European Software Measurement Conference, FESMA</i> <i>FESMA-AEMES Software Measurement Conference 2000 - "Management Excellence through IT Measurement", Madrid, Spain, 2000, </i> : pp. 9.<br/>

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Dumke, R., Abran, A. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : 325<br/>

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Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2001) <i>SSGRR2001 - 2nd International Conference in Advances in Infrastructure for Electronic Business, Science, and Education on the Internet</i> <i>SSGRR2001 - 2nd International Conference in Advances in Infrastructure for Electronic Business, Science, and Education on the Internet, L’Aquila, Italy, 2001, </i> : pp. 6.<br/>

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The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) represents one of the performance management frameworksadopted with great success in business circles in recent years. One of its most valuablestrengths is its linkage of the strategic and operational levels, through a quantitative andqualitative management using a series of indicators from four different perspectives: Financial,Customer, Internal Process, Learning & G...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A., Meli, R. (2001) <i>4th European Conference on Software Measurement and ICT Control in co-operation with DASMA (FESMA-DASMA)</i> <i>4th European Conference on Software Measurement and ICT Control in co-operation with DASMA (FESMA-DASMA), Heidelberg, Germany, 2001, </i> : pp. 259-272.<br/>

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La mesure de la taille fonctionnelle des logiciels demeure une entreprise difficile et ardue. Elle fait appel à une expertise propre pour chacune des méthodes. Un début de généralisation a déjà été entrepris par le Groupe COSMIC avec la méthode de mesure COSMIC-FFP, dite de la deuxième génération des méthodes de mesure de la taille fonctionnelle des logiciels. Cette méthode identifi...<br/><br/>Bevo, V., Lévesque, G., Abran, A., Meunier, J.-G. (2001) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01), Montréal, Québec, 2001, </i> : pp. 27-45.<br/>

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Kececi, N., Abran, A. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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A diversity of software measurement and evaluation approaches has been proposed to the software engineering community to improve the quality of software products, of the development processes, and of the resources, such as CMM level assessment, ISO 9000 certification, SPICE-based evaluation, GQM-based and PSP-based improvement. These approaches are characterised by questions or criteria based on t...<br/><br/>Dumke, R., Lother, M., Abran, A. (2001) <i>4th European Conference on Software Measurement and ICT Control in co-operation with DASMA (FESMA-DASMA)</i> <i>Keynote Lecture, in 4th European Conference on Software Measurement and ICT Control in co-operation with DASMA, FESMA 2001 (FESMA-DASMA), Heidelberg, Germany, 2001, </i> : pp. 15-29. <br/>

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Editors: Dumke, R. and Abran, A. (2001) <i>Montreal, August 2001: Shaker-Verlag, Aachen, 2001, 3-540-41727-3, p.p 325 .</i><br/>

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Abran, Alain; Dupuis, R.; Bourque, Pierre; Tripp, L.L.; Moore, J.W.; (2001) <i>Malaga, Spain, Universidad de Malaga, 2001, </i> pp. 50.<br/>

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Kececi, N., Abran, A. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Bevo, V., Lévesque, G., Abran, A., Meunier, J.-G. (2001) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01)</i> <i></i> : 19<br/>

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Abran, Alain; Dupuis, R.; Bourque, Pierre; Moore, J.W.; Tripp L.L.; (2001) <i> in Software Engineering Accreditation Committee, Information Processing Society of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, 2001, </i> pp. 59.<br/>

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In order to teaming agreements between the ISL and UQAM to perform independent quality assurance review of TRAC-M Code, the work has been started for United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC). Under the terms of this agreement, the UQAM has agreed to provide to help ensure TRAC-M code is of the expected quality and can be used with confidence.This report documents the independent verif...<br/><br/>Kececi, N., Abran, A. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Dumke, R., Abran, A. (2001) <i>10th International Workshop, IWSM 2000</i> <i></i> : 244<br/>

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Kececi, N., Abran, A. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A. (2001) <i>CASCON</i> <i></i> : 53<br/>

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The Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC) was formed in 1998 to design and bring to market a new generation of software measurement methods. The COSMIC group reviewed existing functional size measurement methods, studied their commonalities, and proposed the basic principles on which a new generation of software functional size measurement methods could be based. In Novembe...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Symons, C., Oligny, S. (2001) <i>12th European Software Control and Metrics conference (ESCOM'2001)</i> <i>12th European Software Control and Metrics conference (ESCOM'2001), London, England, 2001, </i> : pp. 38.<br/>

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Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Applying software functional measurement method (2) is an intellectual process realized by a human expert on a complex intellectual object. Two types of difficulties occur: 1- the software models are not always available in industrial contexts, neither complete and, when available, most often are not using the same formalism; 2- applying the specific formalisms of measurement method to a wide var...<br/><br/>Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (2001) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01), Montréal, Québec, 2001, </i> : pp. 13-25.<br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S., St-Pierre, D., Symons, C. (2001) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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In recent years, some software organizations have been successful at improving their maturity level, thanks to the successful application of methods and techniques which help them to achieve better performance and more consistent production processes. Models such as the Sw-CMM (and its evolutions and derived models) have provided roadmaps to process improvements. Creativity and innovation have bee...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2001) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01), Montréal, Québec, 2001, </i> : pp. 85-92.<br/>

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Executive Editors : Abran, Alain; Moore, J.W.; Editors : Bourque, Pierre; Dupuis, R.; Chair of IAB : Tripp, L.L., (2001) <i></i> <i></i> <i>IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamos, Dec. 2001.</i> : <br/>

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Software projects are often described by linguistic variables such as the experience of programmers and the complexity of modules. Because the existing software project similarity measures take into account only numerical data, we have proposed a set of measures based on fuzzy logic to evaluate the similarity between two software projects when they are described by linguistic values. In this work...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A. (2001) <i>IFSA / NAFIPS 2001</i> <i>IFSA / NAFIPS 2001, International Fuzzy Systems Association - North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, Vancouver, Canada, 2001, </i> : pp 416-421.<br/>

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Estimation models in software engineering are used to predict some important attributes of future entities such as software development effort, software reliability and programmers productivity. Among these models, those estimating software effort have motivated considerable research in recent years. Estimation by analogy is one of the most attractive technique in software effort estimation field....<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A., Khoshgoftaar, T. M. (2001) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'01), Montréal, Québec, 2001, </i> : pp. 93-101.<br/>

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The software project similarity attribute has not yet been the subject of in-depth study, even though it is often used when estimating software development effort by analogy. Among the inadequacies identified (Shepperd et al.) in most of the proposed measures for the software project similarity attribute, the most critical is that they are used only when the software projects are described by nume...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A. (2001) <i>METRICS 2001</i> <i>IEEE-METRICS 2001, London, England, 2001.</i> : p.p 85-96.<br/>

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Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (2001) <i>SPIN-Ottawa</i> <i></i> : 51<br/>

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Abran, A., (2000) <i></i><br/>

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Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W. (2000) <i>IEEE Software</i> <i></i> 17: 1 9<br/>

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Oligny, S., Abran, A. (2000) <i>3rd Ericsson Quantitative Management Conference</i> <i></i> : 47<br/>

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This paper presents a confirmatory analysis of empirical models that predict software engineering project duration from project effort. The results are based on a more recent and much larger sample than those of previous studies. The models are based on the analysis of project data provided by release 4 of the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) repository. Duration model...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Fournier, B. (2000) <i>World Computer Congress</i> <i>World Computer Congress, Beijing, China, 2000, </i> : pp. 175-178.<br/>

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Abran, A., (2000) <i>World Computer Congress (WCC2000 - ICS2000). Beijing, China, 2000, </i> pp. 46.<br/>

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Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (2000) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., (2000) <i>Helsinki, Finlande: Nokia Research Center, 2000, </i> pp. 34.<br/>

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Oligny, S., Abran, A. (2000) <i>Unisia-JECS Co. Ltd</i> <i>Tunisia-JECS Co. Ltd, Japan, 2000.</i> : p.p 19.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1920 2010-09-07T20:32:48Z

English: When most software cost models were published, Fuzzy Logic (FL) was not yet grounded on solid theoretical foundations. This has not been achieved until Zadeh and others did so in the nineties. Thus, it is not surprising that some of the concepts defined or used in these models are somewhat incompatible with the Fuzzy Logic. Most software cost models use many factors (cost drivers) such ...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A. (2000) <i>5e Colloque Africain sur la Recherche en Informatique (CARI)</i> <i>5e Colloque Africain sur la Recherche en Informatique (CARI), Antanarivo(Madagascar), 2000. </i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2359 2010-09-07T20:25:49Z

The IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery are working on a joint project to develop a guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). Articulating a body of knowledge is an essential step toward developing a profession because it represents a broad consensus regarding the contents of the discipline. Without such a consensus, there is no way to validate a l...<br/><br/>Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L.L. (2000) <i>World Computer Congress (WCC2000 - ICS2000)</i> <i>World Computer Congress (WCC2000 - ICS2000), Beijing, China, 2000.</i> : p.p 167-174.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2361 2010-09-07T20:27:01Z

Quality Function Deployment (QFD) technique has been developed in the context of Total Quality Management, and it has been experimented in the software engineering domain. This paper illustrated how key constructs from QFD contributed to an development of a second version of a Quality Factor (QF) for a qualitative sofwtare evaluation, considering three distinctive but connected areas of interest,...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2000) <i>10th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'2000)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'2000), Berlin, Germany, 2000, </i> : pp. 42.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2363 2010-09-03T18:53:03Z

Les points de fonction constituent la mesure de la taille fonctionnelle la plus employée dans le domaine des systèmes d'information. Ses limites quant au logiciel temps réel ou embarqué ayant été souvent dénoncées, cette mesure n'est pas à l'heure actuelle jugée appropriée pour estimer l'effort relatif à un logiciel temps réel. En 1997, une nouvelle extension à la technique des poi...<br/><br/>Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A., St-Pierre, D. (2000) <i>Génie Logiciel</i> <i></i> 54: 8-13<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2525 2010-09-14T00:55:54Z

Oligny, S., Abran, A., (2000) <i> in Tutorial on COSMIC-FFP. Sunnyvale, CA, 2000, pp. 138. </i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1997 2010-09-07T20:32:10Z

The implementation of a measurement program in a large software development organization requires significant teamwork. However, such implementations are a challenging task; indeed, it has been reported that 80% of measurement programs implemented in the USA have a life expectancy of less than two years. The complementary capabilities of team members are often discussed in the various approaches f...<br/><br/>Rivet, M., Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (2000) <i>Project Control: The Human Factor, Proceedings of the combined 11th European Software Control and Metrics conference (ESCOM) and the 3rd SCOPE conference on Software Product Quality</i> <i>ESCOM'2000, Munich, Germany, 2000, </i> : p.p 151-159.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2464 2010-09-08T02:40:28Z

Abran, A., (2000) <i>CMM - SPICE Conference. Beijing, China, 2000,</i> pp. 33.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2284 2010-09-07T20:28:15Z

One of the means organisations use to adequately measure the performance of their software engineering process, is to try to identify how much reuse has actually occurred. In this paper, the COSMIC-FFP (COSMIC-Full Function Points) measurement method is proposed as a method for quantifying reuse from a functional perspective rather than from a technical perspective.The COSMIC-FFP method has been ...<br/><br/>Ho, V.T., Abran, A., Oligny, S. (2000) <i>11th European Software Control and Metric Conference (ESCOM SCOPE 2000)</i> <i>11th European Software Control and Metric Conference (ESCOM SCOPE 2000), Munich, Germany, 2000.</i> : <br/>

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Field trials of the COSMIC-FFP functional size measurement method were initiated at the end of 1999 with the aim of advancing the method from a 'proposal' status to a 'proven' status by demonstrations and tests with real data on development projects from software from a variety of functional domains in a variety of organizations. Data has been collected in a number of organizations since then and...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Abran, A., Symon, C. (2000) <i>15th International Forum on COCOMO and Software Cost Estimation</i> <i>15th International Forum on COCOMO and Software Cost Estimation. Los Angeles, CA, 2000, </i> : pp. 21.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1921 2010-09-07T20:29:56Z

The attribute of similarity of software projects has not been the subject of in-depth studies even tough it is often used when estimating software development effort by analogy. Most of the proposed measures of projects attribute are described by numerical variables (interval, ratio or absolute scale). However, in practice many factors which describe software projects, such as the experience of p...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Abran, A. (2000) <i>6th MCSEAI'2000 - Maghrebian Conference on Computer Sciences</i> <i>6th MCSEAI'2000 - Maghrebian Conference on Computer Sciences, Fez, Maroc, 2000.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2060 2010-09-07T20:36:54Z

This paper compares two quantitative approaches recommended for developing and supporting software process improvements, that is, the Goal-Question-Metric (GQM) technique and the Balanced Scorecard (BSc) framework. While both offer the opportunity to implement a quantitative analysis of software projects, they are often misinterpreted as either interchangeable or, on the contrary, mutually exclu...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2000) <i>FESMA-AEMES Software Measurement Conference 2000 - Management Excellence through IT Measurement""</i> <i>in FESMA-AEMES Software Measurement Conference 2000 - "Management Excellence through IT Measurement", Madrid, Spain, 2000, </i> : pp. 34.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2524 2010-09-14T00:54:52Z

Oligny, S., Abran, A., (2000) <i> in Tutorial on COSMIC-FFP. Isesaki, Japan, 2000, pp. 165.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2344 2010-04-12T12:13:54Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L.L. (2000) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2465 2010-09-08T02:41:44Z

Abran, A., (2000) <i>SPIN. Ottawa: Special Interest Group Treasury Board, 2000,</i> pp. 34.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2074 2010-04-12T11:49:17Z

The IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery are working on a joint project to develop a guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). Articulating a body of knowledge is an essential step toward developing a profession because it represents a broad consensus regarding the contents of the discipline. Without such a consensus, there is no way to validate a l...<br/><br/>Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (2000) <i>World Computer Congress (WCC 2000)</i> <i></i> : 9<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2470 2010-09-08T08:06:42Z

Abran, A., (2000) <i>Jornadas de Ingenieria del Software - Jornados de Bases de Datos (JISBD'2000), Valladolid, Espagne, 2000. </i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2469 2010-09-08T08:01:10Z

Abran, A., Oligny, S., Symons, C., (2000) <i>Helsinki, Finlande: NOKIA Research Center, 2000, </i> pp. 71.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2231 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S., St-Pierre, D., Symons, C. (2000) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1982 2010-09-03T18:52:02Z

Il a été mentionné à plusieurs reprises dans la littérature que la méthode des points de fonction (IFPUG), pour la mesure de la taille fonctionnelle des logiciels, ne produit pas des résultats adéquats pour les logiciels de type temps réel et de type embarqué. En 1997, a été publiée une extension à cette méthode ayant pour été publiée dans le but d'améliorer le processus de mea...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Abran, A., St-Pierre, D., Desharnais, J.-M. (2000) <i>Génie Logiciel</i> <i></i> 54: 207<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2238 2010-09-07T20:27:37Z

The importance of software system representation through models and visual diagrams is increasing with the steady growth of systems complexity and criticality. Since no single representation is best suited to address all the documentation, communication and expression needs of a typical software development project, the issues related to conversion and coherence between different representations a...<br/><br/>Dion, F., Tran, T.K., Abran, A. (2000) <i>10th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'2000)</i> <i>10th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'2000), Berlin, Germany, 2000.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1933 2010-09-07T20:30:20Z

When the COCOMO (Constructive Cost Model) was published at the beginning of the eighties, fuzzy logic was not grounded on solid theoretical foundations. This was not been achieved until Zadeh and others did so in the nineties. Thus, it is not surprising that some of the concepts defined or used in COCOMO are somewhat incompatible with the fuzzy logic. In our work, we investigate the issue of th...<br/><br/>Idri, A., Kjiri, L., Abran, A. (2000) <i>7th International Conference on Fuzzy Theory &Technology</i> <i>7th International Conference on Fuzzy Theory &Technology, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 2000.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2093 2010-09-08T08:01:50Z

Measuring the functional size of software was proposed by Albrecht, more than 20 years ago, as a solution to the limitations of lines of code (SLOC) when quantifying the output of the software engineering process. While this approach has been, and still is, successful when applied to MIS type of software, it has not enjoyed the same success for measuring the size of non MIS software, as demonstra...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Oligny, S., Symons, C., St-Pierre, D., Desharnais, J.-M. (2000) <i>FESMA-AEMES Software Measurement Conference 2000 - Management Excellence through IT Measurement""</i> <i>FESMA-AEMES Software Measurement Conference 2000 - "Management Excellence through IT Measurement", Madrid, Spain, 2000.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2082 2010-09-08T08:04:44Z

Abran, A., Symons, C., Desharnais, J.-M., Fagg, P., Morris, P., Oligny, S., Onvlee, J., Meli, R., Nevalainen, R., Rule, G., and St-Pierre, D., (2000) <i>the 11th European Software Control and Metric Conference (ESCOM SCOPE 2000)</i> <i>11th European Software Control and Metric Conference (ESCOM SCOPE 2000), Munich, Germany, 2000.</i> : p.p 31.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2293 2010-04-12T12:09:37Z

The IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery are working on a joint project to develop a guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). Articulating a body of knowledge is an essential step toward developing a profession because it represents a broad consensus regarding the contents of the discipline. Without such a consensus, there is no way to validate a l...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L.L. (2000) <i>Jornadas de Ingenieria del Software - Jornados de Bases de Datos (JISBD'2000)</i> <i></i> : 9<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2468 2010-09-08T02:44:42Z

Abran, A., (2000) <i>SPIN. Ottawa, 2000,</i> pp. 45.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2337 2010-09-07T20:26:26Z

An open model called QEST (Quality factor + Economic, Social & Technical dimensions) has been developed to handle, simultaneously and concurrently, three-dimensional viewpoints of performance. This model was developed initially to represent multiple views of performance of completed projects. It originally represented a static view of projects. This paper presents an extension to this QEST mode...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (2000) <i>The Second World Congress on Software Quality - Software Quality for the coming new Millennium (2WCSQ)</i> <i>The Second World Congress on Software Quality - Software Quality for the Coming new Millennium (2WCSQ), Yokohama (Tokyo Bay Area), Japan, 2000.</i> : p. 6.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2466 2010-09-08T02:42:38Z

Abran, A., Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Moore, J.W., and Tripp, L.L., (2000) <i>FESMA-AEMES Software Measurement Conference 2000 - "Management Excellence through IT Measurement". Madrid, Spain, 2000, </i> pp. 50.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2120 2010-09-07T20:30:48Z

Software measurement plays a key role in software engineering and, to improve its performance, an organisation needs to measure software at each stage of the development life cycle. Recently, the COSMIC-FFP measurement method has been developed to improve the measurement of the functional size of a large array of software types. By quantifying software's functional user requirements, the method ma...<br/><br/>Meli, R., Abran, A., Ho, V.T., Oligny, S. (2000) <i>the 11th European Software Control and Metric Conference (ESCOM SCOPE 2000)</i> <i>11th European Software Control and Metric Conference (ESCOM SCOPE 2000), Munich, Germany, 2000.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2467 2010-09-08T02:43:35Z

Abran, A., Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Moore, J.W., and Tripp, L.L., (2000) <i>Helsinki, Finlande: NOKIA Research Center, 2000, </i> pp. 52.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2523 2010-09-14T00:54:05Z

Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., (2000) <i> in Conférence Facultaire des Sciences. Montréal: Université du Québec à Montréal, 2000, pp. 52.</i><br/>

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(1999) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2123 2010-09-07T20:43:47Z

Although there is broad agreement on the sorts of things to take into account when measuring functional size, there is a variety of opinion about how to do it. This is partly because several different views of functionality are addressed in functional size measurement. Some are better understood than others. In particular, the general systems characteristics" (GSC's) and "value adjustment factor" ...<br/><br/>Lokan, C., Abran, A. (1999) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM), Lac Supérieur, Québec, 1999, </i> : pp. 26.<br/>

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Buglione, L., Abran, A. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : 20<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2070 2010-04-12T11:49:10Z

Recently, the Full Function Point (FFP) method and its newest development COSMIC-FFP have been developed in order to improve the measurement of functional size for a wide range of software as MIS, Real-Time, Embedded and Technical ones. This paper presents a comparative study of these two functional size measurement methods (Full Function Points and COSMIC-Full Function Points) with respect to th...<br/><br/>Ho, V.T., Abran, A., Fetcke, T. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2526 2010-09-14T00:56:59Z

Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S., (1999) <i>in Tutorial on Full Function Points. Roma, Italy, 1999, pp. 104.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1975 2010-09-08T08:08:31Z

Abran, A., Oligny, S., (1999) <i>JECS System Research Co. Ltd.</i> <i>Japan: JECS System Research Co. Ltd., 1999,</i> : pp. 16.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2479 2010-09-08T08:38:38Z

Idri, A., Abran, A., (1999) <i>Séminaire départemental. Montréal, Québec: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1999, </i> pp. 17. <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2163 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Ho, V., Abran, A., Oligny, S., Bevo, V., Ndiaya, I.M.A., Lakrib, C., Hoyos, M., Boudaa, A., Dion, F., Mattalah, M., Dinh, H.P. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1974 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Oligny, S., Abran, A. (1999) <i>Tutorial on Full Function Points</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2046 2010-04-12T11:47:23Z

Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Wolff, S., Moore, J. W. (1999) <i>4th International Software Engineering Standards Symposium, ISESS'99</i> <i></i> : 1<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2478 2010-09-08T08:37:19Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., and Moore, J.W., (1999) <i>SAP. Montréal, Frankfort, Palo Alto, 1999,</i> pp. 51.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2053 2010-04-12T11:47:41Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2052 2010-04-12T11:47:34Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L., Frailey, D. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2022 2010-09-08T19:24:55Z

Symons, C., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Fagg, P., Goodman, P., Morris, P., Oligny, S., Onvlee, J., Nevalainen, R., Rule, G., St-Pierre, D. (1999) <i>ASSEMI</i> <i>ASSEMI, Paris, France, 1999.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1981 2010-09-07T20:47:44Z

Oligny, S., Abran, A., St-Pierre, D., Desharnais, J.-M. (1999) <i>12th International Conference on Software and Systems Engineering and their Applications (ICSSEA)</i> <i>12th International Conference on Software and Systems Engineering and their Applications (ICSSEA), Paris, France, 1999.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2495 2010-09-08T19:22:27Z

Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Moore, J.W., and L.L., Tripp., (1999) <i>Frontiers in Education (FIE'99). San Juan, Porto Rico, 1999, </i> pp. 55.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2076 2010-09-07T20:41:31Z

This work starts from the analysis of the increasing importance for management to have available tools for quality measurement of company resources, in particular of software. This work presents the concept of the design of a Quality Factor (QF) for a qualitative software evaluation, considering three distinctive but connected areas of interest, each of them representing dimension of performance:-...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (1999) <i>Qualita - Congress - Quality and reliability</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1959 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Molinié, L., Miranda, M., Oligny, S., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., St-Pierre, D., Symons, C. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1979 2010-04-12T11:42:17Z

Oligny, S., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., St-Pierre, D., Symons, C. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1958 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Molinié, L., Miranda, M., Oligny, S., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., St-Pierre, D., Symons, C. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2136 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Ho, V., Abran, A., Oligny, S. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1987 2010-09-07T20:44:44Z

Software has become a key component of most automated process control devices. It offers a high degree of flexibility in adjusting the behavior of those devices. Proper management of the development and maintenance of process control software is therefore a key issue be it for reasons related to internal organization performance or for benchmarking against the best in the industry.Measures are e...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (1999) <i>3rd International Conference on Industrial Automation</i> <i>3rd International Conference on Industrial Automation, Montréal, 1999.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2376 2010-04-12T12:17:30Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L., Frailey, D. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1957 2010-09-07T20:44:17Z

This paper presents an analysis of contractual outsourcing agreements in the field of Information Technology based on the postulates of the Agency Theory. This analysis reveals that the design of many outsourcing agreements, referred to as procurement contracts, is incomplete from an economic perspective. It is postulated that this degree of contractual incompleteness is the result of a trade-off ...<br/><br/>Molinié, L., Abran, A. (1999) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM), Lac Supérieur, Québec, 1999, </i> : pp. 20.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2021 2010-09-08T19:24:00Z

Symons, C., Abran, A., Dekkers, C., Desharnais, J.-M., Fagg, P., Morris, P., Onvlee, J., Nevalainen, R, Rule, G, St-Pierre, D. (1999) <i>Japanese Function Point User Group</i> <i>Japanese Function Point User Group, Tokyo, Japan, 1999.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2494 2010-09-08T19:19:01Z

Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Bourque, P., (1999) <i>67ième Congrès de l'ACFAS (ACFAS99). Ottawa, Canada, 1999, </i> pp. 44.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1980 2010-04-12T11:42:19Z

Software functional size measurement is regarded as a key aspect in the production, calibration and use of software engineering productivity models because of its independence of technologies and of implementation decisions. In 1997, Full Function Points (FFP) was proposed as a method for measuring the functional size of real-time and embedded software. Since its introduction, the FFP measuremen...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Abran, A., St-Pierre, D. (1999) <i>COCOMO and Software Cost Modeling International Forum 14</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2510 2010-09-08T20:31:14Z

Editors: Dumke, R., Abran, A., (1999) <i>Gabler Vieweg, Westdeutscher Verlag, 1999.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1973 2010-09-07T20:45:16Z

Release 1.0 of the Full Function Points measurement method was proposed in 1997 to measure the functional size of real-time or embedded software. Since then, field tests have shown the applicability and usefulness of this measurement method not only for real-time or embedded software, but also for other types of software like system software and MIS software.This paper investigates the issue of m...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Abran, A. (1999) <i>Proceedings of the 10th European Software Control and Metric Conference (ESCOM SCOPE 99)</i> <i>Proceedings of the 10th European Software Control and Metrics Conference (ESCOM SCOPE 99). Herstmonceux Castle, England, 1999, </i> : pp. 23.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2377 2010-09-07T20:42:00Z

Organizational performance models are usually based on accounting systems, and therefore take into account mostly the economic-financial viewpoint, or the tangible asset part, of it using performance management terminology. In the IT field, the Earned Value model has been promoted to be present project performance during the project life cycle. However, these types of models oversimplify perform...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (1999) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM), Lac Supérieur, Québec, 1999, </i> : pp. 19.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2184 2010-04-12T12:01:48Z

Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (1999) <i>12th International Conference on Software and Systems Engineering and their Applications (ICSSEA)</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2323 2010-03-15T15:54:36Z

Abran, A. (1999) <i>Atelier de formation d'une journée pour CGI</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2257 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S. (1999) <i>Tutorial on Full Function Points</i> <i></i> : 104<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2529 2010-09-14T00:59:51Z

Abran, A., (1999) <i> in Software Engineering Management Research Lab. Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada in cooperation with GAIA and INFOJED. Vietnam, 1999.</i><br/>

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In a global competitive environment adequate software is a crucial factor for the development of complex and high technology consumer products. As a consequence software developers are faced with an increasing demand for better quality and safety. At the time they are subject to the growing pressure of cost reduction. In order to cope with the challenge reliable measurement is a key issue. This vo...<br/><br/>Dumke, R., Abran, A. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : 269<br/>

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The Full Function Points functional size measurement method was first released in the fall of 1997. Since this initial presentation, significant improvements to the description of functional size measurement concepts have been achieved by the COSMIC group. In its second release, the Full Function Points method has been enhanced significantly in order to implement the findings of the COSMIC group...<br/><br/>Abran, A. (1999) <i>FESMA'99</i> <i>FESMA'99. Amsterdam, 1999, </i> : pp. 81.<br/>

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Abran, A. (1999) <i>Software Engineering Management Research Lab. Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada in cooperation with GAIA and INFOJED</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Oligny, S., Abran, A., (1999) <i>in Tutorial on Full Function Points. London, UK, 1999.</i><br/>

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Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L.L. (1999) <i>International Conference on Software Technology: Software Quality, (CITS)</i> <i></i> : 10<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2346 2010-04-12T12:14:01Z

This work presents the geometrical and statistical foundations of a three-dimensional model of a software project performance model called QEST (Quality factor + Economic, Social and Technical dimensions). In this model, the three dimensions taken into consideration are combined through the use of a regular tetrahedron geometrical representation of a pyramid, the sides of which represent the norm...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (1999) <i>Advances in Engineering Software Including Computing Systems in Engineering</i> <i></i> 30: 12 913-919<br/>

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La mesure apparaît aujourd'hui comme un outil nécessaire pour les analyses de qualité et de productivité associées au développement et à la maintenance de logiciel. Plusieurs méthodes de mesure ont vu le jour : F.P.A. (Function Points Analysis), MarkII, F.F.P. (Full Function Points), et bien d'autres.La méthode F.F.P. s'avère efficace pour la mesure de la taille fonctionnelle des logicie...<br/><br/>Bevo, V., Lévesque, G., Abran, A. (1999) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'99)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'99), Lac Supérieur, Canada, 1999, </i> : pp. 22.<br/>

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Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (1999) <i>Forum for Advancing Software engineering Education (FASE)</i> <i></i> Vol. 9: No.11 <br/>

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Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S. (1999) <i>ESCOM SCOPE 99 - Maximising Quality and Managing Risk - Optimising Software Development and Maintenance</i> <i></i> : 104<br/>

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In the literature, the expression metrics validation is used in many ways with different meanings. This paper analyzes and compares some of the validation approaches currently proposed. The basis for this analysis is a process model for software measurement methods which identifies the distinct steps involved from the design of a measurement method to the exploitation of the measurement results. T...<br/><br/>Jacquet, J.-P., Abran, A. (1999) <i>8th International Workshop on Software Measurement</i> <i>Software Measurement - Current Trends in Research and Practice, 8th International Workshop on Software Measurement - IWSM 98: Deutscher Universität Verlag, 1999,</i> : pp. 43-59.<br/>

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Abran, A., (1999) <i> in Atelier de formation d'une journée pour CGI. Montréal, 1999.</i><br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., (1999) <i> in A One-Day Tutorial on Full Function Points, 1999, pp. 97.</i><br/>

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Decision-making is a difficult task per se. This inherent difficulty is exacerbated by the complexity and fast pace of the changes that characterize software engineering. Critical decisions impacting the success of a project or even an entire organization must be made quickly based on information that is either limited to the point of being insufficient or so abundant that it is virtually unmana...<br/><br/>Dion, F., Abran, A. (1999) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM), Lac Supérieur, Québec, 1999, </i> : pp. 8.<br/>

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Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A. (1999) <i>Forum for Advancing Software engineering Education (FASE)</i> <i></i> Vol. 9: No.2 <br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S., (1999) <i> in ESCOM SCOPE 99 - Maximising Quality and Managing Risk - Optimising Software Development and Maintenance. Herstmonceux Castle, England, 1999, pp. 104.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1913 2010-09-03T18:55:33Z

Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L. (1999) <i>Génie Logiciel. Traduit et reproduit de The Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge"</i> <i></i> vol 16: No 6 pp. 35-44.<br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1999) <i>A One-Day Tutorial on Full Function Points</i> <i></i> : 97<br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S., St-Pierre, D., Symons, C. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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The IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery are working on a joint project to develop a guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). Articulating a body of knowledge is an essential step toward developing a profession because it represents a broad concensus regarding the contents of the discipline. Without such a consensus, there is no way to validate a...<br/><br/>Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L.L. (1999) <i>IEEE Software</i> <i></i> 16: 6 35-44<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2374 2010-09-07T20:42:29Z

Systems rarely run alone. They are usually part of a complex system of software layers (e.g. database managers, network drivers, operation systems and device drivers). Software layers constitute a specific way of grouping functionalities on a level of abstraction. When measuring the functionality of a system, practitioners usually consider one type of layer: user application, or the highest-lev...<br/><br/>Desharnais, J.-M., St-Pierre, D., Oligny, S., Abran, A. (1999) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM), Lac Supérieur, Québec, 1999, </i> : pp. 8.<br/>

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The paper proposes a general framework to build a model for automatic Function Point Analysis (FPA) from the source code of COBOL system using program slicing technique. The COBOL system source code is scanned by the model to produce Function Point counts. The application's source files are used to define the application's boundary for the count. The model takes into account the structure of the C...<br/><br/>Ho, V.T., Abran, A. (1999) <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM)</i> <i>International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM), Lac Supérieur, Québec, 1999.</i> : <br/>

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Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L.L. (1999) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Oligny, S., Abran, A. (1998) <i>NESMA Autumn Congress 1998</i> <i>NESMA Autumn Congress 1998, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1998.</i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., (1998) <i>Tokyo, Japan: Waseda University, 1998.</i> <br/>

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Buglione, L., Abran, A. (1998) <i>International Software Benchmarking Conference</i> <i>, International Software Benchmarking Conference, Rome, 1998.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1972 2010-04-12T11:41:48Z

Oligny, S., Abran, A. (1998) <i>Atelier d'une journée sur la mise en oeuvre du benchmarking et de l'estimation de projets informatiques en entreprise</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., (1998) <i>Tokyo, Japan: Nikkagiren, 1998.</i> <br/>

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Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A., St-Pierre, D. (1998) <i>11th International Conference - Software Engineering and Its Applications</i> <i></i> : 42<br/>

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Oligny, S., Abran, A. (1998) <i>Atelier d'une demi-journée sur la mise en oeuvre du benchmarking et de l'estimation de projets informatiques en entreprise</i> <i></i> : 33<br/>

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Oligny, S., Godcharles, D., Bourque, P., Abran, A. (1998) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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A methodology for establishing quality requirements and identifying, implementating, analyzing, and validating the process and products software quality metrics is defined. The methodology spans the entire software life cycle.<br/><br/>Schneidewind, N., Modell, C., Abran, A., Barnard, J., Chiricosta, D., Jacquet, J.-P. (1998) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2497 2010-09-08T19:28:22Z

Abran, A., (1998) <i>UKSMA 10th Anniversary. London,UK, 1998.</i><br/>

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Abran, A. (1998) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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IT projects continue to be canceled, delivered late and over budget, fail to deliver what was expected or deliver error-prone results. This state of affairs prevails today despite more than 30 years of evolution in the methods,techniques and tools of information technology, softwareengineering and project management. It is clear that software professionals and organizations have not adequately ha...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Godcharles, D., Seto, W., Bourque, P., Abran, A. (1998) <i>9th European Software Control and Metrics Conference and 5th Conference for the European Network of Clubs for Reliability and Safety of Software (ESCOM-ENCRESS-98)</i> <i>9th European Software Control and Metrics Conference and 5th Conference for the European Network of Clubs for Reliability and Safety of Software (ESCOM-ENCRESS-98), Rome, Italy, 1998, </i> : pp. 27.<br/>

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Abran, A., Jacquet, J.-P. (1998) <i>4th IEEE International Software Engineering Standards Symposium, ISESS'99</i> <i>4th IEEE International Software Engineering Standards Symposium, ISESS'99, Curitiba, Brazil, 1998.</i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., (1998) <i></i><br/>

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Abran, A., St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., and Desharnais, J.-M., (1998) <i>Rome, Italy: International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) & GUFPI, La Sapienza University, 1998.</i><br/>

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This paper presents a white-box approach for developing models that predict software engineering project duration based on project effort. These models are based on the analysis of empirical data contained in the 1997 release of the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) repository. Duration models are built for the entire data set and for subsets of projects developed for pe...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Fournier, B. (1998) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1998) <i>ICSE'98 The 20th International Conference on Software Engineering</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., Moore, J. W., Tripp, L. L., Shyne, K., Pflug, B., Maya, M., Tremblay, G. (1998) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2496 2010-09-08T19:27:00Z

Abran, A., (1998) <i>Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Function Points Users Group (JFPUG), 1998.</i><br/>

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In most software cost estimation models, software size is the key cost driver. Such models use either a technical measure of software size, based on lines of code, or alternatively a functional size measure which can be known earlier in the software life cycle. However, even though Function Points is the most widely used functional size measure in the MIS domain, practitioners have often pointed o...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Morris, P. (1998) <i>13th International Forum on COCOMO and Software Cost Modeling</i> <i>13th International Forum on COCOMO and Software Cost Modeling, Los Angeles, CA, 1998.</i> : <br/>

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Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A., (1998) <i>Présentation effectuée dans le cadre du cours INM6055. Montréal, Québec: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1998, </i> pp. 47.<br/>

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Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Abran, A., (1998) <i>Séminaire Départemental. Montréal, Québec: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1998,</i> pp. 49.<br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S., (1998) <i>in Atelier d'une journée sur la mise en oeuvre de la méthode de mesure. Montréal, 1998, pp. 97.</i><br/>

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Molinié, L., Abran, A., Bourque, P., (1998) <i>Séminaire départemental. Montréal: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1998.</i> <br/>

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Function Point Analysis (FPA) is a technique designed to measure the functional size of software products. The technique measures product size from the user's point of view rather than from a technical perspective. FPA is now widely used in the MIS domain, where it has become the de facto" standard. However, FPA has not enjoyed the same degree of acceptance in other domains, such as real-time sof...<br/><br/>Maya, M., Abran, A., Oligny, S., St-Pierre, D., Desharnais, J.-M. (1998) <i>9th European Software Control and Metrics Conference and 5th Conference for the European Network of Clubs for Reliability and Safety of Software (ESCOM-ENCRESS-98)</i> <i>9th European Software Control and Metrics Conference and 5th Conference for the European Network of Clubs for Reliability and Safety of Software (ESCOM-ENCRESS-98), Rome, Italy, 1998, </i> : pp. 22.<br/>

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Oligny, S., Abran, A., (1998) <i> in Atelier d'une demi-journée sur la mise en oeuvre du benchmarking et de l'estimation de projets informatiques en entreprise. Montréal, 1998, pp. 33.</i><br/>

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(1998) <i></i><br/>

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Oligny, S., Abran, A., (1998) <i>in Atelier d'une journée sur la mise en oeuvre du benchmarking et de l'estimation de projets informatiques en entreprise. Montréal, 1998.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2480 2010-09-08T08:39:31Z

Abran, A., (1998) <i> Tokyo, Japan, 1998.</i> <br/>

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Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T.-H. (1998) <i>FESMA 98 - Business Improvement Through Software Measurement</i> <i>A Mapping Approach, FESMA 98 - Business Improvement Through Software Measurement, Antwerpen, Belgium, 1998.</i> : p.p 403-410.<br/>

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Desharnais, J.-M., St-Pierre, D., Abran, A., Maya, M., Bourque, P. (1998) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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(1998) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2381 2010-04-12T12:17:49Z

La capacité de mesurer la taille d'un produit logiciel du point de vue de l'utilisateur, c'est-à-dire, avec une perspective fonctionnelle plutôt que technique, est un pré-requis à l'analyse et à l'évaluation de la productivité. La méthode de mesure des points de fonction est un exemple d'une mesure de taille fonctionnelle. De nos jours, cette méthode est largement utilisée dans le dom...<br/><br/>Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A., Maya, M., St-Pierre, D. (1998) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2161 2010-09-07T20:51:11Z

During 1997, A large Information System (IS) Division of a Canadian Phone Company implemented formal process assurance in its Quality Assurance group. This status report presents a new perspective on the measurement of process assurance and the lessons learned after one year of assessing the individual conformance [1] of software development projects to the Corporate Software Development Process (...<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Merlo, E. (1998) <i>ICSE - LSR 98, International Conference on Software Engineering - Lessons and Status Reports</i> <i>ICSE - LSR 98, International Conference on Software Engineering - Lessons and Status Reports, Kyoto, Japan, 1998.</i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Gauthier, G., Nguyen, T.-H. (1998) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1936 2010-09-07T23:57:04Z

In the 50 year history of software development, various methodologies, methods and techniques have been proposed to facilitate the development of software responsive to needs. Most have proved to be more specific to the then-current state of technology than has been understood at the time. As a result, most have proved to be less universally applicable than originally intended. At this point in hi...<br/><br/>Jabir, Moore, J. W., Abran, A., Bourque, P., Dupuis, R., Hybertson, D., Jacquet, J.-P., Köller, A., Lowry, E., Tripp, L. L. (1998) <i>Computer Standards and Interfaces</i> <i></i> Vol. 19: No.2 p.p 155-160.<br/>

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Abran, A., St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Desharnais, J.-M. (1998) <i>UKSMA, United Kingdom Software Metrics Association</i> <i>UKSMA, United Kingdom Software Metrics Association, London, UK, 1998.</i> : p.p 14.<br/>

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Abran, A., (1998) <i> Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Function Point Users Group (JFPUG), 1998.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2182 2010-09-07T20:50:18Z

During 1997, the Information System (IS) Division of the Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) implemented a millennium compliance program. This experience report presents additional configuration management requirements implemented to manage the millennium project associated with the IBM-MVS applications. Included is a definition of compliance for Year 2000 projects, conversion approaches,...<br/><br/>April, A., Abran, A., Merlo, E. (1998) <i>SoST '98 - Symposium on Software Technology</i> <i>SoST '98 - Symposium on Software Technology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998.</i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Oligny, S. (1998) <i>Atelier d'une journée sur la mise en oeuvre de la méthode de mesure</i> <i></i> : 97<br/>

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This work presents an improved version of an open multi-dimensional model of performance, called QEST (Quality factor + Economic, Social and Technical dimensions) [8]. Performance is defined here as productivity adjusted by quality, both of which can be represented from multiple viewpoints. The QEST model integrates into a single representation three dimensions, each one represented by a product...<br/><br/>Buglione, L., Abran, A. (1998) <i>8th International Workshop on Software Measurement</i> <i>8th International Workshop on Software Measurement, Magdeburg, Germany, 1998, </i> : pp. 20.<br/>

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Abran, A., Bundschuh, M., Dumke, R., Ebert, C., Zuse, H. (1998) <i>Journal of the GI-Interest Group on Software Metrics</i> <i></i> 3: 2 66<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2209 2010-09-08T19:30:20Z

If software engineering is to mature into a recognized engineering discipline, it needs to be supported by measures, measurement methods and well tested descriptive and quantitative models. Other disciplines have developed a considerable body of knowledge with respect to measures, measurement instruments and quantitative models using measurement results to analyze relationships across objects an...<br/><br/>Abran, A. (1998) <i>NIST Workshop on Advancing Measurements and Testing for Information Technology (IT)</i> <i>NIST Workshop on Advancing Measurements and Testing for Information Technology (IT), Gaithersburg (Maryland), 1998.</i> <i>NIST Workshop on Advancing Measurements and Testing for Information Technology (IT), Gaithersburg (Maryland), 1998.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2472 2010-09-08T08:11:53Z

Abran, A., (1998) <i>Gifu, Japan: Asahi University, 1998.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2229 2010-09-07T20:55:41Z

A requirement for software productivity analysis and estimation is the ability to measure the size of a software product from the user's viewpoint, that is, from a functional perspective rather than from a technical perspective. One example of such a measurement method is Function Point Analysis (FPA). FPA is now widely used in the Management Information Systems (MIS) domain, where it has become...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Maya, M., St-Pierre, D., Bourque, P. (1998) <i></i> <i></i> <i>International Conference - Software Engineering and Its Applications, Paris, France, 1998.</i> : <br/>

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(1997) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2151 2010-09-07T21:05:08Z

Le génie logiciel ne dispose toujours pas d'un ensemble de principes fondamentaux reconnus par tous. Cet article décrit une démarche qui vise le développement d'un tel ensemble. Un premier atelier de travail tenu à Montréal en 1996 a permis la formulation de critères que devraient rencontrer de tels principes. Suite à cet atelier, une étude Delphi a été menée avec la participation de q...<br/><br/>Dupuis, R., Bourque, P., Abran, A., Moore, J. W. (1997) <i>Le génie logiciel et ses applications, dixièmes journées internationales (GL97)</i> <i>Dixièmes journées internationales «Le génie logiciel et ses applications» (GL97), Paris (France), Dec. 3-5 1997.</i> : <br/>

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St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Bourque, P., Translated by Araki, M. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i>Australian Software Metrics Association - Victoria Chapter (ASMA Victoria)</i> <i>Australian Software Metrics Association - Victoria Chapter (ASMA Victoria), Melbourne, Australia, 1997.</i> : <br/>

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St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2263 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Abran, A., Bourque, P. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2012 2010-09-08T19:51:39Z

Given its increasing importance in products and services, software has become a major component of corporate budgets. Like any other budget component, it is important to control these expenses, to analyze the performance of the amounts allocated to software development and to benchmark against the best in the field. To do so, measures and models using these measures are needed. Measures are nee...<br/><br/>St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i>IFPUG 1997 Fall Conference</i> <i>IFPUG 1997 Fall Conference. Scottsdale, Arizona: IFPUG, 1997,</i> : pp. 77.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2057 2010-09-08T19:48:47Z

Function Points Analysis measures user requested functionality independent of the technology used for implementation. Software applications are represented in an abstract model that contains the items that contribute to the functional size. When Function nPoint Analysis is applied to object-oriented software, the concepts of the development method have to be mapped into that abstract model.This ...<br/><br/>Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T.-H. (1997) <i>Spanning Beyond Information System Outsourcing, IFPUG Spring Conference</i> <i>Spanning Beyond Information System Outsourcing,Internation Function Point Users Group( IFPUG) Spring Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1997.</i> : p.p 117-142.<br/>

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Desharnais, J.-M., St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Abran, A. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Given its increasing importance in products and services, software has become a major component of corporate budgets. Like any other budget component, it is important to control these expenses, to analyze the performance of the amounts allocated to software development and to benchmark against the best in the field. To do so, measures and models using these measures are needed. Measures are need...<br/><br/>St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Bourque, P. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2056 2010-04-12T11:48:00Z

The Function Point software measure does not require the use of a particular development technique. However, the high-level concepts of object-oriented development methods cannot be mapped directly to the concepts of Function Point Analysis. In order to apply this software measure early in the development process, the object-oriented concepts corresponding to transactional and data function types ...<br/><br/>Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T-H. (1997) <i>6th International Workshop on Software Metrics</i> <i>F. Lehner</i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Sanchez, A., Herron, D., (1997) <i> in IFPUG Fall Conference. Scottsdale, AZ: International Function Point Users group, 1997.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2537 2010-09-14T01:07:50Z

Wright, T.; Lokan, C.; Abran, A., (1997) <i>in IFPUG Spring Conference. Cincinnati, 1997.</i><br/>

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Many parametric models based on estimates of project effort have been proposed in the literature to predict the duration of software development projects. Among these, COCOMO has received wide attention. A comparison of the duration estimates obtained from this model with those from an empirical model derived from a set of historical data maintained by the International Software Benchmarking Sta...<br/><br/>Oligny, S., Bourque, P., Abran, A. (1997) <i>8th European Software Control and Metrics Conference (ESCOM'97)</i> <i>8th European Software Control and Metrics Conference (ESCOM'97), Berlin, Germany, 1997.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2291 2010-03-15T15:54:36Z

Abran, A. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2168 2010-04-12T12:00:53Z

Function Points Analysis measures user requested functionality independent of the technology used for implementation. Software applications are represented in an abstract model that contains the items that contribute to the functional size. When Function nPoint Analysis is applied to object-oriented software, the concepts of the development method have to be mapped into that abstract model.This ...<br/><br/>Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T.-H. (1997) <i>TOOLS Conference 97</i> <i></i> : 13<br/>

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Wright, T., Lokan, C., Abran, A. (1997) <i>IFPUG Spring Conference</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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This volume presents the findings of the 6th International Workshop on Software metrics. Consequently continuimng the Workshop's tradition the focus is on the combination of theoretical and practical contributions. The wide range of topics includes articles on the evaluation of the maintenance process, the measurement of object-oriented software development, metrics for class librairies, and the e...<br/><br/>Lehner, F., Dumke, R., Abran, A. (1997) <i></i> <i>Franz Lehner et al. (eds.)</i> : 232<br/>

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Oligny, S., Bourque, P., Abran, A., and Fournier, B., (1997) <i>IFPUG 1997 Fall Conference. Scottsdale, AZ: International Function Point Users Group, 1997.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2500 2010-09-08T19:46:46Z

Abran, A., (1997) <i> Software Engineering & Software Metrics - A Québec-Swiss Seminar. Zurich: Technopark, Zurich, 1997.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2013 2010-04-12T11:44:26Z

St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2050 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Abran, A., Sanchez, A., Herron, D. (1997) <i>IFPUG Fall Conference</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2511 2010-09-08T20:32:04Z

Editors: Lehner, F., Dumke, R., Abran, A., (1997) <i>Universitäts Verlag, 1997.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2179 2010-09-08T19:47:22Z

Function Point Analysis (FPA) is a method for measuring the functional size of a software system. The rules governing FPA are described in textual format in IFPUG's Counting Practices Manual (CPM). Theses textual descriptions need to be transformed into very structured requirements, if the tools to be built have some chance to produce accurate results. Ideally it should be possible to represent t...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Paton, K. (1997) <i>IFPUG Spring Conference</i> <i>, IFPUG Spring Conference, Cincinnati, 1997.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2536 2010-09-14T01:06:58Z

Abran, A., (1997) <i> in Fourth Australian Conference on Software Metrics. Canberra, Australia: ASMA, 1997.</i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2499 2010-09-08T19:45:23Z

Abran, A., (1997) <i>Hanoi, Vietnam: Institut Francophone d'Informatique (IFI), 1997.</i><br/>

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Abran, A., Dumke, R. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2190 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Boucher, J., Abran, A. (1997) <i>Sera soumis</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2221 2010-09-07T20:59:26Z

This position paper addresses the measurement of software reuse from a functional perspective rather than from a technical perspective. Many studies have observed that the potential for reuse in software goes far beyond the reuse of source lines of code and includes data, architecture, design, program and common subsystem modules, documentation, test data and various intangibles. These issues ar...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Maya, M. (1997) <i>Eighth Annual Workshop on Software Reuse</i> <i>Eighth Annual Workshop on Software Reuse, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2118 2010-04-12T11:56:53Z

Maya, M., St-Pierre, D., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2244 2010-09-07T23:57:51Z

A requirement for software productivity analysis and estimation is the ability to measure the size of a software product from the user's viewpoint, that is, from a functional perspective rather than from a technical perspective. One example of such a measurement technique is Function Points (FP). FP are now widely used in the MIS domain, where it has become on the industry the 'de facto' standard....<br/><br/>Abran, A., Maya, M., Desharnais, J.-M., St-Pierre, D. (1997) <i>American Programmer</i> <i></i> Vol. 10: No.11 p.p 32-43.<br/>

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St-Pierre, D., Abran, A., Araki, M., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i>IFPUG 1997 Fall Conference</i> <i>, IFPUG 1997 Fall Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1997.</i> : <br/>

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(1997) <i></i><br/>

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St-Pierre, D., Abran, A., Araki, M., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i></i> <i>CIM, Montréal, Québec, 1997.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2094 2010-04-12T11:54:24Z

Abran, A., Roy, D., Trahan, P. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2476 2010-09-08T08:16:00Z

Abran, A., (1997) <i>Melbourne, Australia: Monash University, 1997.</i> <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2223 2010-09-08T08:17:10Z

Abran, A. (1997) <i>Fourth Australian Conference on Software Metrics</i> <i>Fourth Australian Conference on Software Metrics, Canberra, Australia, 1997.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1968 2010-09-07T21:05:50Z

Les recherches actuelles dans le domaine de la réutilisation du logiciel se concentrent sur les outils et les techniques spécialisés pour les trois principales activités de la réutilisation : la création des composantes réutilisables, le processus de réutilisation et la gestion de l’environnement de la réutilisation. Cet article présente les résultats de nos enquêtes et études de cas...<br/><br/>Nguyen, T.-H., Abran, A., Bayard, R., DeChantal, O. (1997) <i>Le génie logiciel et ses applications, dixièmes journées internationales (GL97)</i> <i>Le génie logiciel et ses applications, dixièmes journées internationales (GL97), Paris, 1997.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2116 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Maya, M., St-Pierre, D., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2097 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

April, A., Abran, A. (1997) <i>Third International Symposium and Forum on Software Engineering Standards</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2117 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Maya, M., St-Pierre, D., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2180 2010-04-12T12:01:41Z

The rules governing Function Point Analysis (FPA) are described in textual format in the Counting Practices Manual by the International Function Point Users Group. These textual descriptiosn need to be transformed into very structured requirements if the tools to be built have some chance to produce accurate results. Ideally it should be possible to represent the FP rules into decision tables th...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Paton, K. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : 11<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2010 2010-04-12T11:44:21Z

St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2595 2010-09-14T05:34:53Z

(1997) <i></i><br/>

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(1997) <i></i><br/>

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This document presents the Full Function Points (FFP) counting for a rice cooker example. First, the user requirement specifications are presented. Next, the boundary for the count is defined. Then, the control data function types are identified followed by the control transactional function types. For each function type identified, we explain the interpretation of the requirement specifications ...<br/><br/>Maya, M., St-Pierre, D., Abran, A., Bourque, P., JECS Systems Research (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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(1997) <i></i><br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2186 2010-09-07T21:00:05Z

Function Points are generally used for measuring software functional size from a user perspective. This paper is concerned with the problem of counting function points from source code using the Function Point Analysis proposed by the International Function point User Group (IFPUG) 1994 standards. This paper presents the Automated FP counting scope andobjective, the presentation of an existing sem...<br/><br/>April, A., Merlo, Ettore, Abran, A. (1997) <i>Working Conference on Reverse Engineering (WCRE'97)</i> <i>WCRE97 - Fourth Working Conference on Reverse Engineering, CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1997.</i> : p.p 236-246.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2357 2010-04-12T12:14:42Z

Desharnais, J.-M., St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Abran, A. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2338 2010-04-12T12:13:06Z

Desharnais, J.-M., St-Pierre, D., Maya, M., Abran, A. (1997) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2251 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Abran, A. (1997) <i>Third International Symposium and Forum on Software Engineering Standards</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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(1997) <i></i><br/>

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This paper presents a process model for software measurement methods. Theproposed model details the distinct steps from the design of a measurement method, to its application, then to the analysis of its measurement results and last to the exploitation of these results in subsequent models, such as in quality and estimation models. From this model, a validation framework can be designed for analyz...<br/><br/>Jacquet, J.-P., Abran, A. (1997) <i>Third International Symposium and Forum on Software Engineering Standards (ISESS'97)</i> <i>Third International Symposium and Forum on Software Engineering Standards (ISESS'97), Walnut Creek, CA, 1997.</i> : p.p 128-135.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2485 2010-09-08T08:48:06Z

Mendes, O., Abran, A., Bourque, P., (1997) <i>Séminaire départemental. Montréal, Québec, 1997, </i> pp. 62.<br/>

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Jacquet, J.-P., Abran, A., Dupuis, R. (1997) <i>Dixièmes journées internationales «Le génie logiciel et ses applications» (GL97)</i> <i>Dixièmes journées internationales «Le génie logiciel et ses applications» (GL97), Paris, 1997.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2484 2010-09-08T08:45:53Z

Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T.-H., (1997) <i>OOSE-Jacobson Approach, in Séminaire départemental, Département d'informatique. Montréal: Université du Québec a Montréal, 1997.</i> <br/>

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Abran, A. (1997) <i>Fourth Australian Conference on Software Metrics</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1996-1998) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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St-Pierre, D., Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A., Gardner, B. (1996) <i>The Voice 1996 - A publication of the International Function Point Users Group,</i> <i></i> Vol.1: No.1. p.p 6-7, 22.<br/>

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Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T.-H. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Bourque, P., Abran, A. (1996) <i>Forum on Software Engineering Standards (SES’96)</i> <i>Forum on Software Engineering Standards (SES’96), Montreal, 1996.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2331 2010-09-08T08:50:15Z

Bourque, P., Cossette, F., Abran, A. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> <i>http://www.lrgl.uqam.ca/, 1996.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2240 2010-04-12T12:52:34Z

Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T.-H. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1937 2010-09-07T21:15:08Z

De très nombreuses méthodes de mesure ont été développées jusqu’à ce jour en génie logiciel. Malheureusement, il parait difficile de répondre de la qualité d’un grand nombre d’entre elles, aussi bien du point de vue pratique que du point de vue théorique. Dans le cadre du document ISO/IEC DIS 14143 visant à établir une norme internationale sur les méthodes de mesure de taille fonc...<br/><br/>Jacquet, J.-P., Abran, A. (1996) <i>Génie Logiciel - Actes des Neuvièmes journées internationales «Le génie logiciel et ses applications» (GL96)</i> <i></i> Vol.42: p.p 103-108<br/>

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Many software metrics have been developed until now in software engineering but very few of them have been looked at closely from a measurement method perspective. Unfortunately, because of the lack of validation processes that are rigorous enough, it seems difficult to ensure the quality of these methods, both on a practical and on a theoretical level.The ISO IEC/JTC1/SC7 WG12 committee on softwa...<br/><br/>Jacquet, J.-P., Abran, A. (1996) <i>Forum on Software Engineering Standards (SES’96)</i> <i>Forum on Software Engineering Standards (SES’96), Montréal, 1996.</i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Molinié, L. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Jacquet, J.-P., Abran, A. (1996) <i>International Software Benchmarking: Engineering and Measurement Issues</i> <i></i> : 15<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2242 2010-09-08T00:01:46Z

Standards are designed to promote the efficient use of technology; they can be seen as structured and prepackaged, agreed-upon best practices for specific technologies. Teaching can be viewed as a technology transfer process, and the use of standards can facilitate this process. This paper discusses the uses of both ISO standards and work-in-progress documents in designing and teaching graduate ...<br/><br/>Abran, A. (1996) <i>ACM StandardView,</i> <i></i> Vol.4: No.3. p.p 139-145.<br/>

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Bourque, P., Cossette, F., Abran, A. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> <i>http://www.lrgl.uqam.ca/ses96.html, 1996.</i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1996) <i>International Software Benchmarking: Engineering and Measurement Issues</i> <i>International Software Benchmarking: Engineering and Measurement Issues, Université du Québec Montréal, Montreal, 1996.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2315 2010-03-15T15:54:36Z

Bourque, P., Cossette, F., Abran, A. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Molinié, L. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1996) <i>L'analyse du risque - Une approche conceptuelle et systémique - Jean-Charles Dubois</i> <i></i> : IX<br/>

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Abran, A. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2250 2010-09-08T08:19:02Z

Abran, A. (1996) <i>Vision 96</i> <i>Applied Software Engineering Center - CRIM, Vision 96, Montreal, 1996.</i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Molinié, L. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2260 2010-09-08T08:19:27Z

Abran, A. (1996) <i>2ième Forum International d’Informatique Appliquée</i> <i>2ième Forum International d’Informatique Appliquée, Tunis, 1996.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2034 2010-09-08T00:04:05Z

Multiple solutions to problems of software development have been proposed such as development methodologies, management models and software tools. The function of software maintenance, on the other hand, has not known such infatuation despite its share of the software budget in organizations: between 50% and 70% of the software budget. The software maintenance function suffers from a scarcity of ...<br/><br/>Zitouni, M., Abran, A. (1996) <i>6th International Conference on Software Quality Conference</i> <i>6th International Conference on Software Quality Conference.ASQC- Software Division, Ottawa, 1996.</i> : p.p 238-268.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2177 2010-09-08T19:56:48Z

Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T.-H. (1996) <i>International Software Benchmarking: Engineering and Measurement Issues</i> <i>International Software Benchmarking: Engineering and Measurement Issues, Montréal, 1996. </i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2089 2010-04-12T12:51:10Z

Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T.-H. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T.-H. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Nisempba, J.J., Abran, A. (1996) <i>64ème congrès de l'ACFAS (Association Canadienne Française pour l'avancement des Sciences)</i> <i>64ème congrès de l'ACFAS (Association Canadienne Française pour l'avancement des Sciences), Montréal, 1996.</i> : <br/>

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Function Point Analysis (FPA) was initially designed on the basis of expert judgements, without explicit reference to any theoretical foundation. From the point of view of the measurement scales used in its measurement process, FPA constitutes a pot-pourri of scales not admissible without the transformations imbedded in the implicit models of expert judgements. The results of this empirical stu...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Robillard, P. N. (1996) <i>IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering</i> <i></i> 22: 12 895-909<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2048 2010-09-07T21:10:33Z

The Function Point software measure does not require the use of a particular development technique. However, the high-level concepts of object-oriented development methods cannot be mapped directly to the concepts of Function Point Analysis. In order to apply this software measure early in the development process, the object-oriented concepts corresponding to transactional and data function types ...<br/><br/>Fetcke, T., Abran, A., Nguyen, T-H. (1996) <i>6th International Workshop on Software Metrics</i> <i>6th International Workshop on Software Metrics, Regensburg, Germany, 1997.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2035 2010-09-08T20:03:04Z

Zitouni, M., Abran, A. (1996) <i>64ème congrès de l'ACFAS (Association Canadienne Française pour l'avancement des Sciences)</i> <i>64ème congrès de l'ACFAS (Association Canadienne Française pour l'avancement des Sciences), Montréal, 1996.</i> : <br/>

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Mendes, O., Abran, A., Bourque, P., (1996) <i>IFPUG Fall Conference. Dallas: International Function Point Users Group, 1996.</i> <br/>

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Bourque, P., Maya, M., Abran, A., (1996) <i> IFPUG Spring Conference. Atlanta: International Function Point Users Group, 1996.</i> <br/>

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Abran, A., Molinié, L. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2103 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

La technique des points de fonction, proposée par Allan Albrecht en 1979, a été développée pour mesurer la taille fonctionnelle des logiciels du domaine de l’informatique de gestion selon la perspective des utilisateurs. Actuellement, elle est amplement acceptée et utilisée pour mesurer des logiciels provenant de ce domaine d’application et le nombre d’utilisateurs ne cesse d’augmenter...<br/><br/>Maya, M., Abran, A. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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(1996) <i></i><br/>

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Abran, A., Préface, (1996) <i></i> : pp. IX.<br/>

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(1996) <i></i><br/>

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La technique des points de fonction a été développée pour mesurer la taille fonctionnelle des logiciels selon le point de vue des utilisateurs. Puisqu’elle a été développée dans le domaine des systèmes d’information de gestion (MIS), elle capture les caractéristiques fonctionnelles spécifiques à ce type de logiciels. De ce fait, cette technique a obtenu une grande acceptation dans ...<br/><br/>Maya, M., Abran, A. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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(1996) <i></i><br/>

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A requirement for productivity models and productivity analysis is to know the size of the product, or the output, of a work process. In software engineering, the product is the software itself. Function Points Analysis (FPA) has been designed to measure the functional size of software applications from a user’s perspective. While it is being used extensively to measure either medium or large ...<br/><br/>Maya, M., Abran, A., Bourque, P. (1996) <i>6th International Workshop on Software Metrics</i> <i>6th International Workshop on Software Metrics, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1996.</i> : <br/>

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Mendes, O., Abran, A., Bourque, P. (1996) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1995) <i>Joint Germany-Québec Software Metrics Workshop - Software Metrics: From Industrial Issues to Research Themes</i> <i>Joint Germany-Québec Software Metrics Workshop - Software Metrics: From Industrial Issues to Research Themes, Berlin, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1966 2010-09-07T21:23:17Z

Müllerburg, M., Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Meyerhoff, D., St-Pierre, D. (1995) <i>Metrics in Software Evolution</i> <i>M. Müllerburgh; A. Abran</i> Vol. GMD-Bericht NR. 254: p.p 247-273.<br/>

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(1995) <i></i><br/>

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Abran, A. (1995) <i>International Practitioner Forum - Joint CIM-ASMA Workshop</i> <i>International Practitioner Forum - Joint CIM-ASMA Workshop, Melbourne, Australian Software Metrics Association, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2102 2010-09-08T20:13:28Z

Maya, M., Abran, A. (1995) <i>UQAM - Conférences de la Maîtrise en informatique de gestion: Est-il possible de mesurer la productivité en maintenance?</i> <i> UQAM - Conférences de la Maîtrise en informatique de gestion: Est-il possible de mesurer la productivité en maintenance?, Montréal, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2275 2010-03-15T15:54:36Z

Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Paton, K., Abran, A. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2188 2010-04-12T12:02:09Z

Abran, A., Seto, W. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2356 2010-09-03T18:58:19Z

La mise en oeuvre d'un programme de mesures en génie logiciel est un véritable défi. En effet, selon Howard Rubin, 80% des programmes de mesures implantés aux États-Unis de 1985 à 1990 ont eu une durée de vie de moins de deux ans. A partir d'observations sur les pratiques demise en oeuvre de programme de mesures en génie logiciel, il est possible de connaître relativement tôt (en moins...<br/><br/>Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (1995) <i>L'expertise informatique</i> <i></i> 1: 3 2-6<br/>

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Industrial production firms have over time developed tools and models to ensure that productivity is measured and understood. This article suggests the use of such a model, the SIMAP model, for software maintenance. This article also shows how data could be organized and categorized in order to fully benefit from the SIMAP productivity model.<br/><br/>Déry, D., Abran, A. (1995) <i>Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering</i> <i>Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Montreal, Canada, 1995.</i> : p.p 1038-1041.<br/>

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Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (1995) <i>Metrics in Software Evolution</i> <i>M. Müllerburg; A. Abran</i> Vol. GMD-Bericht NR. 254: pp. 11-38.<br/>

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Abran, A. (1995) <i>Second IEEE International Symposium and Forum on Software Engineering Strandards (ISESS'95)</i> <i>Second IEEE International Symposium and Forum on Software Engineering Strandards (ISESS'95), Montréal, 1995.</i> : <br/>

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Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2283 2010-03-15T15:54:36Z

Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Déry, D. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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This paper is concerned with the identification and measurement of reuse within projects in which functional enhancements have been added to existing software applications. The proposed approach is based on the measurement of reuse from a functional perspective rather than from a technical perspective. Two key concepts are introduced: a reuse indicator and a predictor ratio. The reuse indicato...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2350 2010-09-08T08:20:30Z

Abran, A. (1995) <i>IFPUG Fall Conference</i> <i>International Function Point Users Group(IFPUG) Fall Conference, Toronto, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2198 2010-03-15T15:54:35Z

Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2241 2010-09-08T20:03:53Z

Abran, A. (1995) <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: Est-il possible de mesurer la productivité en maintenance?</i> <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: Est-il possible de mesurer la productivité en maintenance?, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2220 2010-04-12T12:52:25Z

The paper is concerned with the identification and measurement of reuse within projects in which functional enhancements have been added to existing software applications. The proposed approach is based on the measurement of reuse from a functional perspective rather than from a technical perspective. Two key concepts are introduced: a reuse indicator and a predictor ratio. The reuse indicator is ...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1995) <i>Journal of Software Maintenance: Research and Practice</i> <i></i> 7: 4 263-277<br/>

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Abran, A. (1995) <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: La mesure de la réutilisation - Une rétrospective</i> <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: La mesure de la réutilisation - Une rétrospective, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2259 2010-09-08T20:09:47Z

Abran, A. (1995) <i>International Practitioner Forum - Joint CIM-ASMA Workshop</i> <i>International Practitioner Forum - Joint CIM-ASMA Workshop, Melbourne, Australian Software Metrics Association, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2316 2010-09-08T20:05:07Z

Abran, A. (1995) <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: Est-il possible de mesurer la productivité en maintenance?</i> <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: Est-il possible de mesurer la productivité en maintenance?, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2217 2010-09-08T20:06:12Z

Abran, A. (1995) <i>Joint Germany-Québec Software Metrics Workshop - Software Metrics: From Industrial Issues to Research Themes</i> <i>Joint Germany-Québec Software Metrics Workshop - Software Metrics: From Industrial Issues to Research Themes, Berlin, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2214 2010-04-12T12:52:21Z

Abran, A., Déry, D. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Déry, D. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2204 2010-09-07T21:24:52Z

A requirement for productivity models and productivity analysis is the ability to define a sizing technique of the product of a work process. There is currently a lack of measurement techniques for sizing the work product of software maintenance activities. This paper reports on research work carried out to define a sizing technique for the work product of the maintenance activities of the adaptiv...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Maya, M. (1995) <i>International Conference on Software Maintenance - ICSM-95</i> <i>International Conference on Software Maintenance - ICSM-95, Opio, France, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos, CA, USA, 1995, </i> : pp. 286-294.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2207 2010-09-08T20:07:16Z

Abran, A. (1995) <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: Les points de fonction sont-ils crédibles?</i> <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: Les points de fonction sont-ils crédibles?, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2212 2010-09-07T21:27:13Z

Réingénierie du logiciel, entretien du logiciel, outils de réingénierie du logiciel, De plus en plus, les entreprises considèrent leur portefeuille d'applications informatiques comme un actif. Toutefois, l'entretien de ce portefeuille consomme toujours plus de ressources et doit être réalisé avec des budgets et dans des délais restreints. C'est dans ce contexte que la réingénierie du...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Bourque, P., Brisebois, R., Côté, V. (1995) <i>Le génie Logiciel, reproduit des Actes de la conférence Le génie logiciel et ses applications"</i> <i>Le génie Logiciel, reproduit des Actes de la conférence « Le génie logiciel et ses applications », huitièmes journées internationales (GL95), vol. 38, 1995, </i> : pp. 41-47.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2285 2010-09-08T20:07:51Z

Abran, A. (1995) <i>Joint Germany-Québec Software Metrics Workshop - Software Metrics: From Industrial Issues to Research Themes</i> <i>Joint Germany-Québec Software Metrics Workshop - Software Metrics: From Industrial Issues to Research Themes, Berlin, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2142 2010-04-12T12:51:46Z

Müllerburg, M., Abran, A. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> GMD-Bericht NR. 254: 280<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2045 2010-09-08T20:12:11Z

Desharnais, J.-M., Abran, A. (1995) <i>IFPUG Fall Conference</i> <i>International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) Fall Conference, Toronto, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2486 2010-09-08T08:51:24Z

Abran, A., (1995) <i>Séminaire départemental. Montréal: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1995, </i> pp. 42.<br/>

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Abran, A. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2042 2010-09-07T21:21:47Z

Abran, A. (1995) <i>Metrics in Software Evolution</i> <i>M. Müllerburgh; A. Abran</i> Vol. GMD-Bericht NR. 254: p.p 223-246.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2039 2010-09-08T08:52:00Z

Déry, D., Abran, A. (1995) <i></i> <i>0.5, 18 September 1995 ed. Montréal: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1995.</i> : <br/>

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Editors: Müllerburg, M., Abran, A., (1995) <i> vol. GMD-Bericht NR. 254. Sankt Augustin: R. Oldenbourg Verlag, 1995.</i><br/>

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Abran, A., Déry, D. (1995) <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: Est-il possible de mesurer la productivité en maintenance?</i> <i>Conférences de la Maîtrise en Informatique de gestion: Est-il possible de mesurer la productivité en maintenance?, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2036 2010-09-07T21:26:18Z

Cette communication propose une approche méthodologique exploratoire pour élaborer un outil d'évaluation et d'amélioration du processus de la maintenance des logiciels. La réalisation de cet outil sous forme de prototype de modèle de maturité s'inspirera largement du modèle CMM (Capability Maturity Model), conçu et développé par le SEI (Software Engineering Institute) de l'Université ...<br/><br/>Zitouni, M., Abran, A., Bourque, P. (1995) <i>Le génie logiciel et ses applications, huitièmes journées internationales (GL95)</i> <i>Le génie logiciel et ses applications, huitièmes journées internationales (GL95), Paris, La Défense, 1995.</i> : p.p 727-739.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2092 2010-09-08T20:11:07Z

April, A., Abran, A. (1995) <i>Summer 95 GUIDE</i> <i>Summer 95 GUIDE, Boston, 1995.</i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2065 2010-09-07T21:25:39Z

Material to teach evaluation and selection of new technologies is often geared towards major organizations and research centers. However, software engineers in small to medium sized organizations are often faced with the same challenge of selecting new technologies. For graduate courses in software engineering, there is currently is a lack of teaching material geared towards the needs of small to ...<br/><br/>Abran, A. (1995) <i>Second IEEE International Software Engineering Standards Symposium (ISESS'95) Experience and Practice</i> <i>Second IEEE International Software Engineering Standards Symposium (ISESS'95) Experience and Practice, Montreal, Que., Canada, IEEE Comput. Soc. Press Los Alamitos, CA, USA, 1995.</i> : p.p 268-275.<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2101 2010-09-08T20:12:50Z

Maya, M., Abran, A. (1995) <i>IFPUG Fall Conference</i> <i>International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) Fall Conference, Toronto, 1995.</i> : 93-110<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2100 2010-04-12T12:51:20Z

Maya, M., Abran, A. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2289 2010-04-12T12:53:14Z

Abran, A., Déry, D. (1995) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2329 2010-04-12T12:53:32Z

Abran, A. (1994) <i>NEFPUG voodjaarsconferentie</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Meyerhoff, D., Mullerburg, M., St-Pierre, D. (1994) <i>SEKED94, 6th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering</i> <i></i> : 164-171<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2314 2010-04-12T12:53:25Z

Practitioners still feel ill at ease regarding an evaluation process for reengineering tools. To address this issue, a Québec-based special interest group in software engineering reused a case study workshop formal that had been previously implemented to compare CASE products. This case study format had to be substantially modified to allow both vendors and participants to properly position the...<br/><br/>Bourque, P., Abran, A. (1994) <i>ACM - Software Engineering Notes</i> <i></i> 19: 3 30-34<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid1916 2010-04-12T12:49:43Z

Function points metrics were developed by Allan Albrecht in 1979 to study software development productivity. There is, however, considerable ambiguity on their interpretation: in the literature they are reported to be either a size measurement, a productivity unit, a functional complexity factor, a dimensionless number or a miltidimensional number. Simultaneously, there is ample evidence in the...<br/><br/>Abran, A. (1994) <i>Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique</i> <i></i> : 405<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2311 2010-04-12T12:53:24Z

Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1994) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Pesant, J., Abran, A. (1994) <i>Software Measurement Programs in Industry and Administration - A Joint Workshop: CIM - DASMA</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2023 2010-04-12T12:50:29Z

Taboubi, Z., Abran, A. (1994) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2255 2010-04-12T12:06:25Z

Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Dubois, J.-C. (1994) <i>A Field Study: 1994</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1994) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2386 2010-04-12T12:54:04Z

Function point metrics were initially designed through expert judgements. The underlying measurement model has not been clearly stated, and this has generated some confusion as to the true nature of these metrics and their usefulness in fields other than their initial management information system domain. When viewed without reference to implicit models hidden in the expert judgements, function po...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Robillard, P. N. (1994) <i>Journal of Systems and Software</i> <i></i> 25: 2 171-184<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2073 2010-04-12T12:51:01Z

Abran, A. (1994) <i>Conférence Qualité Informatique - Le Panorama</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1994) <i>IFPUG Fall Conference</i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2064 2010-04-12T12:50:53Z

Abran, A. (1994) <i>European Software Cost Modelling Conference</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1994) <i>2ième conférence de l'Association francaise des usagers des Points-Fonction</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1993) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Meyerhoff, D., Mullerburg, M., St-Pierre, D. (1993) <i>IFPUG Spring Conference</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Robillard, P. N. (1993) <i>Revue de Liaison de la recherche en informatique cognitive des organisations [ICO]</i> <i></i> 4: 04-mars 16-24<br/>

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Abran, A. (1993) <i>Conférence de l'Association Française des Utilisateurs de Points-Fonction</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M., Meyeroff, D., Mullerburg, M., St-Pierre, D. (1993) <i>IFPUG, Spring conference</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1993) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A. (1993) <i>IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance - ICSM-93</i> <i>IEEE</i> : 370<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2194 2010-04-12T12:52:10Z

While various figures have been published on the workload distribution of maintenance activities, this information is at best indicative of management perceptions, most of it originating from surveys, and almost none based on actual data. This article presents empirical data from a two-year measurement effort in the maintenance environment of a Canadian financial institution. Based on the supply/d...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Nguyenkim, H. (1993) <i>Journal of Software Maintenance: Research and Practice</i> <i></i> 5: 2 63-90<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2109 2010-04-12T12:51:24Z

The objective of this article is to illustrate the use of productivity models for enhancement projects and to report on the reliability of Function Points-based models. The results of a field study at a major canadian financial institution indicate that Function points-based productivity models are within the range of the recommanded criteria for good models in Software engineering: a mean relativ...<br/><br/>Abran, A., Robillard, P. N. (1993) <i>IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance - ICSM-93</i> <i></i> : 80-87<br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2058 2010-04-12T12:50:49Z

Abran, A. (1993) <i>Italian Function Points Users Group</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Robillard, P. N. (1993) <i>IEEE Conference on Software Maintenance</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Desharnais, J.-M. (1992) <i>5th Annual Workshop on Software Reuse (WISR92)</i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Nguyenkim, H. (1991) <i>Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Maintenance</i> <i>International Conference on Software Maintenance, Sorrento, Italy, IEEE-CS Press, 1991, </i> : pp. 104-113.<br/>

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Abran, A., Robillard, P. N. (1991) <i>3rd Annual Oregon Workshop on Software Metrics</i> <i></i> : 13-janv<br/>

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Article analysis from C. G. Low and D. R. Jeffery.Function Points in the Estimation and Evaluation of the Software Process", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 16, no. 1, January 1990."<br/><br/>Abran, A. (1990) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., Robillard, P. N. (1990) <i>CIPS/CATA - Congress 90</i> <i></i> : 237-245<br/>

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Abran, A. (1989) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

http://publicationslist.org/a.abran/refid2132 2010-09-08T00:05:37Z

Abran, A. (1985) <i>Informatique Québec,</i> <i></i> Vol.59: pp. 6-7.<br/>

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Abran, A. (-1989) <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Abran, A., () <i>UKSMA. Kiryu, Japan: Gunma University, 1998.</i> <br/>

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Zitouni, M., Abran, A., () <i>Conférence Vison 96. Montréal, 1996, </i> pp. 23.<br/>

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Ricardo Rejas-Muslera, Juan José Cuadrado Gallego, Alain Abran, () : <br/>

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Bourque, Pierre; Dupuis, R.; Abran, Alain; Moore, J.W.; Tripp, L.L.; () <i>in SPIN-Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, 2001, </i> pp. 51.<br/>

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Abran, A., Basque, R., () <i>Conference on Software Development Management with CMM / SPICE. Beijing, China, 2000, </i> pp. 37.<br/>

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Abran, A., () <i>Polytechnical Universitat of Valencia, Valencia, Espana, Nov. 10, 2003.</i> <br/>