Level 3: Detailed Count

Level 3 Detailed Count Description

A detailed count includes the following:

• application boundary is defined
• full functional decomposition to transaction level
• all files and transactions within scope are identified
• all files and transactions are classified according to type
• all files and transactions are accurately categorised according to complexity (DETs and FTRs are identified within IFPUG ranges where possible)
• explanatory notes are attached to files and transactions where necessary
• count is recorded and reported using the SCOPE Project Sizing Software^® software repository tool

Level 3 Detailed Count Attributes

Detailed Counts are:

• detailed
• auditable
• accurate (with limits of the FPA technique +/- 10%)
• well documented
• very maintainable

Best suited for following count purposes:

• benchmarking projects (new development and enhancement)
• detailed estimates
• baseline application counts for portfolio sizing
• as detailed baseline model for future detailed enhancement project counting

SCOPE and Level 3 Counts

Use the Range option when selecting the complexity of Processes and Data Groups in SCOPE