Certified Function Point Specialist Examination Guide (Paperback)

The Certified Function Point Specialist Examination Guide provides a complete and authoritative review of the rules and guidelines prescribed in the release of version 4.3 of the Function Point Counting Practices Manual (CPM). Providing a fundamental understanding of the IFPUG Functional Size Measurement method, this is the ideal study guide for the CFPS examination. The text:

• Includes time-tested tips on how to best prepare for the exam
• Provides a series of questions and answers at the end of each chapter with specific references to the latest version of the CPM
• Contains two CFPS practice exams to measure understanding and identify areas where more study is needed

Active members of the Counting Practices Committee and a past president of the IFPUG supply time-tested insight on how to use the CPM manual effectively and efficiently during the exam. The two sample exams and detailed examples throughout the text help to ensure readers attain the comprehension required to attain certification the first time around. Following certification, this book is a valuable reference for applying the IFPUG method for sizing proficient software design, development, and deployment.

"While there are a number of solid books on counting function points, this new book fills a gap in the function point literature by providing useful information on the specifics of becoming a certified function point counter. The authors are all qualified for the work at hand, and indeed have contributed to the function point counting　methodology."
—Capers Jones, President, Capers Jones & Associates LLC

《認證功能點專家考試指南》提供了對於版本4.3的功能點計算實踐手冊（CPM）中所規定的規則和指南的全面且權威的回顧。本書提供了對於IFPUG功能大小測量方法的基本理解，是CFPS考試的理想學習指南。本書內容包括：

- 提供了如何最佳準備考試的經過時間考驗的提示。
- 每章末尾提供了一系列問題和答案，並具體引用了最新版本的CPM。
- 包含兩個CFPS模擬考試，以測量理解程度並確定需要進一步學習的領域。

計數實踐委員會的活躍成員和IFPUG的前任主席提供了如何在考試期間有效且高效地使用CPM手冊的經過時間考驗的見解。本書中的兩個樣本考試和詳細示例有助於確保讀者在第一次考試中獲得所需的理解程度。通過認證後，本書對於應用IFPUG方法進行專業軟件設計、開發和部署的尺寸化是一本有價值的參考書。

“雖然有許多關於計算功能點的優秀書籍，但這本新書填補了功能點文獻中關於成為認證功能點計數員的具體信息的空白。作者們都有資格從事這項工作，確實對功能點計數方法論做出了貢獻。” — Capers Jones，Capers Jones & Associates LLC總裁