结束语

    本文描述了基于用例进行评估的一个框架。为了使描述更加具体，本文为框架的参数选择了一些值，尽管这些值有待于论证，但它们并不总是错误的。像往常一样，随着数据的搜集，这种估计应该根据实际情况和重新估计的参数值进行测试。这种框架对于不同种类的系统考虑了用例层次、规模和复杂度等思想，并且不再采取细粒度的功能分解。为减轻计算的负担，对于诸如 Estimate Professional 这样的工具，可以构建一个前端，从而提供一种基于用例的规模输入的不同的方法。

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