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Abstract - A good planning is essential for a software project to be successful, and a good estimation of the size of the software to be developed is critical for a good planning. There are many methods used for size estimation of software projects. One of the most widely known and used methods is the Function Point Analysis (FPA). In this study, size of a mobile software project was estimated using FPA method. The estimate was compared to the actual size of the project after development, and results were presented.

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Index Terms – software size estimation, function poins analysis, mobile software.

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