Size estimation of web applications through web CMF object

This work outlines a new methodology for estimating the size of Web applications developed with a Content Management Framework (CMF). The reason for proposing -- through this work -- a new methodology for size estimation is the realization of the inadequacy of the RWO method, which we had recently developed, in estimating the effort of the latest Web applications. The size metric used in the RWO method was found not to be well suited for Web applications developed through a CMF. In this work, we present the new key elements for analysis and planning, needed to define every important step in developing a Web application through a CMF. Using those elements, it is possible to obtain the size of such an application. We also present the experimental validation performed on a 7-project dataset, provided by an Italian software company.