The road to maturity: navigating between craft and science

Ebert, Christof

doi:10.1109/52.636674

Cited by 16 publications

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“…• Interpreted the results to measure the effectiveness of the estimation procedures and discussed our findings; • As a side benefit, we also compared the effectiveness of expert judgment vs the calibrated COCOMO-II hybrid model; • Provided analysis of the company from a CMMI-level 3 perspective [17,18,19,20,21,22]; • Provided modifications necessary to improve the accuracy of estimation methods;…”

Section: Our Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Estimation Practices Efficiencies: A Case Study

Routray

Mohanty²

2007

10th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT 2007)

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Software Project Estimation has been one of the hot topics of research in the software engineering industry for a long time. Solutions for estimation are in great demand. By knowing the estimates early in the software project life cycle, project managers can manage resources efficiently. The objective of this paper is to investigate the estimation practices within an individual software company and to assess their reliability. We perform a methodical review of predictions from a within-company model, based on our analysis of their historical project data. We analyze their estimation practices and compute prediction accuracies and thereby, suggest improvements or modifications. The data analysis revealed that the company used expert judgment in the early years but gradually switched to parametric approaches (calibrated COCOMO II hybrid model). We describe our systematic review of the estimation process, perform experiments and analyze the results. Our findings suggest that these methods should be employed.

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Section: Our Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Estimation Practices Efficiencies: A Case Study

Routray

Mohanty²

2007

10th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT 2007)

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“…The Costs and Benefits involved in a product's creation, should be a major consideration [11] . If the costs are high and the benefits of its development are low, then there is little point in developing the product.…”

Section: The Adequate Quality Modelling Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Proposed Adaptable Quality Model for Software Quality Assurance

Khaddaj¹,

Horgan²

2005

J. of Computer Science

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Many of the early quality models have followed a hierarchical approach in which a set of factors that affect quality are defined, with little scope for expansion. More recent models have been developed that follow a 'Define your own' approach with locally tailored factors. The aim of this study is to present a new model to software quality assurance which addresses the problems of theses approaches and includes quality factors that represent a common set of criteria while allowing tailoring to a local environment. In addition the proposed model allows the quality factors to be determined and analysed in an integrated, adaptable fashion.

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“…Though there exists a substantial body of literature on design theory, -the common ground for various branches of design such as architecture, graphic design, engineering design, and industrial design, -the field of WBSD and more generally software design is notable by its extended absence from such journals as Design Studies and Design Issues. A number of authors have mentioned how, for example, architectural design might serve as a useful reference point for information systems development or software engineering [85][86][87][88][89]. However, the fundamentals of general design theory rarely appear on syllabii for systems analysis and design courses, nor do they explicitly feature in the IS 2002 curriculum [90] or SWEBOK [91].…”

Section: Implications For Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%