A modeling approach to software cost estimation

Author

Yu, Weider D.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Lab., Naperville, IL, USA

Volume

8

Issue

2

fYear

1990

fDate

2/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

309

Lastpage

314

Abstract

The author describes a novel software estimation modeling process as well as the important productivity factors and the productivity measurement metrics used in the 5ESS project, one of the largest telecommunication projects at AT&T Bell Laboratories. The 5ESS switch is a modern digital electronic switching system with a distributed hardware and software architecture. The model estimation approach has greatly improved the quality of estimates. The study of productivity factors has resulted in some significant productivity and quality improvement processes in the 5ESS development community

Keywords

digital communication systems; economics; electronic switching systems; software engineering; 5ESS project; 5ESS switch; AT&T Bell Laboratories; digital electronic switching system; distributed hardware architecture; distributed software architecture; productivity factors; productivity measurement metrics; software cost estimation; software estimation modeling; software productivity; telecommunication projects; Art; Costs; Databases; Life estimation; Lifetime estimation; Productivity; Programming; Software measurement; Software quality; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.46886

Filename

46886