Title :
A cost model for estimating the cost of developing software in the Ada programming language
Author :
Kane, Patrick T. ; Leuci, Nicholas D. ; Reifer, Donald J.
Author_Institution :
Reifer Consultants Inc., Torrance, CA, USA
Abstract :
The results of a one-year study to determine the impact of Ada on software costs, productivity, and quality are presented. A description is given of the statistical analysis and validation of the forty-one completed projects in the Ada costs database in the areas of cost, distribution of effort, error rates, productivity, and reuse potential. Also described are the development and validation of the mathematical model, the power laws formulated as a result of these activities, the development of the model into an automated cost-estimation package, and experiences with the cost-estimation package.<>
Keywords :
Ada; DP management; financial data processing; software packages; statistical analysis; systems analysis; Ada costs database; Ada programming language; RCI; Soft Cost-Ada package; automated cost-estimation package; cost model; effort; error rates; mathematical model; power laws; productivity; reuse potential; software costs; software quality; statistical analysis; validation; Computer languages; Costs; Mathematical model; Object oriented modeling; Packaging; Productivity; Software packages; Software quality; Software tools; Statistical analysis;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1988. Vol.II. Software Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0842-0
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1988.11879
