Title :
Elementary structures as a basis for effort estimation in information system development projects
Author :
Kennedy, Geoffrey J. ; Hay, Geoffrey C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Otago Univ., Dunedin, New Zealand
Abstract :
A major problem facing information system developers is the need to be able to estimate total effort required as early in the development cycle as possible. The paper explores the counts of elementary structures contained in the entity relationship diagram as a basis for effort estimation. The number of lines of code produced in thirty three system development projects is examined and related to the elementary structures of the corresponding entity relationship diagram in order to arrive at an empirical estimation model
Keywords :
entity-relationship modelling; information systems; effort estimation; elementary structures; empirical estimation model; entity relationship diagram; information system development projects; Cost benefit analysis; Cost function; Electrical capacitance tomography; Hip; Information science; Information systems; Lab-on-a-chip; Life estimation;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering: Education & Practice, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Dunedin
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8828-9
DOI :
10.1109/SEEP.1998.707657
