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| Software development cost: how much? You sure? | |
| Point of Contact |
Jairus Hihn jairus.m.hihn@jpl.nasa.gov |
| Dates | January 2005 - December 2007 |
| Problem | Experience has shown that the most expensive bad decisions are made earliest in the software lifecycle. For example, it a project's costs are under-estimated then developers will be forced into many quality-threatening cost-cutting measures as the project commences. One reason for poor cost estimation is that, all too often, NASA's software managers don't have enough relevant data to make totally accurate estimations. |
| Objective | High level objectives- to know exactly the budget allocated for NASA projects such that they can deliver high quality software. Lower Level objectives: * To build a repository of software cast estimation information that NASA managers can access to better estimate develop times for their projects * To develop a set of sensitivity tools that not only return a cost estimate, but an estimation of the error in that estimate. * Using that sensitivity tool, precisely define the amount of data needed to perform adequate cost estimation. |
| Results |
SAS 05 Executive Presentation.ppt SAS 05 Technical Presentation.ppt USC Workshop.PPT Sensitivity & Data Analyis Report V1a.pdf Sensitivity & Data Analyis Report V1b.pdf SAS 06 Executive Presentation.ppt SAS 06 Technical Presentation.ppt Tool V.1_2cee-1.0.zip SAS_07_Exec_Pres-SW_Dev_Cost_v2_Hihn.ppt Training at IV&V (briefing).zip SAS_07_Tech_Pres__SW_Dev_Cost_v3_Hihn.ppt Final Sensitivity Analyis Report - Selecting Best Practices for Effort Estimation.pdf 2cee Tutorial A 21st Century Effort Estimation Methodology-2007.ppt |
| Keywords | Cost Estimation, validation, screening, true sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis |
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Issue & Risk Tracking Management & Planning of V&V |
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