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Seminars Software Project Sizing: Outline The Software Sizing Problem Impact of Sizing Data On Cost and Schedule Lack of Useful Sizing Data Tools Software Sizing Estimation-Accuracy .vs. Development Phase Staff Constraints Limited Estimating Experience Estimating Biases Fitting Code Estimates To Bogeys Poor Definition/Understanding of Requirements Key Metrics Used In Software Project Sizing Sizing Refinement Throughout the Life Cycle Software Cost Tools With Sizing Capabilities Recent Surge of Activity to Develop Sizing Methodologies Top Level View of Selected Cost Models In Terms of Key Input/Output Parameters Software Size Development Environment Operational Environment of End Product Product Complexity Models Augmented with Sizing Capabilities COCOMO PRICE S SEER-SEM SLIM SOFTCOST-R SPQR/20 Key Metrics used In Software Project Sizing Characteristics of Useful Software Metrics Using Software Metrics To Improve Inputs for Project Sizing Sizing Metrics - Lines of Code, Token Count, Function Count, Equivalent Size measures Data Structure Metrics Software Science Metrics - Program Length/Volume Effort and Cost Metrics Productivity Metrics Sizing By Analogy Analysing Similarities and Differences Between Past and New Projects Relating Actual Lines of Code of Completed Project(s) to Size Estimate for the New Project Benefits of Data Base-Driven Sizing Cross-Project Comparison of Like Functional Units Mapping Functional Requirements to Like Functions in the Data Base Providing an Accurate Baseline to Size New Projects Database Analogy Models ARINC (United States Navy Survey) ESD Sizing Package (USAF) QSM Size Planner (Fuzzy-Logic) SDDP- Software Development Database Program (USAF/SMC) SSA - Software Sizing Analyzer (Aerospace Corp.) Size Convergence Techniques Convergence of Opinion - Standard/Wideband Delphi Statistical Convergence Curve Fitting PERT Sizing Function Point Analysis Components of Function Points Language/Independence Application Characteristics and Complexity Adjustments Procedure for Calculating Function Points Converting Function Points to Lines of Code Automated Function Point Based Sizing Models ASSET-R BYL PRICE SZ QSM Size Planner SEER-SEM SPQR-Feature Points Project Attributes Based Sizing Using Historical Project Data as Basis for New Estimates Assessing Attributes of a New Project-Required Reliability, Complexity, Tools, Personnel, Security, etc. The Prioritized Hierarchical Model QSM Size Planner (Standard Component Sizing) An Expert Judgement Type Software Sizing Model (SSM) Providing Realistic Size Estimated at Bid and Proposal Stage or Later Stages of Life Cycle Estimating Relative Sizes of Software Modules - Sizing Ancillary and Test Codes Operation Concepts - Project Data/Limits Input Data Sets Pairwise Data PERT Sizing Data Sorting Data Ranking Data Software Sizing Model Output Criteria For Assessing Sizing Methodologies User Input Required Knowledge/Experience in the Application Area When Is Input Data Available? Quantitative/Qualitative Inputs Historical Data and Analysis Using Earlier User Data for Subsequent Size Estimates Statistical vs. Data-Base Dependent Models Support for Sensitivity Analyses Underlying Concepts White Box vs. Black Box Models Applicability to Diffferent User Environments Accuracy of Results Model Output Probability Rnages Summary of user Inputs on Output Reports Model Usability User Interfaces Availability of User Support Model Calibration Limitations Management Issues In Software Project Sizing When Should Sizing Be Accomplished? And By Whom? Which Sizing Methodologies Work Best at Each Phase of the Life Cycle Integrating Techniques and Data from Multiple Models Sizing Modification Throughout the Life Cycle Deriving the Size Estimates - How Much Effort, Training and Skill is Required? Impact of Reusable Software on Sizing Estimates Selecting the Appropriate Sizing Tool - A Step-by-Step Approach Uncertainty Reduction - Applying Risk Management Techniques Impact of Sizing on Project Planning/Control Integrated Sizing and Timing Usability Engineering Seminar: Outline Typical Product Usability Problems Benefits of Usability Engineering Three Pillars of Usability - User Centered Design Design Guidelines & Standards Prototyping & Simulation Iterative Usability Testing Usability Engineering Process Usability Laboratory Design Usability Testing Methodology Usability Metrics Return on Investment Usability in Industry: Case Studies Microsoft Apple Computers Intuit Sun Microsystems Lockheed Martin





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