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Software Effort Estimation - INF3708

The document discusses Boehm's equation for estimating software development effort. The equation relates effort to size using constants that depend on whether a system is organic, semi-detached, or embedded. An example applies the equation to five systems and finds that none can be completed in less than three years.

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Software Effort Estimation - INF3708

The document discusses Boehm's equation for estimating software development effort. The equation relates effort to size using constants that depend on whether a system is organic, semi-detached, or embedded. An example applies the equation to five systems and finds that none can be completed in less than three years.

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SOFTWARE EFFORT ESTIMATION

Boehm’s equation
k
effort = c x (size)
Variables in Boehm’s equation
Effort measured in person months consisting of 152 working hours
Size measured in thousands of delivered source code instructions (kdsi)
c and k The constants, c and k, depended on whether the system could be classified, in
Boehm’s terms, as “organic”, “semi-detached” or “embedded

Please note: c and k are the COCOMO constant values, (also available in the prescribed
textbook) and indicated in the table below. These relate to the technical nature of the system and
the development environment.

System type c k
Organic 2.4 1.05
Semi-detached 3.0 1.12
Embedded 3.6 1.20

EXAMPLE
Five systems with the following estimated lines of code were identified.
Identify which can be completed in less than three years.

System Lines of code System type


A 23557 Organic
B 18553 Organic
C 17014 Semi-detached
D 10572 Embedded
E 9568 Semi-detached

A = 2.4 x [(23557÷1000)1.05] = 66.21208 person months ÷ 12 = 5.517673 Years


1.05
B = 2.4 x [(18553÷1000) ] = 51.52833 person months ÷ 12 = 4.294027 Years
1.12
C = 3.0 x [(17014÷1000) ] = 71.71738 person months ÷ 12 = 5.976448 Years
D = 3.6 x [(10572÷1000)1.20] = 60.99456 person months ÷ 12 = 5.082880 Years
E = 3.0 x [(9568/1000)1.12] = 37.63925 person months ÷ 12 = 3.136604 Years

None will be completed in less than three years.

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