NDLI: Making resource decisions for software projects

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Fenton, N. Marsh, W. Neil, M. Cates, P. Forey, S. Tailor, M.
Copyright Year	2004
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of London, UK (Fenton, N.; Marsh, W.; Neil, M.; Cates, P.; Forey, S.; Tailor, M.)
Abstract	Software metrics should support managerial decision making in software projects. We explain how traditional metrics approaches, such as regression-based models for cost estimation fall short of this goal. Instead, we describe a causal model (using a Bayesian network) which incorporates empirical data, but allows it to be interpreted and supplemented using expert judgement. We show how this causal model is used in a practical decision-support tool, allowing a project manager to trade-off the resources used against the outputs (delivered functionality, quality achieved) in a software project. The model and toolset have evolved in a number of collaborative projects and hence capture significant commercial input. Extensive validation trials are taking place among partners on the EC funded project MODIST (this includes Philips, Israel Aircraft Industries and QinetiQ) and the feedback so far has been very good. The estimates are sensible and the causal modelling approach enables decision-makers to reason in a way that is not possible with other project management and resource estimation tools. To ensure wide dissemination and validation a version of the toolset with the full underlying model is being made available for free to researchers.
Sponsorship	IEEE Assoc. for Comput. Machinery Special Interest Group on Software Eng. IEEE Comput. Soc
Starting Page	397
Ending Page	406
File Size	382326
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769521630
ISSN	02705257
DOI	10.1109/ICSE.2004.1317462
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2004-05-28
Publisher Place	UK
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Project management Software metrics Decision making Costs Bayesian methods Quality management Resource management Software quality Software tools Collaborative tools
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Software

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