NDLI: Towards the Integration of Quality Attributes into a Software Product Line Cost Model

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Nolan, A.J. Abrahao, S. Clements, P. McGregor, J.D. Cohen, S.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	A good estimation tool offers a "model" of a project and is usually used to estimate cost and schedule, but it can also be used to help make trade decisions that affect cost and schedule as well as to estimate risks and opportunities. It was evident that Rolls-Royce needed a cost model to underpin decisions when they launched a Software Product Line initiative. The first generation cost model was based on COCOMO II, which represents the software product as a single size measure (Source Lines of Code) but makes limited use of the architecture or any characteristics of the product being developed. The next generation of the cost model, currently under development, is intended to account for the quality attributes of the core assets and the resulting products in order to estimate their impact on cost and net-benefit to the business. The objective of this paper is to describe our current efforts to integrate key quality attributes into the SPL cost model. We describe the quality attributes selected, the reason for their selection and the benefits we expect to obtain after integrating them into the model.
Starting Page	203
Ending Page	212
File Size	412579
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457710292
DOI	10.1109/SPLC.2011.44
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-08-22
Publisher Place	Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Estimation Computer architecture Software Product development Safety-Critical Software Cost Estimation Industrial Experiences Quality Attributes Engines Testing Business Software Product Lines
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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