A Decision Support System for Planning, Control and Auditing of DoD Software Cost Estimation.

Abstract

This thesis takes an overview of past software development estimation problems and practices, surveys the present situation, and provides recommendations. Results from a Department of Defense (DOD) wide survey on software development estimation factors are examined for trends using statistical analysis techniques. Basic and Intermediate models of the Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO) are implemented using a software engineering approach for development and documentation. This Decision Support System (DSS) is developed as a prototype for possible use in DOD for software development and maintenance estimations. Documentation for this DSS is contained in the appendices. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168420

Entities

People

  • Anne N. Sullivan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cost Models
  • Databases
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Models
  • Software Development
  • Software Testing
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Software Engineering.