RT 6 - Software Intensive Systems Data Quality and Estimation Research in Support of Future Defense Cost Analysis

Abstract

The accompanying report, "AFCAA Software Cost Estimation Metrics Manual," constitutes the 2011-2012 Annual Technical Report and the Final Technical Report of the SERC Research Task RT-6: Software Intensive Systems Data Quality and Estimation Research In Support of Future Defense Cost Analysis. The overall objectives of RT-6 were to use data submitted to DoD in the Software Resources Data Report (SRDR) forms to provide guidance for DoD projects in estimating software costs for future DoD projects. In analyzing the data, the project found variances in productivity data that made such SRDR-based estimates highly variable. The project then performed additional analyses that provided better bases of estimate, but also identified ambiguities in the SRDR data definitions that enabled the project to help the DoD DCARC organization to develop better SRDR data definitions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 2012
Accession Number
ADA582892

Entities

People

  • Barry Boehm

Organizations

  • Systems Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agile Software Development
  • Aircrafts
  • Application Software
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Information Systems
  • Network Science
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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  • Business Analytics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering.