A User's Manual for the DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) Application Software Size Estimating Tool (DASSET).

Abstract

This manual describes the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Application Software Size Estimating Tool (DASSET). DASSET consists of a module for software sizing and two commercially available software cost models (SLIM and WICOMO). The software sizing module and the underlying algorithms were developed by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) for use by DLA to give size estimates (measured in thousands of delivered source lines of code in COBOL or its equivalent). These size estimates are based on information contained in the Information Usage Models (IUMs) of the Business Area Analyses (BAAs) following the methodology described by Technology Information Products (TIP). A database within DASSET contains the information needed to generate size estimates for all functions that are currently contained within the BAAs.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADB136973

Entities

People

  • Bruce N. Angier
  • Elizabeth K. Bailey
  • Jeffrey B. Tate
  • Steven R. Shyman
  • Thomas P. Frazier

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Application Software
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Cost Models
  • Costs
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Digital Information
  • Logistics

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security