Enhancing Use-Case-Based Effort Estimation with Transaction Types

• Autorzy: Ochodek, M. , Nawrocki, J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Most of the use-case-based effort estimation techniques rely on a concept of use-case transaction that is used for measuring complexity of use cases. This includes the most recognizable Karner's Use Case Points and the Transactions metric recently proposed by Robiolo and Orosco. Both approaches are focusing on quantitative aspects of use-case transactions. However, in this paper, we would like to propose a new method for measuring use-case complexity that is called TTPoints. It includes knowledge regarding semantics of transactions, numbers of business objects and interacting actors. Effort estimation accuracy of the proposed method was compared to accuracies of Use Case Points, Transactions, and Entity Objects, in the case study on a set of 8 projects.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Effort estimation; use cases; Use Case Points; Use-case transactions

• Czasopismo: Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 35, No. 2
• Strony: 91-105
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Ochodek, M.

autor

Nawrocki, J.

• Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Computing Science, ul. Piotrowo 2, 60-965 Poznań, Poland,

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