{"id":338,"date":"2011-11-26T06:13:58","date_gmt":"2011-11-26T06:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitedesignwebsitedevelopment.com\/?p=338"},"modified":"2014-03-19T09:14:16","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T09:14:16","slug":"the-software-equation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/androidbubble.com\/blog\/website-development\/software-engineering-perspective\/the-software-equation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Software Equation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Software Equation<\/h2>\n<p>The software equation shown below is dynamic multivariable estimation model. It<br \/>\nassumes a specific distribution of effort over the life of the software development project<br \/>\nand is derived from productivity data collected for over 4000 projects.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-339\" title=\"wdwd_equation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.websitedesignwebsitedevelopment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/wdwd_equation.jpg\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>E = [LOC x B0.333\/P]3 x (1\/t4)<\/h3>\n<p>Where:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> E \u2013 effort in person months or person years<\/li>\n<li> t \u2013 project duration in months or years<\/li>\n<li> B \u2013 special skill factor&nbsp;\n<p>\u2013 Increases slowly as the need for integration, testing, QA, documentation,<br \/>\nand management skills grow<\/li>\n<li> P \u2013 productivity parameter&nbsp;\n<p>\u2013 Overall process maturity and management practices<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The extent to which good SE practices are used<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The level of programming language used<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The state of the software environment<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The skills and experience of the software team<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The complexity of the application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Software Equation The software equation shown below is dynamic multivariable estimation model. It assumes a specific distribution of effort over the life of the software development project and is derived from productivity data collected for over 4000 projects. 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