Impact of Analyst and Programmer Capability on Software Development Cost
Volume 1 Issue 2 2007
Download| Author(s): | Ghulam Qadir Memon , S.M. Ahmed Bari |
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| Abstract | Software development cost can be greatly influenced by the capability of the development team, especially, analysts and programmers. This paper intends to investigate the impact of analyst and programmer capability on the software development cost. The task is accomplished by developing various case scenarios involving different levels of analyst and programmer capabilities. Cost drivers and corresponding effort multipliers and average labor rates based on varying analyst and programmer capability are mainly used in determining the software development cost using COnstructive COst MOdel (COCOMO). The percent increase/decrease in software development cost is used as the primary measure of effectiveness for this study. Case Scenario 1 related to nominal ratings of personnel capability is taken as the base case and the results of all other case scenarios are compared against the result of this case scenario. The results of this research indicate that it does not pay off to use lower capability analysts and programmers for software development. This does not mean that low capability analysts and programmers should not be hired at all. Rather, this is indicative of the need for hiring high rating analysts and programmers for complex and large projects. However, for further validation of these results, more data must be collected and results need to be analyzed and verified. |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Type | Research paper, manuscript, article |
| Journal Name | Journal of Information & Communication Technology | Publisher Name | ILMA University | Jel Classification | - | DOI | - | ISSN no (E, Electronic) | 2075-7239 | ISSN no (P, Print) | 2415-0169 | Country | Pakistan | City | Karachi | Institution Type | University | Journal Type | Open Access | Manuscript Processing | Blind Peer Reviewed | Format | Paper Link | https://jict.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jict/1.2/3.pdf | Page | 21-34 |