How to Access Software Project Size?

Published on: November 06, 2019
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How much will you charge for building a website?" and "How long will you take for the same?" are the two most common questions for software development projects. These questions lead to clients' constraint questions, such as "Will this project be delivered on time"? "Do you have a Fixed Rate?

Well, a dedicated software development company cannot evade these questions and should not also be. Costing the project is crucial if it is intended to be digital. Though pricing is not an easy task for a vendor, we have come up with a checklist to look into as a guide to cost the project.

Size of the project

To understand the cost behind the software development project, you have to understand the project’s size. Size also represents the scope of the project. The requirements that reveal the added features on the pre-existing ones. This will further make you understand the software requirements. Thus, the cost depends upon all. Yes, sizing the project means you cannot leave a minute detail out of it. Or else it is going to show the disparity in cost amount.

Evaluating Software Size in Applications and Portfolios

Does your organization utilize software size metrics to understand productivity, development complexity, and improve project estimation?

Do you know what level of output you should expect from your developers or outsourcing providers?

Software size grows continuously during development and also release. Software sizing should take place at the end of every year for applications in production because size, much like the physical weight, of an object can be an effective metric to estimate projects, forecast development team productivity, and identify systems that present maintainability challenges.

It is important to have a base size measurement as your development team creates new applications or makes software enhancements. A proper size calculation provides a benchmark for evaluating quality, complexity, risk, and productivity as end user needs rapidly evolve.

What Are the Benefits of Automated Software Sizing?

Automated analysis supplies a fast, accurate software sizing supports the monitoring of development practices and identifying improvement areas. Software sizing offers certain benefits including the ability to:

Improved Project Estimation
Enables Productivity Measurement and Monitoring
Creates Insight into Application Portfolio
Provide Context into Your Organizations Maintenance Challenges

Automated approaches using defined metrics have allowed for better, more accurate results in less time than other methods.

Using Automated Function Point Counting to Assess Software Size

Function point counting has proven to be one of the most beneficial because it breaks an application down into defined end user functions and uses this count to provide an accurate size benchmark. This calculation also helps organizations evaluate required effort based on the number of completed requirements within an application. Function points are a method for quantifying application functionality based on its logical design. Organizations use this software size estimation technique to identify improvement opportunities in complex, multi-tier environments where application development consists of several projects or technologies.

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