Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Accounting
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-30
2005-08-30
Sough, Hyung (Department: 3628)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Accounting
C705S001100, C705S007380, C705S002000, C705S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06938007
ABSTRACT:
In one aspect, an automated method is provided for updating cost data for a software application in a maintenance environment. The method includes collecting functional metrics data and determining a composite index. A maintainability index is calculated, and an average cost per full-time equivalent is recorded. A maintenance unit cost is then calculated from the composite index, the maintainability index, and the average cost per full-time equivalent.In another aspect, an automated method is provided for computing cost of a software application in an enhancement environment. The method includes collecting functional metrics data, determining a composite, and calculating a maintainability index. An average cost per full-time equivalent is recorded, and a size of the application in function points is estimated. An enhancement unit cost is then calculated from the composite index, the maintainability index, the average cost per full-time equivalent, and the estimated function point size.
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Anderson Graham R.
DiPietro Katherine H.
Erbelding James C.
Iulianello Carol M.
Jamieson Paula J.
Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Electronics Data Systems Corporation
Kanof Pedro R.
Sough Hyung
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