SBIR Phase I: Estimating Software Costs for Web-Enabled Applications

Reifer Consultants，Inc.的小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目。开发数学模型，用于确定多媒体应用程序的规模，并估计网络软件开发项目的成本和时间表。 随着商业世界转向电子商务，越来越多的组织正受到网络经济的推动。 在这样的经济环境中，成功取决于准确估计和控制成本和进度的能力。 准确的估计可以量化投资回报，计算经济效益。 不幸的是，现有的软件评估工具不提供所需的能力。 原因很简单;它们没有解决基于Web的开发项目的独特特征。 Reifer Consultants，Inc.的研究将通过收集校准和验证拟议规模所需的数据以及估计可用于解决该领域创新需求的模型来填补差距。 本研究的成果将是一个经过验证的数学模型、原型软件评估工具和用户测试结果，可以作为未来产品开发和商业化的基础。 本项目还将调查市场上的产品和服务，并为未来的发展准备一个商业计划。本研究的商业应用是软件工具，管理人员和评估人员可以使用它来准确地估计成本和时间表的网络启用应用程序。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project from Reifer Consultants, Inc. develops mathematical models to be used to size multi-media applications and estimate costs and schedules for web-enabled software development projects. As the business world moves to electronic commerce, more and more organizations are being powered by a web-enabled economy. Success in such an economy relies on the ability to accurately estimate and control costs and schedules. Accurate estimates enable returns on investment to be quantified and economic benefits to be computed. Unfortunately, existing software estimating tools do not provide the needed capability. The reason for this is simple; they fail to address the unique characteristics of web-based development projects. The research of Reifer Consultants, Inc, would fill the gap by collecting the data needed to calibrate and validate proposed size and estimating models that can be used to address the need for innovation in this area. The products of this research will be a validated mathematical model, prototype software estimating tool, and user test results that could serve as the basis of future product development and commercialization. This project will also investigate the market for aligned products and services and prepare a business plan for future developments.The commercial applications of this research are software tools that managers and estimators can employ to accurately estimate the costs and schedules for web-enabled applications.