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Anahtar Kelimeler:Effort Estimation,Use Case Point,Adapted Use Case Point,Simplified Use Case Point

Özet: It is an important issue in the software industry to predict how much effort will be required for a software project. The more accurate the effort estimation is in the early product development lifecycle, the higher is the performance in utilization of the resources and in meeting the deadline requirements. There are a number of methodologies developed for effort estimation. Use Cases, which are used for describing and capturing the functional requirements of a software system, is very popular and Use Case Points (UCP) method is one of the widely used effort estimation methodologies both in the industry and academia. There are also other most widely used use case based effort estimation methods, which are called Adapted Use Case Point (AUCP) and Simplified Use Case Point (SUCP).In this study, fourteen software projects’ effort estimations are studied. These fourteen software projects are taken from a CMMI level 3 certified defence industry company. First of all, fourteen software projects’ effort estimations are made according to UCP, AUCP and SUCP methodologies, respectively. Then, these three methods’ results are compared to actual effort spent.As evaluation criteria, magnitude of relative error (MRE) is applied in this case study for detecting the estimation errors.According to results obtained, for the projects considered, SUCP methodology gives a higher correlation between the actual effort and estimated effort than the correlation obtained regular UCP method and AUCP methods applied.

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