A cost model for estimating the cost of developing software in the Ada programming language

Abstract

The results of a one-year study to determine the impact of Ada on software costs, productivity, and quality are presented. A description is given of the statistical analysis and validation of the forty-one completed projects in the Ada costs database in the areas of cost, distribution of effort, error rates, productivity, and reuse potential. Also described are the development and validation of the mathematical model, the power laws formulated as a result of these activities, the development of the model into an automated cost-estimation package, and experiences with the cost-estimation package.<>