Title: Effort estimation of web-based projects: a systematic review

Authors: Dhiraj Kumar Goswami; Saurabh Bilgaiyan; Samaresh Mishra

Addresses: School of Computer Engineering, KIIT, Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India ' School of Computer Engineering, KIIT, Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India ' School of Computer Engineering, KIIT, Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India

Abstract: Lately, the importance of effort estimation of web-based projects has increased. Due to the web project's dynamic changes, it becomes more difficult to use a particular estimating method. According to the CHAOS Report 1994, only about 16.2% of the web projects are successfully developed in a given budget and time. In the first half of this study, we have provided a systematic analysis of the effort estimation of web-based projects. This would be useful for users to gain more knowledge on effort estimation in web-based projects since very few research works have been carried out in this field. Nowadays, web projects are more complex and data-centric. So, the inclusion of the database in the estimation process becomes necessary. Secondly, we proposed an estimation model, where the database is taken into consideration for its effort estimation. The result that we found after utilising the model gave more accurate effort estimation.

Keywords: software project management; SPM; software project scheduling problem; SPSP; expert judgement techniques; EJT; Delphi technique; use case points; UCPs; function point analysis; FPA; COSMIC software estimation technique; CSET; neural network technique; NNT; fuzzy logic methodology; FLM; evolutionary computation technique; ECT.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2021.113619

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 2021 Vol.32 No.2, pp.179 - 202

Received: 14 May 2019
Accepted: 05 Aug 2019
Published online: 15 Mar 2021 *

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