sbc@raybed2.msd.ray.com (SHELLY CAVALLARO) (10/12/90)
We are in search of a viable method of estimating relational database development. In particular, we are trying to determine what metrics or countable entities/properties are meaningful to track in order to better bid future jobs. If anyone has attacked this problem successfully, or even taken a stab...we would be most anxious to learn of your progress. Shelly Cavallaro Raytheon Company
byock@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Bill Yock,,,) (10/16/90)
From article <1824@raybed2.msd.ray.com>, by sbc@raybed2.msd.ray.com (SHELLY CAVALLARO): > We are in search of a viable method of estimating relational database > development. In particular, we are trying to determine what metrics > or countable entities/properties are meaningful to track in order to > better bid future jobs. If anyone has attacked this problem > successfully, or even taken a stab...we would be most anxious to learn > of your progress. > A quick and dirty way I use to approach this problem is to add up the number of data tables, forms, and reports and multiply the number by 3 hours. Of course, the number of hours you figure it takes would depend on past performance in your particular work environment. Oh yes, it would also depend on how much profit you wish to make on the job. If you keep a time log of work on previous projects try totalling up the quantifiable objects and divide that into the time spent to see if you come up with a close hourly figure per object. -- Bill Yock, Weeg Computing Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 byock@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu