Software Project Management Assignment # 04 Spring 2012

Software Project Management

Assignment # 04

Spring 2012

                                                               Marks: 20

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Assignment:

                               

Problem Statement: Online Shopping Mall  

Description:

Shopping Mall Stores, has been doing the business of fast food, detergents, cold drinks, uniform, sweets and much more for the last four years. They have their own position in business firms and well known for their quality.    
The main objective of this website is to sell the products worldwide and provide information about Shopping Mall. It offers a range of products biscuits, medicine, burgers, paints, sweaters, shoes, soaps and milk etc. They have a complete team of experts for managing products, imports and exports. The objective of this website is to attract more customers who are interested in buying these quality products and to give an overview of the organization and its efficiency.

This website will provide a complete catalog of the products. It will include online credit card transaction, feedback of the customers and an interface for the administrator to manage products, customers etc.

Considering the above scenario,

Question 1)

       COCOMO is a popular estimation technique and there are three different levels of COCOMO.  Assume that the initial Effort required for the above scenario is 20.22; you are now required to perform following tasks with the help of Intermediate COCOMO.

(a)    Identify four most important applicable cost driver Attributes, their Rating and Multiplying Factors (within the range of 0.9 and 1.4) for the above scenario.                                                    Marks: 10

                                                    

(b)    Calculate the EAF (effort adjustment factor) and Total Effort (in Person months).                                                                Marks: 10