Giveme effort: um framework para apoiar estimativa de esforço em atividades de manutenção e compreensão de software

Abstract

Many organizations encounter problems when estimating effort for software maintenance activities. When estimating effort is not well defined or are inaccurate, the results may reflect directly into the software delivery, causing customer dissatisfaction or decreased product quality. The success or failure of projects depends on the accuracy of the effort and the schedule of involved activities. The rise of agile methods in software development has presented many opportunities and challenges for researchers and professionals. In this context, a key challenge is the effort estimate for maintenance activities in the agile software development context. This work presents a framework, called GiveMe Effort, to support the effort estimation activities in software maintenance. It is based on historical data and software comprehension information.