Effort estimation using text analysis
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorMoacyr C. de Mello Filho
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Abstract
A system, method and program product for estimating effort of implementing a system based on a use case specification document. A system is provided that includes: a volumetrics processor that quantifies a structure of the document and evaluates a format of the document; a domain processor that identifies a domain of the system associated with the document; a complexity processor that defines a set of complexity variables associated with the document based on the structure of the document, a format of the document and a domain of the document; and a neural network that estimates an effort based on the set of complexity variables.
Claims25
A system for estimating an effort to implement a solution associated with a document, comprising:
- a computing device that comprises:
- a volumetrics processor to quantify a structure of the document and evaluates a format of the document;
- a domain processor to identify a domain of the system associated with the document;
- a complexity processor to define a set of complexity variables associated with the document based on the structure of the document, a format of the document and a domain of the document;
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- a neural network to estimate an effort based on the set of complexity variables.
A method for estimating effort for implementing a system associated with a document, comprising:
- quantifying a structure of the document and evaluating a format of the document using a computing device;
- identifying a domain of an application associated with the document;
- defining a set of complexity variables associated with the document based on the structure of the document, a format of the document and a domain of the document;
- using a neural network to estimate an effort based on the set of complexity variables;
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- outputting the effort via a tangible medium.
A computer readable medium having a program product stored thereon for estimating effort of implementing a system associated with a document, which when executed by a computing device, comprises:
- code for quantifying a structure of a document and evaluating a format of the document;
- code for identifying a domain of an application associated with the document;
- code for defining a set of complexity variables associated with the document based on the structure of the document, a format of the document and a domain of the document;
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- code for estimating an effort based on the set of complexity variables.
A method for deploying a system for estimating effort of implementing a system associated with an inputted document, comprising:
- providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
- quantify a structure of the inputted document and evaluate a format of the document using a computing device;
- identify a domain of an application associated with the inputted document;
- define a set of complexity variables associated with the inputted document based on the structure of the document, a format of the inputted document and a domain of the inputted document;
- and
- use a neural network to estimate an effort based on the set of complexity variables.
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