Work Breakdown Structure Flashcards Preview

COMP23311 - Software Engineering > Work Breakdown Structure > Flashcards

Flashcards in Work Breakdown Structure Deck (9)
Loading flashcards...
1
Q

how much of a programmers time is spend trying to understand the code

A

40-60%

2
Q

what does a cost estimation estimate (3)

A

effort, resources, schedule

3
Q

what is effort measured in

A

person hours

4
Q

what counts as resources

A

how many people

skill sets etc

5
Q

what is included in a schedule

A

time taken

deadline

6
Q

what is another name for the parito rule

A

80/20 rule

7
Q

give the parito rule

A

80% of the work will take 20% of the time

8
Q

what is the impact of the parito rule

A

times all time estimates by 3

9
Q

describe the chaos report

A

successful projects in large companies 9%
successful projects in medium companies 16%
successful projects in small companies 28%

causes: cost overruns, time overruns and content deficiencies