Title: An owner estimate cost model: testing for medium software projects

Authors: Sholiq Sholiq; Apol Pribadi Subriadi; Ragesa Mario Junior

Addresses: Department of Information Systems, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya, Kampus ITS Sukolilo-Surabaya 60111, Indonesia ' Department of Information Systems, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya, Kampus ITS Sukolilo-Surabaya 60111, Indonesia ' Department of Information Systems, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya, Kampus ITS Sukolilo-Surabaya 60111, Indonesia

Abstract: One of the most crucial factors for software project managers is determining the project's cost before the project is executed. Likewise, for clients, the price offered to third parties should neither be too high nor too low. Therefore, they need a method or model to determine the correct cost or price for a software project. In a previous study, we have proposed an owner estimate cost (OEC) model for a software project on which small scale. The model has had three parts: personnel direct cost (PDC), non-personnel direct cost (NPDC), and taxes. The PDC was obtained by applying the use case points (UCP) method that has been developed. Originally, UCP was a method of calculating effort for software projects. In this study, we tested the model using a medium-scale software project to know the consistency of the model. The test results show that the model tested is acceptable.

Keywords: cost estimation; use case point; UCP; owner estimate cost; OEC; software project; software cost.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2023.131727

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2023 Vol.19 No.4, pp.453 - 476

Received: 25 Jun 2020
Accepted: 15 Jun 2021
Published online: 30 Jun 2023 *

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