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Published on: 22 December, 2024

What is Decomposition in project estimation method ?

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The Project Estimation Approach that is widely used is Decomposition Technique. Decomposition techniques take a divide and conquer approach. Size, Effort and Cost estimation are performed in a stepwise manner by breaking down a Project into major Functions or related Software Engineering Activities.

Step 1 − Understand the scope of the software to be built.

Step 2 − Generate an estimate of the software size.

Start with the statement of scope.
Decompose the software into functions that can each be estimated individually.
Calculate the size of each function.
Derive effort and cost estimates by applying the size values to your baseline productivity metrics.
Combine function estimates to produce an overall estimate for the entire project.

Step 3 − Generate an estimate of the effort and cost. You can arrive at the effort and cost estimates by breaking down a project into related software engineering activities.

Identify the sequence of activities that need to be performed for the project to be completed.
Divide activities into tasks that can be measured.
Estimate the effort (in person hours/days) required to complete each task.
Combine effort estimates of tasks of activity to produce an estimate for the activity.
Obtain cost units (i.e., cost/unit effort) for each activity from the database.
Compute the total effort and cost for each activity.
Combine effort and cost estimates for each activity to produce an overall effort and cost estimate for the entire project.

Step 4 − Reconcile estimates: Compare the resulting values from Step 3 to those obtained from Step 2. If both sets of estimates agree, then your numbers are highly reliable. Otherwise, if widely divergent estimates occur conduct further investigation concerning whether −

The scope of the project is not adequately understood or has been misinterpreted.
The function and/or activity breakdown is not accurate.
Historical data used for the estimation techniques is inappropriate for the application, or obsolete, or has been misapplied.

Step 5 − Determine the cause of divergence and then reconcile the estimates.

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