Calibration of the System Evaluation and Estimation of Resources Software Estimation Model (SEER-SEM) for the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)

Author

Kolin D. Rathmann

Date of Award

9-1995

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

First Advisor

Daniel V. Ferens, PhD

Abstract

This study examined whether calibration of the SEER-SEM impacted the effort estimates generated by the model for software developments- A historical database was provided by the Space and Missile System's Center Los Angeles, and used as the model's input data. The data was stratified into four usable platforms, military ground command and-control, military ground signal processing, military specification avionics, and military mobile. Each platform's data sets were split, the majority of points for calibration of the model, and the rest for model validation. The accuracy of SEER to this particular data set is limited, yet the model did respond to calibration. It - is recommended that further calibration attempts be done within specific organizations. The diversity of the SWDB created too many factors for SEER to overcome.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GCA-LAS-95S-9

DTIC Accession Number

ADA300703

Comments

Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Logistics and Acquisition Management of the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Recommended Citation

Rathmann, Kolin D., "Calibration of the System Evaluation and Estimation of Resources Software Estimation Model (SEER-SEM) for the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)" (1995). Theses and Dissertations. 6512.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/6512