| Product attributes |
| Required software reliability |
0.75 |
0.88 |
1.00 |
1.15 |
1.40 |
| Size of application database |
|
0.94 |
1.00 |
1.08 |
1.16 |
| Complexity of the product |
0.70 |
0.85 |
1.00 |
1.15 |
1.30 |
1.65 |
| Hardware attributes |
| Run-time performance constraints |
|
|
1.00 |
1.11 |
1.30 |
1.65 |
| Memory constraints |
|
|
1.00 |
1.06 |
1.21 |
1.56 |
| Volatility of the virtual machine environment |
|
0.87 |
1.00 |
1.15 |
1.30 |
| Required turnabout tiime |
|
0.87 |
1.00 |
1.15 |
1.30 |
| Personnel attributes |
| Analyst capability |
1.46 |
1.19 |
1.00 |
0.86 |
0.71 |
| Application Experience |
1.29 |
1.13 |
1.00 |
0.91 |
0.82 |
| Software engineer capability |
1.42 |
1.17 |
1.00 |
0.86 |
0.70 |
| Virtual machine experience |
1.21 |
1.10 |
1.00 |
0.90 |
| Programming language experience |
1.14 |
1.07 |
1.00 |
0.95 |
| Project attributes |
| Application of software engineering methods |
1.24 |
1.10 |
1.00 |
0.91 |
0.82 |
| Use of software tools |
1.24 |
1.10 |
1.00 |
0.91 |
0.83 |
| Required development schedule |
1.23 |
1.08 |
1.00 |
1.04 |
1.10 |