1. DACS–USC CSSE Data Repository: Overview and Status
Tom McGibbon
Quanterion
Jo Ann Lane
USC CSSE

2. DACS-USC Data Repository Overview
Goal of repository
Capture and analyze software and software engineering data and make it available to the DACS and USC CSSE communities
Candidate uses
Support software, systems, and SoS engineering research
Provide searchable data to support
Cost estimation: ROMs* based upon
Actual data – at least three records
A single software size and application domain
Project planning and management: life cycle model information, key risks, lessons learned, templates, estimation heuristics
* Provide links to cost model vendors for additional support

3. Initial Prototype Contents
Software, system, system of systems
Size
Schedule
Data entry form for new records
Administrative tools to manage data
Based on sanitized COCOMO data…

4. Planned/Potential Contents
Software, system, system of systems
Size, schedule, total cost of ownership, interoperability, and quality data/trends
Data entry forms
Administrative data management tools
Lessons learned (acquirer and supplier perspectives)
Counting rules for quantitative data
Software/system characteristics
Life cycle models, architecture styles, tools used, tool evaluations
Process-related artifacts
Templates, characteristics, home-grounds
Investigating wiki and knowledge management tools for non-quantitative data…

5. Demo and Feedback

6. Planned for End of May Delivery
Initial capability
Software engineering data
Sanitized COCOMO data
Query capability by software size and domain
Statistical analysis outputs showing range and distribution of values
Lessons learned/heuristics
Start with data submitted on Data & Analysis Center for Software (DACS) LinkedIn site
Would like to include data from
other cost model vendors!

7. Benefits for Contributing Cost Model Vendors
Link from DACS-USC repository to your website for additional information
DACS-USC repository does not plan to replace cost model tools for detailed estimation
New data submitted directly to DACS-USC repository made available to participating cost model vendors
Vendor data not shared with others
Vendor data only used
In aggregations with other data
To calculate statistical outputs

8. Discussion and Comments