Productivity analysis of software development with an integrated CASE tool

It has been expected that CASE tools reduce programming efforts and increase development productivity. However, little has been reported on the analysis of the effect on productivity using quantitative data. This paper discusses productivity improvement through the use of an integrated CASE tool sys...

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Main Authors: Tsuda, Michio, Morioka, Yosuke, Takadachi, Masato, Takahashi, Mayumi
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Business
Computer aided manufacturing
Computer aided software engineering
Educational products
Educational programs
General and reference > Cross-computing tools and techniques > Performance
Information systems
Productivity
Programming profession
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Project and people management
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Software management
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Software management > Software selection and adaptation
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Designing software
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Designing software > Software implementation planning > Software design techniques
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Software development process management > Software development methods
Software and its engineering > Software organization and properties > Extra-functional properties > Software performance
Software tools
Systems engineering and theory
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Summary:It has been expected that CASE tools reduce programming efforts and increase development productivity. However, little has been reported on the analysis of the effect on productivity using quantitative data. This paper discusses productivity improvement through the use of an integrated CASE tool system named EAGLE (Effective Approach to Achieving High Leve Software Productivity), as shown by various data collected in Hitachi from 1980 through 1990. We have evaluated productivity by using three metrics, 1)program generation rate using reusable program skeletons and components, 2)fault density at two test phase, and 3)learning curve for the education of inexperienced programmers. We will show that productivity have been improved by the various facilities of EAGLE.
ISSN:0270-5257
1558-1225
DOI:10.1145/143062.143088