Data Driven Estimating with SEER-SEM...SEM also offers the ability for you to incorporate your own...
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DataDrivenEstimateswithSEER-SEMSummary
SEERforSoftwareoffersknowledge-basedestimationbasedonreviewandanalysisofhistoricaldata.SEER-SEMalsoofferstheabilityforyoutoincorporateyourownproprietarydatathatcanbeusedtodirectlyandvisuallytoenhanceyourestimates.HistoricaldataisimportedintotheSEERformattedhistoricaldatabase(SEER-HD)andcanbeusedforsizing,calibrationorsimplyforcrosschecking.
1SEER-SEMusingHistoricalData
SEER-HistoricalDatabaseTheSEERHistoricalDatabase(SEER-HD)providesasingledatastorewhichnumerousrepository-drivenfeaturestieinto.ThismeansthatanadditionorchangetoprojectrecordsintheHistoricalDatabaseautomaticallyupdatesdatadrivenfeaturesthroughouttheSEERtoolset.TheHistoricalDatabasecanbeaccessedandeditedusingtheSEERHistoricalDatabaseAdministrator.
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VisualCrosscheckEstimatesAgainsttheHistoricalDataOnceyouhavecreatedanestimate,itcanbecomparedagainstthedataitself.ThiscanbedoneusingSEER-Metrics(ascatterplotanalysistoolthatcomeswithSEER-SEM)orwiththehistoricaldatabasescatterplotchartsbuiltintoSEER-SEM.Toactivatethechart,gototheChartmenuandselectChooseActiveCharts.
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2ActivatetheHistoricalDatabaseScatterplotCharts
Thehistoricaldatabasescatterplotwilldisplayyourcurrentestimatealongwithhistoricaldataandtrendlines.
Thereareseveralcontrolsonthechartincluding whichenablesyoutohighlightpointsthatmatchplatformassignmentsinthedisplayeddatawithyourcurrentestimate’splatformandapplication.
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3HistoricalDatabaseScatterplotinSEER-SEM
CalibratingtoSpecificDataPoints–AnalogyBasedEstimatingTheAnalogyBasedEstimatingfeatureinSEER-SEMallowsyoutodynamicallyselectdatapointstobeusedfordetailedcalibration.AnalogyBasedEstimatingcanbelaunchedfromtheEstimatemenuorbyclickingonthe
buttononthescatterplotchart.Thiswillgiveyoutheoptiontoselectdatapointsdirectlyfromthescatterplotchart(visually)orfromalistofrecords.
4SelectRecordsVisuallyfromtheChartorFromaList
Visualselectioncanbedonebyclickingonpointsinthecharttobeusedforcalibration.Forgreatercontrol,selectingtheListoptionwillopenAnalogyBasedEstimating.
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5AnalogyBasedEstimatingLetsYouControlDetailedCalibrations
1. Selectwhichrecordsyouwanttouseforcalibrationbycheckingtheboxnexttothename.Ifyouwanttochooseallrecords,simplychecktheboxatthetop.Toaidintheselection,youcanclickonanycolumnheadertosorttherecords.
2. Thecomputedcalibrationadjustmentsbasedontheselectedrecordsaredisplayedhere.Youcanchoosewhethertocalibrateeffort,scheduleorboth.
3. Youcanchoosewhethertousecalibrationadjustmentsthatarethemedianoraverageoftheselectedrecords.Medianishelpfulfordiversedataandcantempertheimpactofoutliers.
4. YoucanchoosetoapplythecalibrationadjustmentstotheselectedWBSelementortheentireproject.5. Ifyouarenothappywiththeselectionsoryouwanttonarrowdownthesetofrecordstobeusedfor
calibration,youcanchooseFilterRecordsAgaintogetarefreshedlistofrecords.6. OnceyouarehappywiththecalibrationadjustmentsyoucanclickApplyforthemtotakeeffect.
Onceyouhaveappliedthecalibration,youcanseehowtheestimatehaschanged.TheProjectCalibrationDatareportwillidentifyexactlywhichrecordswereusedandthehistoricaldatabasescatterplotwillhighlightthepointsusedforcalibration.
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6IdentifyingDataUsedforCalibration
SEER-MetricsAnalysisandBenchmarkingFormorescatterplotanalysisofthehistoricaldata,youcanlaunchSEER-Metrics,whichisincludedwithSEER-SEM.SEER-Metricsoffersmanyfeatures,suchasadvancedfiltering,theabilitytocreatecustomcharts,andhistogramcharts.SEER-MetricscanbelaunchedfromtheSEER-SEMtoolbar.
7LaunchSEER-MetricsforScatterplotAnalysis
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8EstimateShownwithHistoricalData
SEER-Metricswillshowyourestimateagainstthedata,alongwithtrendlinesandotherinformation.Youcanhoveroverdatapointsandtrendlinestoseevalues,andyoucanfiltertoviewyourestimatesagainstasubsetofthedata.Forexample,selecttheAvionicsplatformtoshowonlythosedatapoints.
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9SEER-MetricsFilteringMechanism
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10EstimateComparedtoAvionicsData
SizeRangeswithAnalogyBasedSizingInadditiontocrosschecksandcalibrations,theSRDRdatacanalsobeusedforsizingpurposesusingSEER-SEM’sAnalogyBasedSizingfeature,whichcanbeaccessedfromEstimatemenu.ThisworksmuchliketheAnalogyBasedEstimatingfeaturementionedearlier.Youselectcriteriatoretrievesizedatarecords.Forinstance,thiswillretrieveGround-BasedMissionCriticalprojectsthatusedC++.
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11SearchingforSpecificRecordsUsingtheFilter
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12AnalogyBasedSizing
1. Choosethesizemetricthatyouwanttouse–TotalorEffective,LinesorFunctions.2. Selectwhichrecordsyouwanttouseforsizingbycheckingtheboxnexttothename.Ifyouwantto
chooseallrecords,simplychecktheboxatthetop.Toaidintheselection,youcanclickonanycolumnheadertosorttherecords.
3. Choosethesizingmethod.Themostcommonistocreateasizerangefromtheselectedrecords.4. YoucanchoosehowsizeisallocatedintoNewandPreexistingcategories.5. Ifyouarenothappywiththeselectionsoryouwanttonarrowdownthesetofrecordstobeusedfor
sizing,youcanchooseFilterRecordsAgaintogetarefreshedlistofrecords.6. Onceyouarehappywiththeselections,youcanclickApplytoincorporatethemintotheselected
element.
Sizesareenteredinthecorrespondingsizeinputandtherecordsusedtogeneratethesizerangearerecordedintheparameternote.
13UsingtheHistoricalDatabaseforSizing