Abstract
In this paper we use a sequential study approach to empirical software engineering to study a novel idea about assessing the current phase of software evolution, based on the fractal metrics a and the logistic map equation parameter π. It is shown how the current software evolution phase can be determined from the logistic map equation when the complexity of the successive versions of software being evolved is measured by the fractal complexity measure α. Based on α and software functional size measures from the successive phases of a software product it is possible to assess the intellectual energy built into the software, which represents the effort spent while developing the software. A case study is performed to demonstrate the usage of the introduced approach.
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