Mobile Complex Factors: An Approach for the Prediction of Mobile Size Parameters

Abstract

Background: Mobile application and Effort estimation have direct relationship where on the basis of size, mobile application development efforts can be determined. Inaccuracy or inappropriateness in this approach can cause underestimation or overestimation. The main phase of Mobile application development is to standardize the approach to predict the size of an application. Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to quantify the functionality provided by the software to the end users it is necessary to know the size of an application. This paper focuses on the background of Mobile application size measures, Mobile complexity factors and the future work of the size measure. Methods: This is a survey based study where the primary endpoint was to see the resemblance of selected parameters with modern day mobile application development, a list of questions commonly known as questionnaire was prepared and was sent to more than 140 people including practitioners, researchers and industry people. Results: Out of 40 Parameters 9 parameters were selected to be includes as Mobile complex factors in order to calculate the functional size of a mobile application. Hence new concept for mobile size measures is introduced. Conclusion: Mobile complexity factors were proposed to form a standard to be used as an input in proposed size metrics for estimation of Mobile application development. To validate the effectiveness of this research work, there is something that is to be achieved in future: Conclusion: a) Propose a New Sizing metrics to calculate size of a Mobile application. Conclusion: b) Proposing a model for estimation of Cost in Mobile application development so that the there will be more accuracy in the resultant value and the process of estimation will be more streamlined.