Qualitative SIMPLE.
John D. McGregor · The Journal of Object Technology · 2008
SIMPLE, Structured Intuitive Model of Product Line Economics, provides a technique for modeling the costs and benefits of a software product line over its life time.Several scenarios of product line development have been identified and the equations developed for those scenarios.The SIMPLE technique was intended for creating quantitative estimates.In this issue of Strategic Software Engineering I want to discuss a qualitative approach to building SIMPLE arguments for use when obtaining exact numbers may be impractical.