The rationale for breaking tasks into smaller units is that, the complex tasks are broken in smaller and manageable units so that it is easy to comprehend and the information is organized and synthesized. The process for breaking tasks into smaller units is as follows:
First: Determine the strategy.
Second: Identify the highest level components of work to be accomplished.
Third: Break down work process into small units.
Fourth: Name the units.
Fifth: Make sure that the tasks are broken down into lowest units as desired.
2. How do you know when to stop decomposing a task?
It is very important to stop decomposing a task at one point in order to avoid decreased work efficiency and inefficient use of resource. You stop decomposing a task when you know what exact outcomes you want after every task and have accurately estimated the duration and the cost of each task.
3. Explain the activities that occur during the resource estimating process.
The activities that occur during resource estimating process is as follows: resource requirement activity, resource calendars and assigned resources. Apart from this there are few activities …show more content…
The task sizing methods of LOC can be specified using historical experience such as effort, documentation, financial cost, number of resources and software bugs. Whereas, the function point use generated system requirements specification for estimating time and dollars. The task sizing is done by counting the number of business functions, determining the complexity level of each function, then assigning the weights for each level. After assignment of weights, each function is multiplied by its weight and then value factor adjustment is done using the formula as [unadjusted total *