A Set of Metrics for Effort Estimation of Mobile Apps

In this work, we report on a study carried out to identify a set of metrics to early estimate the development effort of mobile apps. The applied methodology was inspired by the work of Mendes et al. who addressed a similar problem in the field of web applications. In particular, we extracted an initial set of metrics by analyzing the online quotes forms that companies made available on their websites. Afterward, a Delphi approach with four project managers was employed to identify the proposed set of 41 relevant factors.

本研究开展了一项实证分析，旨在确定一套可用于早期估算移动应用（mobile apps）开发工作量的指标体系。本研究采用的方法借鉴了Mendes等人的相关工作，其曾针对Web应用领域的同类问题展开研究。具体而言，研究团队通过分析企业在官方网站上公开的在线报价表单，初步提取出一批初始指标。随后，本研究邀请四位项目经理参与德尔菲（Delphi）法调研，最终确定了包含41项相关影响因素的指标集。