The New developing software means the changes that have to be made to computer programs after they have been delivered to the customer or user. It includes adding new capabilities and fixing or adapting existing capabilities.
Effective Maintenance Size = (Size Added + Size Modified) * MAF
Where:
- Size Added The new functionalities added to software
- Size Modified The modified functionalities of software
- MAF Maintenance Adjustement Factor MAF is used to adjust the effective maintenance size to account for software understanding and unfamiliarity effect, as with reuse
MAF = AAF (1+ (SU * UNFM)) / 100
Where:
- MAF Maintenance Adjustement Factor
- AAF Adaption Adjustment Factor
- SU Software Understanding
- UNFM Programmer Unfamiliarity
Maintenanced software dialog