Pitt spin-sept-10-ev-in-sw-projects-psp

Earned Value for Software
Development
Is NOT a Myth!
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

William Nichols and James McHale
September 2010

© 2010 Carnegie Mellon University

Agenda

Why EV won’t Work (for Software Development Projects)
How to Make EV work
Pulling it all Together (TSP)

Earned Value for Software Development
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© 2008-09 Carnegie Mellon University

Why EV won’t work?

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Why EV won’t work for software

Software development work is hard to estimate with sufficient accuracy.

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Software project work is hard to estimate with sufficient accuracy.
You can’t get an accurate progress report from a software developer.

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Until the software tests successfully we don’t know that we are done.

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Software is iterative, work is revised a number of times before complete

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Software is iterative, work is revised a number of times before complete
Software project have imprecise requirements, scope isn’t fixed

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So what do you do?

The 95% rule for ETC?

Developers are always 95% done, Just ask them. So how much time
remains?

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So what do you do?


It takes “95% of the estimated schedule/cost to complete 95% of the
work and ANOTHER 95% TO Finish it!”

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So what do you do?


It takes “90% of the estimated schedule/cost to complete 90% of the
work and ANOTHER 90% TO Finish it!”

DON’T do this!



How to make EV work?



The Four Core Requirements For Earned Value†

A credible schedule of the planned work
A time phased budget for the planned work
A means of collecting progress to plan of the work performed
A means of collecting cost information for the work performed

† The Earned Value Management Maturity Model®, Ray W. Stratton, Management
Concepts, 2006.



Software development work
is hard to estimate with
sufficient accuracy.



Estimate Accurately

Software development work is hard to estimate accurately?

Start by defining “what done looks like”
Decompose the work into work packages.
Learn how to estimate a work package.

Use history as a guide



Ex: Text Pages versus Writing Time

120

100

80
Time (hours)

y = 2.4366x + 4.1297
2
60 R = 0.6094

40

20

0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Text pages


Ex: LOC versus Development Time

6000

5000

4000
Time (min.)

3000

2000 y = 6.4537x - 252.94
2
1000 R = 0.9582

0
0 200 400 600 800
-1000
C++ LOC


PSP Estimating Accuracy
40

PSP 0
Majority are under-estimating 20

0
-200% -100% 0% 100%
40

Balance of over-estimates and under- PSP 1
estimates 20

0
-200% -100% 0% 100%
40

Much tighter balance around zero PSP 2
20

0
-200% -100% 0% 100%
Effort Estimation Accuracy


Improving Estimating Accuracy
Estimated Minutes - Actual Minutes / Estimated Minutes

Effort Estimation Accuracy Trend

0.7

PSP0 PSP1 PSP2
0.6

0.5
Mean Time Misestimation
PSP Level Average

0.4

0.3

298 developers
0.2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Program Number



You can’t get an accurate
progress report from a
software developer?



You can’t get an accurate progress report from a
software developer?
Make a credible plan, and track to the plan.
Break the work package into smaller steps.
For each step, now what DONE looks like. Have a standard.
Use history to estimate the effort in each step.



How do you break a work package into steps?

Use a process!
Plan

Build

Personal
review
Team
inspection
Test
Field use



What is a Process?

A process is a defined and measured set of steps for doing a job.

A process guides your work.

A process is usually defined for a job that is done multiple times.

A process provides a foundation for planning.
• A process is a template, a generic set of steps.

• A plan is a set of steps for a specific job, plus other information such as effort,
costs, and dates.



TSP Process Elements

Phase Purpose To guide you in developing module-level programs
Inputs Required Problem description
PSP project plan summary form
Time and defect recording logs

Scripts Document the process entry criteria, phases/
Defect type standard
Stop watch (optional)
1 Planning - Produce or obtain a requirements statement.
- Estimate the required development time.
- Enter the plan data in the project plan summary form.
- Complete the time log.
2 Development - Design the program.
- Implement the design.
- Compile the program and fix and log all defects found.
- Test the program and fix and log all defects found.
- Complete the time recording log.
steps, and exit criteria. The purpose is to
3 Postmortem

Exit Criteria
Complete the project plan summary form with actual
time, defect, and size data.
- A thoroughly tested program
- Completed project plan summary with estimated and
actual data
provide expert-level guidance as you use the
- Completed defect and time logs

process.

Measures Measure the process and the product. They
Student
Program
Instructor
Date
Program #
Language
provide insight into how the process is
Summary
LOC/Hour
Actual Time
Planned Time
CPI(Cost-Performance Index)

% Reuse
% New Reuse
Plan Actual To Date

(Actual/Planned)
working and the status of the work.
Test Defects/KLOC
Total Defects/KLOC
Yield %
% Appraisal COQ
% Failure COQ
COQ A/F Ratio

Program Size (LOC): Plan Actual To Date
Base(B)
(Measured) (Measured)
Deleted (D)
(Estimated) (Counted)
Modified (M)
Added (A)

Forms Provide a convenient and consistent
(N-M) (T-B+D-R)
Reused (R)
Total New & Changed (N)
(Estimated) (A+M)
Total LOC (T)
(N+B-M-D+R) (Measured)
Total New Reused
Total Object LOC (E)

framework for gathering and retaining
Upper Prediction Interval (70%)
Lower Prediction Interval (70%)

Time in Phase (min.) Plan Actual To Date To Date %
Planning
Design

data
Design review
Code
Code review
Compile
Test
Postmortem
Total
Total Time UPI (70%)
Total Time LPI (70%)

Provide consistent definitions that
Standards guide the work and gathering of data.



Example Process Script - Requirements



Until the software tests successfully we don’t
know that we are done?
Then you are done when the test complete successfully!
But, test is highly variable.
Then make a quality plan. Plan to remove the defects you’ve put in.
Defects can result in
• incorrect functionality

• poor operation

• improper installation

• confusing or incorrect documentation

• error-prone modification and enhancement



Why Focus on Quality?

The fastest way to finish is to do it right the first time! Do it right, or do it
over

Completed tasks should be verified with performance measures.

This links to TPM, Technical Performance Measures



Why Focus on Defects?

In most engineering organizations, a significant number of resources are
dedicated to fixing defects. Often more than 40% of cost and schedule.

Defects are very costly. It is beneficial to find and remove defects early in
the process.

The reasons for managing defects are to
• produce better products

• improve your ability to develop products on time and within budget



Quality Measures

The TSP uses three quality measures for planning and tracking.

1. Defect injection and removal rates
2. Defect density
3. Review rates



Defect Injection and Removal Rates

Defect Injection Rate is defined as the number of defects injected per hour while
performing activities in a process phase.

Defect Removal Rate is defined as the number of defects removed per hour while
performing activities in a process phase.

Typical defect injection phases include requirements and design.

Typical defect removal phases include reviews, inspections, and testing.



Defect Density

Defect Density is the ratio of the number of defects removed and the
product size.

A common defect density measure in software projects is number of
defects found per thousand lines of code (defects/KLOC).

An example of another defect density measure, used by the SEI when
developing training slides, is number of defects found per slide.

Defect density is also a good product planning, tracking, and predictive
measure.



Review Rates

Review rates is the ratio between the size of a product and the time spent
in reviewing or inspecting the product.
A common example in software projects is lines of code reviewed per hour
(LOC/hr).
Another example is number of requirements pages reviewed per hour
(Req Pages/hr).
Review rate is the control variable for inspections and reviews.

It is used to
• allocate appropriate time during planning
• predict the effectiveness of the review or inspection



Defect Injection and Removal

In your process, you will have activities that
• inject defects Plan
• remove defects

Defect injection typically occurs when you Build
• determine the job requirements
Personal
• specify the product review
• build the product
Team
Defect removal typically occurs when you inspection
• review the products
Test
• test the products

• use the products Field use



Defect Removal Techniques

Reviews (inspections, walkthroughs, personal reviews)
• examine the product or interim development artifacts of the product
• find and eliminate defects

Testing
• exercises the product or parts of the product
• proves that the product works correctly
• identifies potential defects or symptoms

In many cases, projects rely on testing to find and fix defects.

When this happens, many defects are found in the field by the customer.


PSP Quality Results

Defects Per KLOC Removed in Compile and Test

120

110

100
Mean Number of Defects Per

90
Mean Compile + Test
80

70
PSP2 PSP Level Mean Comp + Test

60

50
PSP1
40

30
PSP0
KLOC

20

10 298 developers
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Program Number



The ‘Worst’ as Good as the ‘Best’?
Compile and Test Defects - from PSP Training
810 developers

250
200
Defects/KLOC

1st Quartile
150 2nd Quartile
100 3rd Quartile
4th Quartile
50
Defect
0 reduction
1Q: 80.4%

10
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9
2Q: 79.0%
og

og

og

og

og

og

og

og

og

og
Pr

Pr

Pr

Pr

Pr

Pr

Pr

Pr

Pr
3Q: 78.5%

Pr
4Q: 77.6%
PSP Assignment Number



Software is iterative, work is
revised a number of times
before complete?



Software is iterative, work is revised a number of
times before complete?
Incremental and iterative development isn’t a bug, it’s a feature!
DoD 5000.02's procurement cycle, incremental and iterative approaches
are used.

This is a fact on almost any project. (ever change a leaky faucit?)

Apply the appropriate method to deal with this..



TSP Cyclic Development Strategy

TSP favors an iterative or cyclic
development strategy.
Launch
• develop in increments

• use multiple cycles
Re-launch

• work-ahead

Projects can start on any phase or cycle. Development
phase
or cycle
Each phase or cycle starts with a launch
or re-launch.
Phase or cycle
Postmortem
TSP permits whatever process structure
makes the most business and technical
sense. Project
Postmortem



Core Success Criteria for Earned Value and Software
Development
Define the outcomes of the work effort in some tangible way.
Define the way progress is going to be measured. 0/100% for each work
task.
Either it's done or it's not done, there is no “we’re trying real hard”.
Define the tangible evidence, the date the tangible evidence is expected,
and the associated costs.
.



Software project have
imprecise requirements,
scope isn’t fixed



Use a Planning Process

Apply the appropriate method to deal with this.
Usually most portions of the project can be planned.
A common SW Dev project mistake is staffing up too soon!


TSP: Pulling it all together



Plan Execution -1

Tasks in personal task plans are ordered according to team priorities.
Developers adjust the order as needed and work ahead as needed.
Developers select a task planned for current week and begin tracking time.



Plan Execution -2

While working they also record When they are done they
• any defects they find • stop time tracking

• any risks they identify • mark task completed if done
• record size if the process step calls for it
• any process improvement ideas



Monitor and Control the Plan: Script WEEK

Team members meet each week to Performance Data Reviewed
assess progress. • Baseline Plan Value
• Plan Value
• Role managers present their • Earned Value
evaluation of the team’s plan and • Predicted Earned Value
data. • Earned Value Trend
• Plan Task Hours
• Goal owners present status on • Actual Task Hours
product and business objectives. • Tasks/Milestones completed
• Tasks/Milestones past due
• Risk owners present status on risk • Tasks/Milestones next 2 weeks
mitigation plans and new risks. • Effort against incomplete tasks
• Estimation Accuracy
• Team members present status on • Review and Inspection Rates
their plans. • Injection Rates
• Removal Rates
Plan deviations are addressed each • Time in Phase Ratios
• Phase and Process Yield
week. • Defect Density
• Quality Profile (QP)
Significant deviations like new • QP Index
requirements trigger a replan. • Percent Defect Free
• Defect Removal Profile
• Plan to Actual Defects Injected/Removed


Form Week -1

Teams use Form Week to review status at their weekly meetings.

TSP Week Summary - Form WEEK
Name Consolidation Date 3/1/2007
Team Voyager
Status for Week 11 Selected Assembly Cycle
Week Date 1/22/2007 SYSTEM
Plan / Plan -
Task Hours %Change Weekly Data Plan Actual Actual Actual Project End Dates
Baseline 660.8 Schedule hours for this week 51.0 48.1 1.06 2.9 Baseline 3/19/2007
Current 745.5 Schedule hours this cycle to date 344.0 395.0 0.87 -51.0 Plan 3/26/2007
%Change 12.8% Earned value for this week 5.6 0.7 8.10 4.9 Predicted 7/30/2007
Earned value this cycle to date 43.8 22.0 1.99 21.8
To-date hours for tasks completed 163.9 314.5 0.52
To-date average hours per week 31.3 35.9 0.87
EV per completed task hour to date 0.134 0.070

Baseline or
Re- Plan Actual EV or Committed Date Plan Date and Slip Date and Predicted Date
Assembly Phase Task source Hrs. Hrs. PV CPI and Week Week Week and Week

OPEN MILESTONES
CD Mag PEG Window MGMT CD Mag PEG Milestone ne 0.0 0.0 12/4/2006 4 1/8/2007 9 1/29/2007 12 1/29/2007 12
CD Mag PEG a MGMT Complete Mag PEG Milestone bf 0.0 0.0 0.0 1/8/2007 9 1/1/2007 8 1/22/2007 11 1/29/2007 12
INTEG Mag UI FW MGMT Complete Mag UI PEG Milestone bf 0.0 0.0 0.0 2/5/2007 13 1/22/2007 11 2/12/2007 14 3/5/2007 17
INTEG Mag UI FW MGMT Test Mag UI TES On Target ne 10.0 0.0 3/12/2007 18 3/12/2007 18 4/2/2007 21 5/21/2007 28
INTEG Mag UI FW MGMT Test Mag UI TES On Target Milestone ne 0.0 0.0 3/12/2007 18 3/12/2007 18 4/2/2007 21 5/21/2007 28
INTEG Mag UI FW MGMT Test Mag UI TES On Target bf 10.0 0.0 0.0 3/19/2007 19 3/5/2007 17 3/26/2007 20 7/2/2007 34

TASKS COMPLETED IN WEEK 11
CD Mag PEG Frame PM CD Mag UI FW Frame Phase1 PM bf 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.00 12/4/2006 4 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
Mag General MGMT Mag Initialization bf 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.00 12/18/2006 6 1/22/2007 11
Mag General DLDR Mag Initialization DLDR phase 1 bf 0.0 0.0 0.0 12/4/2006 4 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
CD Mag PEG Frame PM CD Mag UI FW Frame Phase2 PM bf 0.3 0.0 0.0 12/4/2006 4 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
CD Mag UI FW Flow PM CD Mag FW Flow PM bf 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.98 12/4/2006 4 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
CD Mag UI FW Flow bf 0.0 0.0 0.0 12/18/2006 6 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
CD Mag PEG Window Builder ODEINSP
C CD Mag PEG Window Builder CODEINSP nm 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.25 12/4/2006 4 1/1/2007 8 1/25/2007 11



Form Week -2

The top of form Week displays a summary of current status for any week
up to the current week.

Team Voyager
Plan / Plan -
Baseline 660.8 Schedule hours for this week 51.0 48.1 1.06 2.9 Baseline 3/19/2007
Current 745.5 Schedule hours this cycle to date 344.0 395.0 0.87 -51.0 Plan 3/26/2007
%Change 12.8% Earned value for this week 5.6 0.7 8.10 4.9 Predicted 7/30/2007
Earned value this cycle to date 43.8 22.0 1.99 21.8
To-date hours for tasks completed 163.9 314.5 0.52
To-date average hours per week 31.3 35.9 0.87
EV per completed task hour to date 0.134 0.070



Form Week -3

The bottom half of Form Week displays the status of open milestones,
tasks completed in the selected week, and tasks due in the next two
weeks.

Baseline or
Re- Plan Actual EV or Committed Date Plan Date and Slip Date and Predicted Date
Assembly Phase Task source Hrs. Hrs. PV CPI and Week Week Week and Week

OPEN MILESTONES
CD Mag PEG Window MGMT CD Mag PEG Milestone ne 0.0 0.0 12/4/2006 4 1/8/2007 9 1/29/2007 12 1/29/2007 12
CD Mag PEG a MGMT Complete Mag PEG Milestone bf 0.0 0.0 0.0 1/8/2007 9 1/1/2007 8 1/22/2007 11 1/29/2007 12
INTEG Mag UI FW MGMT Complete Mag UI PEG Milestone bf 0.0 0.0 0.0 2/5/2007 13 1/22/2007 11 2/12/2007 14 3/5/2007 17
INTEG Mag UI FW MGMT Test Mag UI TES On Target ne 10.0 0.0 3/12/2007 18 3/12/2007 18 4/2/2007 21 5/21/2007 28
INTEG Mag UI FW MGMT Test Mag UI TES On Target Milestone ne 0.0 0.0 3/12/2007 18 3/12/2007 18 4/2/2007 21 5/21/2007 28
INTEG Mag UI FW MGMT Test Mag UI TES On Target bf 10.0 0.0 0.0 3/19/2007 19 3/5/2007 17 3/26/2007 20 7/2/2007 34

TASKS COMPLETED IN WEEK 11
CD Mag PEG Frame PM CD Mag UI FW Frame Phase1 PM bf 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.00 12/4/2006 4 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
Mag General MGMT Mag Initialization bf 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.00 12/18/2006 6 1/22/2007 11
Mag General DLDR Mag Initialization DLDR phase 1 bf 0.0 0.0 0.0 12/4/2006 4 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
CD Mag PEG Frame PM CD Mag UI FW Frame Phase2 PM bf 0.3 0.0 0.0 12/4/2006 4 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
CD Mag UI FW Flow PM CD Mag FW Flow PM bf 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.98 12/4/2006 4 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
CD Mag UI FW Flow bf 0.0 0.0 0.0 12/18/2006 6 12/18/2006 6 1/23/2007 11
CD Mag PEG Window Builder ODEINSP
C CD Mag PEG Window Builder CODEINSP nm 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.25 12/4/2006 4 1/1/2007 8 1/25/2007 11



Schedule Management -1

TSP teams routinely meet their schedule commitments.
They use earned value management, task hour management, and quality
management at the team and personal level to help manage schedule.

Teams monitor earned value per week
and cumulative earned value for the cycle

Team Voyager
Plan / Plan -
Earned value for this week 5.6 0.7 8.10 4.9 Baseline 3/19/2007
Earned value this cycle to date 43.8 22.0 1.99 21.8 Plan 3/26/2007
To-date hours for tasks completed 163.9 314.5 0.52 Predicted 7/30/2007



Schedule Management -2

Intuit’s 2007 release of QuickBooks met every major milestone and
delivered 33% more functionality than planned.
First-time TSP projects at Microsoft had a 10 times better mean
schedule error than non-TSP projects at Microsoft as reflected in the
following table.

Microsoft Schedule Results Non-TSP Projects TSP Projects
Released on Time 42% 66%
Average Days Late 25 6
Mean Schedule Error 10% 1%
Sample Size 80 15

Source: Microsoft



Reporting to Higher Level Management: Script STATUS

The team presents status to
management and the customer at
specified intervals.
• weekly, bi-weekly, monthly
Project status
• earned value and projection
• task hours
• milestones planned/completed
• product quality indicators
Project risks
• status of existing risks
• newly-identified risks



Questions

?



Contact Information

Jim McHale – jdm@sei.cmu.edu
Bill Nichols – wrn@sei.cmu.edu



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