SystemStar Overview

SystemStar Overview

Software project managers need a tool to help plan and control their projects.

For starters, a software cost estimation tool should offer:

Accurate estimates	Within 20% of actuals, 70% of the time
Range estimates	Lets you trade off Risk vs. Effort
Comprehensive estimates	Estimates for Requirements, Design, Coding, Testing, Maintenance, and Adaptation
A track record	Used by thousands of software project managers

Some of the better software cost estimation tools may also provide:

What-if analyses	Make trade-offs & perform sensitivity analyses
Extensibility	User definable cost drivers
Adaptability	Can be calibrated to your environment
Function Points	An optional software sizing method

There is one software cost estimation tool that gives you ALL of the above PLUS:

Easy to learn interface	Context sensitive help, online tutorial
COCOMO II.2000	The latest and most accurate COCOMO calibration
An established model	Based on COCOMO, not a proprietary model, so all details are published
Schedule Constraint Optimization	A GUI tool that lets you make schedule/effort trade-offs -- you can constrain a project to a certain duration or cost
Support for Incremental COCOMO	Model your Incremental Development or Prototyping process
24 different reports & graphs	Including schedule, staffing, cost, summary, activities, and milestones -- each report can be sent to the screen, printer, or a file
Export to Excel	Any of the reports can be exported; you can even do live updates of Excel spreadsheets
Work Breakdown Structures	Any number of levels in product hierarchy (system, subsystem, module, etc.) -- You can describe your project's structure in as much detail as you choose

Which tool? SystemStar. We know you need professional tools, AND:

Complete estimation package	Includes Barry Boehm's *Software Engineering Economics* (767 pages). Includes *Software Cost Estimation with COCOMO II* (502 pages).
Volume discounts	Site license available, Corporate license available
Support after the sale	Free phone & e-mail support

6 billion reasons to use SystemStar:

4	Operating Systems (Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10)
10	COCOMO & COSYSMO estimating models built in
29	Years of enhancements & improvements
1,000,000	Licensed users (almost 2 million now!)
19	Reports
5	Graphs (you can use live links to Excel to make your own)
1,269	Textbook pages describing COCOMO
17	Cost Drivers (and you can add your own)
1	Web site for information & support
(603) 672-0987	Phone number for technical support
6,037,722,341	Total