PREP: A Post-Requirements Effort Estimation Method in Scrum's Sprint Grooming

Gusti Raditia Madya, Eko K. Budiardjo, Kodrat Mahatma

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Abstract

Effort estimation in the software development process using Scrum is performed to determine the time the development team needs to complete user stories and the sprint's complexity level. Inaccurate effort estimation can result in user stories from the previous sprint having to be carried over to the next sprint, budget overruns, project delivery delays, and incorrect schedule estimates. The inaccurate estimation occurs in one product development in company XYZ, with average estimation performance for only 57.12%. This performance is less than expected, 75%. This study designs a method that the development team can use to improve the accuracy of the effort estimation, focusing on improving the quality of user stories and the estimation process in an e-commerce company in Indonesia, XYZ. The effort estimation method design developed, PREP (Post-Requirements Estimation Procedure), is then evaluated by looking at the reduction in the number of bugs and calculating the estimation accuracy with Balanced Relative Error bias (BREbias). The PREP method experiment in product development in XYZ shows bug reduction from 46.7% to 15.9% and increases the accuracy of the estimates by 23.63%. The effort estimation method validation shows a positive trend for delight, effort, and functionality aspects but requires a high level of understanding and more time to implement it.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2022 International Conference on Data and Software Engineering, ICoDSE 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages132-137
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350397055
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event2022 International Conference on Data and Software Engineering, ICoDSE 2022 - Bali, Indonesia
Duration: 2 Nov 20223 Nov 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2022 International Conference on Data and Software Engineering, ICoDSE 2022

Conference

Conference2022 International Conference on Data and Software Engineering, ICoDSE 2022
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityBali
Period2/11/223/11/22

Keywords

  • Balanced Relative Error
  • effort estimation
  • PREP
  • Scrum
  • user stories

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