Note: In order to use this tool, your project must be sized using IFPUG 4+, Nesma or FiSMA.
How the Productivity Data Query Tool works
View a short video clip demonstrating the use of the PDQ Too.
A Step-by-Step Demonstration
Step 1
Specify basic information about your project. You can choose options from the drop-down boxes shown below. ISBSG projects that match the options that you choose, will be included.
| Functional Size | Development Type | Year | Count Standard |
| Match All ⇩ | Match All ⇩ | Match All ⇩ | Match All ⇩ |
Step 2
Click on each Project Attribute and choose attributes, from the drop-down lists, that match your own project. The click the Perform Query button.
The tool will then find projects from the Repository that match the attributes. you selected here and in Step 1..
Estimates (eg. median, 1st/3rd quartile) for Project Delivery Rate, Speed of Delivery are Defect Density are displayed for each attribute, individually.
| PROJECT ATTRIBUTES | SPEED OF DELIVERY Results displayed for: Nbr Matches, Median, 1st Quartile, 3rd Quartile | DEFECT DENSITY Results displayed for: Nbr Matches, Median, 1st Quartile, 3rd Quartile |
| Primary programming Language ⇩ | ||
| Organisation Type ⇩ | ||
| Application Type ⇩ | ||
| Maximum Team Size ⇩ | ||
| Web Development ⇩ | ||
| Intended Market ⇩ | ||
| Count Approach ⇩ | ||
| Development Platform ⇩ | ||
| PERFORM QUERY |
Step 3
Enter your Function Point count (ie. size) of your project and click Estimate.
The PDQ Tool will generate estimates based on All of the attributes you chose in Steps 1 and 2, as well as the size you just specified.
Select wisely as selecting too many attributes may limit the amount of data to be included in your result.
