Productivity Data Query Tool

A quick and easy way to benchmark your project estimates

Productivity Data Query Tool

Making accurate project estimations can be both difficult and challenging. Being able to precisely determine project duration, effort and delivery rate are essential for the success of your IT project.

How would you like to benchmark your project estimates against similar projects from the IT industry? In just a few minutes?

Check the accuracy of your project estimates

Simple and fast
The Productivity Data Query Tool is interactive and simple to use. Obtain project estimates within minutes! Change project attribute combinations and re-generate statistics as many times as you wish.
Powered by ISBSG Data
The Productivity Data Query Tool uses ISBSG project data to generate estimates. This data is provided by highly-respected IT and metrics organizations, from around the world.
Valuable comparisons
The tool enables you to compare your project against similar projects from the ISBSG Repository. It searches the Repository for projects that match yours and displays the following estimates for them: Project Delivery Rate, Speed of Delivery and Defect Density.

It then calculates Project Duration and Project Work Effort estimates for your project.

How the Productivity Data Query Tool works

Learn more about the PDQ

Watch a brief video demonstrating the use of the Productivity Data Query Tool.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Using the PDQ

Step 1

Specify basic information about your project. You can choose options from drop-down boxes (like those shown in the sample 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

Choose attributes, from the tool’s drop-down lists, that match your own project. The possible project attributes are listed below.

Primary programming Language ⇩	Organisation Type ⇩	Application Type ⇩	Maximum Team Size ⇩	Web Development ⇩	Intended Market ⇩	Count Approach ⇩	Development Platform ⇩

The tool will find projects from the ISBSG Repository that match the attributes. you selected in steps 1 and 2.

Estimates (eg. median, 1st/3rd quartile) for Project Delivery Rate, Speed of Delivery are Defect Density will be displayed for each attribute, individually.

Step 3

Enter your Function Point count (ie. size) of your project and click the Estimate button.

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. See the sample screen shwon below.