Intelligent multimedia repositories (IMRs) for project estimation and management: an empirical study
✍ Scribed by Barry G. Silverman; Nabil Bedewi
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 992 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1071-5819
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✦ Synopsis
This research explores whether the use of multimedia and intelligent agents foster the reuse of artifacts from a repository . That is , can a repository enhance reuse ef fectivity if it can (1) of fer diverse media for conveying an artifact's information , and (2) utilize agents that support human reuse processes? A study was conducted with 33 professional respondents in a software project estimation repository . Performance and reaction data were collected on the purpose , role , usefulness , impact , and importance of 14 media / artifact categories . Results show the repository improves performance significantly , and the multimedia and agents play an important role . Specific lessons learned are of fered for the design of reuse repositories , the use of multimedia , and the role for intelligent agents .