Projected 12207
Implementation Cost
The cost to implement
Standard 12207 in an organization will depend on the organization's level of
software engineering process maturity, (sophistication), the number of tasks
to be implemented, schedule constraints, size and number of sites of the
organization. The first two factors will be the major cost drivers. For the
purposes of the chart shown below, Software Engineering Process Maturity is
measured by the organization's position on the Carnegie Mellon, Software
Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model, or if the organization
has ISO 9001 certification. Following is a table that shows high, medium or
low implementation cost based upon these cost drivers:
|
Implementation Cost
Drivers |
Low Implementation
Cost |
Medium
Implementation Cost |
High Implementation
Cost |
|
Software Engineering Process Maturity |
SEI Level 4 or 5
|
SEI Level 3 or ISO 9001 Certification |
SEI Level 1 or 2 |
|
Number of Tasks to Be Implemented |
Less than 25 tasks |
25-100 tasks |
More than
100 tasks |
|
Allocated Implementation Time |
12+ months |
6 months
to 1 year |
Less than 6 months |
|
Size of the Software Engineering Department |
Less than 30 people |
30-100 people |
100+ people |
|
Number of Sites |
1 |
2 |
3+ |
In
summary, the typical cost to implement 12207 should be between 5% to 15 % of
the Software Engineering yearly budget and take from 6 months to 18 months in
flow time.
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