Use Case Metrics: Default Hour Rate

[spereira]

Hello,

What is the Default Hour Rate?
Is it the hours that I effectively work per day?

Thanks!

Sebastian

[Bruno.Cossi]

Hi Sebastien,

the Default Hour Rate is a number of hours you estimate you will need to spend on a Use Case Point. The default method implemented in EA assumes that a Simple UC is an equivalent of 5 UC Point, Medium UC = 10 Points and Complex UC = 15 Points (there are other formulas that use different numbers though).

Chances are it will take you a while until you arrive at a usable number... there is no pre-defined number someone can tell you to use, the number should be based mostly on your historical data.

Bruno

Hello,

What is the Default Hour Rate?
Is it the hours that I effectively work per day?

Thanks!

Sebastian
 

[spereira]

Thank you very much for your answer.

Sebastian