Patent Document ID: 20100131314
Application ID: 12276933
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A computer implemented method in a data processing system for effective project size estimation, the computer implemented method comprising computer implemented steps of: responsive to receiving an input to predict a size of effort required to complete a project, identifying a set of metrics associated with the project; constructing all possible subsets of metrics from the identified set of metrics associated with the project; generating one project size prediction model for each constructed subset of metrics from the identified set of metrics associated with the project; calculating an accuracy score for each generated project size prediction model; selecting a project size prediction model with a highest calculated accuracy score to identify a subset of effective metrics for the project, wherein the subset of effective metrics is associated with the project size prediction model with the highest calculated accuracy score; and outputting the project size prediction model with the highest calculated accuracy score for use by a project developer.